This article from Slate.com is an interesting rant on typographic rules.
In other news, we here in central Arkansas have had snow lately, and what a nice change it makes. My puppy doesn't like his yard being messed with, even by the forces of nature, and he makes a point to sniff every square inch of it when a new snow falls.
It also seems of interest that my house seems to be going in the direction of organic local produce and partial vegetarianism. There aren't any real rules at this point, but we are trying to be more conscious of how we eat and how we can eat better in a multitude of ways. Buying local produce allows us to have good quality, fresh produce as it is in season. It also insures that we are eating vegetables that are from farms that aren't going to be pumping them full of weird fertilizers and then ripening them with gas in a giant warehouse. We also get to support local farmers in their efforts to make a living. Of course the environmental impact is lessened when you don't have to ship food in from Argentina, too. Not to mention that this allows our on-going affair with sweet potatoes to flourish with very little guilt. Eating a semi-vegetarian diet also helps us to consume lower on the food chain. This is good for everyone, since it takes a whole lot more energy to raise a cow or pig than to raise a sweet potato or a cabbage. I have to point out that we are also doing it because the ways that industrial ranches raise cattle can be scary. We are not, however, going completely vegan or anything, and I think this is because we are trying to make changes we can actually live with instead of throwing out everything and being mad about it and finally rejecting the diet altogether. P.s. It's healthier than slathering everything in bacon (as is my favorite way to eat anything...ever), and we who do the cooking in my house could stand to lose a few pounds. (Oddly, those who mostly do the eating aren't heavy... unfair genetic roulette.)
I challenge anyone to make a lentil soup with Garam Masala and a squirt of Sriracha, blended smooth, and then to complain that they miss the meat. You can't. It's delicious and filling and perfect for snowy days like this one.
T
In other news, we here in central Arkansas have had snow lately, and what a nice change it makes. My puppy doesn't like his yard being messed with, even by the forces of nature, and he makes a point to sniff every square inch of it when a new snow falls.
It also seems of interest that my house seems to be going in the direction of organic local produce and partial vegetarianism. There aren't any real rules at this point, but we are trying to be more conscious of how we eat and how we can eat better in a multitude of ways. Buying local produce allows us to have good quality, fresh produce as it is in season. It also insures that we are eating vegetables that are from farms that aren't going to be pumping them full of weird fertilizers and then ripening them with gas in a giant warehouse. We also get to support local farmers in their efforts to make a living. Of course the environmental impact is lessened when you don't have to ship food in from Argentina, too. Not to mention that this allows our on-going affair with sweet potatoes to flourish with very little guilt. Eating a semi-vegetarian diet also helps us to consume lower on the food chain. This is good for everyone, since it takes a whole lot more energy to raise a cow or pig than to raise a sweet potato or a cabbage. I have to point out that we are also doing it because the ways that industrial ranches raise cattle can be scary. We are not, however, going completely vegan or anything, and I think this is because we are trying to make changes we can actually live with instead of throwing out everything and being mad about it and finally rejecting the diet altogether. P.s. It's healthier than slathering everything in bacon (as is my favorite way to eat anything...ever), and we who do the cooking in my house could stand to lose a few pounds. (Oddly, those who mostly do the eating aren't heavy... unfair genetic roulette.)
I challenge anyone to make a lentil soup with Garam Masala and a squirt of Sriracha, blended smooth, and then to complain that they miss the meat. You can't. It's delicious and filling and perfect for snowy days like this one.
T
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