One game of Pictionary is all it took to remind me that my head is so full of esoteric, strange, random knowledge and/or trivia that it can be difficult at times to communicate with others who have more mainstream sorts… Continue Reading
I suppose in one sense, it’s inspiring that people are willing to protest tuition hikes in the UK; it suggests that access to higher education is important to people. I’m not real sure what rioting around Prince Charles’ car is… Continue Reading
Professor Mondo explains it all. Oh, how I wish I could actually be so honest as he.
When you really want your umami, there’s no substitute for this. 2 heads romaine lettuce, limp outer leaves removed1/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese1/3 virgin olive oil (or extra virgin olive oil)1 egg1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce3 tbsp. lemon juice1 large clove garlic½… Continue Reading
Crude oil is going for $90 a barrel. Remember in 2008 when it topped $100 a barrel and 89-octane unleaded cost over four dollars a gallon? Yeah, that looks like it’s about to happen again. Happy Holidays! Published with Blogger-droid… Continue Reading
From How To Be A Retronaut, a Disney movie from 1958, The Magic Highway: It’s now more than fifty years since the animated film here. It was broadcast on a television program; I can’t find evidence as to whether it… Continue Reading
Greg Sargent has an interesting observation about yesterday and today’s political developments: Obama’s strategy going forward will be to position himself as Washington’s lone resident adult in a town full of squabbling children on right and left … Obama was… Continue Reading
In law, we make an exception to he hearsay rule for “dying declarations.” The idea is that when someone is conscious of their own impending death, they attach special importance to the things they say, so that we may rely… Continue Reading
Battleground: Tulsa, Oklahoma! The political football: a holiday parade! The culture warrior: James Inhofe, United States Senator from the great state of Oklahoma! It seems Senator Inhofe is upset that “Tulsa’s Christmas Parade of Lights” has been renamed “Tulsa’s Holiday… Continue Reading