Given that tomorrow is the start of the Book Project, I thought I ought to explain what the Book Project is, and how it is going to work. The idea for the Book Project was seeded when I wrote about two food related books recently, and then reinforced when a friend asked me how many …
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Squawking Scarves
Marines who were fighting in Iraq last year are now working alongside the Iraqis who were shooting at them; that’s got to be awkward. Residents of a Santa Rosa neighborhood have decided to get a little more, uh, proactive about crime. High temperatures are putting a damper on New Years Eve festivities down under. Will …
Comfort Food
So, on top of having half of my electrical system basically implode yesterday, I am also sick. And as fun as it was traipsing in and out of the house in the rain switching off breakers, I planned to spend today skulking in bed reading a book, but then I remembered that I had to …
Snotty Snorkels
Twistie of Manolo for the Big Girl writes about New Year’s resolutions, and her resolution not to make resolutions about her weight. In shocking news, Rowling says she may write an eighth Harry Potter book. Joybubbles is profiled in the New York Times magazine. The San Francisco Zoo is under fire. Given that it’s a …
Livid Hippos
Some eco-resolutions for the coming year, in the form of monthly direct actions which can make a small difference and possibly change your lifestyle. The Army Corps is going to test the Bay for remaining traces of oil from the spill; I’ll bet that they are going to find all kinds of neat stuff in …
Sense of Self
“To thine own self be true,” Polonius says in Hamlet. It seems to be a quote that gets repeated a lot, especially on tacky inspirational refrigerator magnets that probably would have deeply confused poor Shakespeare, especially since we live in a society where many people seem to believe the exact opposite of this saying. I …
Angry Scarves
Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated in a suicide bombing attack which killed 20 others. The medical establishment is looking for new ways to identify Alzhermer’s in the early stages. Tuberculosis is on the rise, and one of the major vectors of transmission is immigrants and refugees. People tend to feel more charitable when they’re reminded …
Unsettled Birds
Particle accelerators are being harnessed in the fight against cancer, to mixed reviews. It seems a bit excessive to me, but I suppose I might feel differently if I had cancer. AOL news has an awesome ad out; go watch it. (Hat tip to Brendan, who passed this link on to me.) ETA is at …
Merry Christmas
…to those who celebrate. As I have said before, Christmas isn’t really a big thing for us; usually I hang out with my father and my Chinese mother, eat some food, and go for a walk, which is pretty much exactly what we did today. However, it was extremely cold and unpleasant, so our walk …
Merry Christmas Eve From the Gang
I was injured in a tragic wrapping accident yesterday, so I am not up to writing a normal post; conveniently for me, it happens to be Christmas eve, so I can get away with posting a picture of the gang, who have taken to colonizing my bed for most of the day: My grandmother made …
