I just read a fascinating (if a bit slanted) LA Times article about “genetic evidence that Native Americans aren’t descendants of the Hebrews”:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mormon16feb16,0,5561316.story. It probably doesn’t come as a shock to most of us, but apparently it’s a big deal to Mormons who were converted to that faith based on their “Lamanite heritage”. Anyway, I’m [...]
Posted by Chris in Religion on February 16th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I just “posted”:http://labs.evdb.com/archives/2006/02/spotted_in_the_1.html about the new “Podbop”:http://podbop.org service, which uses EVDB data to help people discover new music. A snippet: bq. Podbop’s mission is to prevent the “shoulda been there” syndrome. You know the story: a friend goes to a concert by a little-known band then tells you, “You gotta hear this!” You discover that [...]
Posted by Chris in Technology on February 15th, 2006 | Comments Off
*The view from here is pretty good.* The sock, a work in progress, as adorned by Hershey: This is the only shot in which he did not a) lick the sock, b) chew the needles, or c) grab the sock with a deadly-inaccurate claw. If it had been alpaca, y’all would be reading a somewhat [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Step 1. Cut a potato into long strips. [1] Step 2. Fry the potato strips in vegetable oil. Step 3. Add salt and serve. Seems simple enough, right? So where exacty do the wheat and dairy ingredients come in? [1] (Tip: use extra-tasty Yukon Golds.)
Posted by Chris in Food on February 14th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
*A true athlete looks beyond the pain.* So today began the fourth day. I’m feeling it in my upper arms. You laugh? You try to grip sticks of wood half the diameter of chopsticks in your fingertips and maneuver string with them for hours at a stretch. Sorry. I’m a bit testy. You see, it’s [...]
Posted by Karen in Knitting on February 14th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
