Author Archives: Becca

About Becca

Owner and proprietor of this here establishment

Note to self–

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Becca

Cleaning and vacuum-sealing 35 lbs of freshly roasted Hatch chiles while not wearing gloves is not a very smart thing to do. Thank the FSM for the Internet and the helpful advice for getting the capsaisin oils off of my … Continue reading →

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Austerity

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Becca

A parable:  A man lies on a bed, weak and infirm, and dying of congestive lung failure, connected to a respirator.  He can barely breathe, with every inhalation an effort.  Everyone is arguing about what to do when a quack … Continue reading →

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This…

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Becca

…is what global-warming related climate change looks like. A system of violent thunderstorms roared across the nation’s midsection Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least eight people in three states as giant tornadoes caused extensive damage yet again. The high-powered storms … Continue reading →

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Apocarapture Now!

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Becca

Ah, sweet Oblivion, blessed Nirvana.  Looks like my ticket transfer went through, so my special Rapture(tm) package took me instead to the Buddhist heaven — which means I'm off the wheel!  Yay!  So long suckas!  Woohoo! (This was intended to … Continue reading →

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Call & Response

Posted on 5 May 2011 by Becca

Pretty much any critique or complaint from the radical right and neocons about a certain recent event can be answered with, "We thought you guys said you actually wanted Osama Bin Laden dead.  Or were you lying about that all … Continue reading →

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In which the vengeance of God is justly meted out on earth | Sarah, Proud and Tall

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Becca

I can barely credit that they have made a movie from that turgid nonsense by Ayn Rand. I have about eighteen copies of “Atlas Shrugged” – all signed in that self-consciously spiky handwriting of hers. Every Christmas from 1957 onwards, … Continue reading →

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Busted ribs…

Posted on 23 March 2011 by Becca

… are annoying and very painful. We've moved to a new house, pretty close to where we were.  Very nice digs… but the provisio is the place was very nearly fully furnished, from when the owners were trying to sell … Continue reading →

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Weather station back on-line

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Becca

For anyone wondering what happened to the weather data over the last few days — well, the station was offline while we moved to a new house.  Same general neighborhood, but a little higher and further east.

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Animation software…

Posted on 10 February 2011 by Becca

…and an interesting viral marketing scheme.  The company that produces MessiahStudio — the animation software used to create animation in many commercials, TV shows and feature films — has decided to see if they can sell their product for just … Continue reading →

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Technological innovations

Posted on 27 January 2011 by Becca

Drug smugglers used a catapult to fire contraband over the border between Mexico and Arizona, authorities said Wednesday.National Guard troops operating a remote video surveillance system on Friday evening saw several people using the device beside a border fence near … Continue reading →

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