Posts Categorized: music, the internet, and life

Gazpacho Al Andaluz

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The word gazpacho actually means “soaked bread” in Arabic. I’ve served this at summer dinner parties and folks always go for seconds. Love this guy’s presentation: Gazpacho Al Andaluz 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and trimmed 8 large cucumber, peeled and trimmed, coarsely chopped 8 large tomatoes, red ripe – peeled and seeded, coarsely chopped… Read more »

Scribbling from my iPod

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My MacBook is out for repairs, I am crashing at my friend’s house while she’s cycling in Holland, and all my routines are out the window. But: I am blogging from my iPod Touch. Ain’t that something!

Sita Sings the Blues

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Nina Paley made a movie! It’s not playing anywhere around here yet, but you can watch the trailer. It’s great eye-candy. I’m really curious about the story too. Sita Sings the Blues If the trailer makes you impatient to see more, you can watch a few excerpts. Paley made Sita Sings the Blues on her… Read more »

Richard Feynman the explainer

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There’s a beautifully written essay by someone who worked on a project with Richard Feynman, the quantum electrodynamics physicist. The writer describes how Richard loved to explain subjects normally considered difficult and complex in simple, easy terms, and how he didn’t consider that he’d finished learning something until he had taught it to others. I… Read more »