Month: January 2014

What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs

If you are new to this blog, you may not know that Vel likes the world between 1920 and about 1950.  It's often termed "dieselpunk", taking a riff off the concept of "steampunk" which is about alternate history for the Victorian Era.   You of course can see I like the Art Deco style from the … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Republicans fall flat on face again, assure women that they only want up in vagina, not to give them fair insurance

Wow, Mike Huckabee is a twit, not that you didn’t know this already.   One more Republican who has said that somehow Democrats think women are weak and have uncontrollable libidos and *that’s* why Democrats think they have to provide women birth control coverage in health insurance. Huck has said that Democrats supposedly say “they [women] … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Republicans fall flat on face again, assure women that they only want up in vagina, not to give them fair insurance →

From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza

Snow day today, thanks to the current snow storm moving across Pennsylvania.  A fair amount of  snow and it is getting windy. My coming home from work after dark could have been a bit dicey.  So I’m happily typing here on my couch, sipping a bit of tea from Republic of Tea and hang out with my husband … Continue reading From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – professional and amateur theists and their straw men redux

This week’s Sunday paper had a most entertaining column from Billy Graham Evangelical Ministries.  The title my local paper gave it?  “Atheists live by faith of God’s nonexistence”.  Yes, that old saw again.  (link to the sad little thing here). Mrs. J.Q., the questioner, tells BG that her cousin has read some books by atheists … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – professional and amateur theists and their straw men redux →

From the Bar – three more wines and a cocktail of our own

Just having returned from visiting my folks, I have more wines and drinks to review.  My folks are very nice folks, ordinary but nicer than most. And I find going to visit them ridiculously stressful.So, on to the new wines.  My folks live in very very rural Pennsylvania.  We were going to take a growler … Continue reading From the Bar – three more wines and a cocktail of our own →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a Christian commenter comes slinking back, and a question: why believe one and not the others?

(Januaryy 22 - an addendum.  We have one Christian who answered the question at the end of this post.  You may find what he said here. He believes in other gods in addition to his god.  There are arguments for and, of course, against this in the bible.) Happy New Year!  Welcome new "followers".  I … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a Christian commenter comes slinking back, and a question: why believe one and not the others? →

From the Kitchen and Bar – goulash, more pork and a couple of wines

These past several weeks have been a blur thanks to me working retail over the holidays.  It was my first experience in doing so and the fact that I work in a meat department made it quite unique.  Here in the US, there are various traditions for what one eats for what holiday.  Ham and … Continue reading From the Kitchen and Bar – goulash, more pork and a couple of wines →