Slowing Mike down in post processing ... presspot to myself ... sleep eaters ... idiopathic: beats the carp out of me ... spycraft in Syria ... http://www.4law.co.il/syr07.html ... shocked, shocked I am about the nuclear program ... postcards from Gitmo ... Dave's vacations ... impressively well-educated roosters ... lambpede ... optimism doesn't start cars ... appendix of parking â no joy ... this would be a whole lot easier if you knew who I am ... RFID insecurity ... snow on the water ... Sierra mist ... The Hobbit in two parts ... ``and back again'' ... weekly pick: Tin Tam Slam (with Arnott's biscuits) ... it can get ugly ... weekly pick: pasta made with bronze dies (Rustichella d'Abruzzo, Mamarella) ... Alton Brown's cooking science explanations ... weekly pick: The Killers ... weekly pick: ``The Turkish Gambit,'' Boris Akunin