Sing it sister

Kathryn Flett in the TV reviews in today's Observer remarks:

Finally, a word in the Dawkins shell-like for future TV appearances: intellectual arrogance is a terribly unattractive quality in a man, particularly one allegedly clever enough to know better.

WORD. Not just a man, either, if possibly somewhat rarer in the female of the species (though I can think of some notable examples).

Am now trying to work out where the line falls between an attractive confidence in one's own opinions, and opinionated arrogance that those are the only opinions that are worth holding.

Waving

I've noticed that over the past few months* a number of people have added me to their reading lists (let's avoid the contentiousness of 'friended' at this relatively early stage of acquaintanceship). Some of you I recognise from communities, other people's lists, Wiscon, etc; others I do not.

So feel free to introduce yourselves here.

And if you feel like it, I'd be interested to know why you're here.

*Invitation also applies, of course, to anyone who's been around longer and feels like speaking up.

Cooking

No Saturday breakfast rolls because of working.

Today's lunch: seabass fillets clearsimmered and served with a soya and ginger dipping sauce, glutinous rice without the coconut but with lime-leaves, and stirfried sugar snap peas and green and red peppers.

(I know, I should have done something with my new Mexican spicy stuff, but that really needs me doing the huntering and gathering and looking for inspiration, rather than making up a shopping list for partner.)

This week's bread: a brown loaf with wheatgerm and bran, based with some modifications on a recipe in the Sunday Times Book of Real Bread. It has turned out rather denser and heavier than I anticipated, but tastes good,