P doesn’t remember ever watching The Electric Company, whereas I watched it religiously as a child. It was on par with Sesame Street as far as I was concerned, just sans muppets and not so babyish. I don’t know what made me seek it out tonight. I started singing the “C is for Cookie” song […]
Multiple copies of the LA Times were strewn across our apartment floors for a couple of weeks. Perhaps it’s not in good taste to explain why in a food post. At any rate, the food section has provided some inspiration for baking the last few weeks. I’ve not had an upside-down cake for ages; not […]
Fooling around with the template. Can’t get head around new codes or even where to cut and paste the old link log. Feel stupid. Nothing new then. One thing the fancy archive links have flagged up is the shocking lack of posts in 2006. Peak blogging occurred in August with a grand total of 8 […]
Best not ask what time I woke up today. I don’t even know that. Been living without a clock since moving in. And my last functional watch died last summer. And my mobile phone has done a strange disappearing act every weekend ever since I was phoned on the morning of my last birthday (a […]
The dog watched horses over there.
Crouch scores a hat-trick against Arsenal? Now, that’s an April Fools’ joke..
Overheard today: “There are far too many socialists in this lab celebrating this César Chavez holiday.” Said, I think, in response to half the workplace not turning up for work today. One hopes it was a bit tongue-in-cheek…
I wouldn’t trust Lloyd Grossman as far as I could chuck him, but I guess he merely adds his face to some the apparently ubiquitous sauce bottles that have sparked some lively debate about the cooking habits of the British. OK, I exaggerate. That sparked an article on the four staple meals the British public […]
We’ve been to the ballet.
Compare and contrast Japan apology for blossom error Japan reiterates sex slave stance I like aspects of the Japanese culture and race; there is much to be admired about the way the Japanese people can be focused, the manner in which they preserve their cultural heritage, and have pride in their nation. But sometimes, I […]
akatsuki ra-ra-ra 