I'm not going to write a lot of detail here, just start talking about something I've thought for a long time. There's a mythology out there that the way we get to be friends is by having mutual interests, mutual sense of humor, etc., and there's … [Read more...] about My theory of friendship
Archives for December 2009
Old City Kites is an Awesome Toy Store
Posted by SaraSNichols at 12/15/2009 10:33 PM PST on The Sacramento BeeOld City Kites at 1017 Front Street in Old Sacramento is really an awesome toy store and a very fun shopping existence. It frustrates me that they don't advertise themselves … [Read more...] about Old City Kites is an Awesome Toy Store
Five Snouts up for Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Unaccustomed Earth, a collection of stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (A New York Times Book Review "best book of the year").Obviously if it's winning this prize from the NYT, many people know about this book, but just to give it my plug. … [Read more...] about Five Snouts up for Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth
Want a cozy fire? Wait ’til next summer…
Posted by SaraSNichols at 12/10/2009 8:40 PM PST on The Sacramento BeeI love wood fires. I love them in winter. I like them in my fireplace. I like to sit and read and nap and knit and talk in front of fires. I look forward to winter every year … [Read more...] about Want a cozy fire? Wait ’til next summer…
Four Snouts up for Star Trek on DVD
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Star Trek just out on DVD. I didn't get to see this movie on the big screen. My husband did and gave it uniformly positive reviews, something like "the best action adventure movie since Spiderman 2." To me, that meant, well, it's … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for Star Trek on DVD
Great gift idea/One Place Business is Booming
My brother in Oakland turned me onto this microloan organization called Kiva. I figured that by sending them a donation I was doing a good deed, funding microloans for the purchase of a chicken, goat, sewing machine or the like in developing … [Read more...] about Great gift idea/One Place Business is Booming