fond memories. Before microwaves came along, I spent seven years in an apartment that didn't have a stove. I managed quite well with a toaster oven, hotplate, and electric frying pan. The electrical system was a 15-amp job from 1923, so only one appliance could be used at a time unless I unplugged the refrigerator. Making dinner for company was a major league operation. Game Of Thrones Appendix! The astucious MikeSchilling has put together a spectacular essay detailing the breeding habits of the Spanish Royalty. If you're familiar with how Game of Thrones is pretty much a retelling of the War of the Roses, kinda, you won't want to miss this shout out to the family that always pays its debts. ( 8 comments) "Romney Was Too Liberal to Win" Another myth busted .  Now can we please stop talking about how Obama won by "supressing" voter turnout, or that Romney lost because he couldn't get conservatives to come out for him due to his being somehow insufficiently conservative? At the very least, can we wait until the votes are finished being counted? As things stand already, the only person to ever receive more votes than Barck Obama in 2012 is....Barack Obama in 2008. When the votes are finished being counted, it's pretty clear that Romney will have received more votes than McCain in 2012, as Tom Maguire points out here ; while less likely, I suspect it's also within the realm of possibility that Romney will have exceeded George