Monthly Archives: March 2009

Eating less meat is very popular these days. Meat is expensive (relatively), meat is bad for the environment and Americans generally get much more meat/protein than we actually need. You could say we’re meat obsessed. Michael Pollan says we should … Continue reading →

This weekend I embarked on a new, exciting journey. One with ups and downs, good times and bad. There’s now a plant in the house. I have killed a few plants in my time. I have killed a few fish … Continue reading →

A little over a week ago, I got my hair cut. Before I went, my hair looked like this. I have no idea why I wait so long between cuts. The last time I got my hair cut was right … Continue reading →

This is a story about a girl and fantasy baseball. (And not even a good one at that.) A couple of years ago, a friend of mine recruited me to play in his fantasy football league, which he had set … Continue reading →

I like sweaters. Warm sweaters. Same with socks. Although I may balk sometime at the heft, I vastly prefer winter wear to summer. I like being covered up and cozy. All of the running progress I made over the winter … Continue reading →

I have a few feeds for this site: one with posts only, one with posts and my Delicious bookmarks and one with posts, my Delicious bookmarks and my Flickr photos. Previously, I was using Feedburner to “splice” both my bookmarks … Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve gotten several Amish friendship bread starters, and I’ll admit I’ve never followed through on any of them. It’s the chain mail of baking: you get a food storage bag containing a mixture of flour, sugar, milk … Continue reading →