Year: 2015
Zambian Ifisashi and the Best Countries for Sleeping
Zambian Entree IFISASHI INGREDIENTS 1 pound unsalted peanuts 1 onion 2 tomatoes ½ pound collard greens ½ pound spinach 1 small sweet potato 2 tablespoons peanut oil 1¾ cups water ¾ teaspoon salt SPECIAL UTENSIL […]
Nope, Not Cutting Out The Garbage In 2015
I made two resolutions for the new year – (1) defeat my gut and (2) stop reading crap news. Regarding the second, I’ve got a college degree, for god’s sake. So why am I drawn […]
How to Cheer Up a Sad Poem
It is one of the most difficult problems of aesthetic philosophy: What do we mean when we say that a song or poem is sad? I’ve read Aristotle, Kant, Croce–Benedetto, not Jim–all the big names. […]
Dr. Spooner’s 2014 NFL Season
DR. SPOONER REVIEWS NFL YEAR 2014 Every so often Dr. William Spooner gets in my head and wants to talk football, specifically the NFL, and sometimes about his favorite team, (he says “heavens favorite”) the […]
Okay 2015…can you really change?
In the spirit of the New Year, I am taking a Nostradamus point of view and a Pollyanna perspective. Five things that will not change in 2015: 1. Medical Insurance Companies will not make our […]
Upfaked Out of My Love Shoes
It was a New Year’s Eve in the ’90′s and I was at loose ends. I decided to skip the midnight show and go to a party with friends. After the obligatory dance with my […]