Archive for October 28, 2006

The Lord of the Rings, the Celtic music ethic, and “providence”

I’ve been reading LotR since 1965, about once a year – the four “main” books, and sometimes everything else published/available at the time…. that’s 40+ years of Tolkien’s masterwork, and every time I read the books, I find something new (or at least something I didn’t remember from the first – or last – time [...]

The power of the ‘net, not to mention Google

Years ago, I used a recipe from Sunset Magazine in the 70s or maybe 80s, was so great I cooked it up every time I got down to a jar or two of the previous batch – Cranberry Chutney…. had cranberries, pears, apples, onions, celery, spices…. SO much more flavorful than plain ol’ relish.
Well, I [...]