I came across this in the 3/28/09-4/3/09 issue of The Economist:

Israel's firing of wihte-phosphorus shells over densley populated areas of Gaza during its recent military campaign was evidence of a war crime, says Human Rights Watch, a New York-based lobby.  Its report followed an earlier one i… Read full post »

Cigarettes.  The intense pleasure from that first cigarette of the day is akin to eating a healthy and delicous meal.  I've switched to hand rolled cigarettes, which is really gilding the lily of obsessive ritual.  Rather than just whipping out the pack, I now get to fiddle around with… Read full post »

This is a quick and delicous side dish that my dad claims he invented.

 Celery Potatoes

Ingrediants:

2-4 stalks celery

2-4 potatoes

1/2 stick butter

1 small onion, or 1/2 large onion

3-4 cloves garlic

salt

pepper

1) Wash the celery and potatoes. 

2) Melt the butter in a… Read full post »

I'm a fan of Micheal Pollan and Mark Bittman.  I also eat frozen pizza and fast food.  Of all the things that are wrong with Americans' current lifestyles, it seems that food gets disportortanate attention.   Studies show that children of families who sit down and eat together do bette… Read full post »

I first heard 'Astral Weeks' as a failing freshman in college.  Since I wasn't studying, I had time to consider that the tracks labeled 'In the Beginning' and 'Afterwards' would be on opposite sides of an LP.  The beautiful blonde boy who lived beneath me played me the album, and had… Read full post »

Last year, after three years of living at the mercy of public transportation, I started to ride a friend's bike.  It was much faster than walking, and with a glance at a map, reliably faster than the bus.  I bought that bike, moved to Pittsburgh, and promptly fell in love with… Read full post »

Everyone who has worked more than one job has had an awful boss.  I'd like to read others' stories, this is mine.

I was 19, and just moved two states west, to a middling sized town that I knew nothing about.  Friends at home earned a living wage waiting tables, so… Read full post »

As someone who has never had a liscense, I am most excited for people to realize how fun it can be not to drive, and to see the improvements made in mass transit.  Have no time for that new novel?  Read it on the bus during your commute.  Butt not as… Read full post »

I read the post about food stamps and compassion with great interest.  On the off chance that anybody read my first post, it was somewhat racially charged, and I want to make clear that my criticisms of how food stamps are abused is NOT race based.

 Over the summer, I worked… Read full post »