http://michaelsautter.com Sports, Food, Radio, Books Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:29:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time & Place: the usual. Present: Jesse, Steve, Patsy, Myles and me. If you missed coffee on Sunday then this is the place to catch up on what you missed. If you were there then maybe the notes and links will compliment and enlighten our deep philosophical discussion.  Dungeon Siege Steve's drive to get ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/06/10/coffee-notes/ by Lawrence C. Connolly Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, July 2007 edition Space opera-et or science fiction novelet? I suppose that if I am not sure what the piece of speculative science is that this fictional story revolves around then it really is just a short space opera. Not that that is necessarily ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/06/07/novelet-review-daughters-of-prime/ by Ray Vukcevich Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, July 2007 edition What if a refrigerator was smart enough to know what was put into it and what if it was programmed to alert the proper authorities if that something was illegal? That is exactly what happens in this short story, however when the ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/06/06/short-story-review-cold-comfort/ A columnist in the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer put forth the idea that the Eagles could trade Donovan McNabb to the Chicago Bears for LB Lance Briggs before the season starts. It's not going to happen. The reasoning behind this rumor is that the Bears need a quarterback and the Eagles still ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/05/22/why-the-eagles-will-not-trade-mcnabb-to-the-bears/ This is chef Bourdain's autobiography as it relates to food. It should appeal to people who are interested in food, cooking or restaurants. Tony first became aware that food is important as a child when his family spent a summer visiting relatives in France. Later in life, as a teenager he ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/05/21/book-review-kitchen-confidential-by-anthony-bourdain/ I like Legend, it's a good, heroic sword and sorcery story. I intend to read more of the books in The Drenai Saga. The basic plot is that the Nadir empire is threatening to swallow up the Drenai kingdom. A lone castle stands in the way of the Nadir horde, can ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/05/18/book-review-legend-by-david-gemmell/ After the success that I had last year planting basil and thyme, I decided to expand my herbage this year. Hanging Garden The herbs that I'm growing are sweet basil (albahaca dulce), thyme (thymus vulgaris), tarragon (atremisa dracunculus), sage (salvia officinalis), rosemary, Italian flat-leaf parsley and common chives (allium schoenoprasum). I bought ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/04/28/american-herbsman/ Apr. 2 to Apr. 8, 2007Articles Phillies, "This Is the Same as Last Season" MLB Poll: Division Winners   Seeds First Sip: Vya Vermouth The Restaurant Reporter: Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle All Go on 'X-Files' Sequel with David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson Showdown: Adium vs. iChat Halle Berry Says No to 'X-Men' Spin-Off Growl…The Mac App You Probably Aren't but ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/04/09/weekly-newsvine-highlights/ Billions and billions of years ago a cosmic big bang took place and the universe was born. Or if you prefer, six thousand years ago God decided to create the Earth. Either way the start of my blog pales in comparason. I had registered this domain years ago (I have been ... http://michaelsautter.com/2007/04/09/hello-world/