Month September 2006

Chavez on Bush

“He’s an alcoholic and a sick man.” All Out for the Fight was there, and details Chavez’s speech, which was also about education, his gaining inspiration from Lincoln, Twain, and Whitman, as well as slamming US foreign policy and Dubya.…

The Day Fire

The fire started Labor Day, north of L.A. in the Santa Clarita Valley. It’s been raging ever since. Today, strong Santa Ana winds are expected, maybe 60 mph on mountain tops, with the town of Ojai now being threatened. Big…

John Sebastian

Though my taste in music generally runs to the noisy, back in the 60’s I always liked the Lovin’ Spoonful and jug band music as well. After a bunch of decades, I listened to the Spoonful again, and found their…

Deep fat fried twinkies

Plus, a daring experiment with churros (which already are deep-fried), deep-fry them again, then sprinkle sugar and chocolate on them, maybe cheese and walnuts too.