Comments on: Carb-loading.

By: Hattie

Hattie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:51:24 +0000

Plate lunches and moco locos are a thing of the past for me. Much as I love them, such a load of carbs, fat, and salt is not for anyone but a surfer in their 20’s.

By: Mosef

Mosef — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:13:13 +0000

Late to the discussion, but I have strong opinions about public school. Here in CA we have just had a divisive vote regarding same-sex marriage, with gays framing the debate as one of civil rights. I have always thought that the deplorable public schools minority children are saddled with decade after decade (after decade) is a true civil rights issue. It is all well and good for middle-class parents to vote with their feet and buy homes in districts with good schools, but what are poor people to do? They are stuck with public education.

But I think the “send more money” solution is fallacious. DC and NYC public schools spend more per public than many top-tier private school, with dismal results. One option that needs more exploration is vouchers. Students in failed schools (note restriction) should be given vouchers that can be used to purchase a decent education from a private school. Give parents choice, options, and the means to pay for it, and we will see an explosion of educational systems. Some will be awesome, some will suck, but at least we will break the death grip of the teachers’ unions on innovation.

By: Elin

Elin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:34:42 +0000

My 40+ diet consists of Spanx AND Slimpressions! Spanx (2-please) for the bottom half and Slimpressions for the top half. I love how they slim my mid-section, back fat, AND ARM FLAB! Brilliant! What will they come up with next?

By: brian stouder

brian stouder — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:22:19 +0000

makes one wonder why they call it a “horseshoe”, unless it is a reference to what you think you’re passing, 24 hours later…!! (but the toast/meat/fries mound ‘o food DOES sound good! — especially a prime rib one!)

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:10:41 +0000

Hoosier: I think that it’s quite likely; even though it’s more of a Little Egypt (southern tip of Illinois, between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers) thing, horseshoe sandwiches have spread as far north as Peoria. I’ve had one made with prime rib that was very good.

Another variation: when I lived for a short time in St. Louis about twenty years ago, there was a diner that would take a standard breakfast–eggs, hash browns, sausage–and smother it in chili. Mmm.

By: Jolene

Jolene — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:01:49 +0000

I got 8/10. Think I’ll give myself a cookie.

By: brian stouder

brian stouder — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:52:48 +0000

moe — what a great quiz!! I did badly early on — and then learned to go with my first guess, and ended with a 5 out of 10, in the same “Rocky” range as you (so they say!) My mom would ace that test, though, and groan that anybody would miss any of them!

By: LA Mary

LA Mary — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:50:11 +0000

MichaelG,
It was the Santa Monica station that Sandra Tsing Loh ticked off. She used a bad word and the engineer didn’t use his bleep button, so it went out over the air. Ruth Hirschman, the general manager, who tends to be a bit dictatorial, sent her packing. Ruth gets very ticked and holds grudges, so there have been a few talented people who have left KCRW, never to return. It’s still a remarkable radio station. You can’t beat it for new music.

By: moe99

moe99 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:32:36 +0000

Man, if I were Hillary Clinton, I think I’d stick to the lifetime sinecure that the Senate seat offers her vs. the Secretary of State. She can chair the Foreign Relations committee and get about the same experience/and/or mileage out of that.

I don’t see where she derives a major benefit from switching jobs.

OT: take this BBC Hollywood quiz:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7724446.stm

I got 7 out of 10

By: alex

alex — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:32:25 +0000

A New York senate seat’s a pretty plum thing to give up, though.