Amuse Bouche
Diced Hamachi with cucumber dressing on cucumber slice Cucumber. That's all I tasted. And the little bit of fish that did come through tasted like canned tuna! Jen left a few bits of the diced hamachi on her plate. I tasted that alone and it was better than the bite I had indicated, but even so, it was a pretty unimpressive amuse ( Read more... )

...but this blog post, linked from Digg, is such an excellent short summary of how to spot creationists/I.D. pseudoscience trying to pass itself off as legitimate.

Read and be informed

But do yourself a favor and don't read the comments below. It'll just make your head explode.

I never would have believed it, but Rock Band is indeed teaching me to drum ( Read more... )

Munchkin : Lito :: Garfield :

A) Lasagna
B) John
C) Nermal
D) Odie
E) C. Because it's always C.

Arriving back from the UK, I've had no problem driving on the right side of the road. I didn't drive at all while there and was only a passenger in street transport all of 4 times, relying almost entirely on the Underground, walking, and various other trains. So I never had to retrain that part of my brain ( Read more... )

One of the big treats of our trip was our visit to the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society. We have Disneyland annual passes, our friends in Edinburgh have a membership here. A club of whiskey fans that buys casks directly from distilleries for tasting and selling. There is almost nowhere else in the world to enjoy these whiskeys in this way. ( Read more... )

As the world economy collapses around us, we are wrapping up our extended week in the UK. Definite mixed feelings as we'll be returning with Obama gaining momentum but only because the country is losing steam and people are finally waking up to the need for ACTUAL change ( Read more... )

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Munchkin seems in a better mood. I think we've finally convinced her that we've got this whole new bunny situation under control. I don't think she had much confidence in our ability to keep the invader at bay, but we've demonstrated that we're on top of things. So, secure in the knowledge that she's not going to be forced to fight to the death ( Read more... )

It's not often the Dodgers land a big name expensive player that everyone else in the league would like to get their hands on, even one as obviously unlikely to be around at the end of the season as Manny Ramirez. So, taking a cue from the Dodger's website, I bought tickets Friday morning and was on hand for his debut as a Dodger ( Read more... )