Semmel (pronounced Zemmel) is a traditional Mennonite hard roll. They're delicious hot, with butter and honey. This is my dad's recipe ( Read more... )

In New York City, the decade before I have my little aether apocalypse set, they dealt with the Draft Riots. This was some serious shit. Lots of people died, lots more were seriously injured, the police were outnumbered and in some engagements outgunned, and this went on for days. It started out with attacks on police, black people, and the ( Read more... )

This was good enough that there are no highlights--the whole thing would be one. Because I wanted to keep track of the info, my transcript is below:

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• 00:02 I am tired to the point of being very cranky about "having" to go to bed. Sigh--maybe I should read my inner 2-year-old a story.
• 12:19 Egyptologists collect all these artifacts--does that mean they'll be richest in the afterlife?
• 14:40 Was planning on working all day to make up hours--until was told I make too much to work on this project. :(
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• 08:14 Forgot I'd only *set* the lid on my mug and spilled tea all over my pants. Now it looks like I had an accident and tuck to the left.
• 09:15 Step back in time 100 years ago (SciAm): ping.fm/Q8r6k
• 09:43 ++free croissant
• 09:55 Obama *listens* to scientists. ::swoon:: (SciAm) ping.fm/hhhj9
• 15:50 Nobody wants free movie tickets? You are all *fools ( Read more... )

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