So I watched Galaxy Quest tonight (see below), and then, for nostalgia's sake, I watched some Stargate SG-1. And you know what ( Read more... )

Just a trifecta of wrong, really: work woes, job woes, family woes.

BAH. I am breaking out the Spanish hot chocolate, for reals.

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This is what happens when federal and state agencies don't take their environmental review and consultation responsibilities seriously. What a debacle, and what a horror for the tribes.

Warning: this story is ( Read more... )

Neil Gaiman has 8 rules for writing (Brain Pickings).

Slate has a roundup of the reviews of J.K. Rowling's new novel.

Speaking of writing, Seanan McGuire refuses to write her female characters being raped. Brava.

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Noted for later: Jay Smooth on the polite way to tell Mitt Romney's family we think he's a weirdo.More politics: why am I ( Read more... )

My sister cut this recipe out of the paper years ago, but only made it a couple of weeks ago. I made it this week and it was well-received, so I thought I would share it. It's moist and crumbly, not too sweet, with a lovely texture.

( Summer Fruit & Cornmeal Cake )