Some thoughts.
I’m guessing that I’m in Megan’s class when it comes to the number owned, but I also rare use them any more. It really is a lot easier to just look up a recipe on the web with a netbook on the kitchen counter. I mainly use them for traditional recipes that I’ve made for years for special occasions, like holidays (I’ve been using the New York Times cookbook for decades). Also, most cookbooks I have don’t do well with a paleolithic diet.
Just in time for Halloween, a scary campfire story.
If you’re an Obama supporter, that is.
An interesting review. I hadn’t realized that Arlo was a libertarian Republican, and it’s sad to hear that he lost his wife.
I was very into folk music when I was younger, but was always put off by the politics of most of my fellow enthusiasts.
Felix’s giant leap was a life-long dream.
…and the Deadly Tedium.
I have to confess that I’ve never read a word that she’s written.
…of low expectations:
Nothing works to destroy self-esteem quite like telling a black child he will be held to a far lower standard than whites, Asians, or Hispanics. Recognition that poverty plays a role in lower test scores is one thing; codifying that difference by telling students that you are expected to underachieve compared to other children is tantamount to surrender. The problem is too large and too complex to solve so we will hide our failure by simply dumbing down the standards by which we judge our own progress.
The bigotry actually isn’t all that soft.
Happy Rebirthday!
