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Poultry and Cosmology
Darn, I missed that--and believe it or not, would have gotten it right--though yeah, I think we all read Adams when we were about 15, right? ;) Gringo, I once compared you with Bayless; didn't know you actually liked his stuff. It should be accurate--he's a cultural anthropologist who has worked and lived all over Mexico for probably thirty years. He had a show for a little while on the Food Network, and I didn't like his affect at first, something of an overenthused Dead groupie, but grew to love his thoughtful, genuine appreciation for the humblest ingredient. I always want the siete mares soup, but it is always the most expensive thing on the menu--why is that? They aren't using expensive fish or shellfish, right? Agree with Grant, that recipe was way too LONG. Got a better fish soup recipe for us, refried, or do you use Bayless's?— December 10, 2009 1:09 a.m.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
To be fair, curzullo, I have not yet seen the film, but I can say that I liked Sapphire's novel so much that I began using it in my teaching. It is an amazing, complex work from a very gifted novelist that I have been hoping for about ten years to see made as a film, and am very much hoping that it fulfills my expectations. Again, I have not yet seen the film, but I can say that Duncan may not have read the book, and perhaps does not understand that all of the problems "piled on" the heroine are necessarily there. This is gritty reality, and a reality meant to "push" away the uninitiated reader, someone not familiar with Precious's social and cultural experiences, for example, not to mention the realities and emotional/intellectual consequences of chronic terminal illness, child abuse, incest, or having a developmentally disabled child. It sounds like the film may have accomplished part of its goal with our reviewer, and though I tend to appreciate much of his thought on film, I sincerely hope he is wrong about Daniels's direction of Push the movie. curzullo, if you would like to join a discussion of this film, check out my good friend antigeekess's thread here: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/antigeekess…— December 10, 2009 12:45 a.m.
Poultry and Cosmology
It could be...for a price! :) Gringo, why don't you get us back on track, with your fave quotation-- a writer, a physicist, etc-- from a conception of the universe.— December 9, 2009 4:04 p.m.
Saved From Suicide
The only problem with this is that so often people would have changed their minds the next day, or even in the next hour. I don't see these guys as necessarily arrogant, and whether or not they were Christians, they may have been motivated by the strong altruistic instinct many humans have, to not let someone else be injured. They probably acted without time to even consult the values of their respective faiths. Yes, xian is right--there are cases in which we need to let people go, when they have--truly, logically, and not overly emotionally--made up their minds to die, and are at peace with their deaths. But how could these two have known for sure that this older man was not acting on a false logic, out of a momentary desperation or shocking news? Or his medications reacted? If the man is truly ready, he will find a way another day, but at least he has time to reconsider.— December 9, 2009 3:54 p.m.
Things Are Going To Get Ugly
You left it in the "Heavens to," perhaps?— December 9, 2009 3:07 p.m.
Poultry and Cosmology
Ok, this is driving me nuts. Why was the audience laughing? It looked like the three were passing something around or mock-passing something around at one point.— December 9, 2009 12:21 a.m.
Smiling, Unaware
Forgot to mention my technique for avoiding textbook purchases. Now, this was harder to pull off as studies became more focused, and texts more arcane, but in community college I was able to haute foot it to the library and grab copies from the shelves before the rest of the idjits in my class even decided a textbook might be a good idea. This remained a viable practice all through lit courses, when five or seven novels might be on the list. Of course street booksellers were also a godsend then, too. ;)— December 8, 2009 4:49 p.m.
Poultry and Cosmology
Mais non, je me suis multiculturelle, qua. ;)— December 8, 2009 4:40 p.m.
Smiling, Unaware
Pikey made me look up a word: Amygdala: "An almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the front part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum that is part of the limbic system and is involved in the processing and expression of emotions, especially anger and fear." All definitions stress this "almond shape." Consequently, I'd leave the can of Planter's nuts at home when visiting Harold in hospital. Especially were it a mental hospital--already full of mixed nuts. (Ba-dump dah!)— December 8, 2009 4:09 p.m.
The Quest for Tequila & Dented Fenders
The young Gregory Peck--I mean, Joe-- is in the middle (third from right)--right, Tiki? ;)— December 8, 2009 4:02 p.m.