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Hot off the presses. Our friend and trusty source of drama Annette (via her new friend Andrew, as it happens) just sent this perverse recipe for a sushi parody that is easily one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen this week (this doesn’t bode well for the rest of the week). To the four […]

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I was winding down in front of the tube last night after dinner when I came across one of my favorite movies: The Quiet Man (1952). I suppose I’ve seen The Quiet Man 15 times or so over the years. It has much to recommend it, including John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, and an Irish countryside […]

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On the walk into work this morning I saw two Robins. They looked a little tired, and hungry, but it was great to see those flashy red breasts and think about warmer weather. A bit later on, closer to the river, there was a small group of Cardinals sitting together in a tree. They were […]

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A couple days ago I discovered that one of the cables supporting our garage door had snapped, mainly because it was just plain old. I called the good people at Dan’s Overhead Doors (and more!), and a “technician” came out to the house this morning. The repair was fairly simple and something I probably should’ve […]

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Marcia was telling me the other day about some pork chops she made. They sounded good. So I decided to make a facsimile for dinner tonight. Very simple. Four chops breaded in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. I think Marcia just pan fried hers, but I fried mine and then baked them at 375 for […]

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Thought I’d just make a quick entry about a project Kevin recently worked up for my mom. Her ISP’s spam filters were choking on some e-mails she was trying to send with very long recipient lists. Their suggestion was to break the lists up and send multiple messages. Probably not a terrible solution, but why […]

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Well, the knock on the head was worth it. Mark’s Headbanger White Chicken Chili took the blue ribbon among six other contestants today in the office chili cookoff. Even better, Becky’s pecan pie took first in the pie category, so it was all blue ribbons for our department! I actually voted for a different chili […]

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So I’ve entered this chili cookoff at work. No big deal. I’m making a white chicken chili recipe of my mom’s, which is quite tasty. I find out yesterday that the guy at the office who’s widely considered the chili champ is also making a white chicken chili. I suppose I can only hope his […]

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The coolness of Apple’s products is only surpassed in measure by the geekiness of the people who use them. Some freak turned four Shuffles into a 1.2GB array using a four-port USB hub. I love it.

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