Monthly Archives: January 2009

When gadgets mate

Posted on January 7, 2009 by David

I have a small collection of music-making gadgets: a Buddha Machine II, ElektroPlankton and the Korg DS-10 for my Nintendo DS, and Bloom (by Brian Eno) and RjDj Album on my iPhone. Today I found this video via the Create … Continue reading →

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Lobster Bisque

Posted on January 7, 2009 by David

After gorging ourselves on cheap lobster on New Year’s Eve, I dealt with the leftovers. I removed the meat from the knuckles (the sections between the claws and body), then set the shells and cleaned bodies in water to simmer … Continue reading →

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Like Alton Brown on Steroids

Posted on January 2, 2009 by David

I realize I lied in the purple applesauce post about watching only two cooking shows. I also watch Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word and Heston Blumenthal’s In Search of Perfection. Both of those, however, are downloaded from the BBC, so … Continue reading →

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The Place Where All the History Comes From

Posted on January 1, 2009 by David

We live in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of Somerville, just a block below the crest of the hill. There’s a tower at the top, with a flagpole flying an early American flag. It’s the Grand Union Flag, and it was … Continue reading →

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Zombie Dick Clark Wants Our Brains!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by David

It’s hard not to stop at Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve when channel surfing for the best countdown from Times Square. Ryan Seacrest now handles most of the intros and blather, but he still kicks back to Dick for … Continue reading →

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