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Sunday, July 13, 2003

Heard about Jennifer's Solar Cookery on Splendid Table today. Check it out! 2:27:02 PM    comment []

These will do. They're not the Breton glasses I went to Williams Sonoma for, they didn't have any, but these Banchetto goblets can easily hold a peach (white peach, PLU code 4401). At Southpoint, I was accosted by a survey person. I was too old for the wine group (which would have paid me $60), but a got a free vegetarian marsala to try out. The people from North American Insights were very nice and that convinced me to do the survey. I also got a DVD-audio of Barenboim and Beethoven's 9th. That, and the Missa Solemnis, will be my hedonistic adventure for the next Virtual Occoquan. Both were late career works by Ludwig Van Beethoven, if you're wondering about the connection (I realize that listening to a Mass is not hedonistic to most people). 1:20:25 PM    comment []

MacchiatoMan has a great Woody Hayes story over at Perils of Caffeine in the Evening. I’d like to tell mine.   Woody moved out of his house during football season and lived in the “great horseshoe.” His wife was probably happy that he was out of the house. Each morning, he would head over to the Food Lion on the other side Lane Avenue and have a little breakfast. I lived at 294 W. Lane Avenue, an address that no longer exists (nor does the Food Lion) and would occasionally run into him there. Sometimes I would see him drive through the parking lot in his wood-paneled station wagon, which we all know is also called a “Woody” (the word has other uses, which are beyond the scope of this anecdote).   Woody was the consummate gentleman in public, in stark contrast to the image he earned on the sidelines and in the locker room (one third-string player told the story of how the players sat in silence there during halftime, down two touchdowns, after two miserable quarters of miscues. They were waiting for Woody to show up and ream them a new one. They waited, and they waited some more. Just as they began to think he wasn’t going to show up, just before it was time to go back on the field, Woody burst through the door and walked up to the chalk board, saying nothing. He took one look at it, with all the X’s, O’s, and arrows, put his fist through it, and stormed out. OSU ended up winning that game). Woody came to recognize me from our frequent casual passings at the Food Lion and in the parking lot. Driving by in his Woody, he would always wave to me. Inside the store, he would give a nod of recognition, which I always returned. He never spoke to me nor I to him.   Another way that Woody expressed courtesy was to open doors for women entering or leaving the store. That was before they installed the automatic doors with mats that triggered them. One autumn evening, I went to the Food Lion, probably to buy some beer. As I approached the door, I saw Woody standing outside by the exit, just enjoying the weather. A woman, carrying two completely filled grocery bags, was getting ready to leave the store. Woody looked at me and grinned. Then he stepped on the mat to open the door for the woman. As she walked out, all three of us grinned. 11:38:53 AM    comment []

'I'm the most persecuted man in Italy,' says Berlusconi 'This image of my personality in the media is one I don't recognise. It's the opposite of the way I am' Story from The Independent. The picture is from il Nuovo, a small part of the vast media empire (controlled by Berlusconi) which persecutes him. Doesn't he look dapper! 11:06:39 AM    comment []

If you want to try kullerpfirsich, these glasses might do the job. They're on sale at Williams Sonoma right now, regularly $14.00, now $6.99. There's a Williams Sonoma store about 10 minutes away from here. They'll be open at noon and I'll be there. Thanks to Rayne for the link! Last time, I used a sausage pricker to make the holes in the peach. I made too many holes too. The peach didn't spin very well. Today, I'll use a fork and make fewer holes. 9:54:58 AM    comment []

I read the news today, oh boy... 3:25:55 AM    comment []

From the World of Sports…   Fight over Yanks’ hat leads to death   Man killed after brother accuses him of stealing cap   ASSOCIATED PRESS     NEW YORK, July 12 — A Brooklyn man was killed and his brother was arrested in a fight over a New York Yankees baseball cap, police said Friday. Frank Ross, 49, who was confined to a wheelchair, was stabbed once in the torso Thursday night during the dispute outside his home in the Crown Heights section, police said. The man was pronounced dead an hour later at Kings County Hospital.   Why don’t I care about baseball anymore? 3:24:21 AM    comment []

From the Times Online…   Burgers are as addictive as drugs Jonathan Leake and Andrew Porter   SCIENTISTS have discovered that high doses of fat and sugar in fast and processed foods can be as addictive as nicotine — and even hard drugs. The research found that foods which are high in fat and sugar can cause significant changes in brain biochemistry similar to those from drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Once hooked, the researchers say, many people find it almost impossible to switch back to a healthy diet, often leading to obesity. 2:38:30 AM    comment []

NYT Columnist Uses The Word "Casuistry"! Mr. Clinton indulged in casuistry to hide personal weakness. The Bush team indulges in casuistry to perpetuate its image of political steel. It ain't Safire with the Thesausus this time, it's Maureen Dowd! Look at that friggin' paragraph! Equivalence to Clinton is the worst Bushonian nightmare - they hammered McCain for trying to use that in the South Carolina primary. Now Maureen establishes equivalence using a word that describes logic deliberately constructed to mislead! Ironic! Brilliant! 1:54:48 AM    comment []