August 2004
Monthly Archive
Maybe everything just vibrates …
Posted on Aug 23 2004 | Tagged as: cosmology
If you’re up for an interesting read, check out Brian Greene’s The Fabric of the Cosmos, a delightfully mentally stretching romp through the worlds of relativity, quantum physics, and cosmology.
So it does … but it doesn’t (at least, we don’t think so)
Posted on Aug 15 2004 | Tagged as: humor
So, compliments of an incredibly stupid maneuver Friday I’ve endured some sort of muscle spasm in my back for the past couple days. Not a comfortable situation, but (with the aid of modern science) one that can be managed …
… at least, I think it can be managed. Modern medicine’s a truly wonderful thing. But, when you cross it with the “wizardry” of modern marketing … and throw in a dash of “truth in advertising”, you get some wonderfully puzzling situations.
The (French) Kitchen’s Closed …
Posted on Aug 13 2004 | Tagged as: cooking, food
Julia Child passed on in her sleep last night, according to her publisher (here’s a link to the story on MSNBC). She was 91.
I’d love to say “I met her once …” and relate a touching, personal story but that’s simply not the case. I, like most of the rest of the food-loving world, knew her only from afar: her cookbooks, TV programs, guest appearances on Emeril Live, and so forth. So, I’ll forego a long winded eulogy and simply say,
“God bless, Julia … you will be missed.”
Give “Quake ‘n Bake” a Whole New Meaning …
Posted on Aug 05 2004 | Tagged as: humor, cooking
Here’s the ultimate gift for the chef/geek (or is that geek chef) in your life. Play Unreal … frag friends … make muffins … and never leave the keyboard.
Dilbert goes to France
Posted on Aug 03 2004 | Tagged as: humor
Finally, proof that the Peter Principle has an entirely different meaning across the pond:
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Lazy joke lands author in trouble
