Milk Duds and Starburst must be added with caution. They do taste good, despite the way the candy melted into a hideous mess all over the cookie sheet. The before:

You know how they are advertising “all natural” everything? Like soup? New, all natural soup recipes. What the hell were they putting in soup before?

I really like the photo on the left of a woman in San Francisco (photographer Gwendolyn Bounds, image from the WSJ) putting scraps in a home compost machine. Such a great use of light and a clear reference to Vermeer’s classic image.

I’m reading a dull book called “Country House Treasures of Britain.” Mostly descriptions of furniture, ornamental plasterwork, etc– pleasant reminders of Britain’s rich cultural past. A less pleasant reminder of the past are the gibbeting irons and the medieval scold’s bridle for malicious gossips. Gibbet: an upright post with an arm on which the bodies [...]

Her: Did Mike go running? Me: Yep. Her: He’s so good. I wish I had his discipline. (opening bag of chips) Me: Oh, I know. Her: Would you like a glass of this Syrah? Me: Yes, please.