whoopie pie fame

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/dining/18whoop.html

Mama, don't let them take my whoopie pie away. Don't let them take the heart, soul, and stomach of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and commercialize it, franchise it, philistinize it, pulverize it, trivialize it, schmaltzify it, scrutinize it to death. No.

I still know where the best ones are made and it's only eight cornfields from Monterey. And I ain't tellin' no nytimes reporter.

day trip to culture

A day trip to a cultural spot brightened up today. Milton went along as friend and co-pilot. We pulled off I-83 at Timonium, Maryland, to warm up on a misspelled "donut." We drove to DC and parked in view of the dome on East Capital and 5th Street, close to Miller's Court. The goal was the Folger Shakespeare Library. Had never heard of it. Read a review of their current exhibit. The question is: in which picture would Shakespeare feel most at home? The library in the next post.

neice launches blog

This is not Monterey exactly, but, hey, Richmond can't be far behind. Here's the link to my Niece Angela's foray into the Elysian Plains and slippery country roads of culture. http://the-peoples-snob.blogspot.com/.

The blog describes itself as looking at "the fine arts in Richmond, Virginia, with an emphasis on classical music; offers musings on arts and culture in general; and intends to dispel the notion that chamber music is for fogies.With a body of knowledge that's impressively broad but as shallow as a sheet of roadway water, the Snob can opine authoritatively but will sometimes hydroplane into a fiery carcass beside the road. You wouldn't want to miss that.The Snob, however, drives a Ford Escort, so don't be looking for a bandwagon in the flames."