Tuesday, January 16, 2018

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1
Food

A Cake for Dr. King

Today, we commemorate the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr., and if you’d like to bake in celebration of his birthday, we’ve got just the recipe.

I cook.

2
Opinion

Now Chris Christie Is Just a Bad Memory

His microscopic approval rating, after years of scandal and neglect, is a clear sign that, whatever he thinks, few are sorry to see him go.

He is not yet dead.

3
Arts

Actress Says Stuntman Assaulted Her When She Was 12

Eliza Dushku said she was molested during filming of the 1994 movie “True Lies.” Two more women have since accused the same man of sexual misconduct.

Accusation is not the same as proof.
I would like a legal conviction.
I will not volunteer to defend the accused.

4
World

Abbas Calls Oslo Accords Dead and Blasts U.S.: ‘Damn Your Money!’

The Palestinian Authority leader assailed the Trump administration over its handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, vowing to reject American leadership of any peace talks.

The slow genocide will continue.

5
Arts

Don’t Tell Ken Burns Quilts Are Quaint

The quintessential storyteller is fascinated by American quilts, saying it’s not so much a story as a question. Who are these people? Who made this?

Women of limited means made these quilts.
The primary material is cotton.  The dyes are aniline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Whitney#Cotton_gin
Cotton was a staple that could be stored for long periods and shipped long distances, unlike most agricultural products. It became the U.S.'s chief export, representing over half the value of U.S. exports from 1820 to 1860

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniline#History

"Aniline was first isolated in 1826 by Otto Unverdorben by destructive distillation of indigo.[14] He called it Crystallin. In 1834, Friedlieb Runge isolated a substance from coal tar that turned a beautiful blue color when treated with chloride of lime. He named it kyanol or cyanol.[15] In 1840, Carl Julius Fritzsche (1808–1871) treated indigo with caustic potash and obtained an oil that he named aniline, after an indigo-yielding plant, anil (Indigofera suffruticosa).[16][17] In 1842, Nikolay Nikolaevich Zinin reduced nitrobenzene and obtained a base that he named benzidam.[18] In 1843, August Wilhelm von Hofmann showed that these were all the same substance, known thereafter as phenylamine or aniline.[19]"
Thirty six blue stars:   There were 36 states in 1860
Summer 1860 seems good to me for the blue stars.
Probably in the South.

6
Sports

Vikings Shock Saints on Stefon Diggs’s Last-Second Touchdown

The Vikings gave up a 17-0 lead before Case Keenum found Diggs open on the final play of the game.

Follow the Connecticut women.


Style

How to Get Over an Infatuation

A reader asks how to banish an old flame — one she doesn’t even like very much — from her thoughts and desires.

I tried hard once.  I do not want to try again.

You tried.   I hope you do not want to succeed.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 

8
Food

Winter Salvation, Fresh From the Dumpling Steamer, in Queens

Found on the same stretch of Jackson Heights, where momos are a common language, Amdo Kitchen and Potala offer a simple warmth in deep cold.

Soon.

9
Sports

A Pass. A Catch. A Missed Tackle. What Went Wrong for the Saints?

It is a play that will haunt the Saints and their fans for a long time.

A long season.

10
Real Estate

Remaking a ‘Developer Special’ in Brooklyn

The generic townhouse in Carroll Gardens was nothing special. But now it’s family friendly, with surprising details.

The spaces are easy.
The cost would be much less without Brooklyn.
I am still thinking Alfred.
I will buy something existing in late May or sooner.
Off the grid can wait a bit.  

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