Taking the Fight for Pluto to the Airwaves

As mentioned a couple of days ago, mabfan and I were interviewed by CBS4 News about our fight to save Pluto. They ran the interview last night. The video is here, with a partial transcript here. The reporter, Ken Barlow, gave a plug for the Clay Center Observatory and for our upcoming Save Pluto Day observances on 4 February 2007.

OK, this will possibly amuse 4 people reading here...

...but, for those four:

Last night, mabfan was watching the new Richard Donner version of Superman II as I was starting the Shabbat cooking. Somehow, in my twisted little brain, "Kneel before Zod!" became "Kneel before Zoidberg!"

It's a Very Milchig Shabbat, Charlie Brown!

Most weeks (at least, weeks that we don't have invitations for both meals), I do a lot of cooking for Shabbat and then we eat leftovers for the majority of the rest of the week. Usually, I make one or two dishes and then figure out other sides that don't require as much work. Especially in the winter, when Shabbat comes in so early, I try to do some if not all of my cooking before Friday.

This week, for the first time in a good long while, I planned a menu that was made up mostly of made-from-scratch elements. And all but one contains at least one form of dairy product. I did some cooking last night, and finished up the cooking tonight. The menu is:

-- Corn chowder
-- Baked ziti with three cheeses
-- Honey-ginger-glazed carrots
-- Broccoli-rice casserole
-- Swiss vegetable medley
-- Chocolate chip cookie bars

There will be ice cream with the cookie bars for dessert, as well.