I don’t eat it as often as I should, but tonight I stir fried it with pork, onion and shiitakes. If I had thought of it in time, marinating the pork would have been nice, but who has the time for this kind of thing on a Friday that feels kind of hot.

Must be those Easterners blaming us for all their heat woes.

By James Gleick, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones.

When I’m not doing other stuff that is.

The sexy look of a high heels plus the comfort of a flat. In one shoe. You’re kidding, right?

An idea whose time has definitely come, and one that should be implemented on the majority of high heels.

Frankly, there can’t be a more fun way to cool off (if you don’t mind a Coke shower) for a very small outlay of cash. It helps to have a bunch of little kids around to watch, and maybe even help.

And now, of course, there is a contest and some creative additions and variations to the mix.

Note to my kids: You will notice that everyone runs like crazy at the critical moment. Well, almost everyone.