Pizza (pee) Peel

I bought a granite grilling stone on sale at Marshall's a few days ago so now I'm shopping for a pizza peel because I'm planning to use the grilling stone in my oven to cook pizza. The granite may not be quite as porous as the pricey ceramic pizza stones on sale but I bet it will hold more heat.

Here's the item I bought: http://tinyurl.com/d3tvb2

Anyway, I stumbled over this post at bedbathandbeyond.com.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=14457607

DrPizza26 in Tampa says,

"This peel is durable, strong, heat resistant, and great to cut and serve on. However, when wet it smells like urine or formaldehyde. The odor is not as prominent when the peel is dry, and does not impart anything on the food. I would have selected a different peel with this knowledge."

Despite this fatal flaw, the dude gives the peel he bought three stars! Many people find it impossible to admit they have made a mistake, or have been ripped off. Then again, this guy was good enough to warn us, and I thank him for that.

Just goes to show you, you're better off avoiding products made of sawdust held together with some miraculous, next-generation synthetic resin. What was wrong with plain wood?

Ride With The Devil

This Ang Lee joint is good. No wonder it's part of the Criterion Collection.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134154/

Gary Shteyngart reading from his Super Sad True Love Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39FK2YFaqM8&feature=related

way cool google word research tool

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/

U.S. State Dept. Sues MA

Boston Herald Story

Shame on us for being so insensitive.

But seriously, are we the only country in the world who worries more about offending miscreants than it does about enforcing its own immigration laws?

If I were pulled over for speeding or drink driving in an EU country or the UK, you can be damn sure the cops would be able check if I was in the country legally before letting me go.

It's odd that this is happening in MA. We're all about inclusivity and sanctuary for anyone who manages to swim ashore or survives the border crossing by hiding inside spare fuel tank.

If this keeps up, we'll run out of diverse people!

When Otters Attack

http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/multimedia/popularvideos?ndn=y&vid=23212685&lid=us

Why can't people leave wildlife alone? And how about those newsreader droids? Can they please die of rabies now?

Hung

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471006/

Too bad it's only a short film.