16. May, 2003 - busy weekend

• This weekend, the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association’s Art-a-Whirl brings creative storm to N.E. Minneapolis. I know some folks who’ll be participating, so I may actually make it to some of the exhibits over the weekend. [strib]
• Tonight’s the first pre-season game of 2003 for the Saint Paul Saints. I’m a bit excited about it, even though there are only four guys on the roster that I know from last year.
• Lunar eclipse viewing mixed around the nation as weather hardly cooperates, but the weather here was good. I stepped out to look at the dark moon about 10pm, before totality, and then decided that sleep was more important. [strib]
• Stupid Security tracks security measures that do little more than make people feel better. It’s a good read, and I might end up adding it to my morning news. [cryptogram]
• Saving Private Lynch story ‘flawed’, or more accurately, completely faked. In fact, as the Iraqi medical staff were trying to return her in an ambulance, American troops at a checkpoint open fired on the ambulance, nearly killing her. [holy schmoly]
• Korean Activists to Sue for Internet Snafu. They’re suing Microsoft for introducing servers with security defects and failing to inform clients sufficiently of the risks. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out, since it could be the first case of a company being held financially liable for bugs in their software. [cryptogram]
• A Woman’s Guide on How to Pee Standing has been revised since the original 1997 edition.
• Layne posted about a Friday Five from a while ago. It was about music, and since my musical tastes ossified back during the Reagan presidency (well, not completely, but it’s my blog, and I’ll make fun of me if I like), I’ll pass on commenting on that one. But this week’s concerns food so I don’t think I can pass:
  1. What drinking water do you prefer—tap, bottle, purifier, etc.?
     Bottled (or canned), with a bit of barley, hops and yeast.
  2. What are your favourite flavor of chips?
     My favorite flavour of chips? Probably potato. Gotta like the humble spud. I don’t remember the source or the exact quote, but I once heard a comment about the Irish and the Polish having three curses in common: subsisting on the potato, a love for strong drink, and the Catholic Church.
  3. Of all the things you can cook, what dish do you like the most?
     Color me simple, but I like a big hunk of meat with a few accoutrements. Take a beef tenderloin, season it, sear it, slice thinly and serve with horseradish and roasted beet roots on a bed of lettuce. Mmmmmm. About a half-hour of work total, most of which can be done with a grill and a knife. Some would call it a carpaccio. Other spices work, too.
  4. How do you have your eggs?
     Mostly fried, and in a sandwich, for breakfast, but the beauty of eggs is that there are so many different ways to cook them.
  5. Who was the last person who cooked you a meal? How did it turn out?
     You mean other than the guy at McDonald’s, right? See, there’s this gal… The food was good. The company was better. But mostly, I’m the one who does the cooking, because I like to do it, and I think I’m pretty good at it.

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