I’ve joined the team over at eat, link and be merry. It’s a weblog all about food. And as regulars around here know, I’m all about that.

I don’t have a good knife in my kitchen. As much cooking as I do, as often as I use knives, it’s a shame I haven’t bought myself a decent knife. By all accounts, this is the knife for me. And, as far as really good knives go, it’s mighty cheap.

If you live near Kent, Washington, please support the Whistling Train Farm. It makes me very happy to find places like this. I wish there were one near Athens. I wish I could start one near Athens.

“Don’t make Heaven mad, boy, don’t make Heaven mad!” So begins Don’t Make Heaven Mad , one of many songs written by John Lennon and channeled through Linda J. Polley. Frankly, I think it’s some of his weaker material, but maybe it’s just the way Mrs Polley sings. Oh yes, there’s wav files.

“You can eat if you want to; that’s your prerogative… I used to play that game… I know what it’s like… But I’m just not interested in it any more… " Breatharianism: the secret you’ve been looking for.

A temple at least 1000 years old has been found beneath the waters of Lake Titicaca, the favorite proper noun of seventh grade boys everywhere.

R.I.P. Deepleap. We hardly knew ye.

I owe many people many emails. I’m working through my inbox now, so replies are forthcoming. So all of you thinking “Will that Eric scum ever write, or does he just not care about me?” (you know who you are): I care, really I do! I just got carried away, but I’m getting back to what’s important. Writing to you.

Iron Chef vs. Bob. This week’s theme ingredient: low-quality ground beef. More cartoony goodness from Ruben Bolling via tom the dancing bug.

SuperPants is on vacation. While they’re away, they’ve left us a nifty javascript goodie to gawk at.