A couronne. I’m very happy with how this turned out.
Experimenting with flour and shape is really fun. The ring shape gives this one a lot of crust.
James Madison
via whitehouse.gov I read a short biography of Madison, our fourth president, in my Presidential reading series. The book is from the American President series, which was also the series I chose for George H.W. Bush. I suspect it will be the only option when I get to presidents like Taylor and Polk. This one was interesting because it was the first biography of a President I’ve read that was pretty down on him. Madison was the “father of the constitution” and his significance as a Founding Father is pretty high. But that doesn’t guaranteed he’d be a good President. Read more…
William Gibson’s “Blue Ant” trilogy
Or maybe it's the "Hubertus Bigend" trilogy. Anyway, I finished his recent trilogy this past weekend, and really enjoyed it. The books are: Pattern Recognition (2003), Spook Country (2007), and Zero History (2010). They are primarily about marketing, art, design, technology, and such, but they are also spy thrillers to a certain extent. I found all of them to be really interesting. Good stories, a good touch of irony, some action, strong leads, and a lot to think about. Gibson is known for his science fiction work primarily (in the 80s he coined the term cyberspace in his debut novel). Read more…
Another picture of Italy …
via wired.com Too bad this one’s not mine. Click above for more pictures from the new cupola on the International Space Station. Big windows mean cool pictures.
I had all these great ideas for posts …
… but Juno took one look at them and said they needed more work. Tough critic. Seriously, though, posting will resume soon!
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