Monthly Archives: February 2007

It’s long been a commonplace that in the television era who gets to be president is going to be determined in good part by the physical appearance of the candidates. Given how close most American elections are, you only need … Continue reading →

See here for a report on the first Clericus Cup. If only they played in clerical robes … I might almost be willing to spectate for once. Sydney

After a long afternoon of dutiful reading, the cooking began. Sydney was inspired by the tamarind flavor of our Thai dinner on Friday, so he combined about 30 recipes online into a curry recipe of his own (yes to the … Continue reading →

I stepped outside to chase away squirrels from our birdfeeder this morning and slipped on the ice-covered steps attached to our house. Scared the squirrel (yeah!), scared myself (aaaugh!), and scared Sydney out of bed (what happened? who died?). What … Continue reading →

Sydney felt wiped out by this week, and (after spending eight hours on the couch yesterday polishing off a book) I thought it would be nice to get out a bit. So I proposed going out to eat (for the … Continue reading →

I’ve made this recipe twice now, with great success. I admit to deviating quite a bit from the original, but it seems to withstand even my alterations! If you don’t have leeks, no problem. If you want to double the … Continue reading →

“It wasn’t just that his folks were vegetarians, they also discriminated among vegetables, excluding from their diet everything red, for example, the color of anger. Most bread, having been made by killing yeasts, was taboo.” – Thomas Pynchon, Vineland Okay, … Continue reading →

After a long spell of single-digit weather and impressive snowfall, it suddenly turned 45 degrees today – and sunny!  Everyone on campus agreed that it felt positively balmy.  But it seems we should keep the boots on: that snow is … Continue reading →

I’m taking a class that’s all about E. M. Forster (British 20th-century fiction writer).  Forster is particularly good at mocking British tourists who tour the Continent for “education,” “culture,” “to see the art,” “adventure,” “in hopes of romance with a … Continue reading →

I think my camera is older than I am, i.e., it’s emphatically not digital-age. That, combined with the fact that I no longer take large numbers of photos, ensures a pretty significant lag between taking photos and there being any … Continue reading →