When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride. Preferably not "As you wish" or the Inigo Montoya speech.You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on ( Read more... )

Wherein we prove the old adage: "You're not sick if you're afraid you're going to die. You're sick if you're afraid you're NOT going to die ( Read more... )

Red Elvises, October 11th, IOTA!

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Another of my very sporadic posts, but I thou7ght some folks woudl enjoy hearing about the Cleveland International Film Festival ( Read more... )

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Specifically, Christmas in Connecticut ( Read more... )

One-time chef turned world traveller and TV personality Anthony Bourdain has pretty consistently ripped The Food Network, with a few exceptions, as a blot upon the television landscape, a haven for mediocre chefs, and a sign of the rising tide of culinary illiteracy in America. See, for example, this guest spot on Michael Ruhlman's blog, Notes form ( Read more... )

C and I got back this afternoon from our quick one-day trip to New York. It was a blast ( Read more... )

Harper Collins is giving away a free audiobook of Neil Gaiman reading his Sherlock Holmes homage, "A Study in Emerald." It's an excellent story anyway, but Gaiman adds a certain flair to his reading.http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com/

OK, Ive been incredibly remiss in posting on LJ over the last few months (OK, the last 7 months, give or take a bit). But this I have to share ( Read more... )