If this is your first visit here, please acknowledge that most of my "recipes" are not exact, but rather rambling documents of my more or less improvised cooking. I’ve previously heard that some people avoid nightshade (Solanaceae) plants. I cannot now remember the reasons they stated for their avoidance, more than it concerned their health. …
On our first episode of Duffercast, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. television series was mentioned. By an amazing coincidence, I found this in my parents’ house the other day: The car, Gun Firing Thrushbuster, was made by Corgi Toys. The above photo shows Napoleon Solo shooting (while driving of course). The right hand side (photo below) …
I may have become a podcaster. If that is really an appropriate term? Podcatcher means a kind of software, not the person catching it (i.e. listening). If the listener is, well, a listener, would not a person talking be a podtalker? Whatever a "pod" is, I do not think I am casting things like that …
Well, the spring was late, and now it is late spring, but not a late spring anymore. Almost-summer. Sprummer? Around here, there are many wild cherry trees. White flowers en masse. That is over now. The garden cherries have also bloomed. Sadly I forgot to take photos. But, as most wonders of nature, it will …
"Let’s talk about the weather". That is the epitome of small talk. Except of course for people really dependent on or affected by the weather, such as farmers or people living in areas that experience severe snow stroms, floods and hurricanes. For most people living in modernized areas, the weather is mostly a nuisance. The …
I first came up with the name "inscius" for this blog. Later I started using it as a handle. I never really thought of how it might be pronounced. However, on occasion people have vocalized it. So, finally I put myself together to find out how it is actually pronounced. Since I am too lazy …
Weather report: Sunshine, no wind, around zero and some snow remain. A very bright day. Today is a very special day. Economy report: Economic equality is increasing by leaps and bounds, employment and self-employment will rise and profits increase in productive business. Banks and bank oligopolies will be broken up, and One thousand nine hundred …
This spring is very late. Still a thin layer of icy snow on most ground. The ground is still deep frozen and nights are quite cold, so the melting is very slow, despite being mostly sunshine for weeks. We had a lot better weather here than in most of Europe, I think. But not even …
I am currently trying out different themes on this blog. The previous one I had for quite a while, but today I discovered it used tables. Tables? In 2013? A pity since it was nice. Currently looking for flexible width, 2 (or maybe 3) column view, with the possibility of having an image header. And …
CISPA har inte alls fått lika mycket uppmärksamhet som SOPA (än). Men uppmärksamheten mot SOPA i gammelmedia hände ju egentligen bara på det allra sista slutet. Men kanske är intresset för rätten till privatliv, integritet och därmed källskydd mindre än styrkan i paparazzimentaliteten (titta åt sidan och titta nedåt, snarare än uppåt, mot makten). www.cispaisback.org/ …
I guess no one has missed the big brouhaha about horsemeat in readymade dishes from Findus. I have not followed it very much, since I do not ever buy such products. There are many issues converging in this. It has been mentioned that some horses are medicated with stuff that makes their meat unhealthy for …
I am sorry this short memoir is not about political correctness 😉 About this time of year, 25 years ago, I used a computer for the first time. It was an IBM Portable with an external color monitor placed on top of it. It was jokingly referred to as "draggable" ("släpbar" in Swedish). It had …