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I make a pretty good Quiche Lorraine. So tonight I tried my hand at a veggie quiche with broccoli, onions, and two kinds of cheese. I learned that broccoli emits quite a bit of water when it cooks, so the… Continue Reading →

The Romance from Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. I’m not saying that because I’ve been drinking. I’ve not been (well, a beer with dinner, but that hardly counts). No, I… Continue Reading →

This quite amusing piece demonstrates why moderates will never take over.

When no less a conservative icon than William F. Buckley himself announces the inevitability of defeat in Iraq, then you know things have gotten bad. Buckley may no longer the the singular icon of the conservative intelligentsia that he once… Continue Reading →

I’ve written nine straight posts in a row about political or heavy social topics. It’s time to take a break and do something a little bit lighter. So how about our pets? Today, Ginger, the dean of our brood, had… Continue Reading →

My hoax detector got a blip on this one. If it is real, it is pirated, since Miramax has not officially released the movie for DVD or VHS distribution, in Turkey or anywhere else. Anyway, the choice of title says… Continue Reading →

I thought the ports issue would pretty much blow over. It’s blown up instead and it has Republicans jumping ship from supporting the Administration. Another sign that the wheels are coming off over at the White House. What’s funny is… Continue Reading →

I heard a very interesting interview on NPR yesterday with Bruce Bartlett. Bartlett is an economist who worked in the Reagan and Bush (the Elder) administrations, was plugging his book, Impostor. The imposter referred to is George W. Bush; and… Continue Reading →

Yesterday, Sunni terrorists blew up one of the holiest sites for Shi’ite Muslims in Samarra, Iraq. To the right is a picture of the Golden Mosque before the destruction. The Golden Mosque housed the tombs of two of the founders… Continue Reading →

I take shots at Pat Robertson. I do it because Pat Robertson has an appreciable following, which makes him dangerous. But there’s little need to take cheap shots at Fred Phelps; he’s so obviously a lunatic and has so few… Continue Reading →