From “Cypresses” by D.H. Lawrence:
The smile, the subtle Etruscan smile still lurking
Within the tombs,
Etruscan cypresses.
He laughs longest who laughs last;
Nay, Leonardo only bungled the pure Etruscan smile.
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7/23/10
Thinking about Etruscan places ...
Back in the last millenium, in college, a fan of Lawrence’s writing on Etruscans, I had a poster of the Etruscan piper.
From “Cypresses” by D.H. Lawrence:
The smile, the subtle Etruscan smile still lurking
Within the tombs,
Etruscan cypresses.
He laughs longest who laughs last;
Nay, Leonardo only bungled the pure Etruscan smile.
From “Cypresses” by D.H. Lawrence:
The smile, the subtle Etruscan smile still lurking
Within the tombs,
Etruscan cypresses.
He laughs longest who laughs last;
Nay, Leonardo only bungled the pure Etruscan smile.
7/5/10
My top ten workout tunes ...
What I look for in a workout tune is strong beat, long play, strong internal riffs (guitar, drums), and something funky that forces me to smile no matter what. That’s age related, I’m sure.
6/26/10
6/8/10
Displays that boggle the mind ...
Apple announced that its new cellphone screen will display over 300 dots per inch, or pixels per inch in electronics. Having worked in publishing, that’s extraordinary. I’m sure we never printed anything over 200 dpi. Publishers get ready.
Sampling Ma Nagel's boiled chicken delight ...
On our paddling trip to the Root River, I cooked up an old time picnic favorite.
6/3/10
5/28/10
Why Chris will want an iPad someday ...
and me too. When you purchase a show/movie on iTunes, you can play it at home or take it with you on the iPad. Nice. And Rome is great: BBC on steroids. As usual, the leaders of the filmic Roman Empire have the accents of the British Empire.
5/23/10
5/17/10
Offering a free Twitter tips service ...
As a free service allied to my American Business Writing services, I have begun positing to MailTip, a daily Twitter feed. The tips focus on using email as a career building tool. The posts are also available at ABW as a journal, organized by tags, including accountability, appreciation, audience, brevity, caution, integrity, lead, learn, performance, procedure, promotion, results, voice.
5/14/10
Dishing the dishes ...
So I think I will include posts about dishes I cook. I like cooking. I like messing around with recipes. I never record them. Honestly, why would anybody want to make a dish the same way twice?
I won’t post each day; we eat a lot off leftovers. And I won’t repeat a dish unless it’s improved vastly. Maybe I will add photos.
Here goes.
Asparagus pesto pizza
Look here for the original pesto recipe. My changes are in brackets. Use the extra on pasta at another meal.
Pesto recipe:
1 pound asparagus
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 or 3 medium garlic cloves [2 teaspoons bottled spanish garlic]
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 ounces freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (about 2/3 cup) [4 oz. Asiago]
Added ingredients:
Put down a bed of caramelized chopped onions on the pizza crust.
Next lather on the pesto.
Chop 1 tomato and toss it on top of the pesto.
Put a sprinkling of cheese for looks.
Pizza crust:
Use a biscuit recipe using 2 cups of flour and 1/4 cup of sesame seeds.
Next time:
I will use diced smoked salmon on the pizza. It’s yummy as is but it can use a bit of bite.
Wow. Here’s a sidebar on the recipe sent by my brother Jim: A condition known as pine mouth caused by pine nuts.
I won’t post each day; we eat a lot off leftovers. And I won’t repeat a dish unless it’s improved vastly. Maybe I will add photos.
Here goes.
Asparagus pesto pizza
Look here for the original pesto recipe. My changes are in brackets. Use the extra on pasta at another meal.
Pesto recipe:
1 pound asparagus
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 or 3 medium garlic cloves [2 teaspoons bottled spanish garlic]
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 ounces freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (about 2/3 cup) [4 oz. Asiago]
Added ingredients:
Put down a bed of caramelized chopped onions on the pizza crust.
Next lather on the pesto.
Chop 1 tomato and toss it on top of the pesto.
Put a sprinkling of cheese for looks.
Pizza crust:
Use a biscuit recipe using 2 cups of flour and 1/4 cup of sesame seeds.
Next time:
I will use diced smoked salmon on the pizza. It’s yummy as is but it can use a bit of bite.
Wow. Here’s a sidebar on the recipe sent by my brother Jim: A condition known as pine mouth caused by pine nuts.
5/5/10
Where's my waldo-pod? ...
Cool feature. Find a computer’s location and wipe the memory if it’s been lost or ‘napped.
4/23/10
Hiking the Baptism River ...
It’s been a few years since we have camped and cabined at Tettegouche State Park on Lake Superior. Always nice. Here's the map and the big version.
4/21/10
4/19/10
4/7/10
Swimming reindeer ...
I love this kind of historical research. This carving is one the oldest works of art in the British Museum, carved from the tip of a mammoth tusk. See the BBC site titled A History of the World in 100 Objects.
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