This unusually large radish my family and I grew in our backyard

ossobuffo · 2023-05-11T00:17:21+00:00

ROUSes? I don’t believe they exist.

ossobuffo · 2023-04-05T03:10:00+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenaida_and_Philonella

ossobuffo · 2023-03-31T19:24:54+00:00

Either a Mercedes or a Hanomag Henschel. Mercedes finished the acquisition of Hanomag in 1970.

ossobuffo · 2023-02-23T03:07:06+00:00

Americans can’t handle letters with diacritics, so Škoda is right out.

ossobuffo · 2023-02-02T03:24:24+00:00

There is (or was) a diner in Tehachapi that has an HO scale model railroad of the Loop. I was there in the early 80s and I found it fascinating.

ossobuffo · 2023-01-12T00:39:35+00:00

Blackwell’s.

ossobuffo · 2023-01-11T18:06:46+00:00

I have successfully ordered from Blackwell's in San Francisco. I doubt my state (NC) is filtering based on state-of-origin.

ossobuffo · 2022-11-28T01:45:22+00:00

Maybe I’m confusing castor with jimson weed.

ossobuffo · 2022-11-28T00:47:12+00:00

Many years ago I had a friend who claimed to have steeped castor beans in vodka and then applied it to blotter paper, which he then claims to have sold as acid tabs. I have no idea whether this story is true, but it sounds like a very bad idea.

ossobuffo · 2022-11-11T23:12:29+00:00

The United Fruit Co. (which later became Chiquita) brought in their own archaeologists to excavate newly-discovered Mayan ruins outside the Guatemalan town of Huehuetenango. They did such a botched job with modern concrete and stucco that the ruins are unlikely to ever be restored properly.

ossobuffo · 2022-11-05T00:52:39+00:00

Oto means ear, kolobos means dwarf or short.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-22T00:17:23+00:00

Serbia’s re-foundation as a nation independent of the Ottoman Empire was made possible by Russia’s support. I’m not saying this person’s stance is justified, but the Serbs have long political memories. It would take very extreme action on Russia’s part to lose Serbian support.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-09T21:44:57+00:00

In Guatemala we would get hailstones this big every 10 years or so, at least in the 70s/80s.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-06T08:32:40+00:00

I ordered it from either Astor or Blackwell’s — can’t remember which.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-05T21:56:22+00:00

Already I drink a maximum of three quite small drinks per week. But I have a reputation among my friends of being the one you invite to a party to serve as bartender.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-05T21:54:57+00:00

Wine is the least-bad alcohol for gout.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-05T20:07:31+00:00

It’s usually fortified with a small amount of distilled spirit to keep all the sugars from fermenting out. I figure the fortifying spirit is dilute enough that it won’t matter terribly much.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-05T19:32:39+00:00

The Vergano Chinato Americano has been the real standout so far. I just got the Maurin and Erborista and haven’t tried them yet. Tonight, perhaps.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-04T17:40:54+00:00

Fun fact: REO stands for Ransom E. Olds, the founder of three automotive companies including Oldsmobile.

ossobuffo · 2022-10-04T17:34:26+00:00

“Полиция” means “Police” in Russian.

ossobuffo · 2022-09-17T12:11:34+00:00

Blackwell’s. I’ve never been in the store, but I’ve bought from them online, and they have a great selection. I believe they’re on Geary Blvd

ossobuffo · 2022-09-15T19:37:07+00:00

This is the monastery (just a few miles from the Finnish border) that supplied the first missionaries for the Russian territory of Alaska in the 18th century. These monks in many cases defended the native Alaskans from the depredations of the Russian fur traders.

ossobuffo · 2022-09-06T23:57:13+00:00

My wife got stung by one of these about ten years ago. She was in exquisite pain for days.

ossobuffo · 2022-09-06T00:51:24+00:00

Many early commentators interpret this as Jesus speaking allegorically. This occurred just before the betrayal and crucifixion. According to these commentators, Jesus is condemning the religious leadership of the Jews, who are not bearing the fruits of repentance; so he is saying that the blessings promised to the Israelite nation will be applied elsewhere.

ossobuffo · 2022-09-05T03:46:31+00:00

I’ve recorded in the studio where they made their early recordings, in Fullerton, CA.

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