Waiting….
I’m pretty sure that this is the longest gap in my blogging since I started back in December 2003. So why the hiatus? A few… Read More »Waiting….
May 2009
One of the best meals of my life…
Warning: this is pure food porn. But I can’t keep this to myself. I will conceal some of the names, to protect those involved… After… Read More »One of the best meals of my life…
Getting started with an Asus EeePC 901 and Ubuntu
I’ve just acquired a new netbook, and I’ve been Twittering about my early experiences with it. Several of my regular blog readers asked me for more details, and so I thought I’d put together a detailed write-up. More below the fold…
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All woo, all the time
Another delightful fisking of Eagleton and his admirer, Stanley Fish, this time from Crooked Timber. In the comments, Salient and Steve LaBonne sum up thus:… Read More »All woo, all the time
Yes, yes, yes
Over the last two weeks I’ve been listening to just one album: the Pet Shop Boys “Yes”. The first couple of times I was doubtful:… Read More »Yes, yes, yes
Woo on a plane
Last month I blogged about Terry Eagleton’s bullshit and Russell Blackford’s robust refutation of it. At least I didn’t have to read of the Eagleton… Read More »Woo on a plane
5 hours 3 minutes of baseball: not pretty, but entertaining
In nearly three years of living in Seattle, I’d never been to a baseball game. My son used to praise Safeco Field as a great… Read More »5 hours 3 minutes of baseball: not pretty, but entertaining