Archive

Listed are the posts for September 2006.

Awesome recipes

I’ve been doing a lot of cooking lately, and while everything I make is good I’ve made a few things that are truly outstanding:
   Roasted red pepper dip
   Garlic soup
   Eggplant rollatini
   Tomato cheese tart


Advertising Parodies

The other day I thought I had thought of a new word: organique – a blend of “organic” and “boutique.” I Googled it and it turns out I wasn’t the first to think of it. On the other hand, I found a very funny collection of advertising parodies – False advertising: A gallery of parody* [...]


11 September 2001

Five years ago, I was living in Casablanca, Morocco. A British friend of mine called and started babbling about how the twin towers were hit and there were planes blowing up and it was like a movie but it was real. I had no idea what she was talking about, and since she was always [...]


Happy birthday to me!

Is it totally narcissistic to post that on my blog?


Starbucks vs McDonald’s

Would you drink a Quarter Pounder with Cheese? If you order a venti (20-oz.) Starbucks Caffè Mocha, you might as well be sipping that 500-calorie burger through a straw….
Source: CSPI Newsroom
Good Cup, Bad Cup – Advice on How to Survive in Latte Land
Yikes. I’m glad I haven’t set foot in Starbucks (or McDonald’s, for that [...]


Pipecleaner Dance

This is funny: put on some music and use your keyboard and/or mouse to make the virtual pipecleaner puppet dance.


PaperBackSwap

Now here is an idea whose time has come: PaperBackSwap is an online used book store, where you can trade the books you don’t want for the ones you do. There are no membership or per-book fees – you just list your books, wait for someone to order one, mail it,* and earn a book [...]


Arrested Development

After pre-ordering months ago, I finally got my DVD’s of the third season of Arrested Development and watched the whole thing in two days. (Of course, there were only 13 episodes rather than a “full season” of 22 or so.) I can’t believe that show was cancelled – it was absolutely brilliant.


It’s vs Its

These two English words are very often used incorrectly by native speakers. It’s important that you understand the difference between it’s and its.


Treadmill Dance

This video isn’t LOL funny, but it’s certainly clever and creative: Treadmill Dance


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