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Micah in the News!
Once again, Micah is in the news. :-) This segment on CASTLE aired last night. -
Rome: more impressions
Canadians love Rome. We have met a ton of Canadians here. They all seem to be headed to a Mediterranean cruise.
Also, I think we are the youngest turistas in Rome at the moment. -
Rome: first impressions
So, we are in Rome. I haven't slept in about 36 hours. But here are some random thoughts ( Read more... ) -
Barbecue: A Love Story
For the unschooled: barbecue has a specific meaning in NC - first, it is a noun, not a verb. It is pig, not cows, sheep, goats, or what have you. It is smoked with hardwood - hickory is a favorite (none of that dang mesquite!) - and cooked over actual fire, low and slow. Finally, it is adorned with the simplest of sauces. There are important ( Read more... ) -
Acquisitions: VSTI and Memex
After a whirlwind couple of months, I have managed to close two substantial acquisitions for SAS. Yesterday's target was VSTI, a professional services company in Maryland that delivers advanced analytics to the US intelligence community. Very cloak and dagger stuff. This closely followed our acquisition of Memex late last month. Memex delivers ( Read more... ) -
Fun Facts from Larousse Gastronomique 1961
LION-Lion meat, though edible, is seldom used in cookery. It is rather tasteless and must be steeped in an aromatic marinade before cooking.
All recipes for beef are suitable for lion. -
Fun Facts from Larousse Gastronomique 1961
FORK. Fourchette-A table utensil designed to pick up meat and other food. It is of very ancient origin as it is mentioned in the Old Testament, in Samuel, but it served first of all as a ritual instrument to grip pieces of meat destined for sacrifices; only later was it used in the kitchen. According to the eleventh century Italian scholar, ( Read more... ) -
"Christ does not appear until the priest disappears"
I love this observation from a non-Orthodox pastor:
We could take a cue from Orthodoxy, whose priests stand with their backs to their congregation, leading a liturgy that is neither clever nor impassioned, but simply beautiful, like stone smoothed by centuries of rhythmic tides. It's an austere ritual, in the sense of - there's nothing new here; ( Read more... )
