From Werner Herzog Film. He is crazy, but I love him. AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER BELLS FROM THE DEEP CHRIST AND DEMONS IN NEW SPAIN COBRA VERDE DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES ECHOES FROM A SOMBRE EMPIRE ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL FATA MORGANA … More Complete Filmography of Werner Herzog
Yosemite Valley, 1903. Axé.
My post entitled Henry Miller generated about 400 hits, twice as high as my usual average and almost my “best” day ever. I wondered whether people clicked on it expecting pornography and Geoffrey Philp thought they might have. He suggested I might follow up with a post entitled Anaïs Nin, so I am. If I … More Anaïs Nin
BEANS For the recession I am cooking more than ever. I will learn to use my grandmother’s meat grinder as a Cuisinart. In the meantime I have finally learned to make a pot of beans correctly. Until 2009 only vegetarian black beans ever worked reliably for me. But now I have invented all the tricks. … More Culinary Friday: Beans, Pu-erh Tea, Rabbits, and Cats
See Tom’s Fiddle and Bow, which also has classes with Mitch Reed and Al Berard for $15 every Monday from 6 to 8. Axé.
January 19, 2009, at Radio Open Source. Axé.
We have seen Gran Torino, which is brilliant, but more brilliant I am sure is Stellet Licht, Ordet played out again in the countryside of Chihuahua. Axé.
Cleaning and sealing a wooden deck is non trivial, and it is a fallacy that tasks like this one do not require knowledge and skill. All decks should be sealed, no matter what kind of wood they are made of. Mine is made with pressure-treated pine. This wood looks adequate until it ages slightly, at … More Home Maintenance Wednesday: Wooden Decks
Friday the temperature was still dropping, and the university had decided to save money by turning off the heat. One person went home to butcher a pig for Saturday, but we came home and made lunch. To fully grasp the atmosphere you have to realize that my dining table and benches were made by local … More Feast Zero, After Which I Discuss My Inspiration Award
This is Martin Luther King Day, sunny and clear. We are lighting candles, pouring cane liquor onto the ground, throwing flowers into flowing rivers, and saying, Axé, Martin! I have JURY DUTY tomorrow and I am liable to forget. Remind me, O Blog! Sabbatical gods, please do not allow me to be assigned to a … More Martin
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