Category Archives: Some Things of Interest

Some Things of Interest 12/7/12: Have A Greasy Kind of Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John are back! Ever since 1978 when they taught a generation of young girls that the only way to get the guy is to stop being yourself and just dress like a tramp, fans have … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 10/15/12 New Bond, Hate Week, and There Is a Hot Dog Under There

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

The new Bond film comes out in less than a month. If you have children, you’ll get to see it when I do: sometime next year once it has been released on DVD. Also due for release soon-ish, The Spy … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 9/3/12

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Even the casual reader of this blog should know that my love of food would fizzle and die were I not allowed to make my own tomato sauces. In the arena of life, cutting vegetables. browning meats, adding herbs and … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: Scottish Science Edition

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

We give credit to the Scots as being great and glorious for the invention of P.O.E.T.S. Day, but we had no idea. In a week of sciencey breakthroughs the Scots have shown themselves more better greater and gloriouser than ever … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 100th Post Edition

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

I’m reading a young adult novel, Fair Coin by E.C. Myers, after reading a review on i09.com that calling it “Pure, Awesome, Crack.” There’s enough in the review that I don’t need to get to touch on the book itself other … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Slow down there Chef. We don’t all have a culinary degree. Paula Deen’s English pea recipe is finally revealed in all its splendor. Worth the read if only for the comments. I’m pleading with the blogging community: if you possess an … Continue reading →

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An April Fool’s History

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

For a large part of our recorded history, the new year has been celebrated on March 25, as spring begins, with days of parties and feast culminating on April 1. King Charles IX, being French, regarded anything that everyone else … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: Road Trip Edition

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

A recent road trip to Louisiana took us down 20/59 through Mississippi, “The Land of the Seemingly Sick Pine Trees.” The medians are littered with them; tall and wind beaten, all but the topmost branches snapped or stripped. It’s eerie. … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Mario Batali has done pretty well for himself. He had an eleven year run on The Food Network, a stint on Iron Chef, and has  more than a hand full of cookbooks in print, partnership in several restaurants, a James Beard Award, … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

I can see in my mind the anchormen and women of America gleefully reporting the irony. “A man in Las Vegas suffered a heart attack today in a restaurant called,” pause, smirk, tilt head ” The Heart Attack Grill.” After … Continue reading →

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