I threw some shade at James Bond movies the other day, so I thought I ought to mention my favorite Bond movie, the first 007 mega-hit from 1964, Goldfinger. It’s the only Bond film that remains roughly faithful to its Ian Fleming source novel, though it still takes plenty of liberties, including changing the villain’s … Continue reading I Never Joke About My Work
Create a New Password
“Create a new password” That’s the subject line of a lot of email messages I’ve been getting recently from Instagram. Apparently someone has been trying to reset my password, that someone being not me. When that happens, Instagram sends a message to the email address of the account holder to verify that the request is … Continue reading Create a New Password
In case there’s a change in the weather
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,The dashboard's genuine leather,With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,In case there's a change in the weather.—“The Surrey With the Fringe on Top” by Oscar Hammerstein II And what a change in the weather we’ve had these past couple days.
Scanners Live in Vain
I had been mulling over a particular topic for a blog post for some time, and then all of a sudden the perfect title for it just popped into my head, and I decided to start writing. It was going smoothly but I came to a part where I mentioned someone from Elco, and well, … Continue reading Scanners Live in Vain
Thunderball’s Original Title Song
With Thunderball on my mind, I decided to watch it the other evening. My reaction was definitely different from what it was the first time I saw it. In fact, my reaction was probably pretty close to the way I ended up reviewing it: I think I’d rather have watched Othello. Any Othello. The … Continue reading Thunderball’s Original Title Song
Terry and the Parents
When we were doing the morning program over the PA system in Elco High School as The Irregulars during our junior year (1965-66), we sometimes did book reviews. So it was that when I noticed that a new James Bond movie was being released, I decided to review the novel it was based on a … Continue reading Terry and the Parents
Goan Pork Vindaloo
This was the day I was going to make Goan Pork Vindaloo. All I needed was the pork and a good piece of ginger. I got the boneless pork butt at Esposito’s and then went to Lucy’s for the ginger. Lucy wasn’t there, but I found the ginger that I needed, a piece that was … Continue reading Goan Pork Vindaloo
“Charlie”
While we lived on my grandparents’ farm, I attended first and second grades in Womelsdorf. As best as I recall, my mother would drive me into school in the morning and pick me up in the afternoon, but for some reason she couldn’t necessarily be there right when school let out. So I would go … Continue reading “Charlie”
A Visit to Whole Foods
As I've noted previously, I’m not a fan of Whole Foods, but I’ve softened my stance a bit in the last few years. I’m now willing to shop there for items that aren’t available locally elsewhere or aren’t easy to find. So it was that I found myself at the local Whole Foods outlet on … Continue reading A Visit to Whole Foods
Three Things
Now that I know that measuring by weight rather than volume can produce better results, I want to convert my recipes to weights where appropriate. I found a very useful site from King Arthur that gives the equivalents for many ingredients: Ingredient Weight Chart It’s been awhile since I mentioned The Beatles, hasn’t it? So … Continue reading Three Things