Agora 18 Oct 2007 1:26 am
Every time the Cleveland Indians baseball club makes it to the playoffs, a sense of unease sets in with the euphoria. It’s only a matter of days, if not minutes, from the time they step into the national spotlight before broadcasters or bloggers or commenters will decry the “racism” of the Indians name or, more [...]
Random 18 Sep 2007 8:03 pm
We have a low retaining wall made from railroad ties in our front yard that is deteriorating and needs replacing. We’re thinking of stonework this time, and I’m thinking we’ll want to find some Incas to do it for us. I mean, look at the work they do:
Photo by Alexander Fiebrandt at Wikipedia
They may not [...]
Random 11 Mar 2006 10:51 pm
The local PBS station is begging for money again, and to get our attention they’re running old episodes of Julia Child’s The French Chef. Last Saturday she made several dishes using potatoes. It was the first installment, apparently, from 1963— “in glorious black and white,” as they say. She didn’t manage to flip the first [...]
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