So, the closest place to get decent British-style fish & chips near my house is also the best place in town for Cuban food.

I think this is awesome.

This is for you, gentoopengie.

Escape Pod has started their annual posting of this year's Hugo Award Nominees for Best Short Story. They kicked off with "Article of Faith", by Mike Resnick (of Cincinnati. Woot!)

"Article of Faith" isn't the most deeply moving Resnick story I've ever read or heard. That would probably have to be "Down Memory Lane", a ( Read more... )

Ok, first, the link: http://www.impactlab.com/2009/01/05/robotic-rice-planter/Read more... )

Well, oops. I screwed up the cookies. Surprisingly, they came out pretty good. So, here's the new recipe (assumes the use of a stand mixer ( Read more... )

A week in Alaska. Feels like a lot more than that ( Read more... )