Energy Oversimplified
Switching to electric cars just shifts where energy is produced, and creates other issues – producing the batteries is far from being green, and recycling them later is worse, the power grid is not ready for the load etc. So here’s an option that kills CO2 birds with one stone. Well maybe a few stones, … Read more
New Pandemic – Donkey Schmucks
Monkeypox seems to be completely under control, but…An increasing and worrisome number of cases of Donkey Schmucks has been reports in all US states. Patient Zero has been suspected to be from the D.C. area or Delaware, where also most cases were reported, with other relatively high density of cases observed in CA, NY, NJ … Read more
A quick thought re firearms
I’m all for the second amendment. My mother is a holocaust survivor and I won’t give up my right to defend myself from anyone including the government. Yep. People felt very safe in the 30’s in Europe, and were killed shortly after by the millions. Having the ability to defend yourself is a way to … Read more
Intuit Sucks
I’ve been using it for over 20 years, and been using quicken for even longer. Neither was ever cheap, and the user interface and ease of use, well, gently put, left a lot to be desired. There were also technical issues, and were not always trivial to solve or get a solution for (and I’m … Read more
I’m one of many (republished)
My mother is a Holocaust survivor. Her story, as unique and terrible as it is, is unfortunately one of so many. My mother’s entire family was murdered by the Nazis. The only survivor other than my mother was her uncle. When troubles in Europe just began, her uncle was “crazy” enough to immigrate to Israel … Read more
Being Cheeky with Beef Cheek
Cheeky? I’m sure that if I’ll do a DNA test they’ll find that I’m as British as Elizabeth Warren AKA Pocahontas is Native American, so you can call me Sir Cookalot, and I’ll use British slang. I’m a sucker for beef on sale. I went to Walmart for something and saw beef cheek on sale, … Read more
DSS – Devil’s Silk Sauce
Simple and tasty, I fused east and far east in the west. Made myself a kind of frittata, and it really needed some sort of a condiment. So this is what I whipped together (and named..): DSS – Devil’s Silk Sauce Ingredients: 3 tbsp tahini paste 1tsp Gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) 2 tsp lemon … Read more
Simplifying Politics
When starting to talk politics, it’s common to get long explanations and debates why one’s opinion is this or that. I’m always for simplifying things, it makes it easier to grasp. As I see it, from experience, when complicating an explanation, it’s usually to mask something, either facts or the lack of knowledge of the … Read more