I’m really digging Food Network‘s new Iron Chef America series. It’s just a lot of fun to watch, and at a more accessible time than the original Iron Chef (9pm versus 11pm).
Month: January 2005
Blog desert
Yeah, I know, but I just haven’t felt the need to blog much of anything lately. My ambition to post has waned, and the empty stretches between entries grow larger… It won’t last forever, though. I know this much. Meanwhile, Central Oregon has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather, and they’re saying it’s going to be… Continue reading Blog desert
Is this cat stoned?
(Thanks, Jake!)
11
Since about the first of the year I’ve been dieting (with much prodding from my wife). It’s nothing formal, mostly I’ve just been cutting way back on portions, avoiding junk food entirely and balancing what I eat much better. Even with going to Portland last weekend, I’ve somehow managed to lose 11 pounds already(!). To… Continue reading 11
New Bend blogger
Found on ORBlogs: The Grumpy Forester, a new Bend blog. Well, Lapine, I guess, but that’s okay. And “new” is relative, the archive go back to January 22 of last year. But it’s new to me! Welcome!
Jumping from a taxi?
Speaking of the ice storm, what’s up with this story out of Portland? Woman dies after jumping out of taxi: And a taxi passenger died Saturday after she jumped from the vehicle as it approached her home on Mount Scott. The victim, Nancy Johnson, 61, was returning to her home on Southeast Johns Court… Continue reading Jumping from a taxi?
Ice capades
Our little trip to Portland over the weekend went well, except for the ice storm that hit Saturday. We stayed indoors the whole day with our friends (who we were staying with, fortunately, otherwise we’d have really worn out our welcome), and pretty much any other plans we’d had were shot. On the other hand,… Continue reading Ice capades
Back to the Rose City
Seems like we just can’t get enough of Portland; we’re heading there tomorrow (Friday). It’s part follow-up to our son’s eye surgery, part vacation-y trip. Always fun. I’d like to get in a trip to Powell’s Bookstore, but I don’t think we’ll have the time unfortunately.
As You Like It
Via Boing Boing this evening comes the mildy disturbing story that Shakespeare may have been afflicted with one or more venereal diseases. Mentions of the “pox,” the “malady of France,” the “infinite malady,” and the “hoar leprosy” in his writings seem to indicate that the Bard knew—perhaps from personal experience—how torturous venereal disease could be.… Continue reading As You Like It
Null
Gah, there’s nothing worse than sitting here trying to think of something to write, and getting nothing. I have some ideas for things, but nothing that seems particularly illuminating while I’m sitting here tonight. I just got tired of seeing too many days going by on that calendar there on the right and felt like… Continue reading Null