...of James Lileks:

And now, the usual relief: a mild and agreeable afternoon followed by choir practice, during which I’ll chat with the wives in the church basement, then go home to one of those Hatty-Green meals I make when I’m on my own. (Well, probably more elaborate; no doubt she just ate boiled dog-paw soup, or something equally cheap. Maybe a potato on a holiday. Speaking of which: why did Scrooge blame the appearance of Marley on some underdone potato? Doesn’t exactly seem like the sort of thing to encourage waking hallucinations, or kids everywhere would go to McDonald’s and ask that the fries be dipped in the fryer for only a second or two. “Marley style,” they’d say, although “a la mode de Ebenezer” would be more accurate.)

He also has more serious thoughts about the creative destruction of video stores.

Scroll down the sidebar. There is a Perm Link tag, and it can also be found at the date in the calender. http://www.lileks.com/bleats/archive/06/0306/030106.html

Who cares about the perma link. For me, Lileks is typically a daily read and "read the whole thing".

The permalink is important for people who stumble across this post in the future, and want to go see what I'm talking about. Just linking to the Bleat index wouldn't show them. They'd have to dig through the archives for the right date.

I wasn't being serious beyond expressing that I enjoy reading Lileks.