Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
I have just finished reading the novel Spin by Robert Charles Wilson . The Novel is good old fashioned hard science fiction but with character development and a depth that is rare in the genre. Now don’t get me wrong, I am extremely old school and tend to think that characters in science fiction novels should do two things and two things only, push the narrative along and explain the sciency stuff. What they should not do is be flawed and have emotions. Oh, and it goes without saying that they should never ever have sex. The reasons for this is twofold, I like plot, I like stuff that makes me feel connected to the larger universe and I like stuff that makes me go wow but the main reason is that science fiction writers tend to be crappy at doing human emotions and really really crappy at doing human sex.
Categories: everything else Tags: Robert Charles Wilson, science fiction, Spin, Split Timeline
Fish Baked in Parchment – Bonus Recipe
Here is something new for this site – a recipe. Not a photography food article or a political food article just a recipe for its own sake. We had this the other evening – it tasted wonderful. For more recipes see the link at the end of his post. My wife is the cook by the way.
Baking parchment is extremely versatile. It can be used for anything from lining cookie sheets when baking scones or cookies to making small packages to bake bite sized savories in. The parchment preserves the flavors and is often a better choice than aluminum foil as it can handle acidic ingredients without the nasty chemical reaction that occurs with metals. A slice of lemon or tomato can be added prior to baking when the parchment is used. This makes the parchment method especially suitable for fish. Fish can be pretty expensive, at least around these parts, so shopping around is a must. Currently Mahi Mahi filets are can be had for a song and they can be cooked just like any other white ocean fish. It has a similar taste to other whitefish such as flounder or tilapia. Mahi Mahi is often known by its alternative name, dolphin fish although it is not related to dolphins in any way.
Categories: everything else Tags: baked in parchment, fish recipe, ocean fish, whitefish
Meatloaf Parody
Parody of Meatloaf’s I’ll do anything for love (but I won’t do that). Very funny and it’s captioned to boot.
Categories: everything else, politics Tags: Paorody, satire. meatloaf
Auto Lolspeak and Famous Quotes
Here is a great potential timewaster , a site that translates anything into a sort of 12 year old kid’s computer lolspeak chat type dialect
Here is what it does to the first amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
CONGRES SHAL MAEK NO LAW RESP3CTNG AN ESTABLISHMANT OF R3LIGION OR PROIBITNG TEH FRE 3X3RCIES THAR3OF OR ABRIDGNG DA FREDOM OF SPECH OR OF TEH PRAS OR DA RIGHT OF TEH PEOPLE P3AECABLEY 2 ASAMBL3 AND 2 PETITION DA GOVERNMENT FOR A RADRES OF GREIVANCES!1!!1 OMG LOL
Categories: everything else Tags: amendments, halk baked Alaskan, lolspeak, translator
Worldview TV MHz Network
I came across this TV channel while surfing the other day. It seems to covers world news. The programming seems to be a mix of syndicated and self produced. The tone is closer to European than ‘in your face’ USA style.
It pulls content from:
Al Jazeera English, AFL, ANI, Beijing TV, Deutsche Welle, euroNews, FCI, France 24, IBA, MAC TV, NHK World TV, NTA, RT and SABC News International, as well as local & independent producers and original MHz Networks productions
Categories: everything else Tags: Current Affairs TV, Mhz Network TV, US News TV, Worldview