amych, speaking of web dev, I gave a friend of mine your contact info who needs a website. He may have/may be emailing you. Hope that's okay.
It's either for his own company or for a smart grid startup in Durham that he just started working for.
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amyth - May 22, 2011 11:42:12 am PDT #9321 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Connie Neil - May 22, 2011 11:51:21 am PDT #9322 of 30001
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I've always been skeptical of rhubarb, this vegetable thingie that's supposed to make sweet pies. Of course, the easiest way to get rid of that skepticism would be to simply *eat* some rhubarb pie, but that way lies the consumption of other dread vegetables. And nobody wants that.
shrift - May 22, 2011 12:01:03 pm PDT #9323 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
ION, we're under a tornado watch until 10pm.
I was thinking about going out and getting some exercise, but apparently nature wants me to stay in to clean the bathroom and make split pea soup.
le nubian - May 22, 2011 12:12:18 pm PDT #9324 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Connie, the only thing that makes rhubarb sweet is sugar. It is incredibly tart. You have to sugar the life out to get it edible. I will only eat strawberry rhubarb pies for this reason. I ate a slice of rhubarb pie and was not pleased.
amych - May 22, 2011 12:14:23 pm PDT #9325 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amyth, it is VERY ok!
Ginger - May 22, 2011 12:15:18 pm PDT #9326 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Rhubarb is only technically a vegetable, like tomatoes are technically fruits. It requires sugar, which removes it from the vegetable category.
I don't really understand how people can believe in the end-of-the-world crazies, but mocking them after their lives have fallen apart is ugly.
Dana - May 22, 2011 12:19:44 pm PDT #9327 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Some of the rhubarb is pretty green, so I'm considering adding extra sugar. It's a cake with a streusel topping.
§ ita § - May 22, 2011 12:33:46 pm PDT #9328 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It requires sugar, which removes it from the vegetable category.
How does requiring sugar mean it's not a vegetable? There are plenty of unsweet veggies. If it didn't require sugar, what would it be?
I love rhubarb crumble. The tanginess is delectable.
Hil R. - May 22, 2011 12:35:20 pm PDT #9329 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vegetarian Times this month had an article about rhubarb with a bunch of recipes, and one of them was a rhubarb and lentil curry.
amyth - May 22, 2011 12:41:14 pm PDT #9330 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
amych: excellent! I just emailed him again.