Hardly Ineffable

So I took a bit of a vacation away from the blog.

I am [...]

As someone who has lost part of a front tooth due to the hazards of attempting a complex yo-yo trick, I found this story very accurate.

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Dave Schulte tells his students that if they aren’t getting head injuries, they’re not trying hard enough.

The 39-year-old Mr. Schulte is a professional yo-yoist who makes $50,000 a year giving lessons [...]

 At a dinner last week in California, I was reminded of the debt we owe to those who have, for 233 years, sustained our freedom and independence. One remarkable family in particular exemplifies the best in the American spirit of courage and sacrifice.

Sitting at my table was a friend, Christine Krissoff, wife of Dr. Bill Krissoff [...]

The Most Interesting Man in the World has [...]

Mr. Clarke was a rascally nine-year-old when he inherited that jewel. Ever since, as “Goodnight Moon” has drifted toward the center of America’s collective consciousness, he has floated on the fringes of society. No steady job. No fixed place of abode. Dozens of arrests. Rarely has his life traced a path through terrain even remotely resembling [...]

Didn’t Old Yeller get put down by the boy in one of the most tragic scenes in [...]

I have always wondered why some people can stand cilantro.  It’s delicious – I love adding a handful to any mexican-related food items I eat.  Just last night, Annamarie and I were talking about this.  And now, the Journal writes an article. 

Across the Land, People Are Fuming Over an Herb (No, Not That One)

After picking up a vegetable burrito on his way home from work, Mike Racanelli planted himself in front of his television and took a bite. The smell hit him immediately: cilantro.

Irate, the 29-year-old Chicago band manager drove 20 miles back to the Mexican restaurant where he’d bought the offending item, threw it on the counter, he recalls, and “raised hell,” demanding a cilantro-free replacement “immediately.”

Later, he decided to vent some more. He recounted his experience on a Facebook networking group called “I HATE CILANTRO.” Social-networking Web sites have emerged as a bonding place for the multitudes who share his aversion to the pungent herb. The group has 894 members; there are some 40 other Facebook groups dedicated to cilantro bashing.

Cilantro lovers say it has a refreshing, lemony or limelike flavor that complements everything from guacamole to curry. It’s a key ingredient in a range of ethnic cuisines, including Mexican, Indian and Chinese.

But few foods elicit such heated negative reactions. Many people say it tastes soapy, rotten or just plain vile. Just a whiff of it is enough to make them push away their plates.

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I have never heard any of the Global Warming advocates even mention Antarctica. The following article provides some good information on just that question and addresses a new report that argues that Antarctica [...]

Richard Montalban, aka Khan from the greatest Star Trek ever – Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan, passed [...]

It’s on my wish list!  The must-have item of of 2008 1987.  Bonus: description includes a sly Monty Python reference.

And a related gift: The Dread Pirate Roberts Action Figure.  Key quote:

The only question left is, which Dread Pirate Roberts is it the action figure of, you see Westley isn’t the real Dread Pirate Roberts, he inherited the title [...]