PB cooking update. Yesterday I went on a long cycle, and after getting back had a strong desire not to go to the store, and also -given the particularly hilly route I'd rode- for some pasta. So.… (View Post)

This is one of these areas where I tend to agree, but at the same time you need to understand *why* the justice system is as it is. A driver is in control of a multi-ton metal box that is driven at g… (View Post)

Well, it was either Sol Invictus or pronouns... (View Post)

I read In Praise of Folly in the sixth form, and really enjoyed it. IIRC, he wrote the whole thing in the back of a cart as it transported him from Rome to Amsterdam. Edit to add: my recollection is … (View Post)

I don't care about Erasmus. Shoot me. (View Post)