Domes doomed?

Rabbit reading.

You’re Watership Down!by Richard AdamsThough many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you’re actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all [...]

Seeing Sparks at Staples.

A while ago, I went to the Staples Center to see the Sparks play against the Fever.  I don’t really follow the WNBA and I haven’t followed the NBA either recently, but it was interesting to go to a women’s game, see what kind of crowds it drew, and some of the players I’ve heard [...]

Infidels in Inglewood?

Suddenly singed by samosa.

I popped a samosa from the fridge into the toaster and then followed the toasting with a few seconds in the microwave, to avoid that crispy on the outside/cold on the inside combination that I sometimes get when I toast things straight from the freezer or fridge.
I must have nuked it for too long because [...]

Dad divorces dove

Independence is an interesting idea.

Yesterday was India’s Independence Day.  The day before that was Pakistan’s, and if some Naga people had their way, it would also be the Independence Day of Nagalim.
Fifty-eight years ago, just hours before India won independence from
Britain, Christian Naga separatists declared they did not want to be
part of the new Hindu-dominated nation. Every year they [...]

Mrs. Mountbatten’s mackdaddy [via here & here]

Tasty tofu today.

Today I went to the 10th annual LA Tofu Festival.  If it’s still Sunday when you read this, you might be able to see it happening on the live Tofu Cam.  On our short walk from the parking lot to the festival we passed a sumo demonstration.  It didn’t seem fair, but one of the [...]

An Amway anomaly