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Going to Costco tomorrow! Very excited. Yes, I am very basic. Also, @MitchW, Vin Vero has both green and yellow Chartreuse, likely for more than you want to pay. I think they said $90 and $84, but I was very tired and could be wrong. Definitely more than $75, though.

Thanks for The Spanish Table rec, Stephanie. Lots to choose from per the website, especially the tinned stuff. I will mosdef visit during my semi-annual visit to Oakland next month.

There's a good chance you're going to be staying in the Meadowlands near MetLife Stadium.

Are you there for first weekend or second weekend? Ironbound will be good for groups. More interesting stuff in Jersey City. Let us know when you know the hotel and we can sort you out. I wouldn't totally assume the team hotel is in Newark.

Finding sfingi for St. Joseph's Day today. I haven't had one of those since I left New York.

Around the time you posted, the NYT read your mind and published a "36 hours" piece on Singapore: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/13/travel/things-to-do-Singapore.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.v9ec.ZEySRQTPPTXI&smid=url-share Right at the start there's a mention of Singlish with a link to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/opinion/do-you-speak-singlish.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.sg7z.D5M4Lp7Ga1Gz&smid=url-share amusingly "rebutted" here: https://mothership.sg/2016/05/pm-lees-press-secretary-rebuts-sporean-literary-critics-new-york-times-article-on-singlish/

N synthesized a few recipes to come up with a Spanish-esque stew with cod, fresh chorizo, RG Christmas limas, cabbage, tomatoes, and green olives. Beronia Crianza 2023 Rueda verdejo to drink--I picked it up at The Spanish Table in Berkeley for a good price.

I last did that by email and it did take two rounds of photos before they were accepted.

I actually attempted to, and was successful in, renewing our passports online. That included taking the photos and submitting them digitally; on the website, they have so many different requirements for the passport photo that I was certain they were going to be rejected. But - they weren't! (I used a "real" camera and a tripod, as I was not having great luck with the iPhone).

This evening I had: American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Black-capped Chickadee Northern Cardinal House Sparrow I did not stay out long--this quite windy. And dreadfully windy this morning with temps dropping like a rock and snow coming later this afternoon, so I won't be out recording this evening.

In its infinite wisdom, the NCAA doesn't tell you where your team hotel is for the Regionals until you've made that part of the Tournament. In our case that would be sometime Sunday postgame. So, I have no idea how far that could be. Usually the hotels are very close to the arena. But, I appreciate the heads up.

there’s some nice writing about the brontës in howe’s my emily dickinson that I’m sure wilfred would enjoy.

Flounder with ginger scallion sauce, miso tofu vegetable soup.

You pretty much have to go to the Ironbound section unless you want Chipotle

trout, stuffed with flat-leaf parsley and lemon slices, seasoned with salt, then baked atop sliced potatoes and onions (which were seasoned with olive oil, salt, and pepper). the fish was baked for 35 minutes at 350 f/175 c. broccolini with lemon.

yeah, i’ve been a fan for just about my entire life. His pre-Youngbloods solo album was played pretty often & I must’ve gone to see the Youngbloods over a dozen times late ‘60s-early ‘70s. Then, about 6 years ago, he performed in Florida with a young band behind him that included his son. He was in good voice & it was fun. The Youngbloods, like other rock groups (ie; Santana, The Nice) flirted with jazz keyboards & their “Rock Festival” live album remains a favorite of mine.

Maccheroncini rigati w/3-mushroom sauce. Roasted broccolini.

Nice photo. I don't have a clear memory of Wuthering Heights although I've had matching copies of it and Jane Eyre since I was a kid. Since I do clearly remember Jane Eyre, it's possible I gave up on Emily. By coincidence, I picked up an early poetry collection by Anne Carson last week. It contans "The Glass Essay," a poem that comments extensively on Emily Bronte's poetry. That led me to take a look in the library and I had no idea she had written so much. Done with Andreyev, moving on to Artsybashev -- contemporaries, both Russian, close together on my shelf, but very different. Sanin may have serious philosophical intentions, but it reads as a challenge to all good taste of the time. Early Russian punk.

.....right now....

At 83.5. RIP. "Smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now!" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331329/jesse-colin-young-obituary

@Evelyn, I’m curious to know if Casa Vasca is still excellent. So, if you do go there, I hope you will post about your experience.

I love Springtime (even though it is supposed to get cold and snow again tomorrow). Northern Cardinal Barred Owl Black-capped Chickadee Brown-headed Cowbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco Carolina Wren

Let us know how that works out for you. We were in Leeds over Christmas, Bronte territory, and attempted a rereading of the combo-oeuvre prior to our pilgrimage to Haworth. My wife tackled Jane Eyre. I attempted Wuthering Heights and found it impenetrable. Eventually I switched to 100 best things to do in Leeds and was a happy man thereafter. My wife went on to Charlotte's Villette. Here's the table at which the family sat and wrote:

Yes, my wife said "I bet you loved this one." Except, I read the New Yorker for the articles, so never glance at the pictures.

Thank you, @rozrapp