Author name: judyann dutcher

Dinner Treadmill

It’s time to make dinner. Again. <sigh> Some days are much harder to be motivated to make dinner. With an abundance of lettuce from our CSA, I’ve made salad 4 days in a row. When making salad there’s always the decision of what else to serve with it: soup, rice/gardein nuggtes, boca burgers, pasta? Some […]

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Oz Prequel

Oz the Great and Powerful was Disney at a twisted best. This story serves as a prequel to the Wizard of Oz and introduces all relevant characters, settings and story line. It begins in black and white Kansas, turning to color once the “wizard” is in Oz just as the 1939 movie did. The black

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Golden Compass

There are many children’s books that I wanted my kids to read but they never had any interest in. When they were younger, I read what they read which is why I became a fan of Dian Duane’s “So You Want to be a Wizard” series, Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” series and

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Joshua Foer

Infinite knowledge is not the same thing as wisdom. I went to see Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein through UCSB Arts and Lectures. He had much to say, not only about memory but also about the current state of the education system. Being able to Google and have info available is not the

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Sing Ha

Out for Daughter’s 17th birthday, we went to Galanga for Thai food. I ordered the traditional Singha beer. Always order the beer that goes with the country. We were playing with the pronunciation of Singha, with all sorts of silly versions. After many variations Daughter said Sing” And at the exact same moment, Son and

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