What a friend we have in cheeses 2006

On the first day of Cheesemas...

Le Chevrot with Ash, French goat cheese

On the second day of Cheesemas...

Irish Cahill's Porter

Istara Ossau-Iraty sheep milk

On the third day of Cheesemas...

Australian Marinated Feta sheep & goat milk

Zingerman's Bridgewater Round Triple Cream with Peppercorns

On the fourth day of Cheesemas...

Great Hill Blue raw milk

French Fromager Des Clarines

On the fifth day of Cheesemas...

Hope Farm Tomme de Brebis raw sheep milk

On the sixth day of Cheesemas...

more of the ultra creamy Fromager Des Clarines

a quesadilla at Taqueria Can-Cun in the Mission

On the seventh day of Cheesemas...

more of the peppery delicious Zingerman's Bridgewater Round Triple Cream with Peppercorns

Welsh Red Dragon with Mustard Seed and Ale

Palak Paneer at Naan N Curry

On the eighth day of Cheesemas...

tomato & brie sandwiches with my tea at Leland Tea Company

On the ninth day of Cheesemas...

spicy Algerian crepe with cheese at Cafe Grillades

more of the peppery delicious Zingerman's Bridgewater Round Triple Cream with Peppercorns

more of the Welsh Red Dragon with Mustard Seed and Ale

more of the Hope Farm Tomme de Brebis raw sheep milk

Parmesan on shaved fennel salad at Chez Panisse Café

On the tenth day of Cheesemas...

spicy Algerian omelette with jack and creme fraiche

the last of the Welsh Red Dragon with Mustard Seed and Ale

Trader Joe's Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina with Tomato Sauce & Mozzarella Cheese

random Manchego at a party

random Brie x2 at a party

popovers with pear, leek and cheese (yummy party food!)

On the eleventh day of Cheesemas...

the last of the Zingerman's Bridgewater Round Triple Cream with Peppercorns

oh and then I lost track... but there was more cheese after that too.

Thanks for helping bring in some donations 2006

Well, I got distracted by microcredit (and, alas, never did achieve the level of charitable donations in 2006 I'd hoped to get to), but thanks to six kind folks who responded to my Dropcash effort (formerly in the sidebar), I am sending $155 to Heifer for their Women in Livestock Development effort.

Spammy amusements 2006

Yes, I gave him candy - didn't want him to sink my fleet carriers as a trick.

Avoid the great steaming neanderthal crush of humanity at the malls and the homicidal traffic on the poorly-kept roads to the malls by buying multiple copies here.

And it's also the day on which Constantinople fell to the Turks, but you knew that already. Or, as Donald himself memorably put it, "Stuff happens.

To make sure that I didn't have a piece concealed in an ankle holster?

Yes, I gave him candy - didn't want him to sink my fleet carriers as a trick.

Well, maybe I could, just.

That's not a video, that's a book. I didn't take any pictures because cameras are banned from the Pentagon. On another subject entirely, it occurred to me today that the offspring of an octoroon and a Scottish person could be called a macaroon.

This Website Is Powered by Doteasy. I didn't take any pictures because cameras are banned from the Pentagon.

And what with the global situation as it is, I doubt that our statesmen are dealing adequately with the Cephalopod Menace.

I confess that I stand with the Administration on this question - of course it isn't a civil war.

I've been much taken up with the annual production of the famous Janus Museum fruitcakes - don't forget to get your order in promptly to avoid "disappointment". To make sure that I didn't have a piece concealed in an ankle holster? And remember, it's a well-known scientific fact that used books are terrible sources of infection - if you care about your family's health, you'll purchase new copies only. Myself, I'll be working the cash register of the Janus Museum's gift shop all day. I might post some more, if I don't become crippled by nostalgia.

Myself, I'll be working the cash register of the Janus Museum's gift shop all day. It's very pleasant to watch Museum revenue pile up without any exertion on our part.

I've been much taken up with the annual production of the famous Janus Museum fruitcakes - don't forget to get your order in promptly to avoid "disappointment".

I have myself often mused on the similarities between the Kaiser and his disfunctional court and our current administration - most striking - something to think about. I confess that I stand with the Administration on this question - of course it isn't a civil war. Of course, the only reason I remember it is that I associate it with JFK's assassination, which happened on the same day.

The most curious part of the ordeal was that I was told by a security officer to hike up my trousers so that my ankles could be inspected. Formerly a curator at the National Air and Space Museum and Historian of the U.

I knew enough not to ask questions - I just showed off my ankles, and thought of the Empire.

An old friend, the photographer and historian Bob Lyon, sent me some old snaps from our Revolutionary War reenactment days, which inspired me to hunt up my own shots from that far-off time. Too many treasures, in fact, to detail here, but one must visit the Animals at War pages.

Checking to see that my socks matched?

Or, as Donald himself memorably put it, "Stuff happens.

It isn't a civil war because it has no civil war reenactors. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon, and involved a large number of flags, plenty of brass both foreign and domestic, the Air Force Song, the reading of orders, and speeches. I'm surprised that none of the other pundits have figured it out, yet.

But can there ever be a non-ironical treatment of World War I? - not that it matters, much. It's a bit reminiscent of the works of Komar and Melamid. Not only that, but here's a fact that'll make you stare - William S.

Checking to see that my socks matched?