Month: January 2006

Cafe Closed. New Year’s Lounge Opened

Hangover Cure: Basic Prairie Oyster The idea with this morning-after cocktail is to drink it without breaking the yolk. 1 whole raw egg 1 dash Worcestershire sauce salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Carefully crack...

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Sunday Griot: The Chautauqua Speaker

Ah, good morning! Good morning, and welcome to Sunday Griot! And Happy New Year! I’m glad to see so many of you up and around after what could have been a very late night last night. There’s bagels in the back, plus...

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How I Spent My Leap Second Vacation 2006

As soon as it is dark, the fireworks begin. Pop! Pop! Pop! Neighbors run to their windows, their porches, to see. Several come out and add their own contributions, pyrotechnic or conversational. Eventually the groups move toward...

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2006 Democratic Party Resolution

Cross Posted at “Praxis for Progressives” Since Bush will cravenly pull out of Iraq this year and claim victory with honor (yes, the stench of his hypocrisy will go this far) it’s not on this wish list for the...

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“I Spy”: Will 2006 Be 2005 Recycled?

Will 2006 be more of 2005? More Bush administration scandals, more furious posting and commenting, more forays to occasional protests? Perhaps the first part of 2006. But by spring, we’ll be looking ’round our own...

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