Yep, it’s that time again. The garden has been tilled once, back a few weeks when it was dry enough to be tillable. Needs it again. This year it’ll get some soil additives. I’m thinking of a couple yards of “The Real McCoy“. This site gives formulas for how much to get. The area is… Continue reading Time to start the garden
Month: February 2010
Bread keading debunked
This article at NY Times makes sense and is consistent with my experience making bread. I’ve bought those ‘artisan breads’ that (as the article says) are so in vogue now. I love ’em . Crusty outside. Chewy inside. Holes – where the butter melts through and gets all over your hands! Yum! I want to… Continue reading Bread keading debunked
Phantom of the Opera – the 2004 movie
This is the only version of this I’ve seen. I’ve not seen a live theatre production. I’ve not seen other films of this. Nor any “adaptations” of this story, either. It’s a weirder story than the impression I was getting from others who’ve seen it and talked about it. Unlike Beauty and the Beast, in… Continue reading Phantom of the Opera – the 2004 movie
Avatar – speaking of movies
Went into town to the IMAX theater and watched Avatar in 3-D. It’s a cool movie. Visually stunning. But I suspect that in a few years (not too long, really) people will see it again and wonder what all the fuss was about. Banal story. Trite dialog. Noble natives bearing spears and bows and arrows… Continue reading Avatar – speaking of movies
Serendipity – a great tirade
A week or so ago, I watched the movie Serendipity. It’s a total romantic comedy. Nothing particularly special about it. In the throes of the flu, it was about as much movie as I could watch. But there’s this great line in it that sorta echoes my sentiments about all the crap-ware that’s foisted off… Continue reading Serendipity – a great tirade
Today’s satellite images…
I just found this cool site where you can get real-time satellite images. http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
I’m pissed.
Background: working for the CSU (California State University) as a limited-term employee who is 100% funded by NSF grant funds (read: federal National Science Foundation money – not California state money), things get weird because the CSU unions negotiated for furloughs instead of layoffs to allow the CSU to cut $200+ million from their 2009-2010… Continue reading I’m pissed.
This is totally consistent with Buddhism
Every time I hear some story about how someone has identified a part of the brain (the brain being a single organ) that does the processing for activity “X”, I usually mutter a “hmph”. We are so missing the boat if we think that the brain is some master organ and the body is its… Continue reading This is totally consistent with Buddhism
Alright, this is what I miss about snow
Photos at washingtonpost.com of the snow. People here in California have heard me say I miss the snow. To a person, they all point out that it’s an easy day trip up to the Sierras, or for a weekend – if I really want to see snow. … feh I look at these photos at… Continue reading Alright, this is what I miss about snow
This “green” thing creates a lot of new angles on things
NYTimes blog piece about the packaging of food. I hate throwing out food. Not for the environmental reason, but just for the stupidity of spending time and money to get the food (travel to the store, gasoline, soak up an hour’s time, etc.) and bring it home and then only to throw it out! Banana… Continue reading This “green” thing creates a lot of new angles on things