Complaint = Nailed It

This complaint about inaccessibility is brilliantly specific.  The key to communication is to speak a common language, whether in nationality or in metaphor.  In this case, it draws on a relevant quote from a common fandom.  Print it out, tack it to your bulletin board, and label it "Like This."

Recipe: Wild Tidy Joes

I made this recipe recently, and it's a hit.

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What Is Steampunk?

Here's a really good essay on the nature of steampunk. 

Great Horned Owl

There is a great horned owl somewhere in my yard going hoo-hoo-hoo rather loudly.