the fresh smell of a shipment of lobsters on hangover day

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Rant

Thou art what thou cooketh to.

May 29, 2009

When entering a new kitchen, we tend to evaluate a lot of things while contemplating our employment there. There’s cleanliness (for me, at least) that’s a big one. How full is the walk-in, and are things covered and labeled? Nothing worse than hitting the weeds on a Friday because someone let last night’s sauces go [...]

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Banned Books and Me

September 19, 2008

In anticipation of Banned Books Week, here’s the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books. Those whom I’ve read I’ll mark in bold. Spread the word on Banned Books Week, copy this list and mark those you’ve read. (Curious side-note - Fahrenheit 451 isn’t on the list).

Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy’s Roommate by [...]

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Hey Flickr … leave my shit alone!

September 17, 2008

Since I had so much fun adding speech bubbles to images in my last post, I figured I’d use this approach for something a little different, this time.
The setup: April this year I went to a funeral in Germany. Something that’s more than just a little bit personal to me, something that I - as [...]

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Oh the Irony

August 26, 2008

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The Insanity of Real Estate

August 23, 2008

Think we’re living in a housing bubble and mortgage crisis? Sure we do. But what’s more, we’re living in a “you gotta be fucking shitting me” real estate environment. Take this property for example - it’s a fixer-upper, the seller says. It’s got one bedroom and a bathroom (showerhead over tub). It’s got a garage. [...]

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