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• Commented on freaky food fun: Insert dried spaghetti into hot dogs, then boil
  Squid bits! These are marvellous. If you're worried about the hot dogs, use kosher dogs or chicken ones. But what it really, really needs is cheese sauce - preferably with green food colouring added....
• Commented on What did I plant in my vegetable garden?
  The plant on the left looks like basil. The one on the right looks like a mint of some sort. The key word here is "looks": the right-hand seedling also resembles juvenile berries or brambles. Further testing should include scent....
• Commented on Charter ISP will track every site its users visit
  sarafenix - the URL to opt out of Charter's amusing enhancement scheme is: www.charter.com/onlineprivacy No suggestions on an alternate ISP in the Glendale CA area; several sisters of mine live in or near there and report ISP service is pretty...
• Commented on Charter ISP will track every site its users visit
  I am a Charter customer, and got notice of this newest "enhancement" via snail mail. However, the written notice included the URL where I could opt out of the entire thing. Which I did, with no difficulty. There's a catch...
• Commented on Varley's ROLLING THUNDER: third book in Thunder/Lightning Heinlein juvenile tributes, a smashing success
  Splendid series, splendid book, splendid author. This is my favourite of the now-trio in Varley's Martian universe, partly because I live in Pismo Beach, where the book opens. Mostly, though, I commend this book because the Heinlein juveniles were one...