Archives for March 2013

A Perfect Murder, Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder, and the Rise of Feminism

09 March 2013

Dial M For Murder came out in 1954; A Perfect Murder was released in 1998. I had seen A Perfect Murder many times before; I hadn’t seen Dial M For Murder until last night. …

On Freud, Jung and A Dangerous Method

06 March 2013

Most know Viggo Mortensen by his many horse-riding macho roles. Many might not know that he also played Sigmund Freud in a 2011 film called A Dangerous Method about the …

Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

14 November 2026 » Cooking» In the kitchen

Frozen dumplings and hotpot-style seafood balls, chicken broth straight out of a carton, instant noodles and fresh spinach. It would have been just another noodle soup were not for the addition of a lovely sauce I bought in Hong Kong.

Holiday paper crafts

13 November 2026 » Creating» In the den

The girls and I used to make holiday paper projects together once Christmas vacation started. Creative activities to while away the long days. It was fun. It was a great opportunity for bonding. It felt good to create something pretty; it felt even better to be able to create together.

A story about a fish, a volcano and a book

12 November 2026 » Elsewhere

This is a story about a fish that can be found in only one lake, and that lake is in the caldera of a volcano. But to tell that story, I first have to write about a book I found lying around in a house overlooking the lake and volcano.