July, 2019 archive
Geeking Out 0
The Plasma Desktop with the Glowglass theme on Ubuntu MATE. The wallpaper is from my library.
Tutorials of Toxicity 0
Will Bunch, in the course of a long column about the spread of the Trump toxin through our polity, notes a particularly distressing incident involving a young girl in the audience behind Donald Trump at last week’s rally in Greenville, North Carolina. He suggests that Trump’s rallies are training seminars for hate and the hate-full:
Follow the link for the rest of his thoughts.
Unconscious and Biased 0
At The Charlotte Observer, Aleta Payne compiles a list of occasion on which white persons treated her in a certain way simply because she is not-white. Here are a couple of examples; follow the link for the litany.
All the times the “inoffensiveness” of the Confederate flag has been explained to me as if I’d just been missing the nuance.
Metamorphosis 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., wonders whether the Republican Party is still a political party or has it become something else.
Interrogation 0
The Roanoke Times editorial board has some questions for Republicans who refuse to condemn Donald Trump’s racism.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your neighbors.
Anchorage police say the man in the lower apartment on Wednesday night was seated on his couch, holding his toddler.
Roasty Potatoes 0
This is a simple recipe, but we’ve come to really like it, especially when served with sauteed baby bella mushrooms.
If you search the internet for this, you will find many variations, especially regarding the cooking time; recommended times range from 30 minutes to an hour. This is what we’ve found best.
Ingredients:
Small white potatoes, 5-7 per serving, depending on their size.
Olive oil.
Herbs and spices to taste. I commonly use garlic powder, pepper, basil, rosemary, and dill.
Procedure:
1. Wash potatoes, then roll them in olive oil until coated thoroughly.
2. Place on cookie sheet or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
3. Sprinkle with desired seasonings on both sides.
4. Cook in oven at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
The cooked potatoes will be hot and will hold heat tenaciously. I recommend cutting them in half.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Eugene Robinson sees the past in the present. Here’s a bit from the beginning of the article; follow the link for the rest.
