short takes

[cellio]

As we go through the process of digitizing our non-digital music and ripping the CDs, both Dani and I have had multiple instances of iTunes crapping out on us in various ways. Usually the failure mode is that it takes over all the CPU, won't respond, and forces a reboot. Or it'll just decide to stop paying attention to the CD drive and not acknowledge the disc I just put in. Is this iTunes' doing, or Windows'?

Anyway, yesterday we ripped about 100 folk CDs. Progress. I've been going through tape-recorded Clam Chowder concerts. I hope to one day identify the source of the five stray tracks at the end of another concert tape -- a tape I had actually catalogued at the time, but I didn't record those additions. Hmm.

Links:

One Velociraptor Per Child, from jducoeur. I hope they're offering a buy-one-get-one program; Dani really wants his own velociraptor.

From shalmestere: dressage... with a camel (video). I didn't know they could do that.

From siderea: feline cavalry (video).

kyleri passed on this twist on animal rescue.

From a locked post: curry can stave off Alzheimers?. If so, I'm even happier that Sree's is now selling Indian food across the street from my office.

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but there are so many KINDS of curry...

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Thai? Red? Green? Massamun? Indian? With garam masala? The kind found in Japanese restaurants? The bright yellow kind that midwestern housewives think is curry? And how spicy? with meat, tofu, seafood, or other? what vegetables are involved? Fresh coconut milk or canned? With rice or with naan?

All this thinking of curry is making me hungry. Mmmm... curry....

Re: but there are so many KINDS of curry...

[cellio]

Clearly we valiant few are going to have to step up and fill this essential gap in their research. I've only got four or five curries readily to hand, but it's a start.

Re: but there are so many KINDS of curry...

[tc-tick.livejournal.com]

Don't forget Indian, Thai, and Malayesian curries.