Here’s me, hoping this particular fad is over: back when we lived in Iowa, people would buy all this crap with “What Would Jesus Do” all over it. Duh…Jesus, temple, tossing out moneylenders? Ring a bell? Probably not so big on the Jesus watch bands, you know? Oh, and some of the kids wore these […]
I have now tried two Dagoba flavors: Xocolatl and Lavender Blueberry. The xocolatl, full of chilis and other spices, was almost more than I could take. Intense, bold chocolate that viciously managed to hold up against the powerful chilis. I could eat maybe two bites before I had to call off until next time…but I
Ray lost her first tooth! She brought it home in a tiny, tooth-sized treasure chest. I’m so ecstatic! …On another Ray note, she’s unhappy because they’re stopping naps for kindergarten. She looks totally washed out, even though she went to bed at nine last night. So I’m feeding her supper and sending her off for
“I will let the house go to hell while I read a great novel.” (via Cabinet of Wonders.)
…an odd list, (I mean, Wings of Desire? Come on) with a shocking omission: where is Dr. Strangelove?
It was still pretty close to a full moon last night, which meant the moon was still up when I went to work at o’dark this morning. Groggy, bleary-eyed, and not altogether on time, I still had to stop for a moment and look at the moon. The craters didn’t make up anything that looked
A blog post from Accidental Hedonist on what makes a good bar. Personally, I’m looking more for a coffee shop, but I maintain the sentiment is the same. And don’t try to tell me to go to Pike’s Perk. Poor Richard’s, maybe.
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by Gregory Frost. Elias replied, “Mr. Charter, wine needs no condoning. Our Lord’s blood is wine.” (This book is part of “The Fairy Tale Series” edited by Terri Windling, the same collection that brought Stephen Brust’s The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, and Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin.) Eeeeeeep! Fitcher’s Brides is an adaptation of
The winner of a popular British TV modeling contest signs up as a plus-size model after getting burned by the fashion industry. She’s 5’11” and weighs “eleven stone,” or 154 pounds. Here’s a picture of one of the other competitors on the show, Marianne Berglund, who had no problems getting a contract. (via By The
So here are the supposed top ten food books (from Epi-blog, the Epicurious blog). I’ve read…two. Top 10 Food Books (not Cookbooks) That Every Chef Should Own(in random order) 1) On Food & Cooking — Harold McGee ***Agree. What, a 1000 pages of heavy reading? 2) The Art of Eating — MFK Fisher ***A lovely
