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Maybe next time
On the way home, I made a quick dash into the Farmers' Market. I needed a handful of potatoes, some fresh herbs, a bundle of collard greens, and few pieces of fish for dinner. Earlier today, I had clicked on the "Dining" link along the bottom of the New York Times site and watched someone called "The Minimalist" throw together mashed potatoes and ( Read more... ) -
Looking for help
It takes an awful lot of arm twisting to turn me away from my swine cravings. Ribs, loins, roasts, let's face it pig is delicious.
Monday I grabbed lunch at a local barbecue joint who had a really good brisket, but their ribs were a little disappointing. Well, to be honest, as disappointing as juicy pork with a smoked bacon flavor dripping in ( Read more... ) -
Income inequality
I mentioned the shrub's "skills gap" comments a week ago with some disdain, but it might have been made more clear by providing more information based on the report. -
It's like setting up a blind date between a eunuch and a melancholy mother superior
Recently, I've been trying to facilitate an introduction between an acquaintance and a new friend. The acquaintance I met through a local activists' group, and the new friend, I met (wow, now that I think about it, they're not such a new friend) online.
The acquaintance fought in the Spanish Civil War, and even after all of the setbacks he's seen ( Read more... ) -
More than just another reason!
All of my self-absorbed blog entries aside, I consider myself to be pretty empathetic, but every once in a while, domestic news seems to strike particularly close to home. Last Friday, a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge ordered an online ticket broker to release the personal information of more than ten thousand individuals who have used the ( Read more... ) -
Redemption
There are plenty of great reasons to own your place, but one of the biggest drags has got to be repairing things that break. I'm not completely averse to calling in the calvary for the really big jobs like installing a new heating and air conditioning system or replacing the hot water heater, but most of the time, I end up playing the roles of ( Read more... ) -
I'm washing my balls as I write
Since I'm probably the only person I know who posts to Live journal and owns a set of golf clubs, I feel compelled to weigh in on the side of golf. With some determination, training, and a little luck, almost anyone can start a mower, fill an ice tray, or flip a pancake, but none of those things compare with the feeling of crushing a small dimpled ( Read more... ) -
Besides failing your parents . . .
What did contraception ever do to you for you to find so abhorrent?
Yesterday, I heard that Governor Perry, of Texas, has anointed Rudy with his full endorsement. Even though they have significant differences among the issues, the Governor overlooks those differences in the knowledge that Rudy is the front runner. I stopped trying to understand ( Read more... ) -
So you don't like the Caveman Show?
Listening to the radio this morning, walking by the water cooler, and firing up the "Internets" just a few minutes ago, I've overheard people complaining about some Caveman Show that didn't quite entertain them last night. America, you've asked, no, more accurately you've begged for the Caveman Show for years. I mean what in the hell was ALF, My ( Read more... ) -
Skills gap?
When asked about a report released earlier this year, which revealed the greatest disparity in earnings among Americans since the Roaring Twenties, the shrub remarked that it was primarily because of a skills gap, and it left me wondering what specific skills people like Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, and George W. Bush actually possess ( Read more... )