I've found a new source for brushing up: It's a "post-beginners" series called Ma France from the BBC, and I love it. Here's the first video in a 24-part series...my favorite feature of it is that it's under 8 minutes!
Tough (but uplifting) Love from Ira Glass
Part 3 of a 4-part YouTube series on storytelling from This American Life's Ira Glass. Using his own work as an example, Glass addresses the painful gulf between taste and skill among creative people in their early careers.CLICK HERE
Bangkok sawasdee ka; Bonjour Paris
Snack Time, Chang-style Three months ago, summer in the 6th Borough was shaping up to be one of the stay-at-home kind (which would not have been too shabby, given the full-of-fun household we have these days, the capacity for last-minute cookouts with equally...
Divide & Conquer Driveway Plant Sale, 5/14/11
7th quasi-annual Divide & Conquer Driveway Plant Sale Saturday, May 14 9:00 AM—noon 515 W. Carpenter Lane Phila., PA 19119 More than 700 plants! Perennials, re-seeders, and select herbs dug up from one two Mt. Airy gardens and lovingly offered at rockbottom...
Here Comes the Sun. Not so much.
The Scene: Bargain Thrift Center, Northwest Philadelphia The Excuse: Had to drop off my sister at her auto mechanic's, which is in the direction of BTC. The Haul Highlights: Many (many, many) summer outfits for the grandbaby-in-residence, who needs a little...