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Ragtime Annie 1997-2015
She was a sweet cat. -
Stock and the making thereof
I keep hearing people saying they do not have time to make stock, so they use unsatisfactory bouillon cubes or stuff from tetrapaks (which some ain't bad, mind you) but is all high sodium and can contain stuff that various people are sensitive to (onions, yeast, etc ( Read more... ) -
backside of Irene
Irene did not whack my area of living (north, but just north, of Washington, DC). We got a lot of rain, about 24 hours of steady rain. Not downpour, not sprinkle, just plodding rain. Winds were strong, but not extreme. There were a couple of power flickers, but nothing more than that ( Read more... ) -
Poseidon be placated, please?
Yup, earthquake felt here too. No sound of explosion before the tremors, so it had to be an earthquake. (Background info: I work next to a fuel oil depot.) However, I didn't so much think as react - bolted for the outside as fast the the feet could take me. The tremors had stopped before I got outside, but I continued on out and stood feet from ( Read more... ) -
Moral dilemma...
What I wrestle with on a continuing basis:
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012293.html.
How can I can live in my lifestyle, knowing that is built upon the labor (underpaid and so on) of others.
How moral is this? I don't have an answer. -
meme-thingy
People -
gacked from here and there:
The usual deal -- bold the ones you've done, post in your own LJ if you want. I've added parenthetical comments here and there, so remember to delete those if you use it for yourself.
1. Started your own blog (assuming LJ counts)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a ( Read more... ) -
The best of new year-ness to you
Fair friends ( Read more... )
