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Pasta with Tuna and Tomato Sauce (aka Tuna Pasta)
After a too-long hiatus, a recipe: Tuna Pasta – Serves 2 – 4 Ingredients 1 c. chopped onion 1/2 c. chopped green pepper 3 cloves garlic, chopped 3 anchovy fillets, chopped 1 14.5oz can whole/chopped tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1/4 … Continue reading
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Tired
“The shits are killing us …” (Norman Mailer, Songs for Myself) Inspired By Wolf Biermann’s Die hab’ ich satt!* I’m tired of those shits You know who I mean They fluster and bluster And think themselves keen And the smartest … Continue reading
Tiger’s Back
An ambiguous title for an ambiguous situation. Tiger Woods announced yesterday that he would not be participating in this year’s Masters due to a recent back surgery. His return date to the Tour is unknown and depends on the pace … Continue reading
Five Things About Being an IT Professional
I have not been up to my usual level of productivity in the blogosphere of late, and here I must claim that the demands of the working world have exercised more than an undo influence on my time and energy. … Continue reading
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Jack Reacher, Knight Errant of Middle America
Jack Reacher — or just Reacher — is the hero of a growing number of action/adventure novels by Lee Child. Of the three characters I mentioned in a previous post, Reacher is, in certain ways, a bit of a cipher. … Continue reading
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Arizona’s SB 1062
The Arizona State Legislature recently passed a bill onto Governor Brewer that would, according to an ABC report: The bill … establishes a set of needed guidelines for when this potential defense could be used in court: – The person’s … Continue reading
Fixing Professional Golf – A Modest Proposal
If you follow professional golf, as I do, you are without doubt aware that there is a disconnect between the historically great golf courses — think Augusta, Pebble Beach, Winged Foot — and today’s professionals. The professional of today can … Continue reading
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Tagged balata golf balls, golf; blade irons; belly putter
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Harry, Dave, and Reacher – An Appreciation
Harry Hole, Dave Robicheaux, and Jack Reacher, the perhaps no so holy trinity of the modern crime/thriller/action genre, three of my favorite figures by three of my favorite authors. In the coming weeks, I’ll devote an extended post to each, … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary crime authors, Dave Robicheaux, Harry Hole, Jack Reacher, James lee burke, Jo Nesbø, lee child
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(Self) Control
You need to see a shrink, she said. Rage consumes you, eats you up. You may be right, but rage is all I have, it keeps me up. All you have? What utter rot. No, drama, that you have in spades. … Continue reading
Thinking Too Hard About Professional Football — Some Modest Proposals
Given the recent spate of commentary on violence, concussions, late hits, the importance of knowing who’s injured as part of determining potential game outcomes, some have suggested that professional football needs to change, perhaps in some fundamental ways. That may … Continue reading
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Tagged football, red card, soccer, yellow card
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Marginalia and Aphoristica 