December 2008
5 posts
Drinking Outside the Temple →
Maybe drinking during the day — much like fedoras — is experiencing a Mad Men-induced renaissance. Or maybe its the obvious: with any recession comes a rise in alcohol consumption. Of course, this recession is a doozy. Now, on more than one occasion in the last few months, I’ve had a couple during the workday. I didn’t overdue it and I finished up my work more or less as usual. I...
Dec 26th
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Mom's Apple Pie
Assuming store-bought pie dough — rolled thin both for top and bottom… Filling – actual recipe with (My notes in brackets): 6 lg Granny Smith apples (I always go for more as I like to overstuff pie especially if using deep dish pie plate, say 8-9 depending on size) Peeled and thinly sliced (6 apples = 4 cups, I would say more like 5-6 cups, again depending on dish) 1 cup white sugar (now my way...
Dec 21st
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How to get off your iPhone (and not accidentally...
Receive one of your favorite respectable magazines in the mail. Rip off shrink wrap. Magazines are shrink-wrapped these days because they come with lots of extra promo-pulp you didn’t ask for and don’t care about. Discard promo-pulp. Didn’t read a word of it, did you? Shake magazine over a recycling or trash receptacle. This will discard all the flyouts. Now these will not be...
Dec 21st
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The iPhone is Technological Determinism at Its... →
If we can, we can and we will.
Dec 3rd
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Of Woe and Lyrics Websites
Check out these lyrics for “Live Your Life” by T.I., as transcribed by this site: Your values is in disarrayed prioritizin’ horribly Unhappy with the riches ‘cause you’re piss-poor morally Ignorin’ all prior advice and forewarnin’ And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren’t we? Now, a quick note about that song. Geeks, Urban Outfitters,...
Dec 3rd