Quote: “They then dropped the animal off at a farmyard with a blanket to warm up and dry off before wandering on to, presumably, regular moose activities.”Dana sez, O Canada. (h/t The Morning Dispatch) Quote: “We need to recognize that Trump’s authoritarianism arose in part from a perception that our government couldn’t do anything well,…
ICYM this. I’ve made it a dozen times and it works every time. It even scales down pretty faithfully for smaller servings, something I’m always looking for in recipes. (I wish Ina would write a cookbook on “Cooking for One.”) I’ve made this with angel hair, spaghetti, linguini, even penne. You can add Silver Salmon…
That guitar riff on the bridge…swoooooon…
In April I enjoyed the privilege of being interviewed on My Bookcase Slays, by host and author Melissa Westemeier. It was a terrific conversation and she was very complimentary about The Harvey Girl. Thanks, Melissa! She was kind enough to send me a list of her questions in advance. See below for me putting my…
You’re a member of Congress, and according to the US Constitution in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, Congress has the power of the purse. Are you going to stand by and let Trump loot the taxpayers for a fund to make millionaires out of his MAGA followers? Asking for 342 million friends.
Two detective inspectors from Glasgow, one of them recently back from sick leave (possibly too soon?) are sent to investigate a death on Eilean Eadar, a very tiny, very remote Scottish island. The island’s inhabitants have lived and fished there for generations, they aren’t welcoming to mainlanders, and they resent the fact that the only…
Read more The wood on the island is dark and deep but it is not lovely
Quote: “The map of medieval Europe was redrawn, in part, because somebody forgot to close the toilet lid.”Dana sez, Richard I, unquestionably one of the most over-idolized figures in history. (h/t Laughing Squid) Quote: “In a Mar. 19 letter to members of the Legislature by Alaska Attorney General Designee Stephen Cox defended the state’s decision, saying the…
The receipts: Star Wars: A New HopeDirector: George LucasEditor: Marcia Lucas Pulp FictionDirector: Quentin TarantinoEditor: Sally Menke JawsDirector: Stephen SpielbergEditor: Verna Fields Taxi DriverDirector: Martin ScorceseEditor: Marcia Lucas GoodfellasDirector: Martin ScorceseEditor: Thelma Schoonmaker Lawrence of ArabiaDirector: David LeanEditor: Anne V. Coates
From one of the best albums ever.
If you’re a writer, you only wish you could write this well. Some excerpts: According to the news, Kyle Rittenhouse, the man who fatally shot two protesters during the 2020 demonstrations in Kenosha and then became the right-wing’s favorite little armed grievance goblin and mascot for gun worship and “self-defense” cosplay, was hospitalized after a…
