First off, welcome to the cold portion of winter. This is traditionally the coldest part of the winter around here. About 5F this morning without windchill about -5F including the windchill factor. Dress warm, stay aware, protect your exposed bits. … Continue reading →
beautiful sunrise this morning.
This story got passed along in an email list and was an interesting and painful read, with video illustrations. A plan was hatched to have Joshua Bell play in the Washington DC Metro and observe the effect on a random … Continue reading →
On the 7th, Word for the Wise started with this: Every now and again we indulge in looking at a word or two whose existence seems just plain unlikely . . . as in, who would think to come up … Continue reading →
I have been a long-time reader and fan of Mark Bitten, one of the food writers at the NYTimes. He is a not, it turns out, a “formally-trained” chef. He has big thoughts about food and the world and is … Continue reading →
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
