Back in California, I barely noticed Easter. Not being religious, of course, I didn’t pay much personal attention to it. I remember my (very Catholic) grandmother asking me what I was going to do for Easter one year and I… Continue Reading
A guilty pleasure from Los Angeles is Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n’ Waffles. Yummy, fluffy waffles and southern fried chicken. Everyone likes friend chicken and everyone likes waffles — they’re two great tastes that go great together! Roscoe serves them… Continue Reading
Yesterday I was finally shamed into taking care of the lawn. Actually, it happened on Sunday, but we were busy pretty much all day, so I took care of it yesterday. The front lawn wasn’t too bad but the pathway… Continue Reading
I led the RET book club‘s discussion tonight, having chosen the book for discussion, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution by Stephen Breyer, and it was a great success. It was a great turnout; more people than usual showed up… Continue Reading
Another bout of insomnia last night; I managed to get about five hours of sleep all told. To recover this morning, I’m having a cup of tea and a bowl of cereal. But as my cereal of choice was nearly… Continue Reading
How odd that Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh chose the two months before the release of the movie The Da Vinci Code to sue Dan Brown for copyright infringement. Their claim was that Brown ripped off their idea that Jesus… Continue Reading
Ingredients — pasta shells, marinara sauce, and filling, consisting of: oreganobasilparsleyblack pepperrosemary1 egg12 oz. ricotta cheese3 oz. mozarella cheese1 oz. parmasean cheese2 oz. cut spinach2 cloves roasted garlic Boil 7-10 large pasta shells for about 10 minutes in salted water… Continue Reading
I’ve just finished up the least proficient class I’ve ever taught at University of Phoenix. Their level of comprehension of the subject matter was astonishingly low. Remarks from their final papers included: “Business firms must be aware of liability such… Continue Reading
I wrote last weekend about my concerns with respect to President Bush’s overreaching signing statements. I’ve updated that post, and there is a lot of meat in my exchange with an anonymous commenter.
San Diego has always struck me as a classy city. The touch of class here was that before mocking Bonds by throwing objects into left field during play, the fan had the courtesy to remove the needle from the syringe.… Continue Reading