Archive for September, 2008


From the Woods

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Of all my favorite things to bring back from the woods, I now have a new one which I’ll have to rank above ticks and lice and that is poison oak.  After almost twenty years without a serious run-in with the plant, I now have a great rash on the ventral side of my body, […]


3 New Reviews - the Turkish Grill, Collapse by Jared Diamond, and Hurricane Hannah

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

I’ve finally done my first non-book review, with a most-worthy subject– the Turkish Grill of Fayetteville, North Carolina, which can boast the best Mediterranean food and the best baklava in the area, as well as some of the friendliest owners.  Having been to Turkey myself now, I can judge how the Grill’s cuisine stacks up– […]