I live in a backward State. How can it possibly be that there’s not a single source of commercial Sourdough Starter at any store here? Not the veggie/organic place, not WalMart, not the Commissary, not Safeway . . . mail order it or make your own seem to be my choices. Making your own is …
I was a busy bee with the bread machine yesterday. I’d never eaten challah, although I’ve heard of it for years. I didn’t trust myself to braid it properly on the first try, so I just cooked up a loaf. From Events Here’s what it looks like when sliced: From Events It’s really light and …
I take it as at least somewhat encouraging that the Egyptian military is not stomping heads as the protests continue in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez. On the other hand, President Mubarak’s appointment of an old friend and current intelligence chief as Vice-President does nothing to indicate he understands that the people on the streets want …
I have no knowledge of the country which qualifies me to say anything factual about it. Here’s al Jazeera’s English language live stream. Update: Here’s Egyptian President Mubarak’s first response. He orders his government to resign but approves of his police and Army’s attempts to restore order.
Dodged a really expensive bullet with the car, but it’s still pretty disastrous. Apparently all Geo Metros have what’s called an interference engine. What that means is that “piston and valve paths may ‘interfere’ with one another as a result of incorrect timing in their movements.” If your timing belt wears out or breaks, there’s …
Car still in hospital. Me still housebound. Send food.
In light of this post at Washington Monthly, where Steve Benen discusses some poll results which show that Americans generally don’t want spending cuts. The problem, of course, is that much of the public tends to approve of spending cuts in the abstract — and only in the abstract. Prior to the State of the …
Off to the docs, who did a thorough workup including a chest x-ray, which told me awful things because I smoke, but also told me I’ve got a broken back. Well, technically it’s a compression fracture of one of my vertebrae, probably the t12. No wonder I’ve had lower back pain for ten years. Then, …
If you’re going to have a get-acquainted visit with a new Primary Care Provider at the VA, you might as well have a cold or a case of the chills when you’re preparing for the trip tomorrow. I’m still trying to remember the events from my most recent visits to Kaiser: Tdap vaccine — check …
I thought neither of those games was particularly well-played. Steelers fans in particular must have been biting their nails and on the edges of their seats in that second half. Now we have two weeks of constant hype and silly stories blown completely out of proportion by the football press and ESPN in particular. This …