December 2009
12 posts
Seeing ‘What is Fresh’
whatisfresh:
If you look closely enough, you may see a blend of colors you hadn’t noticed before: differences in the shades of green between two Brussels sprouts or multiple different textures in the same flower arrangement.
I also find that having a better appreciation for the aesthetic value of ingredients leads to my improving as a cook
“Almost everyone I came across said, “Hello!” “Good afternoon!” or “Quite the...”
– Lost Change: Capital Snow
Regarding the winter storm this last weekend; he was writing about DC, but I found the same was true in New York on Sunday. Nothing like a common sense of purpose to bring people together.
Obama: 'Time for talk is over' - - POLITICO.com →
A visibly angry Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet at China and other developing nations Friday, declaring that the time has come “not to talk but to act” on climate change. Emerging from a multinational meeting boycotted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Obama warned delegates that U.S. offers of funding for poor nations would remain on the table “if and only if” developing nations,...
“To even call these shots ‘espresso’ is a stretch. These are astringent, bitter,...”
– Inspired by Butchery on Starbucks’ espresso preparation methods (via marco)
Having become a budding coffee aficionado lately, I definitely agree with the quote here. That said, I find that the quality of Starbucks’ preparation varies an enormous deal from location to location - I’ve...
@font-face-off: Typekit vs. Font Squirrel — Wynn... →
Both Typekit and Font Squirrel offer great methods for embedding fonts in your site. The major difference is that Typekit costs $ and is hosted, while Font Squirrel is free but requires some server administration. This article’s bottom line?
The bottom line is both of these services are great and are advancing web typography. The decision as to which to use comes down to what font you need,...
So here we are.
langer:
So here we are after months of debate, after months in which the White House and other Democratic party leadership stood idly by while the right wing not only dictated the terms of the national debate but dragged that debate into the fascist-Nazi-communist gutter, after months of bowing down before moderate Democrats and Republicans from Maine, after months of allowing the 60-vote...
“Now, I’m not saying you should release crap. Believe me, we’re all...”
– http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001313.html