"I think he was a mandroid."

It's weird watching another week come to a close, and with it the month is nearly over. How quickly time flies.


I.

Ms. S. got us a package of "meatless meatballs" (by Veggie Patch) yesterday and today they're going into a batch of spaghetti (with a generic tomato/pasta sauce), along with plenty of veggies (asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower) on the side and a salad. And a glass of red wine won't hurt.

Sounds like a meal to me ... but it's still 3-4 hours away.

II.

In the meantime we'll get to "Avatar" ('The X-Files'), a Skinner-centric episode and a Victor-centric episode of 'Dollhouse.'

Yesterday evening it was 'Top Chef,' an episode in which Josie was finally eliminated ... as part of a fried chicken challenge. Wolfgang Puck was on fire with the snark, enough to inspire Tom to suggest he open his own chicken joint, Wolfgang Cluck(s). Emeril still looks like a Sontaran. Over in Last Chance Kitchen CJ has been beaten, and Kristen defends her coat against Josie, who drops a piece of salmon on the floor during the challenge.

Perhaps we'll have time for a movie later.

III.

My life is more than food and television.

Art:
"Still Life With a Cheeseburger" www.npr.org/blogs/thesal
t/2013/01/25/170199359/sti
ll-life-with-cheeseburger-
art-that-looks-good-enough-to-eat

Literature:
"Why George Saunders (or anyone else) can write whatever they damn well please" www.avclub.com/articles/
why-george-saunders-or-any
one-else-can-write-whate,91578/

Culture and Puns:
"Waiting for Bardot: Have the French lost their je ne sais quoi?" www.slate.com/articles/l
ife/doonan/2013/01/why_fre
nch_people_aren_t_cool_any
more_they_ve_lost_their_je
_ne_sais_quoi.html

Society:
"NBA star comes out with his lesbian moms in support of gay marriage" www.salon.com/2013/01/25
/nba_star_comes_out_in_sup
port_of_gay_marriage_with_
his_lesbian_moms/

Science & Politics:
"Science doesn't say that!" freethoughtblogs.com/pha
ryngula/2013/01/25/science
-doesnt-say-that/

Tech:
"Delays in the final release of Django 1.5" www.djangoproject.com/we
blog/2013/jan/24/delay-fin
al-release-django-15/