February 2010
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Top 10 Mispronounced Foodie Words
It usually irks me to hear people incorrectly pronouncing popular food words like ‘bruschetta’ and ‘gyro’.  However, I tend to let people go on mispronouncing them because they tend to be stubbornly insistent on their version of it.  This is supremely true at franchisey “italian” restaurants like The Olive Garden.  It’s especially bothersome to hear a...
Feb 25th
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Webcams used 42 times to find laptops in PA School... →
doom. doom. DOOM.
Feb 20th
Kevin Eubanks quitting The Tonight Show http://is.gd/8G5Yy (via @GuyKawasaki)
Feb 19th
Having fun with http://750words.com — the online, future-ified, fun-ified translation of The Artist’s way daily writing exercise.
Feb 19th
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Buster Benson's 17 Rules to Live By
Buster Benson has a few cool rules he lives by…. I have a few rules that I try to live by. You must not dilly-dally. You must be your word. You must have good intentions. You must admit to being the maker of meaning. You must not feel sorry for yourself. You must have a vision that you are striving for. You must tie creativity and experimentation with survival. You must be the...
Feb 19th
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“In all these years I’ve been carrying it and reading it every day I got so...”
– Eli from the movie, “The Book of Eli” Trailer IMDB
Feb 19th
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Some People are Toxic - Avoid Them
Nice thought blurb.  While I believe this truthy concept can lead to selfishness and an unwillingness to be loving to others, I think it’s good to consider this, and take action when appropriate. amber-rae: “Some people are toxic - avoid them: There was in the sixties a man named Fritz Perls who was a gestalt therapist. Gestalt therapy derives from art history, it proposes you must...
Feb 19th
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