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Brian Sorgatz
(rhymes with “cats”)
Arcata, Humboldt County, California, United States
What sort of man blogs about Playboy? I flatter myself to think that Kendra Wilkinson might call this blog intellectual pimping.
“Composer Artisan” ISFP. Socially and economically libertarian for reasons having nothing to do with Ayn Rand. Favorite activities: reading, writing, moviegoing, piano, didgeridoo, light hiking, spiritual practice, friendship, sex.
Hollywood, California, is my spiritual hometown. I actually grew up in three other communities in California, but it hardly seems to matter which three. How could my heart take root anywhere under the tyranny of American public schooling?
I don’t have to work for a living. After my father died in December 1997, my family and I won a legal settlement.
As a senior editor of Reason, Howley (pictured above) deserves better than the leering she gets from us libertarian horn dogs. But since it’s easier to get forgiveness than permission, I’ll go ahead and be part of the problem. She’s yummy! Fellas who wonder about her voice, her mannerisms, and her mind can sample them at Bloggingheads.tv. They won’t be disappointed.
Speaking of yummy, Reason associate editor Katherine Mangu-Ward (above) holds the alluring promise of culinary adventure for those with politically incorrect appetites. A couple of years ago, she read a passing reference to antelope steak in an O. Henry short story, she tells us:Why are there no antelope steaks at my supermarket?, I wondered. An innocent beginning to an obsession.True to her magazine’s libertarian mission, she calls her hobby, among other things, “an exercise in enjoying the most notable fruits of globalization.” Her article ends with two recipes: kangaroo with fig sauce, and Tibetan momo (yak meat dumplings). Boy, oh, boy. What guy can resist the simultaneous charm assault on the brain, the heart, and the stomach?
Bird watchers keep a life list of every species they have ever spotted. My life list is of species I have consumed. Both hobbies have the same root: It’s the impulse of a born collector who doesn’t like to have stuff lying around. All that remains is the memory of a flavor, wrapped—as taste memories always are—in the sights, sounds, and smells of the meal, the company, and the conversation.
Since that fateful day, I’ve nibbled on caribou filet, alligator jambalaya, elk medallions, yak dumplings, buffalo burgers, crocodile stir fry, ostrich burgers, emu jerky, and kangaroo loin. These memorable meals have all been interspersed with the merely interesting—frogs, ducks, rabbits, turtles, and deer—and the downright domesticated—cow, pig, and lamb.
I’ve had more than my fair share of eel, as well. Most of it was barbequed [sic] at sushi bars, though once I tried ordering it in a dim Russian restaurant in Boston. (They were fresh out of eel that night. Go figure.)
Last but not least, Shikha Dalmia, a senior analyst at the Reason Foundation, deserves a place of honor here. Besides her beauty, I admire her excellent taste in stand-up comedians. Hot damn, any of these three ladies would be loads of fun on a date!
(Photo credit: Rod Dreher at Beliefnet.) Although I didn’t typically read Reason when she ran it from 1989 to 2000, it was sheer ingratitude for me to forget to include Virginia Postrel in this post. She wrote one of the “Intellectual Turn-Ons” in this blog’s sidebar, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness. Libertarian women appear to be characterized by courage: Postrel not only discusses the politics of organ transplants in this Reason.tv video but actually does something about it for a friend in need. Wow!Labels: Lib, NPH, OnVi, OthBlo
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