Spring is coming!

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2019-03-05

There is order in the universe. I know, because on the very day that I finally knuckled down and wrote a pathetic little spreadsheet to do some bread calculations for me, the Gods of Serendipity put Running a bakery on Emacs and PostgreSQL in one of my RSS feeds, and my gob is smacked.

Latest episode: We need to talk about meat. Not arguing pro or con here, just trying to understand why it is that meat holds such a central place in discussions of a "good" diet -- in all senses. With Francesco Buscemi, cultural historian of meat.

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Not arguing pro or con here, just trying to understand why it is that meat holds such a central place in discussions of a “good” diet – in all senses.

With Francesco Buscemi, cultural historian of meat.

Episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/meat/ and clickable in my bio.’ data-original-img=“https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/f617755274.jpg" data-title=‘Latest episode: We need to talk about meat.

Not arguing pro or con here, just trying to understand why it is that meat holds such a central place in discussions of a “good” diet – in all senses.

With Francesco Buscemi, cultural historian of meat.

Episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/meat/ and clickable in my bio.’ data-footer=”"><img loading=“lazy” src=“https://jeremycherfas.micro.blog/uploads/2026/f617755274.jpg" class=“u-photo” alt=‘Latest episode: We need to talk about meat.

Not arguing pro or con here, just trying to understand why it is that meat holds such a central place in discussions of a “good” diet – in all senses.

With Francesco Buscemi, cultural historian of meat.

Episode at https://www.eatthispodcast.com/meat/ and clickable in my bio.’>

Too busy tidying in the terrace to remember to take photos, so here’s that orchid again. Current score: 11

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"Tidying up is not joyful but another misuse of Eastern ideas"

I do still prefer folding my T-shirts the way Marie Kondo suggests.

PESOS from Reading.am.

The tragedy of Brexit: not enough Pringles

Keep calm and snack on.

My bread day is done, and there are seven more inside.

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22 Brilliant at The Basics - Nicholas Bate

3. Make your own coffee. It's cheaper, it's better and it's therapeutic.
4. Make your own bread. See 3, except it's not cheaper.

Depends how you measure cost, obviously

h/t Matthew Lang