January 2009
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Barbra Streisand & Louis Armstrong,...
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Hi-lo
I posted two takes on Super Bowl snacks on ffffood:
High-brow
Low-brow
Our party menu is closer to the low end of the spectrum, though the fact that the fatty finger foods will be strictly vegetarian gives me stick-up-my-ass points.
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WatchKatie Couric interviews Lil Wayne (via celebzaredum).
Gangsters don’t ask questions. Now you know.
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“I pretty much try to avoid practicing law as much as possible.”
– Mayur Subbar[a]o, “lawyer/pastry chef/venture capitalist.”
Via “Sharp crew: A Razor, A Shiny Knife’s Alinea tribute.”
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The Rolling Stones, “Some Girls”
The...
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By the way, the tamale that embarrassed me yesterday was really nothing to be embarrassed about: it was a Buenatural Red Chili Vegetarian Tamale, microwaved from frozen, with a few shakes of Tabasco on top.
If you see them in the shop, toss ‘em in your basket. A bag of 6 is somewhere under $5 and they’re very tasty, healthy, and filling; a perfect weekday supper with a salad and a...
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Fanfarlo, “I’m a Pilot”
Via...
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Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation →
“It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness,” the president said.
He said was signing the bill not only in honor of Ms. Ledbetter — who stood behind him, shaking her head and clasping her hands in seeming...
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The ad you won't see during the Superbowl →
… because of concerns over a woman “rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin” and another “screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy).”
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Nerd luv
I just had an odd interaction. One that didn’t feel like it belonged in my life.
I look really, really dorky today. My hair is doing something weird — bangs sticking out at odd angles and the ends are staticky and poofy. I’m dressed in my go-to winter 2008-09 look — a knit dress, plaid scarf, and leggings — which can be chic but right now looks dowdy because the...
"Libra, your assignment in the coming week...
is to avoid primitive environments that have no feeling for nonsense. You need a maximum dose of silly, goofy, loopy bursts of diversion. I promise it’ll make you both smarter and wiser.” (Free Will)
Well, Tuesday was a night of inspiration, flirtation, and cocktails for dinner; last night was Pilates and English tea with a supple English rose; tomorrow is going to be off da hook;...
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“The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.”
– Richard Nixon, in his first inaugural address. (“The Speech: Have Inaugural Addresses been getting worse?”)
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i am having a rough day.
so you might want to ignore me when i say that i am so over this overpriced city and my unsustainable life.
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“I’d just wanna be dead if I couldn’t create.”
– Miles Davis, in 1986, explaining why he couldn’t keep playing the songs on the most successful jazz record of all time, Kind of Blue. This year marks its 50th anniversary.
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Watchruhnay:
Bill O’Reilly doesn’t report rumors.
The last 20 seconds are the best.
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Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion... →
You have to admit, this isn’t as crazy as it seems. They’re wily little bastards. Ever seen ‘em at petting zoos? They would steal the braces out of your mouth if they thought they’d make a nice snack.
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Health survey skewers kebabs →
Glad I no longer live in Dublin, and Doner kebabs are no longer a late-night temptation (oh, who am I kidding, I never ate [food] on late nights out). In any event, this is sobering, because I do like a good kebab. One thousand calories?!
A survey by food standards officers found the average kebab contained 98 percent of a person’s daily recommended salt intake, nearly 1,000 calories,...
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The 1,474 megapixel photo of the inauguration →
You have to see it — and find yourself in the crowd! (Captured therin: Yo-Yo Ma snapping a pic on his iPhone. Unfortunately, Renee and I were out of range to the right.)
Read about the making of the photo here. (“It took more than six and a half hours for the Gigapan software to put together all of the images on my Macbook Pro.”)
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Indonesia: Yoga Ban for Muslims →
Indonesia’s top Islamic body, the Ulema Council, barred Muslims from practicing yoga that contains Hindu rituals like chanting, the chairman of the group said Monday, citing concerns that it would corrupt their faith. The council issued the ruling after weekend talks by hundreds of theological experts in Padang Panjang, in West Sumatra. A similar ruling was made in Malaysia last year.
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Missing Somali Teens May Be Terrorist Recruits →
An intriguing and troubling chapter in the tale of the Somalian community(-ies) who settled in my hometown(s), the Twin Cities.
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We've been waiting for this for so long
You know the saying, “What if all the schools and hospitals had all the money they needed and the military had to hold bake sales?”
Well, that ain’t gonna happen. And that’s okay; I like a good bake sale.
But this stimulus package is a huge leap toward a goal that many of us have held so long and so tight that we feared it may have disintegrated to dust in our fists: a...
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Octuplets born to mom who expected seven babies →
If you can’t keep track of your kids in your uterus, how are you going to keep track of them at the mall?
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“My grandmother was a very wise lady. She used to tell me that if you expect a...”
– Victoria Smurfit in my alma matter, The Dubliner.
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Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" profiles New... →
(via cajunboy)
I’ve watched this episode twice, and both times big alligator tears went rollin’ down my face. It is so deftly handled and so moving. I’m glad you finally got to see it, B!
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Shocker! Gossip Girl does not, in fact, reflect...
Turns out American teenagers are not that promiscuous, relative to the previous generation:
Today, fewer than half of all high school students have had sex: 47.8 percent as of 2007, according to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, down from 54.1 percent in 1991. (NYT)
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Somewhere along the line, us Noras have really...
Inspired by Renee, here is the meaning of Nora, according to urban gospel:
The exact Origins of this name is unclear, some say its a derivative of the word honor, or Honora. But the popular beleif is that it comes from the Hebraic/Arabic word Noour or “Light”, correctly tranlated in means Bright Light.
Also used to describe women of great Beauty, beautiful babies are often named nora...
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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.”
– Mark Twain