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Here’s some worthy trivia for you: 1). PEZ candies (you know, the little head dispensers with the noxious sugary blocks of candy inside) has only made two dispensers based on non-fictional characters. Which two? 2) Which PEZ head dispenser is the most popular (by sale)? Stay tuned for the answer….

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How many of you have ever waited tables in a restaurant?I have, and let me tell you, it’s a pretty humbling, but very rewarding job. However, unlike many who wait/serve as a means of last resort, I chose to wait tables for the experience – an exercise of “self-betterment.” I don’t say this to garner […]

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I had a wonderful evening eating with friends last night.  I cooked. Following is what I made: First Course Mache and Baby Spinach Salad with Asian pear, candied walnuts, grape tomatoes, roasted beets, and Roquefort Balsamic vinaigrette, balsamic vinegar reductionSecond Course Tuna “Nicoise” Grilled tuna steak with Provencal olives, capers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic Italian parsley […]

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1). I just took the nerd test that I saw on Mark Ashton’s blog. According to the people as Wx Plotter, I am a lot less nerdy than I thought… although I have to say that “nerdiness” was qualified, rather skewed, in terms of science… click below to get assessed: 2). Update on my post […]

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See Bertrand Russell for an interesting dissection of word usage… referring to Will Baude’s use of the word “mull” in conjunction with time: as in “to mull time…” I commented: “sure, i think one can “mull” time -in fact i find the usage lovely… especially with within the ‘(con)text’ of mr. baude’s temporary misadventure… can’t […]

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I’ve only met three people in my life who don’t like chocolate. I don’t understand. I really, really, really don’t understand… I see them as tragically flawed creatures. Are they real? What must it be like? Terribly miserable state, I’m sure. I’m convinced that if these people really gave chocolate a chance, they’d change their […]

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Two news items has made me very distraught: 1). The stage has lost one of its best friends: Arthur Miller, playwright of Death of a Salesman passed away. 2). The British throne has seen some scandals and many anni horribili in its day… but this one is an all-time low… Prince Charles has announced his […]

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You know, fiber. Everybody needs it and few are getting enough of it according to nutritionists around the world. In this New York Times article, Marian Burros reports on the exciting addition of whole grains to General Mills’s breakfast cereals. Wow. Should I be impressed? Whole wheat, and more importantly, fiber, is apparently in short […]

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Continuing with the food discussion that Heidi Bond started on her blog, Letters of Marque, about “universal” foods, I have thought of three more items to add to the list: 1). ginger 2). rice 3). chile peppers (for those who like heat) – of course moderation (or not) is key…

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