The Book Stack #3
A selection of what I’ve been reading (minus, in general, food and cooking related books, which I tend to review separately, and over on my SaltShaker blog). Bacigalupi, Paolo (May 26, 2015) The Water Knife…
The Book Stack #2
What have we this time around? You look at the title, Bread Wine Chocolate, and you’re already engaged. I mean, what’s not to like? Clearly three items selected from the book to grab our attention,…
The Book Stack #1
A selection out of what I’ve been reading recently. They don’t really need an introduction. I like Charles Pierce’s writing, and he often hits the nail on the head. This book, Idiot America: How Stupidity…
Tasseography
Originally I was thinking that this blog would just be an archive of previously published works of mine, from various fields, but I’ve decided that it’s also going to be a place for me to…
Politics – same pitch, different day
Joffe, Josef (2013-11-04). The Myth of America’s Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of False Prophecies Quite possibly the best debunking of the misuse of statistics and political rhetoric I’ve ever read. For anyone…
Cooking the Books #2
A round-up of some of my recent food reading. Pollan, Michael (April 28, 2009) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto Setting aside that in some ways this is another book with more of the…
Is the TSA abusive? I’m not so sure.
I know this won’t be popular, but all this anti-TSA rhetoric is getting tiring. Yes, on occasion, an agent might do something outside of procedure, and a complaint should be made, they should be investigated…
Porteño Food Heritage: Fact or Fiction? An Investigation…
What’s Up Buenos Aires NEWS December 19, 2006 Porteño Food Heritage: Fact or Fiction? An Investigation… I’m coming late to the party by posting on this topic, but it’s been simmering in the back of…
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