Reading the news about Arlen Specter and his party switch has been kind of interesting. Republicans have called it “an act of political desperation” while Democratic bloggers and their readers are quick to point out that he’s generally a “flip flopper” and can’t be counted on as a reliable Democratic vote. I’m wondering, why is […]

Well, I’ll admit it, I’m falling a bit behind on making up recipes. Last evening I combined two recipes and made up a third.
Slaw #1: Better Crocker Slaw
1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 medium head cabbage, […]

So on the hottest day ever in San Francisco (91 degrees) I decided it was a fine day to not only slow roast a pork shoulder, but also make a steaming hot pot of soup while the roast cooked. To start, open all your windows, place the cat in the other room and open your […]

After yelling that at the TeeVee commentators on the sunday shows who called it everything but, I read Sullivan’s skewering of the pro-torture “enhanced interrogation” crowd’s defense of the indefensible.
Moreover, it is worth pointing out that even if you accept the preposterous notion that waterboarding isn’t torture - something no legal authority in human […]

I’ve been fascinated with Dubai since they started direct flights from SF and advertising them heavily. At first I thought it was kind of a mid-east Las Vegas: vast stretches of ridiculous urban development in the middle of a desert. I think the reality is much, much different.
Every evening, the hundreds of thousands of young […]