Monday April 5, 2010
» easter pie

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I’m down at the house to celebrate Easter. All new traditions for me. One being working in a tag team to make pie. I’ve never liked pastry, but this seemed straightforward —…

» painting eggs

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A $2.99 paint kit, a dozen eggs and I was happily colouring easter eggs. What can i say? I’m easily satisfied.

Saturday April 3, 2010
» this is not a joke

I’m not buying an ipad yet. I know I will, eventually. But not now.

Some other people also think this way.

» ran 8 miles

13.01km 1:29:28hr 6.52min

That’s 8.08 miles at 11min/mile. Not fast by any stretch of imagination but the idea today wasn’t fast but distance. This is the longest distance I’ve ever run. Ran all…

Friday April 2, 2010
» how to square large numbers

I know up to 152, above that I need a calculator. Until today. via lifehacker, john graham-cumming gave us a great method using mental arithmetic. So if I want to find out what is 482.

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Wednesday March 31, 2010
» a runner's life is worth approx $500

This is the title of a thread on the runner’s world forum.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md. — A driver who fatally struck a jogger from Zelienople who was running…
» photographing restaurant meals

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I can’t pinpoint exactly when I started, but I have been taking pictures of food for a long time. Both what I make, and when I eat out. To the point that none of my friends and…

Monday March 29, 2010
» #59(9) rigatoni with broccoli rabe

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A lively discussion was had when my post about broccoflower fed over to facebook. Among the topics discussed were canned asparagus and broccolini. Broccolini is known in the UK…

Sunday March 28, 2010
» turn those lights off

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8.30pm local time today around the world is earth hour when we’re supposed to turn our lights off for 1 hour.

Honestly, I couldn’t see any visible participation. I think one window…

» where should i live?

This came up yesterday. If i get a job that is mostly working from home, where should i live?

My standard answer has always been Zurich. But if it’s US only? Hunch tells me: NYC, SF, Boston,…

Saturday March 27, 2010
» hunch twitter predictor game

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I love hunch. I haven’t used it that much to ask questions, cos I don’t have a lot of decisions such as “what should I do during my commute?” or “which space heater should I buy” to make in…

Thursday March 25, 2010
» almost local

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Even after several visits, as recent as a year or so ago, my friend commented that I walked around chicago like a tourist — with my head tilted up looking at the architecture. Today my…

Wednesday September 30, 2009
» #21(5) reading: chasing cézanne

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Peter Mayle is famous for his autobiographical A Year in Provence. I haven’t read it, nor did I see the film, but I’ve always been aware of him. Mr Mayle was a sort of expert on Provence, and…

Monday September 28, 2009
» 95 years and counting

It’s Car’s grandmother’s 95th birthday party today. And what a party for an amazing lady! There were many family and friends, and I’m no longer surprised that I know quite a few and get greeted as a…

» reality junkie

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I had to get home by 7pm today to catch the return of TAR. It was a 2 hour premiere!! Although at first when the contestants were running out I was like why are there so many YDCs?? [not a…

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