Barrier

The greatest barrier to freedom is people's desire for the illusion of security.

Deviled eggs

Deviled eggs:

Friday & Saturday nights

Friday - shrimp pasta with mushroom sauce:


Saturday - tomato-leek soup:

Birthday cake

I only made the icing (a cognac-orange ganache), but it turned out VERY well:

Green chile turkey noodle soup

Made green chile turkey noodle soup tonight:

A little baking

Tried my hand at banana cake today. Iced one with coffee glaze, and added a little chocolate syrup on the second. They are good.

The human brain

The human brain is tuned to trivia.

Thursday food

Pork Paprikash:


Chocolate chip cookies:

Dinner pics

For dinner tonight:

Potato and Italian sausage soup


and aji limon roasted Brussels sprouts.

Criminal

When the commonplace is made illegal, the category of "criminal" becomes indefensible.

Dutch babies

First attempt at Dutch babies, round and square:

Tonight's dinner

included Red-Fried Fish


and Chocolate Lava Bowls for dessert.


Both were definite keepers!

More and more (Oliver)

If you notice anything,
it leads you to notice
more
and more.

Mary Oliver, from "The Moths"

To forgive

It is easier to forgive someone for devastating you than for inconveniencing someone you love.

Being wrong

Being wrong is not a sin, but being content to remain so is.

Food, w/pics

Last night for dinner:

Country Captain's Chicken


Baked Carrot and Potato Mash

Fortune cookie

Fortune I got in a cookie yesterday: All men should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

Restless (Oliver)

All my life
I have been restless—
I have felt there is something
more wonderful than gloss—
than wholeness—
than staying at home.
I have not been sure what it is.

Mary Oliver, from "Whelks"

Heresy

Heresy isn't always truth, but neither is doctrine.

Mis Pies ¡Qué Hondos En La Tierra! (Jiménez)

My feet, so deep in the earth!
My wings, so far into the heavens!
—And so much pain
in the heart torn between!

Juan Ramón Jiménez

The lesson of life

The lesson of life is that homogeny leads to extinction.

R.I.P. Janet Kagan

From Locus: SF writer Janet Kagan, born 1946, died Friday, 29 February 2008, of C.O.P.D. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), at the age of 63. She was author of popular "Mama Jason" stories published in Asimov's and collected in Mirabile (1991), and of two novels, Star Trek tie Uhura's Song (1985), and Hellspark (1988). Her 1992 novelette "The Nutcracker Coup" won a Hugo Award in 1993.

Damn. In my online correspondence with her, Janet was one of the kindest, most generous people I've known. Her chat room at NaNoWriMo was a must visit every year. This is unwelcome news.

Interest

Interest is a prerequisite of attention.

Soy-and-Honey Salmon

Made soy-and-honey salmon tonight:

Identity

Identity = Accident + Intent