Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 5

Italian road safety campaign social media backfire

In a perfect universe, defensive driving would be unnecessary. Too much on social media, any good idea for saving lives is denigrated because it helps people rather than laying blame.

The Cult of the Cult of Gygax™

It was never a secret to us back in the day that the staff at TSR played the game themselves, and that they played the game with custom rules and custom worlds.

Flashing Blades at North Texas, 2025

I’ll be running Flashing Blades again at North Texas this year, in a game called l’Entreprenante l’Entreprenante, pitting 1705 Naval officers against 23rd century Mirror Universe Imperial Officers.

My Year in Food: 2024

From Italy, to San Diego, to Michigan, and many points in between; and from 1876 up to 2024 with stops in the 1920s, this has been a great food year.

My Year in Books: 2024

This has been a wonderful year in books, especially for revisiting old classics and visiting some old classics for the first time.

<em>Network</em> and <em>The Running Man</em> in 2025

One movie from the seventies and one from the eighties remain far more relevant than their contemporaries—and it’s the silliest that remains most relevant. We are living in Heinlein’s Crazy Years.

Mrs. Winslow’s Domestic Receipt Book for 1876

If this is what people were eating in 1876, they were eating very well. From coconut pie to molasses gingerbread to tomato jam, these are great recipes—albeit requiring some serious interpretation.

The Master Kneels

Whose feet are being washed in these rich white liberal rituals? “Ye call me master…”

Agnus Dei: Latin in the Catholic Mass

Latin is fundamental to understanding Catholic Mass, scientific terminology, and the terminology of many other professions. It underlays so much of how we speak and what we speak about.

The New Centennial Cook Book

Over 100 Valuable Receipts for Cakes, Pies, Puddings, etc.… borrowed verbatim from other cookbooks.