Here's something counter-intuitive, despite the fact that cooking shows seem to be ubiquitous on the higher numbered channels, Americans' cooking skill have atrophied to the point that recipes now avoid once common terms like "dredge," "fold," and "cream." God forbid you should use my old fudge-making nemesis, "Cook until the soft-ball stage."

Bawkward ran the physics until reeled the mind! I nod and say <I>un hunh</I>, but that's not comprehension you see dawning on my face.

At least, that's what In-Stat's survey shows. Seems low to me, but maybe a lot of folks are putting white earbuds on those $25 flash-drive players.

Huckleberry looks pensive&mdash;which is definitely not in his nature.

Bagheera looking uncharacteristically silly&mdash;although maybe she's just blinded by my new flash.

On December 31, 2006, the UK will pay off its post-WWII debt to the US. "Nobody pays off their student loan early, unless they are a nutter," Dr. Tim Leung explained. Well, the full story is a bit more complicated than that. Or maybe not.

"I just want you to know, Stephen, that I spent the entire afternoon recompiling all of the text and graphs and data for the <a href="http://www.stereophile.com//features/338/index.html">Test CD 2</a> booklets."