Birthday dinner

Nope, none of that sissy stuff I had for my eighteenth birthday – none of those dusty old bottles of 1890 Rothschild port. Hell no. Drunken Noodles at the Bangkok Bistro, and a couple of splits of cheap champagne. Okay, maybe it was a mistake not to have the Rothschild port. Especially of that vintage. Continue reading Birthday dinner

qotd

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. — Douglas Adams

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I don’t much like politics. But I much like humor, and so couldn’t resist… VodkaPundit – Chill Before Serving Late Night Caucusing From Letterman: Top Ten Howard Dean Excuses 10. “The Iowans turned it into a popularity contest” 9. “People don’t seem to find shouting ‘Presidential’” 8. “Weekend before the caucus, wasted 55 crucial hours Continue reading via VodkaPundit

calculus is life

I have just been reinforced in the idea that I have long held in semi-conscious fashion, ever since struggling through first-year calculus: progress is only (or at least mainly) possible through disaster. You see, disaster clears out the rubble of life, the bits and pieces you can’t bear to throw away yourself, the illusions you Continue reading calculus is life