Author Archives: RagBlog

Pecan Pie (28 August 2000) If you have read the book Sweet Heat, you will understand this peculiar recipe. It is excellent when served with Dreyer’s Hot Chilly Chili or Out of a Flower, Inc.’s Jalapeño Mexican Vanilla Bean ice … Continue reading →

OUTCRY FOR PEACE! TODAY, September 21 5 to 7 pm Congress Avenue Bridge JOIN OUR OUTCRY for peace by gathering on the Congress Avenue Bridge sidewalks from 5 pm to 7 pm. OUTCRY FOR PEACE is part of the Declaration … Continue reading →

This is one of those rare visitors in the Pacific Northwest. He appears in the Spring for a few days, and again in the Autumn, but he mostly spends his time elsewhere. He is an evening grosbeak. The picture was … Continue reading →

Cartoon Tuesday just lives on today. And there may be more …

Wednesday, September 27th, 8 pm MonkeyWrench Books presents a screening and discussion of “Rebels with a Cause.” Rebels with a Cause is a 2000 documentary that chronicles the movements for social change of the Sixties that began with the civil … Continue reading →

*Note: TT = (car)Toon Tuesday

Today is the Monday Movie. This is a somber video offering, preceded by a somber article from Patrick Cockburn. I credit David Hamilton for ensuring this issue has stayed in the forefront of our ruminations. The truly horrible aspect of … Continue reading →

This cut is from the Shiva’s Headband album ‘Coming to a Head.’ It’s a lovely duet from Susan and Spencer Perskin. Anyone Here’s their Web page – Shiva’s Headband. And here’s a little old press from The Rag. Here are … Continue reading →

At yesterday’s news conference in the Rose Garden, the President gave the following response to a question about the legislation he is seeking to have approved by Congress: Q Thank you very much, sir. What do you say to the … Continue reading →