Doug's photo blog — originally a photo a day, now not so much
Debate about statistics via graffiti, seen on the commuter rail.
(the handwritten text reads: “=3/100 or 30/1000 or 0.03% — very small numbers”, to which someone added (on a sticker, no less): “No. It’s a small percentage. .03% of a large population is a *big* number.” )
I don’t care that it’s 80 degrees at 7pm. It’s September, dammit. I’m having a porter.
Green beans and long beans, together at last
But a good Jamaican goat curry from a food truck regardless.
This soup has three ingredients: fresh corn, bacon, and a small amount of butter. Served cool, it’s perfect for a warm evening.
It must be getting cooler, because Ferrous is once again using this pet pad incorrectly.
I am taking the opportunity of this beautiful afternoon to smoke some beef heart on the grill. I am sure I am Doing It Wrong from the perspective of my friends who do this sort of thing all the time, but I guess we will be forced to eat it all to destroy the evidence.
We went to Spectacle Island for my birthday today. What started out cloudy turned into a pretty, sunny day.
I lost this trowel this past spring: after using it to harvest finished compost from our bin, I could not find it. Yesterday I emptied and moved the bin, and the trowel reappeared, having been buried in the bin this whole time. I am amazed at how much damage it suffered in just 3-4 months.
I do hear a lot of sirens from my new office. But they don’t usually stop right down the block, nor do they usually extend their ladders to nearby buildings. There was no smoke and they left quickly, so not sure what was going on.
