Two “wow” moments from today:
1. Reading “Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian” by Laura Fraser
It’s an essay that is both a personal explanation and an argument against vegetarianism. 
Also, in hindsight, she realized that she had been selfish and rude to hosts, etc. I agree: I tried to be a vegetarian my freshman year, but I soon bid that label goodbye because it interfered with my relationships with my family, and it was just easier not to stick to it. So now I eat meat maybe once a week. I wasn’t trying to be ascetic; I just don’t like eating meat.
She also writes: “Meat is good. From a culinary point of view, that’s obvious. Consider that most vegetarians live in America and England, places tourists do not visit for the food. You don’t find vegetarians in France, and rarely in Italy. Enough said.” She’s an American who lived in Italy, so she should know. Honestly, I could count on one hand the meat dishes I’ve had that I truly enjoyed, and maybe the problem is the cooking in this country?
2. Making Indian pappadums (puppodums? poppadoms?)
These are Indian appetizers/chips/curry-dippers. I fried some this afternoon—watching them expand from round, flat pieces of dried dough to giant alien-looking chips was really cool. Click for picture.
Though I cannot say I’ve ever been a vegetarian, I like the article. Because you referenced someone make an allusion to music. Not only that, a rather clever one, as opposed to the silly garbage we musicians normally hear:
What’s the range of a tuba?
Several yards, with a good arm.
Also, the snow is a nice touch.
hehe, glad you liked the article.
The snow is actually a feature of WordPress.com; I had no part in that, although I could probably turn it off if I wanted. I’m glad your Internet connection can handle this site!