An engraving on wood, or the product of printing using such an engraving. Often used for engravings of text. Xylo=wood, Graph=writing. Used as early as the eighth century. Gutenberg used this technique in the 15th century as well.

We’ve grown to love this simple way to make pork tenderloin. Mix mustard and honey and coat the tenderloin with it. Then roll it in a mixture of ground peanuts and whatever spices you like—we’ve found cumin to work well. Throw this in the oven at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes, until the internal temperature is about 155.

This works great for dinner, and the leftovers make great sandwiches the next day.

A dissenter; a nonconformist. Comes from the name used for the Roman Catholics in England who incurred legal and social penalties in the 16th century and afterward for refusing to attend services of the Church of England.

A disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality.

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.

The study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as the Bible).

An absence of oxygen reaching living tissues.

An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.

Mother,

You’ve been given an easy way to think about how you feel about George W. Bush’s foreign policy, and especially our actions in Iraq.

If one of your grandchildren was killed there, could you tell yourself honestly that they died for the cause of freedom and justice?

That’s all. That’s the only question you need to answer.

Think about it.
—Bob

The study of heritable changes in gene function, stemming from environmental effects, that occur without a change in the DNA sequence.