I made a bullroarer. I had it on my to-do list for years, but I recently read that Abénaki people in our area of eastern Quebec made them out of slate. I found a likely piece, sanded it down, drilled a hole, and attached a leather thong. The sound is good; I'd like to experiment … Continue reading Bullroarer →

Vaccination #4 We're going to Amsterdam in a week, so I got my 4th vaccination today. I did a drop-in at the public vaccine centre in the Village; it took about 30 minutes. Lucky to have such great science and great public health infrastructure.

Mujadara and a salad

It's Father's Day coming up this weekend, but my daughter is graduating from high school, so I asked that we celebrate my day early, so we can concentrate on her this weekend. The gift I asked my family for was that we all join our Minecraft Realm and kill the Ender Dragon. We started playing … Continue reading The End →

AJ asked for gyros for Topological Taco Tuesday. (We eat foods with carbs on three sides on Tuesdays). This is a little weird; my Greek family is from Jerusalem and mostly makes Levantine dishes with a Greek twist. Gyros were invented after WWII in mainland Greece, so they're not in my repertoire. They also are … Continue reading Gyros →

I just finished this book by Roberto Bolaño, and it really messed me up. I can't remember why exactly I picked it up; I think I read an article online that mentioned in passing that it was a difficult novel with some particular timeliness that many smart people were reading right now, and I thought, … Continue reading 2666 →