Monthly Archives: February 2003

In honor of the lousy weather

Posted on February 25, 2003 by Marchbanks

which is utterly appropriate to serving thick soups, I am having bechinalt, a Hungarian gizzard soup with lots of garlic, for dinner. Weird Al has an Iran tornado once he finished. Fnord.

Posted in Food and Cooking | 2 Comments

Pursuit of a feral anserine

Posted on February 25, 2003 by Marchbanks

I knew that everything this morning was likely to be gummed up because of last night’s ice storm. Continue reading →

Posted in Infernal Revenue, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 2 Comments

Barbed wire and Mr. Delaney

Posted on February 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

I got out the card table and a tablecloth, set them up in the front yard, and took pictures of the barbed wire collection I’ve had since I was in the seventh grade. Continue reading →

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A walk around the block

Posted on February 18, 2003 by Marchbanks

Well, two blocks, really . . . or one BIIIIG block . . . or some damned subdivision of the city. Continue reading →

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I’m frightened again

Posted on February 14, 2003 by Marchbanks

This morning when I went to the toilet, I had semi-liquid blood mixed with my stool. Continue reading →

Posted in Health | 5 Comments

Smoke, smoke, smoke that cig . . . ummm . . . rack of ribs

Posted on February 12, 2003 by Marchbanks

Good lord, it even scans properly! Continue reading →

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What makes a good diary/journal?

Posted on February 11, 2003 by Marchbanks

Although tens of thousands are called to be diarists, few are chosen to be really good ones. Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | 3 Comments

Now this one is just BEYOND insane

Posted on February 4, 2003 by Marchbanks

Florida governor Jeb Bush has proposed to abolish the Florida State Library. Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Bookselling, Current Events | 8 Comments

Jesus god, but spyware makes a mess

Posted on February 2, 2003 by Marchbanks

I’ve spent a large part of the weekend rebuilding the C: drive of my computer because of spyware. Continue reading →

Posted in Them Computin' Machines | 6 Comments