is beginning to be a habit of mine, at least where food is concerned. Today was supposed to be spent computing with a friend. Instead, well, the recipe speaks for itself.

Odds and Ends Hot and Sweet SoupWake up to find you have a sore throat and mild earache ( Read more... )

who thinks it was a particularly unfortunate decision to follow Bill Clinton's rousing speech with a musical interlude featuring Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love? What were they thinking?!

When a candidate for the presidency or vice-presidency of the United States is speaking, would you please STFU ( Read more... )

So I'm going out to dinner tonight, got a late start on the active part of my day, and didn't start thinking about food until after noon. Not wanting to spoil my dinner, I wanted something light but satisfying. This led to my usual mid-day cooking approach of standing in the open refrigerator door, wondering what to do with the assorted odds and ( Read more... )

Woot! Mike's on Huffington Post!

Xiphias, rebmommy, and drebbles, you'll remember my friend Mike Ragogna from when he was in Arlington for a while, just before moving to California. He's continued his music career, and has released several albums. He just posted a video on YouTube, and it got picked up by Huffington Post ( Read more... )

Question: How would you feel about being tortured?

Right. Then don't do to anyone else.

Hope it's been the happiest yet, and that many more to come are happier still!

In case anyone was wondering what I'd like for my next landmark birthday, SpaceShip Two ought to be ready in a couple of years. One trip is "only" $200K. At those rates, if everyone puts their pennies together, you might be able to buy me a picture of the ship. Ah, well, maybe when the price comes down a bit...

Wishing you all a very happy new year!

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Better Late Than Never

Zeitgeist of my youth:
Search for mantic visions,
Contraband our praxis.
A lick and a promise
Sufficed for our labor.

Ah, had we known how
Sapid halva endows
Instant ataraxia.
Sweet serendipity,
This semilunar treat.

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