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Archive for “November, 2008”

Sous turns 1

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Sous celebrated her first birthday this week, well, to the extent that she celebrates every day as the best of her brief dog life. But WE celebrated on her behalf by allowing her to eat 24 inches of bully stick and taking her to a family reunion, where she was reunited with mother and siblings [...]


dr. bryan

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Someone finished his PhD yesterday.


doing irrelevant, private sector work, i guess

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Noted without comment:
Where are the mpps?
Except, here’s a comment: f*** law school.
(censored for my mother, who requested a blog post)


cider-braised pork shoulder with carmelized onions

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Well, enough about world events! Let’s get back to the important stuff, namely fall-themed food. Bryan began his new job on Monday, so his boys came over the night before to feast in his honor.

This is (part of) what we ate. It’s a simple, delicious way to braise pork that positively reeks of fall.
Cider-Braised Pork [...]


morning in america?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

(source)
Well, that was something.
Some dude on the train this morning was doing a little cheer, “It is the O, it is the B, it is the A…” Strangers were greeting each other in the station, “It’s a new day, brother.” “A new day!” On my elevator ride up to the office, usually a sedate [...]


election day tomorrow

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Anyone else feel a little like it’s Christmas Eve?
Casting my vote for Obama (a week or so ago, by absentee ballot) felt wonderful, but voting No on Proposition 8 in California felt even better, since thanks to the Electoral College my vote for president has never, ever counted. But Proposition 8, which would amend the [...]