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June 28, 2006
A tropical storm ends, a hurricane approaches
Over the last two days we have been drenched by some kind of tropical system that appears to have begun its life, or at least spent considerable time relaxing, off the Atlantic coast of Florida. Now I won't have to water the lawn again for a good week.
On the other hand, a hurricane approacheth: the Good Rabbi will be here in a bit more than 24 hours, and then all sorts of bad craziness will set in. I'm already starting to get the bad shakes from The Fear. Fortunately, he got me a great bottle of armagnac, so I'll have some means of controlling it.
Last Saturday night I sat in the tub having a cold soak and reading the latest Atlantic Monthly (the one with Zarqawi on the cover). There were two particularly interesting articles. First, there was an American journalist's journey into the heart of darkness in pursuit of the Monster of Florence. You've probably never heard of the Monster, but he has had a cultural impact on you: his example, and that of the bumbling cops who pursued him, helped a young Thomas Harris develop his vision for the saga of Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lector.
The other interesting article was a review of the new Phaidon Design Classics which, I anticipate, will do for design porn what Thomas Keller's books have done for food porn.
Posted by dag at June 28, 2006 10:45 AM