This is not exactly what it sounds like, because it covers a category of dishes in Brazil. "Torta Salgada" in this case is usually a batter made with a blender and using baking powder. The filling varies with the person and the mood, it's very common to find peas and palm hearts and/or canned sardines or canned tuna, for example, but more often ( Read more... )

So, I figure we've seen way too many bad/sad stories lately ( Read more... )

Garry Kasparov / The Resistance said ( Read more... )

As many of you know, Sasha had been sick for a long time now. She had been doing relatively well for a 14-yo dog with myelopathy, but in the last 3 days it really seemed like she was not having any fun anymore.

So, today, at 5:40 PM, her veterinary started her with a Propofol injection, which sedated her, and when she fell asleep she was given a ( Read more... )

To: oscar.munoz@united.com

Cc: lauramandile@united.com sharon.grant@united.com jessica.rossman@united.com

Dear Mr. Munoz:

I remember when I was a kid and everyone knew Rhapsody in Blue not because a famous person composed it, but because it was United Airline's theme song in the ads about flying the friendly skies.

I've been your customer for over 25 ( Read more... )

Every single word of this article ( Read more... )

hammercock has asked why people do awful things in http://hammercock.livejournal.com/1345210.htmlRead more... )

Every year, since 2010, we celebrate Spirit Day (now on October's 3rd Thursday ( Read more... )

(And, in case you didn't know, I'm bi.)

I'm at the Newark International Airport and I just had the Pepperoni Stromboli at the Famiglia Pizzeria... the silly fight about "greasy disk vs. cheese cassarole" pizzas can stop right now: the Stromboli was not only as delicious as I remembered it, but it redefines how much cheese a pizza can hold ( Read more... )