Month: November 2008
Smells Like Money
This is utterly trivial, but I saw this image and couldn’t let it go. This is interior decor at Stinkers, a new nightspot in LA (Silver Lake, of course). The article says Stinkers truck stop theme is post-post ironic, which is too sophisticated for me. I think. Click though to the pic of skunks drinking …
Web Miscellany
I’ve often said that making excellent gravy doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Here are some recipes to get you going for next week. “Indian Navy Says It Sank Pirate Ship” doesn’t sound like a 21st century headline, does it? A lawsuit attacking the city of Aurora, CO ban on pitbulls is going to US …
Bravo, Lino Dossi!
Anne found this UPI story about an Italian falconer refusing to surrender his Harris’ hawks under a state law banning the keeping of non-native species. The man, Lino Dossie of Trento province, is quoted as saying: “I’m too attached to my falcons [sic] and I won’t give them to anyone, no matter what they do …
Blog stumbling
Here’s an interesting bit our regular readers will enjoy. Of course, you regular readers may have found this already. I give you: Nemo Ramjet interviewing Darren Naish. Tetrapod Zoology – The Movie – More amazing videos are a click away
First Snow
We got our first snow of the season last Friday morning – about an inch on here on the high prairie. According to the TV weather people, we were a day or so away from setting a record for the latest first snow. It was a good wet snow, but as is typical was mostly …
Girls Gone Wild
With my wife at work, the twins and I took the animals out for a spin down at the ranch. It was the first time they’ve been hawking with me this year but with luck not the last. They enjoyed themselves, by their own report, and were useful members of the team. Here’s the field, …
Boom Times for Spam
Hormel has two shifts working seven days a week to keep up with demand. Though much maligned, it’s much loved in some places. When Lauren was in school at Santa Barbara City College she had a number of Hawaiian friends who loved the stuff. Loco mocos made with Spam was their favorite dish. I never …
General News
The United States Army today promoted Ann Dunwoody to four star general, the first female in its history to reach that rank. As an item in the “ain’t it a small world” department (got that MDMNM?) General Dunwoody’s older sister Susie and I attended Transportation Officer Basic Course together at Ft. Eustis, VA as 2LT’s …
Picnic
One evening a few days ago, some neigbors decided to have a picnic in our front yard. We weren’t invited.