That pie looks so good! Nice job!

what a terrible day to comprehend language

literally the EU strategy is that the national leader who is the best golfer (president of Finland I think?) phones at least once a week to chat about golf, and oh by the way

Couple of days ago a whole army of lawn guys arrived at my neighbor's yard (yard smaller than a tennis court); so many trucks of equipment it took up my whole block AND wrapped around the corner onto another block. Three leaf blowers going simultaneously. For ages! How? Why?

Boston Globe published a piece by Hanania in the ideas section this weekend. I was furious (am a subscriber).

Oh wow, that Daniel Reneau illustration!

Poem number 4: "Undiscovered Hells" by Maggie Damken. (We like Maggie Damken's take on Frankenstein.) This is an erasure poem.

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Frankenstein poem number 3: "The Bride of Frankenstein Considers Her Options" by Meghan Phillips

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Frankenstein poem number 2: "Before I Opened My Eyes" by Maggie Damken

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Forbisi sounds like something the Romans might name a province, right? Forb coming from the Greek phorbe (pasture), an area with a lot of grasslands?

When living in Italy, I never managed to find pumpkin puree, but I could find fresh pumpkin chunks in the produce section. They were pretty easy to steam (or bake) and puree, and I didn't find I had to make recipe adjustments (worked same as canned, wasn't significantly more watery or anything).