Science News has a write up on baseball / political statistics junkie
Nate Silver, and they don't even mention his (great) website
fivethirtyeight.com!
Blacklight Power claims it is about to bring cheap energy production from water to market.
an OLIVE GARDEN smokes THE ODEON in the calamari department IMHO
Ok well I only tried them each once in 08 but my first ever experience at the OG was not NG, the pasta was simple and good, the minestrone fine, and the calamari TENDER......while a recent trip to TO the (overfried and rubbery) calamari was a total send back (we didnt) but the Pistou at TO rocked that day......
"The Sopranos" top scribe Terence Winter will explore Atlantic City's seedy underbelly the dark for Martin Scorsese. He'll be writing the director's new HBO project "
Boardwalk Empire," which will be produced by Entourage honchos Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson."
ken burns next venture -
national parks
time is cruel
(updated) this has to be one of the most exciting menu values in NYC in years!!!
Trestle on Tenth
““two” many wines, July 16 to 25
We will be offering two tastings of wine with each course.
seared sweetbread with chioggia beets and walnut dressing
Mauzac: Maison Vergnes, Blanquette de Limoux Brut, “le Berceau”, Languedoc, France, NV
Fer Servadou: Domaine Laurens, Rosé, Marcillac, France, 2007
crawfish and oyster nage with sweet corn
Romorantin: Domaine François Cazin, Cour-Cheverny, “Cuvée Renaissance”, Loire, France 2002
Chenin Blanc: Pinon, Vouvray, “Tradition”, Loire, France, 2006
fresh coriander studded hanger steak fresh porcini mushrooms
Lagrein: Erbhof Unterganzer, Alto Adige, Italy, 2003, (from Magnum)
Teroldego: Foradori “Rotaliano”, Trentino, Italy, 2005
two mountain cheeses and berries
Petit Arvine: Grosjean, Val d'Aosta, Italy, 2007
Petit Arvine: René Favre & Fils, Chamoson, Valais, Switzerland, 2004
$75 with wine $45 without
Two super meals in SF/Berkeley last week
1) Chez Panisse.....have not been here for a decade and its as good as any meal, fresh, pure, etc
2) A16......like the best of Lupa, Otto, and Esca combined
How Bush Destroyed Federal Firefighting
The
Basin Complex Fire has torched one of my favorite backbacking areas in the Ventana Wilderness.
Thank goodness the California National Guard has so much of their equipment and people in Iraq. No more forest fires in Baghdad!
Was having a discussion with the cat about marketable skills, what was she thinking about for her college major, just a general career planning discussion. I told her she should focus on something she likes to do, and then practice at it. So far this is what she has come up with.
and speaking of raging debates, we are having one as to whether at least one of the geico cavemen are
gay or metrosexual? anyone want to share their perspective. its not considered gay to share your feelings on this subject.
"On a rather ironic note, though her primary occupation is costume and wardrobe, her feature film debut was completely naked and on a motorcycle in the cult classic,
Vanishing Point"
Which by the way I watched last night and despite the surplus of bad acting (you know I'm not talking about Cleavon Little and Dean Jagger) I very much enjoyed. No, and not because of Gilda Texter's nude motorcycle role, I mean all that objectifying of women in movies, the gratuitous nudity and all, it just makes me sick. If you feel the same way don't watch the clip because there's a bit of her in it.
two bozos die. clowns everywhere shed fake tears in memoriam.
roasting plant of orchard st