The ten best albums of the last decade
Yes, I know we haven’t really begun a new decade yet. And yes, I know we’re already a month into the “new” decade. But everybody else did it, so me […]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Sorry, cats
I know, I know, this blog is a ghost town lately. Too much time at work, both for me and my brain. Not a lot of other time or processing […]
"All is lost, you can't go home"
Two tragedies caught my attention last week. One was massive and horrible in scale, the other rather more private. I tend to associate songs with feelings or memories, often for […]
You take the red pils, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Back in August my favourite beer blog gave me some good news: a new brew pub would be opening at the end of my street. Not just any brew pub […]
"That borscht haunted me for weeks"
Yesterday I finished reading A Writer At War: A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945 (amazon) by Vasily Grossman. A month ago I blogged about needing more information about […]
"We are not swans. We are sharks."
I’m always conflicted about the Reuben sandwich. It always seems like a good idea, all the rye bread and corned beef and swiss cheese, and then all of a sudden…sauerkraut. […]
