Author Archives: Sarah

Cooking a la Ritz

by Louis Diat, Chef, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York, 1941

A 524 page long book of recipes from the famous restaurant, supposedly for the American housewife. I think most American housewives would look on this beast with horror in their eyes. It’s packed with horrifically complex sauces and dishes containing huge ingredients lists, each requiring extensive preparation. One of the basic sauces, called for in many of the subsequent sauce recipes? First ingredient is a lobster. It is the very definition of mid-century fancy food.

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What agency is that case manager from?

Twelve people in Baltimore called 911 a LOT, so some agencies got together to tackle those people with lots of (more appropriate) help. This is genius. This totally reflects my own experience with people using public services inappropriately.

But I have a question: the article says “An 88-year-old woman who said she called 911 because she was lonely is receiving daily visits from a case manager.” What agency is that case manager from? Is there an agency out there to deal with the lonely and possibly unlovable? Because they use a lot of resources. And that gal is unlikely to get better in any detectable way, pretty much the opposite of most managed social services’ models of treatment.

Do you want to start a service for the lonely? Staffed by people who have to do court appointed community service? Please do.

But the question may have been hard to understand

The United Way of King County has a handy list of languages spoken at home by students with limited English proficiency in the various area school districts, divided by region. South King County has the highest language count, with 117 languages (unsurprising, as it’s where there is more affordable housing for new immigrants). Take a look at the list (links added to the ones I was unfamiliar with):

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Save Hijinks Ensue!

My favoritest web comic (and podcast, and blog, and community forum– they really are full service there) is at a turning point. Here is a guy trying to live the dream, the dream of making a living off creating web happiness. A dream inspired by JoCo. Can’t you feel the dream? If not yet, go over there and read some comics, maybe listen to the (epic!) podcasts. And give. Maybe buy an avatar, maybe just drop some change (the foldey kind) on Joel. I did. And it was totally worth it.