Monday, January 27, 2025

City Charter: Ending Pretext Stops

On December 2, 2024, the Richardson City Council appointed eleven members to a Charter Review Commission, as required by law every ten years to review and suggest changes to Richardson's City Charter. Here, in a series of posts, I am presenting my own suggestions.

Sunday, January 26, 2025

POTD: Lunch on the Turkish Riviera

"Sun and turquoise sea,
Relaxed lunch by quiet waves,
A perfect escape."


— h/t ChatGPT
From 2024 05 16 Bodrum

Today's photo-of-the-day was taken at the Flamm hotel on the beach in Bodrum, Turkey.

Bonus photos after the jump.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

POTD: Doner Kebab and Pide

"Sizzling doner meat,
Lamb and herbs in harmony,
Bodrum's bustling streets."


— h/t ChatGPT
From 2024 05 16 Bodrum

Today's photo-of-the-day is of doner kebab in Bodrum, Turkey. "Doner kebab is a dish of Turkish origin made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical cooking element. The operator uses a knife to slice thin shavings from the outer layer of the meat as it cooks."

After the jump, another Turkish savory treat.

Friday, January 24, 2025

TIL: The "Migrant Crisis" is Self-Inflicted

I learned more about the so-called "migrant crisis" from an article in "The Atlantic" from almost a year ago than I've learned from anything else since.

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A Gentleman in Moscow (TV 2024)

Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

A Gentleman in Moscow (TV 2024): The story of the Soviet Union from revolution to Stalin's death as seen through the life of one man and one hotel. A Russian count is sentenced by Bolshviks to a lifetime of house arrest in the elegant Metropol Hotel. Ewan McGregor is charming. B+

Paramount+


Compare with the original novel: "A Gentleman in Moscow".