We finished up the challah this morning, so I need a new loaf of bread. I’m getting adventurous and trying a French bread, using this recipe. It’s from Chuck Williams, one half of Williams-Sonoma. French bread takes about an hour longer than the three-hour Basic cycle in the bread machine and I didn’t start it …
Moving from Kaiser to the VA has been quite a change for me. I just got back from having an MRI procedure of my brain (no wisecracks!) and a bone density scan. Why? Well, the doctor’s feeling is that it would be nice to have a baseline if there’s a need to do either of …
The NYT has been doing a very good job reporting from Egypt; here’s their live blog. It’s got screen caps of live tweets, links to camera phone videos from the scene, and a lot more.
Even Richard Nixon knew when to quit. Apparently Mr. Mubarak hasn’t gotten to that point yet. Listening to that translated speech, I had the feeling he’s completely clueless about the anger directed toward him and his policies. It’s as though he feels all the people in Tahrir Square and around the rest of the country …
Here’s a list of cuts the House Appropriations Committee wants to make to the current fiscal year budget. Included are $899M from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs, $49M from Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability programs, $169M from Nuclear Energy programs, $31M from Fossil Energy Research programs, $18M from Clean Coal Technology programs, $15M from …
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If you thought the Republicans in the US House were anti-woman and anti-choice, take a look at what some of their brethren in several state houses are doing. Some of these restrictions include no termination of pregnancy after first fetal heartbeat is detectable (Ohio), ultrasound sonogram requirement (Texas), criminalization of abortions performed due to unacceptability …
King Darrell of San Diego wants lists of names of Freedom of Information request filers from all Federal agencies. Not to worry, though. It’s all in the name of efficiency. . . . Issa wants to make sure that the responses to those requests are done in a timely manner. Right, because Representative Issa is …
That was a very exciting game. You can’t give up three turnovers to a team as good as the Packers, as the Steelers found out. The winning margin of six points means the average difference between winners and losers of all 45 Super Bowls has now fallen from 14.77 points to 14.58 points.
If I were one of those protesters in Tahrir Square I’d be less than thrilled with this: [Mr. Suleiman] Saturday received public backing from the Obama administration and other Western governments that confirmed him as the West’s choice to guide any transfer of power. This guy is the former director of Intelligence; he’s a close …
I think this is the 20th year a friend of mine has hosted a Super Bowl party at his house, and I always always bring the same dip: 6 oz. can crab 8 oz. block cream cheese 10.5 oz. can cream of mushroom soup 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 cup diced onion .5 cup mayonaisse …