CJC.org

There was a late episode from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” which had the new Enterprise crew rescue Scotty from the old series. Through the course of this episode, … Continue reading »

So, in the wee early morning hours of Monday (well, not that early), while having my breakfast cereal, I see in the newspaper that “Austin Powers” has utterly crushed “Star … Continue reading »

The following is from Shizuo Tsuji’s Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art. These chilled buckwheat noodles are traditionally served on basketwork “plates” or square bamboo boxes with slatted bottoms, accompanied by a … Continue reading »

serves 4 2 inches fresh ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 chicken legs 1/4 cup sweet butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 9 oz green seedless grapes, halved. 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon (if desired) 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger(If desired) 1 … Continue reading »

I seem to have a large fan base on WebTV for some reason. Two out of the four or five e-mails I’ve gotten have been from there. Should I be … Continue reading »

Dental adventures for the week: I had my six-month cleaning on Wednesday. While there had been flossing lapses in the past half-year, like all of December and January, I had … Continue reading »

The afternoon before the Oscars, I finally got around to seeing “Life is Beautiful”. I only caught a glimpse of Benigni’s victorious stepping on of Spielberg as he clampered … Continue reading »

The second day of jury selection for the robbery trial was on Thursday, but since I’d already been selected, I didn’t have to show up to the courthouse. This meant … Continue reading »

I’m now officially one of those people who are too dumb to get off a jury. I’m sure, with the surety that comes from the paranoid belief that civic virtue … Continue reading »

I’m apparently in loser mode right now, having spent the early afternoon defrosting my freezer instead of frolicking in the frozen wasteland that’s NYC right now (denizens of Minnesota and … Continue reading »