Progress, I tells ya, there’s progress! Having reluctantly come down from the elation of defeating the stump from hell, I then set to the less glamorous tasks of removing a couple of more concrete footings, and leveling the site. Now leveling is important not just for aesthetics, but also for drainage, so unglamorous though itContinue reading “My art project (aka patio part III)”
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Pictures: Patio project, part deux
It’s been a momentous couple of weeks, I tell you. As of our last update, I had dug down to just around the edge of the old swimmin’ pool, leaving us with a thusish state of affairs: Not bad, certainly compared to what was there before. Since then, I finished breaking up the pool, removedContinue reading “Pictures: Patio project, part deux”
Opiate of the masses with Chinese characteristics
Reposted from the SSRC religion blog “The Immanent Frame” Before making projections about the future of religion and secularity in China, we should first take a step back and reconsider some notions about how China’s approach to religion has historically differed and sometimes conflicted with Western ideas and practices. The first is the image ofContinue reading “Opiate of the masses with Chinese characteristics”
Pictures: New patio project – part 1
Here’s a little time lapse of my latest project to remove the fanciful (read: craptastic) little garden that the former owners had put in and replace it with a proper granite patio. This first picture is after about 8 hours of digging — the bare spot by the wheelbarrow had previously been a roughly 1Continue reading “Pictures: New patio project – part 1”
Meet China’s New Image Makers (Just Don’t Call Them ‘Cadres’)
Anyone who was living in China in the early 1990s will remember that day in September 1993 when the International Olympic Committee met in Monte Carlo to announce the site of the 2000 Olympiad. Nominally the competition was between Sydney and Beijing, but in reality Beijing’s bid had mobilized the whole country. Public parks throughoutContinue reading “Meet China’s New Image Makers (Just Don’t Call Them ‘Cadres’)”
Recipe: Quinoa and kabocha salad
Quinoa is a nice little grain from the Andes (technically it’s not a grain, but don’t ask me to explain why) that became popular a few years back, and is now widely available. Like most heritage grains, it has a bit more taste and texture (not to mention nutrition) than most mass marketed counterparts, whichContinue reading “Recipe: Quinoa and kabocha salad”
Recipe: Kale salad with grilled beef
Hey Tom, whatever happened to your recipe blog? Well, the old one is out there somewhere, but heck if I know where. In the spirit of moving on, I will just post new recipes here. This salad was inspired partially by something we had at Agava Restaurant in Ithaca, and partially by a big pileContinue reading “Recipe: Kale salad with grilled beef”
Pictures: Montreal!
Last week we decided to hop in the car and drive to Montreal.This is about 6 hours away from Ithaca, so we did some preparation for the trip, got to bed early, left the house at 7 the next morning, and arrived in Montreal in time for a late lunch. (Which we both agreed wouldContinue reading “Pictures: Montreal!”
Pictures: Ithaca Marathon Club
These are some of Misa’s really nice friends, who run together on weekends, and sometimes weekdays. There are some pretty serious people in this group, but today we just did a 9k trot through the bird sanctuary, which was lovely, though the day was just starting to get brutally hot.
Pictures: NYC – featuring Tomoko!
Not a CHUD to be seen. We did however go for a run in Central Park, saw an installation of automatic gamelan, nearly got crushed by some Brad Pitt fans, did some nifty computerized running analysis at the Asics store, and had some amazing food, including two dinners with my lovely friend Tomoko, who was inContinue reading “Pictures: NYC – featuring Tomoko!”
Thomas David DuBois 