pleasantly surprised

So womzilla put up a long, thoughtful post on the way the press gives right-wingers a pass on bigotry. He included a quote from an anti-Semitic sermon by the Rev. Moon.

I asked for a citation, which agrumer kindly provided, so I could update the Wikipedia page on [[Unification Church and anti-Semitism]]. I expected to be challenged by one of the other Wiki regulars, who is a member of that church. Instead, he thanked me for the update and added that he has trouble reconciling his church's position on that topic. Okay, so it wasn't "you're right, Moon is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy", but it also wasn't an edit war in which he deleted my material because it doesn't match his beliefs.

So that's one small victory for truth and justice.

pleasantly surprised

So womzilla put up a long, thoughtful post on the way the press gives right-wingers a pass on bigotry. He included a quote from an anti-Semitic sermon by the Rev. Moon.

I asked for a citation, which agrumer kindly provided, so I could update the Wikipedia page on [[Unification Church and anti-Semitism]]. I expected to be challenged by one of the other Wiki regulars, who is a member of that church. Instead, he thanked me for the update and added that he has trouble reconciling his church's position on that topic. Okay, so it wasn't "you're right, Moon is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy", but it also wasn't an edit war in which he deleted my material because it doesn't match his beliefs.

So that's one small victory for truth and justice.

Matzoh ball soup

I spent the afternoon doing not much, while the chicken soup simmered into existence in my big orange Dutch oven.

When it was soup, I put all the carrots and a bunch of broth into a smaller pot, which I refrigerated, and froze the rest of the broth for later. Then I went back to playing with Usenet for a while.

Around 8, I made matzoh balls. This involves mixing up a few ingredients, letting them sit in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then shaping the chilled glop into spheroids and simmering them for 40 minutes or so.

My dinner was slightly delayed as I realized that I'd forgotten to cut up the remaining chicken and put it into the simmering matzoh ball soup, but it was well worth the wait. Rich and tasty. Not quite like Grandma used to make--she didn't dice scallions and ginger to add to the soup--but every bit as good. Matzoh balls aren't difficult, you just have to remember an hour before dinnertime that you're going to want them. Chicken noodle or chicken rice is quicker.

I'm also amused by the matzoh meal package: the person who wrote the recipe assumes you're cooking with gas. Instead of "lower the heat" it says "lower the flame." I am cooking with gas, and like it that way, and I'm sure people who are using electric stoves can figure out what this instruction means; it's just one of those things that I'd say offhandedly to someone in the kitchen but probably catch before putting into print.

Matzoh ball soup

I spent the afternoon doing not much, while the chicken soup simmered into existence in my big orange Dutch oven.

When it was soup, I put all the carrots and a bunch of broth into a smaller pot, which I refrigerated, and froze the rest of the broth for later. Then I went back to playing with Usenet for a while.

Around 8, I made matzoh balls. This involves mixing up a few ingredients, letting them sit in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then shaping the chilled glop into spheroids and simmering them for 40 minutes or so.

My dinner was slightly delayed as I realized that I'd forgotten to cut up the remaining chicken and put it into the simmering matzoh ball soup, but it was well worth the wait. Rich and tasty. Not quite like Grandma used to make--she didn't dice scallions and ginger to add to the soup--but every bit as good. Matzoh balls aren't difficult, you just have to remember an hour before dinnertime that you're going to want them. Chicken noodle or chicken rice is quicker.

I'm also amused by the matzoh meal package: the person who wrote the recipe assumes you're cooking with gas. Instead of "lower the heat" it says "lower the flame." I am cooking with gas, and like it that way, and I'm sure people who are using electric stoves can figure out what this instruction means; it's just one of those things that I'd say offhandedly to someone in the kitchen but probably catch before putting into print.

playing with LJ profile

Plucked from an unrelated discussion thread, I now have an interest that nobody else on LiveJournal has listed.

playing with LJ profile

Plucked from an unrelated discussion thread, I now have an interest that nobody else on LiveJournal has listed.