The Black Path by Asa Larsson. The third in Asa Larsson”s trilogy of mysteries set in northern Sweden. This keeps the same set of characters, those not murdered, as the first two. It has a special emphasis on the mental health of Rebecka and likewise delves into the feelings of several of the characters. A […]
Tagged book, mystery, scandinaviaThe Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health: More Than 200 New Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes for Delicious and Nutrient-Rich Dishes by the Moosewood Collective. This looks like another winner from MooseWood. we’ve made the Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and they were great.
Tagged cookbook, moosewood, reviewThe Blood Spilt by Asa Larsson The second in Asa Larsson’s first published trilogy. Same location – northern Sweden- as Rebecka dealing with the mental trauma from the events in the first book does not go back to her career in Oslo but stays near where she lived as a girl.
Tagged book review, swedenThe Twelfth Department by William Ryan Set in Stalinist Moscow an engaging mystery where suspicions are more powerful than deeds in some cases. Good characters and suspense.
Tagged book reviewDeath By Audio had its last show on November 22. Leading up to and soon following that date a number of articles were published regarding the passing of a diy venue, having succumbed to gentrification. the pieces listed here are from The Village Voice, The New York Observer, Brooklyn Vegan, StereoGum, and The New York […]
Tagged brooklyn vegan, death by audio, new york times, oliver ackermann, ripdba, stereogum, village voiceA Place to Bury Strangers announced a new album Transfixiation to be released in February 2015 and tours in US and Europe. A Place To Bury Strangers Tease New Album – Stereogum – "The band has announced plans to follow up 2012′s Worship with an as-yet-untitled new album. And they’ve teased that new album with […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, album, death by audio, interview, oliver ackermann, transfixiationThe average age of those listed in the twelve obituaries in the November 18, 2014 Free Lance-Star was 70.75. The median was 79.5 with a sample standard deviation of 27.8. The ages ranged from 7 to 102. This is the thirteenth day I’ve been collecting this data. The mean of  obituary average ages using {77.375,64,74.143, 62.5, 55,66.8333, 74.11,71.27,68.82, 76.92,63,76.71,70.75} at Wolfram alpha is […]
Tagged average age, obituaryWe’ve visited our sons in Brooklyn many times. The Spring of 2013 was the first time that we rented an apartment through Airbnb. The apartment was a little rough – some of the floor boards were loose or missing and the bathroom was very tiny – but it was clean and turned out to be conveniently located, […]
Tagged bagel, bergen bagelThe Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living by Mark Bittman A Bittman cook book containing recipes that are in concert with his thoughts in “Food Matters.” Minimizing meat and emphasizing whole wheat. Made the pumpkin and coconut muffins this morning and have loaf of pumpkin whole-wheat bread ready to go into the […]
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Prejudice
Two links. Understanding Prejudice provides tools for assessing your own prejudice and for dealing with its presence.The second is about the science of racism. UnderstandingPrejudice.org – “Welcome to UnderstandingPrejudice.org, a web site for students, teachers, and others interested in the causes and consequences of prejudice. ” culture diversity education race racism prejudice The Science of Why […]
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