Authentic heirloom lefse recipe
I was making some Norwegian potato flatbread (lefse) over the holidays, and my coworker Jeremiah just requested the recipe. Now,…
synchronicity of ingots
Last night I was watching "Danger: Diabolik", a Mario Bava film about a suave international thief who steals things while…
A history of the world through objects
The big buzz in the podcast world is the new series from the BBC A History of the World in…
neglecting the links
I know that I've been neglecting the primary purpose of a blog, passing along interesting links I've run across. So…
Planetary-scale engineering and Kepler
As I'm sure you know (because you've been listening to the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast)about the Kepler Mission. It's…
Food Frakker: Foods that are definitely not good for you
I had some requests for the recipe for the delicious creamy green taco cart salsa. It could probably use some…
Bicycle politics
I spent some time this weekend lending a modest amount of labor to the new Yellow Bike Project headquarters. The…
Talking about Anasazi-35: the cop shop workout
The publication of Anasazi-35 has stimulated some interesting conversations, so I think that it deserves a little more attention. I'm…
A day of movies and tacos
Last year, I celebrated by birthday by staying at home and watching movies all day long. It was such a…
Obama a year after
Over a year ago, we elected a man to be president and we were euphoric with hope and happiness. That's…