Many people go their entire lives never having had $20,000 stolen from them. I am no longer among their number.

Engaged!

Thus making me very happy that, since I now live in MA, I don't have to do a "I won't get married until everyone can get married" stand.

The plan is this fall, and probably in Maine. Other details TBD.

3 TB rosemary
3 TB basil pulverize together in a mortar and pestle 8 eggs
spices whip together in a large bowl

1 cup fresh spinach (about 1-2 oz) Coarsely chop spinach 1 avacado quarter and peel the avacado, the slice the quarters into 1/4 inch wedges 1 medium to large onion (about 3/4-1 cup) Chop. Saute in heavy cast- ( Read more... )

1 14-16 oz. block extra firm tofu

Freeze the tofu. Then thaw it. This may not be important, but I've done it every time so far and I'd hate if the recipe failed 'cause you didn't do it.

Press out as much of the water as you can.

Slice the tofu into 1/2 inch thick slices. You'll end up with 8 or 9 slices.

1 ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago D and I went to Look3: The festival of the photograph. Among the things that struck me most was a brief (video recorded) presentation by a photographer who, first showing a picture of himself, explained that as you could see, he was a gay cosmonaut. He isn't, of course, but the picture does make him look that way. In fact, he is ( Read more... )

With apologies to Harper's Index.

travelNumber of days spent in Provence, France: 8 ( Read more... )

Two years ago I posted most of the books I read, though often only to mention. Last year I realized I'd been getting competitive for no good reason, and reading books only to inflate my count. That struck me as a stupid reason to read - there are lots of other things I enjoy doing with my time. I also ended up reading many fewer books in 2006 ( Read more... )

Most discussions of the (Judaic/Christian/Muslim) God of Abraham are either atheist vs. theist discussions (does God exist?) or theist-only discussions (what is the nature of God?). I have yet to find a definitional discussion of God from a language perspective - what do we mean when we say "God"? This could be referred to as a semiotic or ( Read more... )

If I'm going to delurk, it may as well be for a meme, right ( Read more... )

I don't usually do MLP in this space. I try to always have something interesting to say, or (as witness by the fact that I often go weeks or months silent) say nothing at all. This is an exception.

Bruce Schneier is a very smart man, and he says we should not be afraid. He says that more eloquently and convincingly than I ever could, so I'm ( Read more... )