Sailing Away

I have never been one of those people who sits and reads the New York Times from cover to cover on the weekends, then refers to it constantly all week. The New York Times piles up in my kitchen until I remember to grab the Style section, then usually chuck the rest away or use it to build a fire.

On rare occasions I am on my own - Smalls with their father, Beloved travelling for work - I will read as much as I can while I eat. Horrible habit, I know, but what else is one supposed to do when eatin