The Accidental Linguist

I’ve finally done my first non-book review, with a most-worthy subject– the Turkish Grill of Fayetteville, North Carolina, which can boast the best Mediterranean food and the best baklava in the area, as well as some of the friendliest owners.  Having been to Turkey myself now, I can judge how the Grill’s cuisine stacks up– and in fact most of it compares quite well.  One important thing is missing, and that is ayran, a salty yoghurt drink which goes great with grilled meat, but would probably be too weird for the un-inititiated American.

I’ve also posted a review of Jared Diamond’s latest book, Collapse, in which he explains why contemporary human history is an accelerating horse race, and why we should all care about the winner.  Painting a rather grim and convincing picture of current ecological damage and its likely future consequences, Diamond uses many historical and modern examples which he skillfully weaves together.

As far as Hurricane, or, *ahem*, Tropical Storm Hannah, for all the doom and gloom that we were made to expect from her, I sure didn’t see much.  I even forgot to close my windows, and she happily deposited a *light* coat of water onto my floor, but that was it.  A little bit of wind and a steady drizzle– good for the drought, but otherwise un-review-worthy.  So no review for Hannah.  I’m still missing a good mid-Western thunder storm.