Janie Matrisciano

by JanieM Rockland is my favorite of the string of lovely little towns known as “midcoast Maine.” It’s an easy drive for me, a little over an hour on mostly quiet roads. It’s the home of the Farnsworth Art Museum and hello hello books, which is owned by one of my family’s long ago babysitters. … Read more

by JanieM Was it ever really February? On a muggy day in July it’s hard to be sure. Given that the weather is a universal topic of conversation, I often find myself complaining about it, however kiddingly. In the winter the footing is bad, more dangerously so the older I get. In the summer the … Read more

by JanieM How about another open thread? And some pictures. This is “the school road” near my house. The middle and high schools that serve four towns are behind me, the main road and the lake are ahead, out of sight. The building hiding behind the white pines on the right is the school superintendent’s … Read more

by JanieM I hope the discussion on the SCOTUS decisions keeps going, but I thought we could use an open thread in case anyone has anything else to talk about. Lighthearted topics are especially encouraged. In central Maine we had a couple of very hot days in May that made me think we were in … Read more

by JanieM Gloom, rain, and wind here in central Maine. Family stuff keeping me busy, so feel free to bring up any topic that has caught your fancy on this December Saturday. Open thread.

by JanieM From the Wikipedia page on “Permanent Time Observation in the United States”: Permanent standard time is considered by circadian health researchers and safety experts worldwide to be the best option for health, safety, schools, and economy, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, National Sleep Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians, National Safety … Read more

by JanieM Not that these are hard to find, but maybe it’s helpful to have them together in a convenient place: UNITED STATES’ RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT AND ADDITIONAL RELIEF Amicus brief filed by some (former?) prosecutors and former NJ gov Christine Whitman (why her? I don’t know). There are lots of delicious … Read more

by JanieM As I think about the fact that there are too many topics to choose from, and I don’t have time to put together something usefully focused on a single one of them, a phrase comes to mind. But it needs some background. When I was an undergraduate at MIT, the head of the … Read more

by JanieM PS: Open thread! ***** nous, from downstairs: Sick puppies. So full of hate and disdain for women. Sex is so fraught, for so many reasons and in so many ways. Someone on another blog I used to read once wrote that everyone has a right to have sex — she was trying to … Read more

by JanieM Hearing commentary and open thread. I got nothin’ at the moment, just sitting in front of a fan and playing with my granddaughter, which is consolation and compensation for a lot of things. PS — Link to hearing.