Barack Obama restaurant review: Chicago’s Dixie Kitchen
I just saw this video, one of two posted yesterday by Steve Johnson at ChicagoTribune.com. Apparently, there is no end to the man’s coolness. Not only is he appearing on Check, Please!, one of my favorite TV shows (seven years ago, before anyone knew how cool it...Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker
Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker Why a pressure cooker is like magic I f you ask, many people will tell you that you cannot find Indian food in Racine, Wisconsin. The one Indian restaurant we did have closed a while ago, and it was not spectacular to begin with....‘Hone in’ vs. ‘home in’
‘Hone in’ vs. ‘home in’ “Hone in” is wrong. You will hear a lot of people these days saying that they’re “honing in on” something or other. These people are wrong in their use of the expression. This type of misuse is known as an eggcorn....Snuggie, Slanket, Heat Surge: My TV monk life
The Great Recession and its effect on our household budget have started producing some bizarre yearnings in me — especially when combined with the influence of our TV set. This began with a video that arrived here from Netflix. I don’t know how it got added to...‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Robert Burns: New Year’s song lyrics
‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Robert Burns: New Year’s song lyrics As the sun sets here in southeastern Wisconsin, I thought I’d share a recording of the New Year’s song, “Auld Lang Syne” (people often search for “Old Lang...Where the ducks walk on the fish: Pymatuning State Park on NPR
Since radio is dead, I’ve been listening to even more public radio than I already did anyway. Just now on NPR’s All Things Considered, I heard a little thing about some carp and ducks that was unlike anything I have ever heard before. It was this piece...New Year food, New Year traditions for good luck
As the last moments of 2008 evaporate like a mongrel’s marking on the fire hydrant of hope, I’m doing a little extra-credit research into New Year food and New Year traditions — including any which might attract good luck next year. I just might be willing...Rick Sanchez and baby talk news
Rick Sanchez has that special something. It’s more complicated than simply being someone people love to hate. There is a certain rare balance of unimaginable awfulness and underlying vulnerability that makes some of the world’s biggest egos simply...Snow in Wisconsin: December 19, 2008
This was the view outside my window at about 9:20 this morning. I think I’m going to send it to Charles Osgood and ask him to use it as the last minute of this week’s CBS Sunday Morning. The snow has since stopped, so now we’re going out to shovel....
