I didn’t see this when it was actually on (like, last year), but here’s Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, on CNN’s Crossfire ABSOLUTELY KICKING ASS. He’s got brass balls; I love him.
While it’s not true that they’ll be giving your cell phone number to telemarketers in the next few weeks, it’s still never a bad idea to run over to the National Do Not Call Registry and enter your phone numbers – even cell numbers – anyway.
All store-bought marinara sucks. I know because I’m lazy and I’ve tried them all. They all suck, even the ones with Italian names and even Paul’s. I simply cannot understand why they’re all so sickeningly sweet. Ugh. So I’ve taken to making my own again – and it’s so easy there’s really no reason to […]
Check me out: I’m an ENFP. What type are you? Do you find the results to be accurate? If so, how? How the fuck could they possibly be accurate? The questions cancel themselves out, there aren’t enough to allow for re-wording to bring out the ‘deeper’ opinions we have of ourselves. I think even if […]
This article is disturbing: Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads: Offbeat Study Finds Familiar Brand Name Can Evoke A Diagnosis Of Depression. Apparently if you drop the name of a med you’ve seen on TV, you’re statistically more likely to walk out of your doctor’s office with script. (If they trust us to self-diagnose […]
This is my favorite chai recipe. I adapted it from my one of my favorite cookbooks ever, Extending The Table. Spiced Tea (Nepal) 3 T. black tea leaves or 3 tea bags 3 c. water 2 c. milk 4-5 whole cloves 5-6 cardamom pods, cracked open, or 1/2 t. ground cardamom 1 cinnamon stick, or […]
Here’s the recipe for the hearty, 40-minute pot of vegetarian chili I concocted for dinner tonight. Serve it with cornbread and salad and you’ve got yourself a meal. Cracked bulgar adds a nice texture to this vegetarian chili.
My dad just called… FROM HY-VEE. He’s in Fairfield! Can’t remember how to get to my house! Needed directions, which I gave him. Joe’s out at our place – Brett picked him up from jail this morning – playing GTA. I called the house phone and let it ring about a zillion times to tell […]
A couple of weeks ago, a writer from the NYT contacted me to see if I had anything clever to say about pretending to be on my cell phone when I’m not. I didn’t, so she didn’t interview me, but here’s the article I’m not in anyway: Reach Out and Touch No One By AMY […]
