Monday, January 14, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, January 13, 2008
2 med coffees (light/sweet)
lg cup of chicken/noodle/dumplings/corn stew
lg wheat Italian bread (net wt. 10 oz.)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, January 12, 2008
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on longroll breakfast sandwich
16 oz. can of beer (brown-bagged)
1 lg french bread
2 mugs of lager
sm-med amount of wheat Italian bread (net wt. 4 oz. - guesstimate)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
final entry:
Statistics as of January 14, 2008 at 9:15 am CST
Site: Automotive Acne
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postscript:
Thank You for reading Automotive Acne...
a one year blog project.
Sincere Regards,
"Allan Smithee"
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, January 11, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 "Bon Appetit" berries & cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
bottle of orange/mango nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
lg coffee (light) 20 fl. oz.
1 slice of bbq chicken pizza
2 pints of lager
sm bag of salted peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Personal History, Captured in Plastic
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, January 10, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 berries & cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
1 "bear claw" danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
1 med coffee (light/sweet)
1 pretzel (plain)
1 pkg of M&M's milk chocolate (net wt. 1.69 oz.)
3 pints of lager
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Six Movies That Make Stalkers Look Like Hopeless Romantics
bonus round:
"Watching 'The Professor Brothers,' created by Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts grad Brad Neely, is like sitting through a graduate level history course if it were taught by a drunken hobo who spoke in stream-of-consciousness non sequiters, with crudely drawn visuals."
www.superdeluxe.com/pb
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 blueberry cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 garlic bagel (plain)
2 pints of lager (*)
1 cup of chicken/rice soup
BLT on toasted white bread sandwich (mayonaise)
med order of french fries (ketchup)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Art & Literature
Quick Picks:
No one belongs here more than you by Miranda July.
Award-winning filmmaker Miranda July's collection of short stories is quirky and candid. With the unique voice of an outsider, July constructs a narrative continuum of surreal romanticism throughout the pages of her literary debut. Making Love in 2003, previously featured in The Paris Review, proves July's sensitivity and authorial expertise with its intimate retelling of a fictional affair with the universe. Provocative and personal, Something That Needs Nothing, paints the tangled landscape of love and admiration and where it can lead. July's short stories are dazzling and familiar like the highs of false hope or the dull ache of self doubt. No one belongs here more than you is the perfect companion to July's film Me and You and Everyone We Know. Scribner, 2007. -Dianca Potts
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, by Amy Sedaris.
The arrival of noisy hordes of master chefs and subsequent conversion of all crooks and nannies into restaurateurs has led to a dearth of what was once a unique American staple, the guide to entertaining at home. More than a cookbook, somewhat less than a fire-code-safe crafts book, and holding its own as an etiquette book, Ms. Sedaris uses her years of home entertaining experience to recapture the lost arts of cheese balls, chintz, and the cha-cha, as she covers all manner of social occasion, including how to get guests to leave. From the intimate style of her writing it becomes clear quickly that Amy Sedaris does, very probably, like you, perhaps a little too much if you get claustrophobic easily. Her section on entertaining the elderly is extremely helpful, though the polite thing to do would be to laugh freely and pretend it is scandalously unfair. Lovingly illustrated, if you don't have time to read, with thoroughly dangerous woodworking instructions from Paul Dinello. Warner Books, 2006. - Walt Maguire
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: a Memoir, by Nick Flynn.
Growing up with a hard-working single mother in the suburbs of Boston, Flynn, understandably, had no desire to become acquainted with his chronically drunk and delusional father. Then one day, his father showed up at the homeless shelter where Flynn worked and that began an unlikely saga of redemption for both men. Written beautifully in riffs and starts, scenes, and lists-a hybrid form with perfect pitch-this work allows us to discover, with the author, an unfolding relationship that defies the odds. W W Norton, NY 2004-Janice Wilson Stridick
Institute of Contemporary Art
winter exhibitions:
The Puppet Show
Walkthrough with curators Carin Kuoni and Ingrid Schaffner, and artist Terence Gower
"The Puppet Show" is a group exhibition that looks at the imagery of puppets in contemporary art. Concentrating on sculpture, video and photography, some of the works involve actual puppets and artists as puppeteers. Other images evoke topics associated with puppetry. Collectively these works show puppets to be a provocative and relevant imageryone that moves deep into social, political and psychological terrains. The installation is designed by artist Terence Gower with reference to the uncanny and theatrical displacements of scale. "The Puppet Show" premiers at ICA before traveling to Santa Monica, Honolulu, Houston, and Seattle.
Trisha Donnelly
Walkthrough with artist Trisha Donnelly and curator Jenelle Porter
Using sculpture, drawing, photographs, text, sound, video, and painting, Trisha Donnelly will compose an installation, her first U.S. solo museum exhibition, from works originally made between 1998 and 2007. Donnelly's ineffable body of work resists simple characterization. A lexicon of imagery and action relies on the power of suggestion. What unite her work in various media are gestures of altered time, shifters, dimensional explorations, evocation, perception, and belief structures. On display for an extended period through August 3, the show will transform with works rotating on and off display.
Carlos Motta: The Good Life
Walkthrough with artist Carlos Motta and curator Stamatina Gregory
"The Good Life," a long-term, in-progress, experimental documentary project, is a relevant examination of the regional history, perception and effects of U.S. interventionist policies in Latin America, at a time of global critical awareness of those politics. In this iteration, created for the Project Space, Motta's interviews with persons in Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Managua, Mexico City, Santiago and Tegucigalpa serve as both a conceptual and formal framework.
Ramp Project: Beyond Kiosk
Walkthrough with Christoph Keller and Conny Purtill
Over six-hundred independent publication projects turn the transitional space of ICA's ramp into a volume of volumes. Viewers are encouraged to pull material and peruse it along the way—picture the book stalls of Paris—or stop and read in the window seat and lounge staged half-way up the ramp. Selected by Christoph Keller, in an installation designed by Conny Purtill, the exhibition takes an exemplary swath from the Kiosk archive which Keller founded in 2001. Included are selections from Philadelphia's strong community of independent publishers.
Opening Reception · thurs jan 17 @ 6-8pm · free and open to the public
Exhibition Walkthroughs · thurs jan 17 @ 5pm · members only · join on-site
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese & berries danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
1 apple danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pretzel (plain)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 slice of bbq pizza
2 pints of lager (*)
1 can of tea (12 fl. oz.)
1 sesame chicken/pork fried rice combination plate
sm amount of broccoli
1 eggroll (orange duck sauce)
1 fortune cookie
1 can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
When Superconductivity Became Clear (to Some)
Quote of the Day:
"It means a large proportion of the population really could feel health benefits through moderate changes."
KAY-TEE KHAW
University of Cambridge Professor, on research showing that regular exercise, moderate drinking, no smoking, and a diet heavy in fruits and vegetables can add as much as 14 years to your life
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, January 7, 2008
mug of lager
2 lg cups of coffee (cream)
2 pints of lager (same location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
3/4 of a "philly soft pretzel"
sm amount of popcorn
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
slice of bbq chicken pizza
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
pint of lager (original location)
can of tea (12 fl. oz.)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Hatemail: I can't get nothing I want!
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, January 6, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 lg cuban bread (net wt. 10 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 Checkers fish sandwich (lettuce/tartar sauce)
1 Checkers hamburger (lettuce/tomato/pickles/mayonaise/ketchup)
1 Checkers chili-cheese burger
lg cappuccino (24 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
med plastic cup of fountain coke (same location)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Books Cont.
recently acquired freebies:
The Art of Plain Talk by Rudolf Flesch
duplex Apartment - David Greenberger
Essays of Francis Bacon
Galapagos - Kurt Vonnegut
Gods Behaving Badly - Marie Phillips
I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson
Life Itself (Its Origin And Nature) - Francis Crick
Louder Than Words (Anthology) edited by William Shore
Nature, Man & Woman - Alan W. Watts
The Orators - W.H. Auden
Snow Country - Yasunari Kawabata
Three Who Dared - Tom Cohen
The Universe and Dr. Einstein - Lincoln Barnett
We Think The World of You - J. R. Ackerley
Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
Bonus round:
Fruit flies imbibe - it's males gone wild
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, January 5, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/double cheese on ciabatta square bread breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.18 oz.)
1 "Bon Appetit" blueberry cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Friday, January 4, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 omelette link breakfast dog
1 Checkers cheeseburger (lettuce/tomato/pickles/mayonaise/ketchup)
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager
mug of lager (same location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 slice of bbq chicken pizza
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes
Recent purchase from Bookhaven:
Einstein's Dreams & Good Benito by Alan Lightman
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, January 3, 2008
1 lg "everything" Italian bread (net wt. 11 oz.)
2-3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
2 packs of "Krispy Original" saltine crackers (2 per)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) same location
cup of chicken/rice soup
2 packs of "Krispy Original" saltine crackers (2 per)
1 BLT on toasted white bread sandwich (mayonaise)
2 pints of lager (same location)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 bottles of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
3/4-pack of cigarettes
CircaStudy.com: Online flashcards for Art History and Humanities students
Bonus round:
Small Bites - McRib Farewell Tour 3
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on longroll breakfast sandwich
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm-med "vegetable wraps"
2 pints of lager
1 bag of "cheez-it" baked snack crackers (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
1 kaiser roll
sm container of nacho cheese dip (net wt. 1 oz.)
pack of cigarettes
someone's overheard conversation regarding jdate:
We squeezed into our table, and almost immediately noticed that the couple to my left was speaking about their JDate experiences.
I do not believe this couple was an actual couple, or that they were even on a date, because the guy spoke freely and unapologetically about using Jdate as a source of one-time hookups. The girl agreed that if she were going on a Jdate just for fun, she would sleep with the guy on the first date, but if she really liked him, she would wait. The guys said, "I haven't meant anyone on Jdate I liked enough for that. For me, it's just a one-night-stand thing."
Then he started complaining how many of the girls he had met and slept with through Jdate tried contacting him for future dates, and this annoyed him. He complained that many of the girls he meant through Jdate had curly hair. He hated curly hair. One time, he dated a girl with what he described as "natural" hair. He liked her. They went on a few dates, but then he found out she really had curly hair but had been blowing it out straight. This horrified him, and they broke up. "And I hate a girls who wear makeup."
"A lot of girls wear makeup," the girl said. "It's not that big a deal. I'm wearing makeup right now."
"Yeah, but you're hardly wearing any makeup."
"No, I'm wearing a nice amount of makeup. I would say I'm definitely wearing makeup, and it's a nice amount of makeup."
"Well, I didn't notice. I don't like it when you notice that a girl is wearing makeup. Or that she blow dries her hair. You don't blow dry your hair, do you?"
"I blow dry my hair."
"But you don't blow dry it all the time."
"I pretty much blow dry it all the time."
"But you don't blow dry it straight do you? Your hair is naturally straight."
"My hair is a little wavy. It's not curly. But I definitely blow dry it. And when I do, I blow dry it out straight."
After hitting this rough patch, they began to talk about past relationships. Brian and I sat mesmerized by the conversation, unable to talk, unable to do anything else but listen. And occasionally text each other about the horror we were feeling.
It turns out the girl had been married before, but was now single. The guy's longest relationship had gone on for two years, and this is with a girl who was ten years her junior. I started to do the math, but the girl made things easy. She said, "Well, you're 38 now. Things have changed a lot for you."
The guy spoke equivocally about his ex-girlfriend. He said, "She was very immature."
The girl said, "You mean she was socially awkward?"
"No. She was very socially tuned-in. She was very savvy. She just didn't know a lot."
"You mean she wasn't very bright?"
"No, she was brilliant. And very savvy."
"Did she not dress well?"
"No. She dressed amazing. It's just that she didn't know anything. She knew some things. But there were other things that she just didn't know. And it was always irritating."
Just then a new song came on. Brian leaned in and whispered to me that it was a band we liked — the Silver Jews. Ten seconds later, the guy said, "Hear this song?" He pointed up. "What band is this?"
The girl looked at him blankly. "It's a band called the Silver Jews. She would have know that."
The girl said, "I've never heard of them. I know classic rock. Ask me anything about classic rock. I'll be able to answer you. I'm an expert on Classic Rock. Pink Floyd. Led Zeppelin...."
They talked about Zeppelin 4 for a bit, but then were back to JDating, which is when I heard about one of the weirdest dating hang-ups ever. The guy said, "I went on two dates with her, and I like her, but I don't think we can go out again."
The girl said, "What's the problem? Is she too clingy?"
He said, "Not really. It's just that ... she told me that every Sunday she does philanthropy."
"Wha?
"You know. She does things for charities. Every Sunday."
"I think that's nice."
"It may be nice, but don't tell me about it."
"Why not?"
"It's not sexy. I can't think of anything less sexy than doing community service."
"I think it's nice that she spends her Sundays doing community service."
"I don't care that she does it. She just shouldn't tell anyone. I mean, not on a date. That's so unsexy. Community service is NOT SEXY. I don't think I can date her again."
"I'd love it if I guy I was dating did community service."
"I can't ever see her again. It's just too gross 'I do community service.' Gross."
After we left the restaurant, I had the desire to alert JDate that we had met their biggest douche bag.
posted by Hackmuth on the SJBB
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (ketchup) net wt. 2.5 oz.
1 sausage/egg/double cheese on cibatta square bread breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.18 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Monday, December 31, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 cheese bratwurst (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 vienna cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
pint of lager
1 slice of "buffalo chicken" pizza
2 pints of lager (same location)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) diff. location
1 sesame chicken/fried pork rice combo plate
1 eggroll
sm amount of broccoli
1 fortune cookie
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
How To Build An Igloo (and Other Snow Shelters)
You do not know who is your friend and who is your enemy until the ice breaks. -Eskimo Proverb
May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart. - Inuit Proverb
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Monday, December 31, 2007
December - 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 30, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 "big bacon cheese dog" (mustard/onion)
1 sm container of macaroni salad (net wt. 5 oz.)
1 cheese hoagie on "shorti" roll (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard/mayonaise)
1 bag of potato chips (net wt. 2.125 oz.)
med amount of water
bottle of double-dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slice of bbq chicken pizza
bottle of orange drink (16 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 3/4 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, December 29, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 "Bon Appetit" cheese & berries danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
2 pints of lager
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med amount of popcorn
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 pints of lager (*) same location
1 bag of "cheez-it" baked snack crackers (total net wt. 1 oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Happy New Year!
New Year (2008) Resolution:
To clean up, at least once or twice a month, a heavily littered & garbage strewn section of a Philadelphia street that is in close proximity to where I live.
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, December 28, 2007
slice of mushroom pizza
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 "Bon Appetit" apple danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.) same location
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each) diff. location
sm amount of coffee (light/sweet)
1 tunafish/cheddar cheese on pumpernickel-rye bread sandwich (tomato/onion)
1 roast chicken/bacon/provolone cheese on pumpernickel-rye bread sandwich (pesto/mayonaise)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
upcoming studio equipment purchases:
1 single burner hot plate
1 double-boiler pan
Art Obsessions
For artists to obsess about their art is desirable but also troubling. To obsess is to feeled pulled about by one's thoughts, agitated, distracted, and separated from other life matters of vital importance. To obsess too virulently is to walk alone in anxiety. But to obsess too little is to wall oneself off from one's own creativity. Maintaining awareness of this distinction is an artist's everlasting duty. Artists must obsess, but they must also manufacture their own shutdown systems, their own ways of giving the brain a rest.
"The ideas for stories that thronged my brain would not let me rest till I had got rid of them by writing them." W. Somerset Maugham
"I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they're not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It's a dream that won't come true." Berthe Morisot
"The cypresses are always occupying my thoughts." Vincent van Gogh
"Wherever I go, I collect sand." Connie Zehr
"A mind too active is no mind at all." Theodore Roethke
For Art to come into existence, it must be obsessed about. Therefore I must cultivate a positive obsessiveness. But obsession is a dangerous neccessity. I will monitor my obsessiveness and strive to manage my anxieties: I want to obsess because I am working deeply, not because I am worrying myself to death.
excerpted from Affirmations For Artists by Eric Maisel
copyright 1996
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons (NYC)
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 27, 2007
sm reeses peanut butter cup
2-3 cups of coffee (cream)
sm glass of orange juice
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
2 breakfast sausage links
sm-med serving of "home fries"/onions (ketchup)
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
pint of lager
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 "checkers" hamburger (lettuce/tomato/mayonaise/ketchup)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager (diff. location)
1 "sweet & hot beef steak" jerky strip (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) diff. location
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 egg roll (orange duck sauce)
1 order of sesame chicken/fried pork rice combo
sm amount of broccoli
1 fortune cookie (*)
lg slice of stuffed pizza (vegetable)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes
(*) The time is right to make new friends
Daily Numbers 4 5 3
Lotto Six #'s 43 13 3 74 58 39
Signe '07 - The year in review from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Philadelphia Daily News
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
lg mocha coffee (sweet)
1 sausage/egg/double cheese on ciabatta square bread breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.18 oz.)
1 "Bon Appetit" blueberry cheese danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
sm amount of water
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
sm-med amount of popcorn
sm amount of water
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 bottles of water (16.9 fl. oz. each)
slightly more than 1 1/2 packs of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
There's caviar, and cavi-aren'ts plus related recipe: Proper platform for the regal roe
food continued:
Rush-Hour Gourmet.. Breakaway Kofta
That special something
related recipes: Chefs rave over faves
bonus round:
Well Red
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
1 cheese danish pastry
1 Capri-Sun tropical punch drink pouch (6.75 fl. oz.)
1 chocolate chunk chewy granola bar (net wt. 1 oz.)
6 peanut butter/cheese crackers (total net wt. 1 3/8 oz.)
1 can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
7-9 "peanut butter smidgens" milk chocolates
1 apple
1 peppermint candy cane
1 baked strawberry crispbar (net wt. 1.30 oz.)
1 sm chocolate covered marshmallow "snowman treat"
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Monday, December 24, 2007
2-3 med coffees (light/sweet)
5 Ghirardelli dark chocolates (net wt .375 oz. each)
can of diet orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
2 "philly soft pretzels" (one with mustard)
1 apple
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook (Part III)
V Three red (Adj.) robins (N) quickly (Adv.)
built a ( Adj) large (Adj.) nest. <-N
Adjectives -> How many?
-> What color?
-> How did they build?
My (pron) old black (Adj) car (N) stopped Ad (V)
suddenly. (Adv)
(separate page)
*capital
@city
contrast - means differents <- how things are
compare - means how things
are the same
city Hall - for government of the city.
pensions for teachers
in Liberty Place.
and stores!
(separate page)
the (erased) is expensive
skip lines
If
Since I heard of the Lock Ness
monster I believe a few dinosaurs
are still living in the water
it is a scary sight to see.
But it is an exciting monster
for tourists to see.
unrelated update:
Judge saves buildings for now
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 23, 2007
1 peppermint candy cane
1 Capri-Sun "wild cherry flavor" fruit drink pouch (6.75 fl. oz.)
2 bags of Doritos nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips (total net wt. consumed 2 oz.)
1 ham/white cheese on whole wheat bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato)
1 sm cup of chicken/vegetable soup
3 sugar cookies
1 marshmallow/strawberry cupcake
1 banana
med cup of coffee (light/sweet)
1 peppermint candy cane
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Peace & Good Will
Christmas Eve - Philadelphia - 9 a.m.
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 22, 2007
lg Italian bread
lg container of "bacon/horseradish" sour-cream dip (net wt. 16 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm amount of water
lg Italian bread (net wt. 11 o.z)
2 bottles of water (16.9 fl. oz. each)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Convention Center told to save buildings
Ruling aside, Center razing 2 buildings
New lawyer means delay in Barnes suit
Foxwoods loses high-court ruling
City gets $12 million boost for homeless
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, December 21, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
med-lg amount of vegetable stir-fry/white rice
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
10-12 sm sugar cookies
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Offense not in words, but capitalism
Old weather diaries aid new studies
2007 titles: the year of poetry
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 20, 2007
lg coffee (cream) 20 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
pint of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
sm amount of funions (funyons)
bag of baked cheese curls (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Rush-Hour Gourmet: Glazed Fish
8 Christmas Menus for Every Taste
Festive Holiday Drink Favorites
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
lg coffee (cream)
1 hash brown bar (net wt 2.5 oz.)
1 raspberry/cheese danish
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
sm amount of Pomegranate Pear nectar
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
order of sesame chicken/pork fried rice combo
sm amount of broccoli
1 eggroll (orange sauce)
1 chinese fortune cookie (*)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) You will inherit some money or a small piece of land
Daily Numbers 1 3 5
Lotto Six #'s 32 7 46 42 38 2
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
2 cups of coffee (cream)
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
2 breakfast sausage links
med serving of "home fries" (ketchup)
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pkg of M&M's milk chocolate (net wt. 1.69 oz.)
2 bean burritos with sm amount of hot sauce (Taco Bell)
1 meat/hard corn shell taco (lettuce/tomato/cheese) Taco Bell
2 bottle of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
pint of beer (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
1 bag of "cheez-it" baked snack crackers (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
2 bottles of lager (**) diff. location
pack of cigarettes
(**) plus additional bottles of lager
Happy Hour Barkeep at the Khyber: Do you remember the last time you were here?
Automotive Acne: Um, think it was about a month or two ago.
H.H.Barkeep: No. It was about two weeks ago.
A.A.: Oh..., Um was I thrown out?
H.H.Barkeep: Yeah, you lit up a cigarette at the bar and when [name withheld] told you no smoking you stood up and raised [barkeep gets into fighting/boxer position with fist raised]
A.A.: Huh, oh yeah, that was that night. I had to call Grace Tavern and apologize to the bartender the next day. [Pretending to be on the phone] Was I there last night? Oh sorry. Think I had too much to drink. Was I embarrissing? [now talking to H.H.Barkeep] Yeah, sorry. I'm sure I was just joking that night.
H.H. Barkeep: It's ok. That's what I thought. You're not a troublemaker.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, December 17, 2007
3 med coffees (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
1 1/4 tunafish on kaiser roll sandwiches (lettuce/tomato)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 "chicken taquitos"
2 pints of lager
sm bag of peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
sm bag of "mini" pretzels (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
When I Was A Child...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 16, 2007
med amount of sourdough/nut bread
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 "Italian" bagel melt (Italian meats/provolone cheese)
2 pints of lager (*)
med. mixed medley of fritos/pretzels
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Poetry:
Lesson From My Older Sister By Roger L Miller
Philadelphia Fog By Eileen Moeller
city beach By Luke Boyd
Uncle Karl was a Bull’s-Eye for Trouble By Mary Rohrer-Dann
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 15, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
pint of lager
lg amount of sourdough bread
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Friday, December 14, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 turkey/cheese on 7" long roll bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato/pickles/peppers/mayo/oil/salt/pepper)
1 can of Arizona "Rx Energy Herbal Tonic" (23.5 fl. oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med amount of sourdough bread
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Mistletoe, a love-hate relationship
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 13, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1/2 sm can of "pringles" potato chips (total net wt. consumed 0.76 oz.)
2 pints of lager
1 BLT on toasted white bread sandwich (mayo)
med order of french fries (ketchup)
1 shrimp roll (sweet/sour sauce)
mug of lager (same location)
med amount of sourdough/almond bread
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 "tastykake" french apple pie (net wt. 4 1/4 oz.)
2 pints of lager
med amount of popcorn (paprika)
mug of lager (diff. location)
lg amount of sourdough bread
med amount of cooked mushrooms (celery seeds/rosemary leaves/lettuce/mustard/chinese hot sauce)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med amount of multi-grain bread
pack of cigarettes
(cont.) Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook:
6 June. 7, 05 Great!
Joshu
Jushua Slocum was a
sailor.
He sailed to Europe, South
America and Australia.
He out-witted pirates.
His last voyage was in 1909.
(separate page)
laid
1. /lay/ed <- No such word, its laid
2. bound @
3. drove @
4. left @
5. drank @
[lie lay lain] <- Both person or animal.
laid laid laid <- (put yourself down)
The man has lain here.
1. I am
The woman laid the
book on the table.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(separate page)
418,761
4 hundred thousand
400,000
4,853
4 thousand
4,000
3,490
4 hundred
400
24,680
4 thousand
641,935
40 thousand
40,000
4_49
Forty
40
53984_ Four ones or Four
(separate page)
Stream of Consciousness
praise worship honor prestige
love help prefer act now
violence sing for health
manage run aim count
scene controversy
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
2 pints of lager (*)
3 sm slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
2 mugs of lager (*) same location
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med-lg amount of sourdough bread
1 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Monday, December 10, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
2 med coffees (light/sweet)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med-lg amount of sourdough bread
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint/mug of lager
Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook:
Jan. 20, 05
I can be a great person if
I learn to
I love could like people in/spite of
could learn to like in spite
some bad things they do.
2 Melanie (Navy blue Jackets)
1
3.4 St. Louis Post - Dispatch
6 4. Jame's
8 6. Memorial Day
108.0 Mark, Noriko
10. Jeremy, Quikstop
1/6 = 3/18
3/8 = 6/16
+1/18 = /18
(separate page)
1. A cute child looks pretty or handsome.
3. People usually wear elegant clothes to church.
6. People can be weak or tea can be strong.
In multiplying fractions
multiply numerator plus denomisada
demominator
Add. :
1/3 + 1/3 = 2/6
Multiply:
1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6
(separate page)
Captain Mary's husband taught
her how to navigate a ship.
Captain Mary was very smart. ,
al abyss - means no bottom
to something
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 9, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
lg amount of sourdough bread
med amount of cooked mushrooms (rosemary leaves/celery seeds/tabasco sauce)
med amount of strawberries/sliced cantaloupe
3/4 pack of cigarettes
thoughts of a personal nature/note to self:
Geometry = Structuralism/Deconstructionism
work backwards -> forwards to solve problems
must know & be familiar with the various equations/theorems to solve the problem
bonus round:
update on Christoph Buchel
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 8, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet) 14 fl. oz.
1 garlic bagel (plain)
1 blueberry cake donut
1 bottle of "orangeade" (20 fl. oz.)
1 can of "Annie's All Stars" - pasta in tomato & cheese sauce (net wt. 15 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
lg contaner of... (to be cont. at later date)
lg container of strawberries/honeydew mellon
2 pints of lager
1/2 pint of lager (same location)
med-lg amount of hard sourdough bread
pack of cigarettes
Friday, December 7, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm "Bon Appetit" banana bread (net wt. 4 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 jelly filled dounuts
1 glazed dounut
bottle of "orangeaid" (20 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (same location)
1 hot roast pork on 7" longroll bread sandwich (mayonaise/horseradish) same location
med order of french fries (ketchup) same location
sm-med amount of slice dill pickles (same location)
med amount of sourdough bread
1 tuna/cheese Panini grille on whole wheat bread sandwich
med-lg container of sliced cantaloupe/honeydew melon (net wt. 0.18 lb)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Alt. Weekly Food:
Recipe:
Champagne Risotto
Risotto cooked in champagne is an easy and impressive dish. Serves four.
by Mara Zepeda (Philadelphia Weekly, Dec. 5-11, 2007, pg. 55)
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups arborio rice
3 shallots, minced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups champagne
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper
1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
Directions:
In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute shallots in olive oil until translucent.
Add garlic and rice and saute for one minute.
Add 1 cup of champagne and simmer until absorbed. Add stock in 1-cup increments, stirring continuously until almost done (about 20 minutes).
Add remaining cup of champagne and cook until just tender.
Remove from heat and stir in parsley, butter, salt and pepper.
Serve topped with cheese.
Recommendations:
Top 5: Places for Risotto
Virtù Rewarded
Flower Power
We Are The Champagne-ions
Alt. Weekly Bullet Points:
Getting Warmer
Family Snapshot
Six things for the anti-war contingent to mull
Miracle In Ramadi?
bonus-round/off-topic:
interesting article about rock star aspirations/video games
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 6, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 med coffees (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst (mustard)
2 pints of lager
2 sm slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
mug of lager (same location)
1 pretzel (mustard)
2 lg "classic" french breads (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
sm amount of french fries
2 pints of lager
sm-med amount of popcorn
2 bottles of water (16 fl. oz. each)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Warning Shots
Black Caucus walks out over guns
"House Democratic leadership was concerned with open records. Our concern is all the open caskets tended to in Philadelphia. People are dying every day." Rep. Jewell Williams, D-Phila.
"I think there's no appetite to do what they want to do, as far as passing additional restrictions on firearms." NRA lobbyist John Hohenwarter
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 "Bon Appetit" blueberry cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
1 soft pretzel
1 sm "pretzel dog"
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 bottles of lager (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 mugs of lager (same location)
1 "Wawa" soft pretzel
2 bottles of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz. each)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
slightly less than a pack and half of cigarettes
Connecting with the needy
More info about the state commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
"The city's Commerce Department issued the casino a license for the riparian lands last week, but state lawmakers will likely appeal that ruling in court, arguing that the department cannot regulate state-owned land."
Solomon D. Leach
unrelated:
New political blood? Why, sure, but We need veterans like Brady (opinion piece by Mayor-elect Michael Nutter)
A 2d Phila. also-ran gets reward in House
Take Back Your Wasted Tax $... It's Your Money
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, December 3, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager (diff. location)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (same location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med amount of popcorn
1 "Bon Appetit" cheese/berries danish
sm amount of water
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Local: City, Foxwood Casino reach benefit agreement
State: Court rules for SugarHouse Casino
"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court went over Philadelphia's head yesterday and cleared the way for construction to begin on the $550 million SugarHouse casino in Fishtown and Northern Liberties."
National: A Mind-Frying Debate
"And I must be a knucklehead. Because I seem to be the only person who doesn't have the entire subject figured out, despite lots of effort." Michael Smerconish
International:
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 2, 2007
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 cups of coffee (cream)
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper)
med. serving of "home fries" (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
2 sm polish breakfast sausages
2 slices of toasted white bread
sm amount of strawberry jelly
sm glass of orange juice
bottle of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
sm amount of bbq potato chips
sm amount of pretzels
2 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
1 sm bbq spare rib
bottle of cappuccino (16 fl. oz.)
1 onion bagel (butter)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1 lg french bread
2 sm containers of marinara sauce (total net wt. 4 oz.)
pack and half of cigarettes
(*) plus additonal pint/bottle of lager
Weekend Update/Redux:
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 1, 2007
2 cups of coffee (cream)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on "short" roll bread
side order of "home fries" (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
sm glass of orange juice
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 raisin bagel (cream cheese)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med plastic cup of fountain soda
sm amount of popcorn
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each) diff. location
2 sm meatballs with gravy
sm-med plastic cup of lager draft (diff. location)
bottle of cappuccino (16 fl. oz.)
sm amount of water
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Rights and Wrongs:
Letter to The Editor... A Different Pa.
"What Black People Think"
Update: Barnes Foundation/Youth Study Center
Blackwell finally cuts a deal
background:
West Phila. to get Youth Study Center
Mixed Message editorial - Philadelphia Daily News - Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 (link not available)
Two from Elliot Kalan:
Santa Claus: Friend or Foe? (link not available)
Annapolis: Doomed to succeed? (link not available)
bonus round:
Readers Respond: Galileo
Gospel Truth
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 30, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 "big bacon cheese dog" (mustard/onion)
1 sm container of macaroni salad (net wt. 5 oz.)
1 cheese hoagie on "shorti" roll (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard/mayonaise)
1 bag of potato chips (net wt. 2.125 oz.)
med amount of water
bottle of double-dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slice of bbq chicken pizza
bottle of orange drink (16 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 3/4 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, December 29, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 "Bon Appetit" cheese & berries danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
2 pints of lager
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med amount of popcorn
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 pints of lager (*) same location
1 bag of "cheez-it" baked snack crackers (total net wt. 1 oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Happy New Year!
New Year (2008) Resolution:
To clean up, at least once or twice a month, a heavily littered & garbage strewn section of a Philadelphia street that is in close proximity to where I live.
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, December 28, 2007
slice of mushroom pizza
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 "Bon Appetit" apple danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.) same location
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each) diff. location
sm amount of coffee (light/sweet)
1 tunafish/cheddar cheese on pumpernickel-rye bread sandwich (tomato/onion)
1 roast chicken/bacon/provolone cheese on pumpernickel-rye bread sandwich (pesto/mayonaise)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
upcoming studio equipment purchases:
1 single burner hot plate
1 double-boiler pan
Art Obsessions
For artists to obsess about their art is desirable but also troubling. To obsess is to feeled pulled about by one's thoughts, agitated, distracted, and separated from other life matters of vital importance. To obsess too virulently is to walk alone in anxiety. But to obsess too little is to wall oneself off from one's own creativity. Maintaining awareness of this distinction is an artist's everlasting duty. Artists must obsess, but they must also manufacture their own shutdown systems, their own ways of giving the brain a rest.
"The ideas for stories that thronged my brain would not let me rest till I had got rid of them by writing them." W. Somerset Maugham
"I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they're not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It's a dream that won't come true." Berthe Morisot
"The cypresses are always occupying my thoughts." Vincent van Gogh
"Wherever I go, I collect sand." Connie Zehr
"A mind too active is no mind at all." Theodore Roethke
For Art to come into existence, it must be obsessed about. Therefore I must cultivate a positive obsessiveness. But obsession is a dangerous neccessity. I will monitor my obsessiveness and strive to manage my anxieties: I want to obsess because I am working deeply, not because I am worrying myself to death.
excerpted from Affirmations For Artists by Eric Maisel
copyright 1996
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons (NYC)
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 27, 2007
sm reeses peanut butter cup
2-3 cups of coffee (cream)
sm glass of orange juice
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
2 breakfast sausage links
sm-med serving of "home fries"/onions (ketchup)
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
pint of lager
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 "checkers" hamburger (lettuce/tomato/mayonaise/ketchup)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager (diff. location)
1 "sweet & hot beef steak" jerky strip (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) diff. location
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 egg roll (orange duck sauce)
1 order of sesame chicken/fried pork rice combo
sm amount of broccoli
1 fortune cookie (*)
lg slice of stuffed pizza (vegetable)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes
(*) The time is right to make new friends
Daily Numbers 4 5 3
Lotto Six #'s 43 13 3 74 58 39
Signe '07 - The year in review from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Philadelphia Daily News
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
lg mocha coffee (sweet)
1 sausage/egg/double cheese on ciabatta square bread breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.18 oz.)
1 "Bon Appetit" blueberry cheese danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
sm amount of water
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
sm-med amount of popcorn
sm amount of water
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 bottles of water (16.9 fl. oz. each)
slightly more than 1 1/2 packs of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
There's caviar, and cavi-aren'ts plus related recipe: Proper platform for the regal roe
food continued:
Rush-Hour Gourmet.. Breakaway Kofta
That special something
related recipes: Chefs rave over faves
bonus round:
Well Red
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
1 cheese danish pastry
1 Capri-Sun tropical punch drink pouch (6.75 fl. oz.)
1 chocolate chunk chewy granola bar (net wt. 1 oz.)
6 peanut butter/cheese crackers (total net wt. 1 3/8 oz.)
1 can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
7-9 "peanut butter smidgens" milk chocolates
1 apple
1 peppermint candy cane
1 baked strawberry crispbar (net wt. 1.30 oz.)
1 sm chocolate covered marshmallow "snowman treat"
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Monday, December 24, 2007
2-3 med coffees (light/sweet)
5 Ghirardelli dark chocolates (net wt .375 oz. each)
can of diet orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
2 "philly soft pretzels" (one with mustard)
1 apple
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook (Part III)
V Three red (Adj.) robins (N) quickly (Adv.)
built a ( Adj) large (Adj.) nest. <-N
Adjectives -> How many?
-> What color?
-> How did they build?
My (pron) old black (Adj) car (N) stopped Ad (V)
suddenly. (Adv)
(separate page)
*capital
@city
contrast - means differents <- how things are
compare - means how things
are the same
city Hall - for government of the city.
pensions for teachers
in Liberty Place.
and stores!
(separate page)
the (erased) is expensive
skip lines
If
Since I heard of the Lock Ness
monster I believe a few dinosaurs
are still living in the water
it is a scary sight to see.
But it is an exciting monster
for tourists to see.
unrelated update:
Judge saves buildings for now
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 23, 2007
1 peppermint candy cane
1 Capri-Sun "wild cherry flavor" fruit drink pouch (6.75 fl. oz.)
2 bags of Doritos nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips (total net wt. consumed 2 oz.)
1 ham/white cheese on whole wheat bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato)
1 sm cup of chicken/vegetable soup
3 sugar cookies
1 marshmallow/strawberry cupcake
1 banana
med cup of coffee (light/sweet)
1 peppermint candy cane
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Peace & Good Will
Christmas Eve - Philadelphia - 9 a.m.
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 22, 2007
lg Italian bread
lg container of "bacon/horseradish" sour-cream dip (net wt. 16 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm amount of water
lg Italian bread (net wt. 11 o.z)
2 bottles of water (16.9 fl. oz. each)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Convention Center told to save buildings
Ruling aside, Center razing 2 buildings
New lawyer means delay in Barnes suit
Foxwoods loses high-court ruling
City gets $12 million boost for homeless
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, December 21, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
med-lg amount of vegetable stir-fry/white rice
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
10-12 sm sugar cookies
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Offense not in words, but capitalism
Old weather diaries aid new studies
2007 titles: the year of poetry
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 20, 2007
lg coffee (cream) 20 fl. oz.
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
pint of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
sm amount of funions (funyons)
bag of baked cheese curls (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Rush-Hour Gourmet: Glazed Fish
8 Christmas Menus for Every Taste
Festive Holiday Drink Favorites
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
lg coffee (cream)
1 hash brown bar (net wt 2.5 oz.)
1 raspberry/cheese danish
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
sm amount of Pomegranate Pear nectar
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
order of sesame chicken/pork fried rice combo
sm amount of broccoli
1 eggroll (orange sauce)
1 chinese fortune cookie (*)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) You will inherit some money or a small piece of land
Daily Numbers 1 3 5
Lotto Six #'s 32 7 46 42 38 2
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
2 cups of coffee (cream)
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
2 breakfast sausage links
med serving of "home fries" (ketchup)
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pkg of M&M's milk chocolate (net wt. 1.69 oz.)
2 bean burritos with sm amount of hot sauce (Taco Bell)
1 meat/hard corn shell taco (lettuce/tomato/cheese) Taco Bell
2 bottle of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
pint of beer (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
1 bag of "cheez-it" baked snack crackers (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
2 bottles of lager (**) diff. location
pack of cigarettes
(**) plus additional bottles of lager
Happy Hour Barkeep at the Khyber: Do you remember the last time you were here?
Automotive Acne: Um, think it was about a month or two ago.
H.H.Barkeep: No. It was about two weeks ago.
A.A.: Oh..., Um was I thrown out?
H.H.Barkeep: Yeah, you lit up a cigarette at the bar and when [name withheld] told you no smoking you stood up and raised [barkeep gets into fighting/boxer position with fist raised]
A.A.: Huh, oh yeah, that was that night. I had to call Grace Tavern and apologize to the bartender the next day. [Pretending to be on the phone] Was I there last night? Oh sorry. Think I had too much to drink. Was I embarrissing? [now talking to H.H.Barkeep] Yeah, sorry. I'm sure I was just joking that night.
H.H. Barkeep: It's ok. That's what I thought. You're not a troublemaker.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, December 17, 2007
3 med coffees (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
1 1/4 tunafish on kaiser roll sandwiches (lettuce/tomato)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
2 "chicken taquitos"
2 pints of lager
sm bag of peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
sm bag of "mini" pretzels (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
When I Was A Child...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 16, 2007
med amount of sourdough/nut bread
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 "Italian" bagel melt (Italian meats/provolone cheese)
2 pints of lager (*)
med. mixed medley of fritos/pretzels
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Poetry:
Lesson From My Older Sister By Roger L Miller
Philadelphia Fog By Eileen Moeller
city beach By Luke Boyd
Uncle Karl was a Bull’s-Eye for Trouble By Mary Rohrer-Dann
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 15, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
pint of lager
lg amount of sourdough bread
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Friday, December 14, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 turkey/cheese on 7" long roll bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato/pickles/peppers/mayo/oil/salt/pepper)
1 can of Arizona "Rx Energy Herbal Tonic" (23.5 fl. oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med amount of sourdough bread
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Mistletoe, a love-hate relationship
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 13, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 "everything" bagel (plain)
med coffee (light/sweet)
1/2 sm can of "pringles" potato chips (total net wt. consumed 0.76 oz.)
2 pints of lager
1 BLT on toasted white bread sandwich (mayo)
med order of french fries (ketchup)
1 shrimp roll (sweet/sour sauce)
mug of lager (same location)
med amount of sourdough/almond bread
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 "tastykake" french apple pie (net wt. 4 1/4 oz.)
2 pints of lager
med amount of popcorn (paprika)
mug of lager (diff. location)
lg amount of sourdough bread
med amount of cooked mushrooms (celery seeds/rosemary leaves/lettuce/mustard/chinese hot sauce)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med amount of multi-grain bread
pack of cigarettes
(cont.) Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook:
6 June. 7, 05 Great!
Joshu
Jushua Slocum was a
sailor.
He sailed to Europe, South
America and Australia.
He out-witted pirates.
His last voyage was in 1909.
(separate page)
laid
1. /lay/ed <- No such word, its laid
2. bound @
3. drove @
4. left @
5. drank @
[lie lay lain] <- Both person or animal.
laid laid laid <- (put yourself down)
The man has lain here.
1. I am
The woman laid the
book on the table.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(separate page)
418,761
4 hundred thousand
400,000
4,853
4 thousand
4,000
3,490
4 hundred
400
24,680
4 thousand
641,935
40 thousand
40,000
4_49
Forty
40
53984_ Four ones or Four
(separate page)
Stream of Consciousness
praise worship honor prestige
love help prefer act now
violence sing for health
manage run aim count
scene controversy
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
2 pints of lager (*)
3 sm slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
2 mugs of lager (*) same location
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med-lg amount of sourdough bread
1 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Monday, December 10, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet) 12 fl. oz.
2 med coffees (light/sweet)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
med-lg amount of sourdough bread
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint/mug of lager
Transcribed Excerpt From Found Notebook:
Jan. 20, 05
I can be a great person if
I learn to
I love could like people in/spite of
could learn to like in spite
some bad things they do.
2 Melanie (Navy blue Jackets)
1
3.4 St. Louis Post - Dispatch
6 4. Jame's
8 6. Memorial Day
108.0 Mark, Noriko
10. Jeremy, Quikstop
1/6 = 3/18
3/8 = 6/16
+1/18 = /18
(separate page)
1. A cute child looks pretty or handsome.
3. People usually wear elegant clothes to church.
6. People can be weak or tea can be strong.
In multiplying fractions
multiply numerator plus denomisada
demominator
Add. :
1/3 + 1/3 = 2/6
Multiply:
1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6
(separate page)
Captain Mary's husband taught
her how to navigate a ship.
Captain Mary was very smart. ,
al abyss - means no bottom
to something
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 9, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
lg amount of sourdough bread
med amount of cooked mushrooms (rosemary leaves/celery seeds/tabasco sauce)
med amount of strawberries/sliced cantaloupe
3/4 pack of cigarettes
thoughts of a personal nature/note to self:
Geometry = Structuralism/Deconstructionism
work backwards -> forwards to solve problems
must know & be familiar with the various equations/theorems to solve the problem
bonus round:
update on Christoph Buchel
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 8, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet) 14 fl. oz.
1 garlic bagel (plain)
1 blueberry cake donut
1 bottle of "orangeade" (20 fl. oz.)
1 can of "Annie's All Stars" - pasta in tomato & cheese sauce (net wt. 15 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
lg contaner of... (to be cont. at later date)
lg container of strawberries/honeydew mellon
2 pints of lager
1/2 pint of lager (same location)
med-lg amount of hard sourdough bread
pack of cigarettes
Friday, December 7, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm "Bon Appetit" banana bread (net wt. 4 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 jelly filled dounuts
1 glazed dounut
bottle of "orangeaid" (20 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (same location)
1 hot roast pork on 7" longroll bread sandwich (mayonaise/horseradish) same location
med order of french fries (ketchup) same location
sm-med amount of slice dill pickles (same location)
med amount of sourdough bread
1 tuna/cheese Panini grille on whole wheat bread sandwich
med-lg container of sliced cantaloupe/honeydew melon (net wt. 0.18 lb)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Alt. Weekly Food:
Recipe:
Champagne Risotto
Risotto cooked in champagne is an easy and impressive dish. Serves four.
by Mara Zepeda (Philadelphia Weekly, Dec. 5-11, 2007, pg. 55)
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups arborio rice
3 shallots, minced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups champagne
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper
1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
Directions:
In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute shallots in olive oil until translucent.
Add garlic and rice and saute for one minute.
Add 1 cup of champagne and simmer until absorbed. Add stock in 1-cup increments, stirring continuously until almost done (about 20 minutes).
Add remaining cup of champagne and cook until just tender.
Remove from heat and stir in parsley, butter, salt and pepper.
Serve topped with cheese.
Recommendations:
Top 5: Places for Risotto
Virtù Rewarded
Flower Power
We Are The Champagne-ions
Alt. Weekly Bullet Points:
Getting Warmer
Family Snapshot
Six things for the anti-war contingent to mull
Miracle In Ramadi?
bonus-round/off-topic:
interesting article about rock star aspirations/video games
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, December 6, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 med coffees (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst (mustard)
2 pints of lager
2 sm slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
mug of lager (same location)
1 pretzel (mustard)
2 lg "classic" french breads (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
sm amount of french fries
2 pints of lager
sm-med amount of popcorn
2 bottles of water (16 fl. oz. each)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Warning Shots
Black Caucus walks out over guns
"House Democratic leadership was concerned with open records. Our concern is all the open caskets tended to in Philadelphia. People are dying every day." Rep. Jewell Williams, D-Phila.
"I think there's no appetite to do what they want to do, as far as passing additional restrictions on firearms." NRA lobbyist John Hohenwarter
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 "Bon Appetit" blueberry cream danish (net wt. 5 oz.)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
1 soft pretzel
1 sm "pretzel dog"
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 bottles of lager (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 mugs of lager (same location)
1 "Wawa" soft pretzel
2 bottles of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz. each)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
slightly less than a pack and half of cigarettes
Connecting with the needy
More info about the state commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
"The city's Commerce Department issued the casino a license for the riparian lands last week, but state lawmakers will likely appeal that ruling in court, arguing that the department cannot regulate state-owned land."
Solomon D. Leach
unrelated:
New political blood? Why, sure, but We need veterans like Brady (opinion piece by Mayor-elect Michael Nutter)
A 2d Phila. also-ran gets reward in House
Take Back Your Wasted Tax $... It's Your Money
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, December 3, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pint of lager (diff. location)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (same location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med amount of popcorn
1 "Bon Appetit" cheese/berries danish
sm amount of water
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Local: City, Foxwood Casino reach benefit agreement
State: Court rules for SugarHouse Casino
"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court went over Philadelphia's head yesterday and cleared the way for construction to begin on the $550 million SugarHouse casino in Fishtown and Northern Liberties."
National: A Mind-Frying Debate
"And I must be a knucklehead. Because I seem to be the only person who doesn't have the entire subject figured out, despite lots of effort." Michael Smerconish
International:
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, December 2, 2007
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 cups of coffee (cream)
2 eggs over-easy (salt/pepper)
med. serving of "home fries" (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
2 sm polish breakfast sausages
2 slices of toasted white bread
sm amount of strawberry jelly
sm glass of orange juice
bottle of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
sm amount of bbq potato chips
sm amount of pretzels
2 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
1 sm bbq spare rib
bottle of cappuccino (16 fl. oz.)
1 onion bagel (butter)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1 lg french bread
2 sm containers of marinara sauce (total net wt. 4 oz.)
pack and half of cigarettes
(*) plus additonal pint/bottle of lager
Weekend Update/Redux:
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, December 1, 2007
2 cups of coffee (cream)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on "short" roll bread
side order of "home fries" (ketchup/tabasco sauce)
sm glass of orange juice
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
1 raisin bagel (cream cheese)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med plastic cup of fountain soda
sm amount of popcorn
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.97 oz. each)
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each) diff. location
2 sm meatballs with gravy
sm-med plastic cup of lager draft (diff. location)
bottle of cappuccino (16 fl. oz.)
sm amount of water
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Rights and Wrongs:
Letter to The Editor... A Different Pa.
"What Black People Think"
Update: Barnes Foundation/Youth Study Center
Blackwell finally cuts a deal
background:
West Phila. to get Youth Study Center
Mixed Message editorial - Philadelphia Daily News - Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 (link not available)
Two from Elliot Kalan:
Santa Claus: Friend or Foe? (link not available)
Annapolis: Doomed to succeed? (link not available)
bonus round:
Readers Respond: Galileo
Gospel Truth
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Friday, November 30, 2007
November - 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 30, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 bacon/egg/cheese on short roll bread
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
pint of lager
2 bottles of lager (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
sm amount (2) of altoids
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
1 hotdog (raw onion/mustard)
2 cans of PBR beer (16 fl. oz.) diff. location
2 bottles of Ballantine Ale (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 donuts (various)
bottle of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Thursday, November 29, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 cheese bratwurst (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
pint of lager
2 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
slice of "stuffed" pizza pocket (various)
slice of broccoli/garlic pizza
slice of plain cheese pizza
small amount of water
slightly more than 3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional bottle/pint of lager
Nigeria Turns From Harsher Side of Islamic Law
Saying No to Chávez
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 onion bagels (plain)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" meat product (net wt 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
med plastic container of popcorn
2 pints of lager (*) same location
bag of "cheez-it" crackers (net wt 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med order of cheese fries
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
personal thoughts on drawing the figure:
Usually during the process, if I got confused as to what was the real thing, the drawing or the nude model, it would be a very good drawing.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
1 pkg of "Milano" chocolate wafer cookies (total net wt. 0.75 oz.)
1 pkg of Nutri-Grain strawberry cereal bars (total net wt. 1.3 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 raisin scone
1 orange
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
order of sesame chicken
side of pork fried rice
2 eggrolls
1 chinese fortune cookie (*)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) Confucius say: show-off always shown up in showdown
Daily Numbers: 1 2 0
Lotto Six #'s: 56 8 23 45 92 9
When I was a child...
video
update: Teacher may avoid whip
Teacher charged in teddy bear case
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 26, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
sm amount of french fries
3 soft pretzels
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
2 sm roast beef on hard rolls sandwiches (lettuce/tomato)
sm serving of potato salad
2 sm servings of macaroni salad
sm-med serving of green salad (ranch dressing)
1 chocolate brownie
pint of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Bid to stop whipping over toy bear named "Mohammed"
"There were men with big beards asking where she was and saying they wanted to kill her."
Robert Boulos
director of a school in Sudan, where teacher Gillian Gibbons faces jail for letting her class name a teddy bear Muhammad
News from the Middle East: What the Saudis Want from Annapolis
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 25, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
3 cups of coffee (cream)
2 fried eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
med side of home fries (ketchup)
1 kielbasa sausage
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager
med amount of pretzels/potato chips medley
2 pints of lager (same location)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 eggrolls
1 order of General Tso's chicken
med serving of pork rice
1 fortune cookie (*)
sm amount of water
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, November 24, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic cup of coke
2 cans of beer (diff. locations) 12 fl. oz. each
pint of lager (diff. location)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes
(*) Work hard and you will become more wealthy.
Daily Numbers: 6 7 2 Lotto Six #'s: 17 14 45 30 26 1
Cruising The Fossil Freeway
Not Just A Beverage... A Way Of Life
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, Novemeber 23, 2007
sm amount of water
2 med-lg french breads
1 sm peppermint York candy
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Thanks Giving
We give thanks for unknown blessings
already on their way.
Anonymous
Posted by Allan Smithee at 11:49 AM 0 comments
Friday, November 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 22, 20007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sm coffees (light/sweet)
10-12 crackers/cheese
sm amount of vegetables/ranch dressing
1/2 plain bagel/cream cheese
3 glasses of coke
2 med servings of turkey/gravy
2 med servings of mashed potatoes/gravy
2 med servings of butternut squash
2 med servings of carrots
1 med serving of green beans
2 med servings of marshmallow yams
2 sm servings of cranberries
1 bread-roll
1 slice of nut bread
2 cups of black coffee
1 slice of pumpkin pie
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 roastbeef/cheese of hard longroll sandwich (lettuce/tomato/mustard)
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lenghtwise)
2 pints of lager
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
med-lg french bread ("classic roll")
1 orange
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Plexiglass Furniture Cover
Unrelated: Save Tibet Update
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
sm cup of water/ice
med serving of noodle/mixed meat casserole
sm-med serving of cream corn
2 med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
med coffee (light/sweet)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
lg serving of Indian yellow rice/spicy meat
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 19, 2007
2 poptarts (grape/non-frosted)
2 sm cups of water/ice
med portion of rice/chicken/vegetable casserole
sm-med serving of noodle salad
2 sm-med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
sm cup of fruit punch
sm cup of chicken noodle soup
1 piece of baked chicken (breast/wing)
1 raisin cookie (marshmallow filling)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes
8 Steps to Hamburger Perfection
bonus round:
Black Humor (American Version)
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 18, 2007
sm container of apple juice (4 fl. oz.)
2 sm cups of fruit punch
sm serving of turkey/gravy
sm-med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
sm-med serving of green beans
sm serving of cranberries
sm-med serving of mixed greens salad
sm bread roll
sm-med piece of angel cake
sm container of vanilla ice-cream (net wt. 4 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
6 vanilla type "oreo" cookies
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
2 bananas
3 oranges
1 apple
3-4 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Video... plus still-photos of same construction site a week later
video
bonus round:
Carnivore Humor (Japanese Version)
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, November 17, 2007
1 lg french bread
2 sm pieces of crumb cake
1 turkey/cheese on small roll sandwich
sm sample cup of eggnog
1 bag of potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of orange drink (16 fl. oz.)
1 chocolate chip cookie
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
1 apple
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: in the last week also drank an additonal bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.) that wasn't listed
Public Art
There was a time when public art meant a bronzed war hero on the plaza. Today it means something radically different. Today it is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the living and the dead face-to-face for all eternity. Now it is ceremonial art, collective art, political art, environmental art. It is new-genre public art, the artist as aesthetician and activist, exploring his or her aliveness in the streets of the community.
"We are living in a state of emergency. I feel more than ever we must step outside of the strictly art arena. It is not enough to make art."
--Guillermo Gomez-Pena
"Unlike much of what has prviously been called public art, new genre-public art is based on engagement."
--Suzanne Lacy
"To search for the good and make it matter; this is the real challenge for the artist."
--Estella Conwill Majozo
"The work of art is a scream of freedom."
--Christo
I am both a private and public artist. I may not build monumental sculptures or transform the landscape, but I mean to live a less secretive and secluded life as an artist. If I am not precisely an activist, I am nevertheless an artist willing to be public, visible, and influential.
entry excerpted from Affirmations For Artists by Eric Maisel
published 1996 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York)
update:
Using Science As A Cover
more info
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 16, 2007
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
1 muffin
1 bagel (butter)
2 pumpernickel bagels (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 vegetables (various)/cream cheese/pesto sauce on hard longroll sandwich
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
7-8 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Record-busting supernova prompts new ideas on death of stars
Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Japanese fleet to hunt humpback whales
"Life is a process of losing our illusions, until finally, we lose the illusion that we're alive."
--Ashleigh Brilliant
excerpted from Appreciate Me Now and Avoid the Rush
page 26
Woodbridge Press Publishing Company (1981)
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 15, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 cinnamon roll (pecans)
4 pancakes (syrup)
6-8 link sausages
5-7 strips of fried bacon
1 orange
lg coffee (light/sweet)
3 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Fountain (This past Sunday in Philadelphia - Logan Square around noon, Public Library in the background)
video
redux/reminder:
Rock Book, Paper, Scissors
art cont.:
81 artists in the Whitney Biennial 2008
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
med serving of shepard's pie
sm-med serving of coleslaw
2 med slices of french bread
1 peanut butter/grape jelly on white bread sandwich
sm danish pastry
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
4-5 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Human Pleasure/Human Endeavor:
Ancients knew chocolate was good
After 250 Years of Classifying Life, 90 Percent Remains Unknown
Bonus Round:
Sweet Medicine
More:
Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart (Magenta and Gold) sets auction record
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3 sm chocolates
2-3 sm cups of water
2 sm cups of lemonade
1 1/2 lg servings of vegetable/pasta medley
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Short Story:
Wives, Girlfriends, and Mothers by Ron Savage
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 12, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of baked beans/hot dogs
sm serving of vegetable medley
2 med slices of french bread
sm container of milk (half pint)
1 fudge brownie (pecans)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
slightly less than 1/2 pack of cigarettes
Sunday, November 11, 2007
1 lg french bread ("classic roll")
med coffee (light/sweet)
med serving of white turkey meat/gravy
med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
med serving of green beans
med serving of corn
sm serving of cranberries
sm slice of pumpkin pie
sm bottle of water (11.2 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Book, Paper, Scissors: Artists' Book Fair
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, November 10, 2007
1 pkg of salted pumpkin seeds (net wt. 5/16 oz.)
1 lg hard french bread
1 med coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 lg serving of baked chicken (drumstick/breast)
med serving of corn
med serving of mashed potatoes
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
sm amount of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/nacho cheese tortilla chips on white bread sandwich
1 chocolate covered chocolate cupcake with various sprinkles
1 cheese horn pastry (net wt. 2 oz.)
4 cheese on cheese cracker "sandwiches"
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Beer-Fueled Video Tour (cont.): Philadelphia Museum of Art*
*note: statements made may not be entirely factual or accurate
postscript of a personal nature:
Happy Birthday to my Mother and younger brother, both born on the 11th of November. Has it really been almost three years since I spoke to either of you?
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 9, 2007
1 lg hard french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 med cups of water/ice
med serving of macaroni/meat/tomato sauce casserole
sm-med side serving of macaroni salad
1 sm soft french bread
sm raspberry pastry
1 slice of angel cake
sm amount of water
med coffee (light/sweet)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
"Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation."
Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007)
More Mailer:
excerpt from 'On God'
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Friday, November 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 8, 2007
1 orange
1 vegetables (various)/humus/pesto sauce on sourdough french bread sandwich
2-3 sm cups of water
1 cooked onion (soy sauce)
sm amount of water
1/2 pack of cigarettes
When I was a child...
video
Posted by Allan Smithee at 12:14 PM 1 comments
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 sesame seed bagel
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of macaroni/hamburger meat casserole
sm serving of vegetable medley
1 slice of rye bread
1 slice of white bread
sm side of sliced pears
1 med size "shorti" french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
1 med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
slightly more than a 1/2 pack of cigarettes
Something of Interest
More
Maybe
Not of General Interest
Posted by Allan Smithee at 8:33 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
2 sesame seed bagels
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 bags of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz. each)
1 orange
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med plastic container of popcorn
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Comet visible to naked eye...
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event to witness."
-- Paul Lewis, U.S. astronomer, on the unexpected explosion of Comet 17P/Holmes
related:
The 5 Best and Worst Science Based Movies of All Time
more movie magic:
Lio Coming to the Big Screen
more science:
Water: Wonder And Worry
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 5, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
5-6 oreos
5-6 ritz crackers
1 onion bagel
1/2 vegetarian (eggplant/zucchini/tomato) multi-grain bread sandwich
2 1/2 med servings of vegetable/noodle salad
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
It probably won an award:
"[Frank Lloyd] Wright evidently wasn't very sympathetic about complaints. When Herbert F. Johnson, the late president of S.C. Johnson, Inc., in Racine, Wis., called Wright to say that his roof was leaking all over a dinner guest, the architect is said to have responded, 'Tell him to move his chair.'"
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1986
excerpted from The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
page 151
First Basic Paperback: 2002
more:
Architect Frank Gehry sued by MIT
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Monday, November 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 4, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
2 breakfast (cheese) bratwurst sausage dogs (mustard)
bottle of raspberry tea (16 fl. oz.)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
6-8 sm pretzel sticks
sm plastic container of "cheese-whiz"
sm glass of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (same location)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (same location)
3 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
2 lg french breads
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional bottle of lager
Saturday, November 3, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on breakfast biscuit sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
1 med plastic container of popcorn
2 mugs of lager (*) diff. location
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
2 mugs of lager (*) same location
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint/mugs of lager
FUCK YOU Belichick
WE'RE #1!
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 2, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
1 croissant
1 curried chicken salad/lettuce/tomato on whole wheat bread sandwich
2 sm chicken-salad pesto wraps
sm-med amount of potato chips
2 pickle halfs (both sliced lengthwise)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 sm vegetarian (avocado/beets) pesto wraps
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
recipes:
Meatloaf (six ways)
plus...
The Microwave Diet: 8 Great Frozen Entrees
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 1, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on kaiser roll sandwich
1 plain bagel
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" (net wt. 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (**)
med plastic container of pretzel/popcorn medley
pack of cigarettes
(**) plus additional pints of lager
The Largest Known Stitched Panorama
Nine Poems
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 orange
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
curried chicken salad on hard french bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
4 pepperoncini peppers
1 coffee lollipop
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
plate of sweet/sour pork and fried pork rice
2 egg rolls
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Letter to the Editor publication update:
Two Wrongs
another update:
Rice answers anger over Iraq assignments
Quote of the Day:
"Basically, that is a potential death sentence and you know it."
-- Jack Croddy, a 36-year veteran of the Foreign Service, after the State Department issued a new policy that could force foreign workers to serve in Iraq or risk losing their jobs
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 30, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 bacon/egg/cheese on short roll bread
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
pint of lager
2 bottles of lager (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
sm amount (2) of altoids
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
1 hotdog (raw onion/mustard)
2 cans of PBR beer (16 fl. oz.) diff. location
2 bottles of Ballantine Ale (diff. location) 12 fl. oz. each
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 donuts (various)
bottle of double dutch chocolate milk (16 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Thursday, November 29, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 cheese bratwurst (mustard)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
pint of lager
2 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
slice of "stuffed" pizza pocket (various)
slice of broccoli/garlic pizza
slice of plain cheese pizza
small amount of water
slightly more than 3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional bottle/pint of lager
Nigeria Turns From Harsher Side of Islamic Law
Saying No to Chávez
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 onion bagels (plain)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" meat product (net wt 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
med plastic container of popcorn
2 pints of lager (*) same location
bag of "cheez-it" crackers (net wt 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med order of cheese fries
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
personal thoughts on drawing the figure:
Usually during the process, if I got confused as to what was the real thing, the drawing or the nude model, it would be a very good drawing.
Posted by Allan Smithee at 10:31 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
1 pkg of "Milano" chocolate wafer cookies (total net wt. 0.75 oz.)
1 pkg of Nutri-Grain strawberry cereal bars (total net wt. 1.3 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 raisin scone
1 orange
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
order of sesame chicken
side of pork fried rice
2 eggrolls
1 chinese fortune cookie (*)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) Confucius say: show-off always shown up in showdown
Daily Numbers: 1 2 0
Lotto Six #'s: 56 8 23 45 92 9
When I was a child...
video
update: Teacher may avoid whip
Teacher charged in teddy bear case
Posted by Allan Smithee at 8:31 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 26, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
sm amount of french fries
3 soft pretzels
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
2 sm roast beef on hard rolls sandwiches (lettuce/tomato)
sm serving of potato salad
2 sm servings of macaroni salad
sm-med serving of green salad (ranch dressing)
1 chocolate brownie
pint of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Bid to stop whipping over toy bear named "Mohammed"
"There were men with big beards asking where she was and saying they wanted to kill her."
Robert Boulos
director of a school in Sudan, where teacher Gillian Gibbons faces jail for letting her class name a teddy bear Muhammad
News from the Middle East: What the Saudis Want from Annapolis
Posted by Allan Smithee at 9:50 AM 1 comments
Monday, November 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 25, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
3 cups of coffee (cream)
2 fried eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
med side of home fries (ketchup)
1 kielbasa sausage
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager
med amount of pretzels/potato chips medley
2 pints of lager (same location)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 eggrolls
1 order of General Tso's chicken
med serving of pork rice
1 fortune cookie (*)
sm amount of water
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, November 24, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic cup of coke
2 cans of beer (diff. locations) 12 fl. oz. each
pint of lager (diff. location)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes
(*) Work hard and you will become more wealthy.
Daily Numbers: 6 7 2 Lotto Six #'s: 17 14 45 30 26 1
Cruising The Fossil Freeway
Not Just A Beverage... A Way Of Life
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, Novemeber 23, 2007
sm amount of water
2 med-lg french breads
1 sm peppermint York candy
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Thanks Giving
We give thanks for unknown blessings
already on their way.
Anonymous
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 22, 20007
lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sm coffees (light/sweet)
10-12 crackers/cheese
sm amount of vegetables/ranch dressing
1/2 plain bagel/cream cheese
3 glasses of coke
2 med servings of turkey/gravy
2 med servings of mashed potatoes/gravy
2 med servings of butternut squash
2 med servings of carrots
1 med serving of green beans
2 med servings of marshmallow yams
2 sm servings of cranberries
1 bread-roll
1 slice of nut bread
2 cups of black coffee
1 slice of pumpkin pie
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 roastbeef/cheese of hard longroll sandwich (lettuce/tomato/mustard)
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lenghtwise)
2 pints of lager
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
med-lg french bread ("classic roll")
1 orange
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Plexiglass Furniture Cover
Unrelated: Save Tibet Update
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
sm cup of water/ice
med serving of noodle/mixed meat casserole
sm-med serving of cream corn
2 med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
med coffee (light/sweet)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
lg serving of Indian yellow rice/spicy meat
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 19, 2007
2 poptarts (grape/non-frosted)
2 sm cups of water/ice
med portion of rice/chicken/vegetable casserole
sm-med serving of noodle salad
2 sm-med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
sm cup of fruit punch
sm cup of chicken noodle soup
1 piece of baked chicken (breast/wing)
1 raisin cookie (marshmallow filling)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes
8 Steps to Hamburger Perfection
bonus round:
Black Humor (American Version)
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 18, 2007
sm container of apple juice (4 fl. oz.)
2 sm cups of fruit punch
sm serving of turkey/gravy
sm-med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
sm-med serving of green beans
sm serving of cranberries
sm-med serving of mixed greens salad
sm bread roll
sm-med piece of angel cake
sm container of vanilla ice-cream (net wt. 4 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
6 vanilla type "oreo" cookies
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
2 bananas
3 oranges
1 apple
3-4 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Video... plus still-photos of same construction site a week later
video
bonus round:
Carnivore Humor (Japanese Version)
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, November 17, 2007
1 lg french bread
2 sm pieces of crumb cake
1 turkey/cheese on small roll sandwich
sm sample cup of eggnog
1 bag of potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of orange drink (16 fl. oz.)
1 chocolate chip cookie
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
1 apple
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: in the last week also drank an additonal bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.) that wasn't listed
Public Art
There was a time when public art meant a bronzed war hero on the plaza. Today it means something radically different. Today it is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the living and the dead face-to-face for all eternity. Now it is ceremonial art, collective art, political art, environmental art. It is new-genre public art, the artist as aesthetician and activist, exploring his or her aliveness in the streets of the community.
"We are living in a state of emergency. I feel more than ever we must step outside of the strictly art arena. It is not enough to make art."
--Guillermo Gomez-Pena
"Unlike much of what has prviously been called public art, new genre-public art is based on engagement."
--Suzanne Lacy
"To search for the good and make it matter; this is the real challenge for the artist."
--Estella Conwill Majozo
"The work of art is a scream of freedom."
--Christo
I am both a private and public artist. I may not build monumental sculptures or transform the landscape, but I mean to live a less secretive and secluded life as an artist. If I am not precisely an activist, I am nevertheless an artist willing to be public, visible, and influential.
entry excerpted from Affirmations For Artists by Eric Maisel
published 1996 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York)
update:
Using Science As A Cover
more info
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 16, 2007
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
1 muffin
1 bagel (butter)
2 pumpernickel bagels (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 vegetables (various)/cream cheese/pesto sauce on hard longroll sandwich
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
7-8 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Record-busting supernova prompts new ideas on death of stars
Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Japanese fleet to hunt humpback whales
"Life is a process of losing our illusions, until finally, we lose the illusion that we're alive."
--Ashleigh Brilliant
excerpted from Appreciate Me Now and Avoid the Rush
page 26
Woodbridge Press Publishing Company (1981)
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 15, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 cinnamon roll (pecans)
4 pancakes (syrup)
6-8 link sausages
5-7 strips of fried bacon
1 orange
lg coffee (light/sweet)
3 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Fountain (This past Sunday in Philadelphia - Logan Square around noon, Public Library in the background)
video
redux/reminder:
Rock Book, Paper, Scissors
art cont.:
81 artists in the Whitney Biennial 2008
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
med serving of shepard's pie
sm-med serving of coleslaw
2 med slices of french bread
1 peanut butter/grape jelly on white bread sandwich
sm danish pastry
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
4-5 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes
Human Pleasure/Human Endeavor:
Ancients knew chocolate was good
After 250 Years of Classifying Life, 90 Percent Remains Unknown
Bonus Round:
Sweet Medicine
More:
Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart (Magenta and Gold) sets auction record
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3 sm chocolates
2-3 sm cups of water
2 sm cups of lemonade
1 1/2 lg servings of vegetable/pasta medley
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Short Story:
Wives, Girlfriends, and Mothers by Ron Savage
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 12, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of baked beans/hot dogs
sm serving of vegetable medley
2 med slices of french bread
sm container of milk (half pint)
1 fudge brownie (pecans)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
slightly less than 1/2 pack of cigarettes
Sunday, November 11, 2007
1 lg french bread ("classic roll")
med coffee (light/sweet)
med serving of white turkey meat/gravy
med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
med serving of green beans
med serving of corn
sm serving of cranberries
sm slice of pumpkin pie
sm bottle of water (11.2 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Book, Paper, Scissors: Artists' Book Fair
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, November 10, 2007
1 pkg of salted pumpkin seeds (net wt. 5/16 oz.)
1 lg hard french bread
1 med coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 lg serving of baked chicken (drumstick/breast)
med serving of corn
med serving of mashed potatoes
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
sm amount of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/nacho cheese tortilla chips on white bread sandwich
1 chocolate covered chocolate cupcake with various sprinkles
1 cheese horn pastry (net wt. 2 oz.)
4 cheese on cheese cracker "sandwiches"
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
Beer-Fueled Video Tour (cont.): Philadelphia Museum of Art*
*note: statements made may not be entirely factual or accurate
postscript of a personal nature:
Happy Birthday to my Mother and younger brother, both born on the 11th of November. Has it really been almost three years since I spoke to either of you?
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 9, 2007
1 lg hard french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 med cups of water/ice
med serving of macaroni/meat/tomato sauce casserole
sm-med side serving of macaroni salad
1 sm soft french bread
sm raspberry pastry
1 slice of angel cake
sm amount of water
med coffee (light/sweet)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
"Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation."
Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007)
More Mailer:
excerpt from 'On God'
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Friday, November 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 8, 2007
1 orange
1 vegetables (various)/humus/pesto sauce on sourdough french bread sandwich
2-3 sm cups of water
1 cooked onion (soy sauce)
sm amount of water
1/2 pack of cigarettes
When I was a child...
video
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 sesame seed bagel
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of macaroni/hamburger meat casserole
sm serving of vegetable medley
1 slice of rye bread
1 slice of white bread
sm side of sliced pears
1 med size "shorti" french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
1 med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
slightly more than a 1/2 pack of cigarettes
Something of Interest
More
Maybe
Not of General Interest
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
2 sesame seed bagels
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 bags of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz. each)
1 orange
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med plastic container of popcorn
3/4 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Comet visible to naked eye...
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event to witness."
-- Paul Lewis, U.S. astronomer, on the unexpected explosion of Comet 17P/Holmes
related:
The 5 Best and Worst Science Based Movies of All Time
more movie magic:
Lio Coming to the Big Screen
more science:
Water: Wonder And Worry
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, November 5, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
5-6 oreos
5-6 ritz crackers
1 onion bagel
1/2 vegetarian (eggplant/zucchini/tomato) multi-grain bread sandwich
2 1/2 med servings of vegetable/noodle salad
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
It probably won an award:
"[Frank Lloyd] Wright evidently wasn't very sympathetic about complaints. When Herbert F. Johnson, the late president of S.C. Johnson, Inc., in Racine, Wis., called Wright to say that his roof was leaking all over a dinner guest, the architect is said to have responded, 'Tell him to move his chair.'"
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1986
excerpted from The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
page 151
First Basic Paperback: 2002
more:
Architect Frank Gehry sued by MIT
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Monday, November 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, November 4, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
2 breakfast (cheese) bratwurst sausage dogs (mustard)
bottle of raspberry tea (16 fl. oz.)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
6-8 sm pretzel sticks
sm plastic container of "cheese-whiz"
sm glass of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (same location)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (same location)
3 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
2 lg french breads
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional bottle of lager
Saturday, November 3, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on breakfast biscuit sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
1 med plastic container of popcorn
2 mugs of lager (*) diff. location
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
2 mugs of lager (*) same location
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint/mugs of lager
FUCK YOU Belichick
WE'RE #1!
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, November 2, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
1 croissant
1 curried chicken salad/lettuce/tomato on whole wheat bread sandwich
2 sm chicken-salad pesto wraps
sm-med amount of potato chips
2 pickle halfs (both sliced lengthwise)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 sm vegetarian (avocado/beets) pesto wraps
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
recipes:
Meatloaf (six ways)
plus...
The Microwave Diet: 8 Great Frozen Entrees
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, November 1, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on kaiser roll sandwich
1 plain bagel
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" (net wt. 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (**)
med plastic container of pretzel/popcorn medley
pack of cigarettes
(**) plus additional pints of lager
The Largest Known Stitched Panorama
Nine Poems
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 orange
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
curried chicken salad on hard french bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
4 pepperoncini peppers
1 coffee lollipop
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
plate of sweet/sour pork and fried pork rice
2 egg rolls
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Letter to the Editor publication update:
Two Wrongs
another update:
Rice answers anger over Iraq assignments
Quote of the Day:
"Basically, that is a potential death sentence and you know it."
-- Jack Croddy, a 36-year veteran of the Foreign Service, after the State Department issued a new policy that could force foreign workers to serve in Iraq or risk losing their jobs
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
October - 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 orange
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
curried chicken salad on hard french bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
4 pepperoncini peppers
1 coffee lollipop
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
plate of sweet/sour pork and fried pork rice
2 egg rolls
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
The Largest Known Stitched Panorama
Nine Poems
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.75 oz.)
2 pints of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
double shot of espresso (sweet)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 mugs of lager (diff. location)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
The Great Pumpkin Patch
Happy Halloween!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 29, 2007
med (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 checkers fish sandwich
1 checkers cheeseburger
sm order of french fries
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 turkey/cheese/lettuce on multi-grain bread sandwich
1 tuna fish salad on multi-grain sandwich
sm-med amount of potato chips
2 pickles (both sliced lengthwise)
3-4 sm cups of water
bottle of fruit punch (20 fl. oz.)
2 mugs of lager
3/4 pack of cigarettes
More City Living Footage: The Former "Homestead"
video
related: Fear Of A Homeless Planet
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 28, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
2 pints of lager (same location)
bag of peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
med plate of chicken wings/celery/blue cheese dressing/lg chicken finger/deep fried stuffed jalepeno
1 roast beef/provolone cheese on med bread roll sandwich
2 pints of lager (*) diff location
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Saturday, October 27, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
mug of lager
1 Reese's caramel peanut butter cup (net wt. 0.7 oz.)
1 slice of pizza (white cheese/sundried tomatoes)
2 pints of lager (*) diff location
1 roast pork/provolone cheese on kaiser roll sandwich (mayo/horseradish)
2 tomato slices
ramekin of coleslaw
3/4 of pickle (2 slices - both lengthwise)
sm bag of potato chips/tabasco sauce
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Letter To The Editor
To The Editor,
re: The American Debate | Getting white men to jump (editorial published Sunday, October 28, 2007)
The reason I will not vote for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President (Democrat Primary) is because, I believe, she is basically a dishonest person. Given a choice between her and a Republican candidate though, I will reluctantly choose her since I also believe the Republican party platform is even more dishonest.
Sincerely,
(Name Withheld)
related:
State Dept. to order U.S. diplomats to Iraq, or else
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 26, 2007
1 pint of egg drop soup
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
sm vanilla milkshake (McDonalds)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
med order of french fries with ketchup (McDonalds)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) diff. location
2 cans of beer (24 fl. oz. total) diff. location
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
recipe: Beef and Bean Chimichangas
Ingredients:
1. 1 pound lean ground beef
2. 3/4 cup chopped onion
3. 3/4 cup diced green bell pepper
4. 1 1/2 cups whole kernel corn
5. 2 cups taco sauce
6. 2 teaspoons chili powder
7. 1 teaspoon garlic salt
8. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
9. 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
10. 8 (12 inch) flour tortillas
11. 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12. 1 tablespoon butter, melted
13. shredded lettuce
14. 1 tomato, diced
Cooking Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease, and add the onion, bell pepper, and corn. Cook for about 5 more minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the taco sauce, and season with chili powder, garlic salt and cumin, stirring until blended. Cook until heated through, then remove from heat, and set aside.
3. Open the can of beans, and spread a thin layer of beans onto each of the tortillas. Spoon the beef mixture down the center, and then top with as much shredded cheese as you like. Roll up the tortillas, and place them seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Brush the tortillas with melted butter.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Serve with lettuce and tomato.
Yield: 8 servings
Nutrition Info:
Per Serving
* Calories: 836 kcal
* Carbohydrates: 88 g
* Dietary Fiber: 9 g
* Fat: 35 g
* Protein: 40 g
* Sugars: 6 g
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 25, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (2.5 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 sugar cookie
1 croissant
2 mugs of lager (*)
2 egg rolls
1 pint of "house special" fried rice
1 pint of egg drop soup
sm bag of wonton chips
2 mugs of lager (same location)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional mug of lager
Freaky Friday:
Ugly, And With Pride
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
2 sm cups of water
3 med-lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 mozzarella cheese/pesto/tomato/lettuce on baguette bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
3-4 pepperoncini peppers
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
sm plate of assorted raw vegetables/orange slices
4 sm candies (hard/sweet)
2 sm cups of water
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: in the past month also consumed 2 sm "marshmallow type" candies that weren't listed
Quickpicks: Great Reads
Fiasco, by Thomas E. Ricks. A Washington Post reporter details the incredible series of missteps that led to the war in Iraq, and then to the mismanagement of the occupation. The theme that emerges is the frustrating and astounding failure to learn from mistakes; the same poor management issues crop up over and over again, angering both the Iraqis and seasoned American military men while the top civilians in Washington (and you know who you are) stay the course. At this point, there isn't much new information revealed, but seeing all the details laid out dovetailed chronologically brings home the scale of the fiasco, and the thin likelihood that anyone presently in charge has the skill to turn things around, if indeed anyone could this far down the road. Penguin Press, 2006. - Walt Maguire
The Poetry Home Repair Manual, by Ted Kooser. Ted Kooser was our first Midwestern US Poet Laureate (2004-2006). Listen to him: the adjective is not enemy to the noun, but its servant. Nouns inspire associations, so that one adjective limits the reader's options. Many American poets write in first person and in present tense but Kooser advises otherwise. Watch the ends of your lines, how you go off into space. Cute won't do - meaning is preferable. Pack a lot into your title and concentrate on the poem. Buy this book and use it with a Poetry Handbook by either Babette Deutsch (1982) or Mary Oliver (1994). You'll then have a complete home poetry workshop. Bison Books, 2007. -Jay C. Rochelle
The Species Crown, by Curtis Smith. Smith's novella and collection of short stories has an intimate feel, often as if the narrator is whispering his tale directly into your ear. This effect derives in part from Smith's penchant for using the second person; the direct "you" technique has a way of getting close to the skin and making one squirm, both in pleasure and discomfort, as the stories unfold. At the same time, each piece resonates with dark humor, keen intelligence and startling imagery that will keep you moving from story to story without pause. Press 53, 2007. - Aimee LaBrie
Possible Side Effects, by Augusten Burroughs. Possible Side Effects of reading Augusten Burroughs new paperback with the same title will include uncontrollable laughter and some very embarrassing snorts. Burroughs has once again allowed the general masses into his life and we are thankful. In this montage book, he recalls visiting his grandmothers in the South. His one grandmother teaches him the ways of the tooth fairy, fashionable clothing, and manners while the other teaches him the gentle art of revenge. St. Martin's Press, 2006.- Michelle Whittle
recommendations via Philadelphia Stories
unrelated: No Child Left Behind
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm cups of water/ice
med serving of shredded beef with bell peppers
sm-med side of rice/black beans
2 med pieces of french bread
1 beef empanada
slice of pumpkin pie
2 sm cups of water
sm decaf coffee (sweet)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
City Living Footage
video
Philadelphia - 10/24/07 - 8:40 a.m.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 22, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (cream cheese)
bag of "extra thin" pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Still Photos: Soon To Be... A Working Studio
Description of Neighborhood:
"If you're looking for swanky, you won't find it in this gritty province. You will find, however, the world-famous Tacconelli's Pizzeria and the popular Byrne's Tavern, not to mention countless corner bars, delis and pizzerias."
City Paper Cityguide pg. 34
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 21, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 lg french breads
sm container of Marinara "sauce & dip" (net wt. 2 oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 20, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
lg can of iced tea (23.5 fl. oz.)
2 mugs of beer (*)
1 bacon/lettuce/tomato on toasted white bread sandwich (mayo)
med side of french fries (ketchup)
2 mugs of lager (same location)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional mug of lager
Friday, October 19, 2007
1 fish sandwich (lettuce/tomato)
1 hamburger (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard/ketchup)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 raisin bagel
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 orange
1 chicken caesar salad (net wt. 13 oz.)
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
lg french bread
2 sm-med french breads
2 sm containers of "nacho cheese dip" (total net wt. 4 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
On this date in History:
Today's Highlights
Oct. 22, 1962... President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
Oct. 22, 1920... Dr. Timothy Francis Leary, the American psychologist and writer who advocated the use psychedelic drugs, was born. Following his death on May 31, 1996, his obituary appeared in The Times.
October 22, 1870... Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Russia's attempt to remilitarize the Black Sea, and its consequent threat to Turkey.
More:
1746 Princeton University in New Jersey received its charter.
1797 French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet.
1844 Actress Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris.
1883 The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod's "Faust."
1907 Baseball Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx was born in Sudlersville, Md.
1928 Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the "American system of rugged individualism" in a speech at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1934 Bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio.
1954 West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
1968 Apollo 7, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, returned to Earth.
1979 The U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment.
1981 The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
2001 Washington postal worker Joseph P. Curseen died of inhaled anthrax.
2002 A bus driver was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Md., in the 13th and final attack by the Washington-area sniper.
2004 In a wrenching videotaped statement, kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan begged Britain to help save her by withdrawing its troops from Iraq, saying these "might be my last hours." (Hassan was later killed by her captors.)
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 18, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
2 sm lemon roasted chicken wings/breasts
med serving of green beans/carrots medley
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 sm slim jims (total net wt. 0.56 oz.)
1 bag of cheez-its (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*) same location
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Farmers sue DEA for right to grow industrial hemp
Massive black hole enters the record books
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
2 med cups of water
2 sugar/raisin cookies
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
sm container of "nacho cheese dip" (net wt 2 oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
recipe:
Barbecued Texas Cabrito
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hr
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
5 pounds goat
1/2 cup prepared mustard
1/2 cup lemon pepper
1/2 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons garlic
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup butter
5 large garlic cloves peeled, crushed
2 large bay leaves
3 large lemon quartered
1 large lime quartered
1 medium onion sliced
12 ounces beer
2 cups corn oil
1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
Rub the meat completely with the mustard.
Add spices to a large zip-lok bag, seal and shake until mixed.
Place meat in bag and coat with the rub.
Refrigerate overnight.
In a two quart saucepan melt butter, add the onions and garlic.
Saute for five minutes then add lemons, limes and beer.
When the foam subsides add remaining ingredients and
simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Prepare the grill for the indirect heat method and remove the
meat from the bag and place on the grid.
Smoke for 25 minutes at 250 degrees and start basting with the
sop every 25 minutes.
Smoke for 2-3 hours or until internal temperature reaches 155
degrees, then wrap in foil and finish cooking until internal
temperature reaches 185 degrees.
Remove from grill and let meat cool for 20 minutes prior to
slicing.
More:
Deep-Fried Pizza
plus:
State Fair Cream Puffs
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
4 sm coffees (light/sweet)
2 plain bagels
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
2 hard boiled eggs (salt/pepper)
bottle of green tea (16 fl. oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Anatomy of a Black Hole
Sea basin expedition nets rare species
Humorous Advert:
Public Goes Fireless
Miracle heaters being given away free with orders for real Amish fireplace mantels to launch the new invention that slashes heat bills, but Amish craftsmen under strain of Christmas rush impose household limit of 2
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 15, 2007
2 pretzels (one with mustard)
2-3 sm cups of water/ice
med serving of noodles/chicken casserole
sm-med side serving of green salad (1000 island dressing)
2 med pieces of french bread
1/2 of sweet corn bread muffin
2-3 med cups of cold water
1/2 serving of Jamaican Curry Chicken Roti
sm coffee (light/sweet)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
email greeting card by Francesco Clemente
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 14, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 yellow roll (cream cheese)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 13, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
med pecan coffee (light/sweet)
1 pretzel (mustard)
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 (3-cheese) 6" hoagie (lettuce/tomato/onion/oil/salt/pepper)
bag of "baked cheese curls" (net wt. 1 3/4 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Pleasant Autumn Afternoon Breeze
Sunday, Oct. 14th, 4 p.m.
video
Still Photography:
Warning...Watch Where You're Walking
Saturday, Oct. 13th, 4:40 p.m. - Front/Poplar St. - Philadelphia
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 12, 2007
3-4 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3-4 donut holes (assorted)
1 sm brownie
pint of lager
3 pints of lager (**) diff. location
bottle of beer (same location) 12 fl. oz.
pack of cigarettes
(**) additional pints of lager
Custom Cars
The Gonzo way
bonus round:
Spoon - Soft Effects EP - Live Version
(scroll down to tracks 19-23)
19. Mountain to Sound
20. Waiting for the Kid to Come Out
21. I Could See the Dude
22. Get Out the State
23. Loss Leaders
via Mailing List Archives
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 11, 2007
2 sm hershey's chocolate kisses
sm light/sweet coffee
1 pretzel (mustard)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 med plastic cups of popcorn
2 (coffee) cups of (jasmine blossom) green tea
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
T-Shirt Contest
Front of Black T:
HOT CHICKS (printed in Caps/White Lettering above one of the following pics)
Backside of Black-T:
DECENT DUDE MUSIC (printed in Caps/White Lettering above one of the following pics)
Printed in White running up/down sleeves:
DRAG CITY RECORDS
T-Shirt entry #2:
Front of Black T (white lettering) -
*AerialM*AppendixOut*FredArmisen*AugustBorn*AZITA*MegB
aird*bIGfLAME*Sir Richard Bishop*Bonnie"Prince"Billy*B
orisw/MichioKurihara*Broadcast*BrotherJT3*Burnout*Bill
Callahan*ChestnutStation*Concentrick*TheContinentalOP*
CynthiaDall*Damon&Naomi*Espers*John Fahey*FaunFables*B
illFayGroup*FlyingSaucerAttack*MarkFosson*EdithFrost*T
heFuckingChamps*GalacticZooDossier*GastrdelSol*Ghost*D
avidGrubbs*NeilMichaelHagerty*HalfJapanese*NeilHamburg
er*JensHannemann*GaryHiggins*HighLlamas*KevHopper*HotT
oasters*TheHowlingHex*ImitationElectricPiano*BertJansc
h*KingKong*LauraKightlinger*AlanLicht*Liimanarina*Loos
eFur*MajorStars*DragCityRecords*
Back of Black T (white lettering) -
*MakeUp*Mantis*LorenMazzacane-Connors*Monade*Movietone
*JoannaNewsom*Nig-Heist*WillOldham*JimORourke*PAJO*Pal
aceMusic*PapaM*Pavement*Pearls&Brass*P.G.Six*Plush*Ste
phenPrina*TheRedKrayola*AlasdairRoberts*WayneRogers*Ro
yalTrux*RTX*Saddlesore*SceneCreamers*Shellac*SilverJew
s*SixOrgansofAdmittance*Smog*SquirrelBait*Stereolab*Th
eStyrenes*The Suntanama*DragCitySupersession*IanSvenon
ius*Tele:Funken*MayoThompson*Tied+TickledTrio*TrenBrot
hers*MickTurner*TurnOn*USA*U.S.Maple*TheValerieProject
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Contest Info:
"In the meantime, get out your sketchbook, open up your Adobe Illustrator, use whatever tools you need to use, cause we’ve got a contest! Drag City has been without a t-shirt too long and we want you to design one for us. We’re not lazy, we’re just really into rejecting people. But perhaps one of you out there can provide the shining display of what we’re all about. If you think you’re up for a challenge email your design to press(at)dragcity(dot)com (lo-rez please, bouncebacks are bummy)."
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
2 sm cups of water/ice
2 med pieces of french bread
med serving of shepherd's pie
sm serving of (sweet) potato salad
sm side serving of sliced peaches
sm amount of water
sm can of sardines in tomato sauce (net wt. 5.5 oz.)
2 (coffee) cups of wild raspberry (caffeine free) herbal tea
1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: currently experiencing technical problems...
When walking just walk,
When sitting just sit,
Above all, don't wobble.
excerpted from The Elements of Zen by David Scott & Tony Doubleday
page 2
published by Element, Inc. (1992)
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
3-4 sm light/sweet coffees (topped with "pumpkin coffee")
1 poppy seed bagel (plain)
1 pint of lager
2 sm cups of (chai spice) black tea
6 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (celery seeds)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
The Ten Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time
Fear you're losing your marbles? Try these memory tricks
bonus round:
Cosmic Factories Produce Rubies and Sapphires
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 8, 2007
2 sm light/sweet coffees (topped with "pumpkin" coffee)
1 plain bagel
pint of lager
med basket of popcorn
1 bag of "extra thin" pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
1 bag of "cheddar & sour cream" potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of water (20 fl. oz.)
4 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (with celery seeds)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
2 fer tues...
Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved
Generate pseudo-random numbers
plus one more:
Artist book from Janelle Pietrzak. Titled "From Ship To Shore". The book design is inspired by a Philadelphia Navy Yard ship's log
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Monday, October 8, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 7, 2007
lg light/sweet coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 hash brown bars (total net wt. 5 oz.)
1 porkroll/egg/cheese on plain bagel
2 pints of lager
med plastic cup of fountain coke
2 bags of "extra thin" pretzels (total net wt. 3 oz.)
1 bag of "cheddar & sour cream" potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 bag of "baked cheese curls" (net wt. 1 oz.)
4 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (with ketchup)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 6, 2007
sm light coffee (12 fl. oz.)
med pecan coffee (light/sweet)
slice of cheese pizza
2 (breakfast) sausage dogs (mustard)
2 pints of lager
1 "jumbo bbq beef steak" (beef jerky) net wt. 2 oz.
1 apple
pack of cigarettes
Open Invite:
Dear friend,
Some important news from the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. You are receiving this message as a Philadelphia artist or curator. Please do unsubscribe if you would prefer not to receive messages of this sort - Your name will not be removed from the gallery announcement list. Please pass this message along as you see fit.
* * * * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * * * *
FLEISHER/OLLMAN GALLERY WINTER INVITATIONAL
2007 marks the fifth anniversary of Fleisher/Ollman Gallery's annual Winter invitational of young Philadelphia artists. Curators Claire Iltis, William Pym and Heather Shoemaker seek submissions for this year's installment. The show will open December 14th and run through January 2008.
The young art and gallery landscape has transformed itself many times in the last 5 years, but the F/O Winter Invitational remains an original and a constant: professional, broadly seen and discussed, unbiased, unfazed by hype, gossip or fashion.
Former participants have gone on to show at White Columns, Andrea Rosen Gallery, Scope Miami, Art 36 Basel, the Frieze Art Fair, Moore College of Art, Bellwether Gallery, NADA Art Fair, Harvard University Art Galleries, ICA Philadelphia, and the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. This is a proven opportunity for young un- and under-represented artists to dramatically raise their profile in the city and international art world at large.
Artists interested in submission must meet the following criteria:
* Must currently reside in the Greater Philadelphia area.
* No official commercial gallery representation in the Greater Philadelphia area.
* All submitted work must have been made in the last 18 months.
* While anyone is encouraged to submit, be advised that the focus of this exhibition is on young, emerging artists.
* Currently enrolled students are ineligible.
* Work must be submitted in the form of 8-10 slides or digital images. Absolutely no physical work will be accepted at the gallery; no studio visits will be made in the first round of selection. Websites will not be accepted; if the piece is a website, submit it on a CD.
* No restrictions on media, scale or subject matter.
* Resume or curriculum vitae required, artist statement not required.
* Only submissions accompanied by an SASE will be returned.
NB - If you have submitted to the exhibition before, you are more than welcome to submit again. Rejection in previous years does not have any bearing on this year's jury.
All work must be submitted by mail or in person by 5pm, Monday, November 5th.
The Fleisher/Ollman Gallery is located at:
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 545-7562
email:
invitational(at)fleisher-ollmangallery(dot)com
related... daily nourishment to support creative growth:
Just Trust
When we start to worry and we think we just must,
There is another choice we can make.
We can learn to JUST TRUST.
When we hang on to our fears and deny our tears,
We can try letting go and look for courage within
and JUST TRUST.
When we feel weary and try to control,
There is a motto we might extol:
JUST TRUST.
If we've made a connection to a Higher Power,
There's no need to feel worried or fussed
(unless we want to).
The healthier choice is ours to make.
We can make a decision to JUST TRUST.
The Artist's Soul by Linda Coons
pg. 392 - October 8th entry
published by Penguin Putnam Inc.
copyright 2000 by Linda Coons
Bonus Round... Just Cause It's A Good Tune
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 5, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
1 cheeseburger (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard)
med side of french fries (ketchup)
1 Italian hoagie (half)
1 med Italian ice (strawberry/kiwi fruit)
med plastic container of cantaloupe/honey-dew melon (net. wt. 0.72 lb.)
1 apple
pack of cigarettes
GO PHILLIES!
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 4, 2007
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich (McDonalds)
1 hash brown bar (McDonalds)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 toasted plain bagel (cream cheese/tomato/onion)
pint of lager
lg glass of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
sm cup of Irish potato soup
2 pkgs of saltine crackers (2 per pkg)
sm ramekin of cole-slaw
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
pint of lager (same location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location) (*)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 jelly filled donut
1 chocolate covered glazed donut
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Myanmar/Music
Online Action Center
Send Urgent UN mission to Myanmar (Burma)
"Ask President Bush to urge the UN Security Council members, especially the Permanent members like China, to immediately deploy a UN Security Council mission to Myanmar (Burma). This mission should act to resolve the human rights crisis and avert the risk of further violence and bloodshed. The Council should also consider the possibility of imposing an arms embargo and to address the dire human rights situation in Myanmar. The peaceful mass demonstrations taking place compare in scale to those in 1988, when security forces broke up massive pro-democracy demonstrations with deadly violence, killing thousands."
Myanmar update:
Suu Kyi considers offer to meet Myanmar top general
Radiohead Fans, Guided by Conscience (and Budget)
"At a Manhattan indie record label, one employee decided to pay 14 cents..."
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
lg coffee (light) 24 fl. oz.
1 toasted "everything" bagel (veg. cream cheese)
1 toasted plain bagel (cream cheese)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 sm chocolate brownies
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
single espresso (sweet)
2 (breakfast) sausage dogs (mustard)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
bag of baked cheese curls (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
bag of pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
bag of hot cheese popcorn (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
pkg of cheese on cheese crackers (6 per pkg) net wt 1.38 oz.
pack of cigarettes
note: during the past week also consumed 4 advil pills
Cavemen
Part I
Part II
more... Free Burma blog-in
update: Myanmar leader willing to meet opponent
Part III: "Caveman Continued"
Say What?
"All International Consultants shall be immune from Iraqi legal process. Congratulations to the new Iraq!"
-- Coalition Provisional Authority Order 17, protecting U.S. security contractors, June 27, 2004
Bonus Round:
"Baba Ghanooj" by the Cavedogs
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet) topped with "pumpkin" coffee
1 plain bagel
bottle of pomegranate pear nectar (20 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med basket of popcorn
2 pints of lager (same location) (*)
5-6 lg handfuls of organic wheat flakes (cereal sans milk)
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Flyer/Link
Punk Rock Boot Camp
Bonus Round:
Sneak Song Previews from Robert Pollard's Two New Albums...
Current Desperation from COAST TO COAST CARPET OF LOVE
Pill Gone Girl from GARGOYLE DECISIONS
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 1, 2007
lg mocha coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
bag of pretzels (total net wt. 2 oz.)
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
1 beef jerky strip ("seasoned & grilled kippered strip") net wt. 1.4 oz.
2 pints of lager (same location) (*)
5-6 handfuls of organic wheat flakes (cereal sans milk)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Poetry Plus Excerpt:
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
1920
from Writer's Voices
selected from 20th Century American Poetry
An Anthology
1991 Signal Hill Publications
Life unfolds on a great sheet called Time,
and once finished it is gone forever.
Chinese Adage
pg. 41
Zen In The Martial Arts
by Joe Hyams
Bantam Books
Bantam Edition / July 1982
other:
Ruler of Myanmar known as 'the Bulldog'
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, September 30, 2007
lg mocha coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 hash brown bars (total net wt. 5 oz.)
1 sm Italian ice (mango flavor)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
bag of sportsman trail mix (net wt. 3 oz.)
box of Organic Wild Puffs - puffed wheat cereal (sans milk) total net wt. 10 oz.
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Saturday, September 29, 2007
lg caramel coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 lg fountain sodas (Mountain Dew/Fruit Punch combo) 48 total fl. oz.
1 (Arby's) roast beef/swiss cheese on roll sandwich (horseradish- mayo sauce)
med order of curly fries (ketchup)
lg can of sweet "Southern" tea (24 fl. oz.)
bottle of V8-Splash tropical blend (Mezcla tropical) 16 fl. oz.
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
4-5 pieces of fried chicken (wings)
2 pints of lager
6 "buffalo" chicken wings (blue cheese dressing)
4-5 celery/carrot sticks
2 pints of lager (same location)
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli white chocolate (net wt. 2 oz.)
16 oz. can of Colt 45 malt liquor
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Friday, September 28, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 med coffees (light/sweet) topped with "pumpkin-flavored" coffee
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 turkey on wheat/pumpernickel bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato/mayo)
2 bags of bbq potato chips (total net wt. 2 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pkg of whole grain crispbread ("crispy pesto") total net wt. 2.645 oz.
2 pints of lager (**)
3 pints of lager (*)
pkg of whole grain crispbread ("crispy pesto") total net wt. 2.645 oz.
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli white chocolate (net wt. 2 oz.)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint(s) of lager
Philadelphia Headlines Plus Video Recap:
Playoff Bound!
Ending a 14-year drought, Phils taste sweet victory
Horns, hurrahs: Jubilant fans head to the streets.
'The type of team Phila. loves'
Amazing Phils headed to playoffs (Never In Drought)
National League East Champs
Soak It Up
video
Bonus Round: Teleprompter Still-Lifes
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Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 orange
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
curried chicken salad on hard french bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
4 pepperoncini peppers
1 coffee lollipop
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
plate of sweet/sour pork and fried pork rice
2 egg rolls
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
The Largest Known Stitched Panorama
Nine Poems
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.75 oz.)
2 pints of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
double shot of espresso (sweet)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 mugs of lager (diff. location)
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
The Great Pumpkin Patch
Happy Halloween!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 29, 2007
med (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 checkers fish sandwich
1 checkers cheeseburger
sm order of french fries
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 turkey/cheese/lettuce on multi-grain bread sandwich
1 tuna fish salad on multi-grain sandwich
sm-med amount of potato chips
2 pickles (both sliced lengthwise)
3-4 sm cups of water
bottle of fruit punch (20 fl. oz.)
2 mugs of lager
3/4 pack of cigarettes
More City Living Footage: The Former "Homestead"
video
related: Fear Of A Homeless Planet
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 28, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
2 pints of lager (same location)
bag of peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
med plate of chicken wings/celery/blue cheese dressing/lg chicken finger/deep fried stuffed jalepeno
1 roast beef/provolone cheese on med bread roll sandwich
2 pints of lager (*) diff location
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Saturday, October 27, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
mug of lager
1 Reese's caramel peanut butter cup (net wt. 0.7 oz.)
1 slice of pizza (white cheese/sundried tomatoes)
2 pints of lager (*) diff location
1 roast pork/provolone cheese on kaiser roll sandwich (mayo/horseradish)
2 tomato slices
ramekin of coleslaw
3/4 of pickle (2 slices - both lengthwise)
sm bag of potato chips/tabasco sauce
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Letter To The Editor
To The Editor,
re: The American Debate | Getting white men to jump (editorial published Sunday, October 28, 2007)
The reason I will not vote for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President (Democrat Primary) is because, I believe, she is basically a dishonest person. Given a choice between her and a Republican candidate though, I will reluctantly choose her since I also believe the Republican party platform is even more dishonest.
Sincerely,
(Name Withheld)
related:
State Dept. to order U.S. diplomats to Iraq, or else
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 26, 2007
1 pint of egg drop soup
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
sm vanilla milkshake (McDonalds)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
med order of french fries with ketchup (McDonalds)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.) diff. location
2 cans of beer (24 fl. oz. total) diff. location
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
recipe: Beef and Bean Chimichangas
Ingredients:
1. 1 pound lean ground beef
2. 3/4 cup chopped onion
3. 3/4 cup diced green bell pepper
4. 1 1/2 cups whole kernel corn
5. 2 cups taco sauce
6. 2 teaspoons chili powder
7. 1 teaspoon garlic salt
8. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
9. 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
10. 8 (12 inch) flour tortillas
11. 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12. 1 tablespoon butter, melted
13. shredded lettuce
14. 1 tomato, diced
Cooking Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease, and add the onion, bell pepper, and corn. Cook for about 5 more minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the taco sauce, and season with chili powder, garlic salt and cumin, stirring until blended. Cook until heated through, then remove from heat, and set aside.
3. Open the can of beans, and spread a thin layer of beans onto each of the tortillas. Spoon the beef mixture down the center, and then top with as much shredded cheese as you like. Roll up the tortillas, and place them seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Brush the tortillas with melted butter.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Serve with lettuce and tomato.
Yield: 8 servings
Nutrition Info:
Per Serving
* Calories: 836 kcal
* Carbohydrates: 88 g
* Dietary Fiber: 9 g
* Fat: 35 g
* Protein: 40 g
* Sugars: 6 g
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 25, 2007
lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (2.5 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 sugar cookie
1 croissant
2 mugs of lager (*)
2 egg rolls
1 pint of "house special" fried rice
1 pint of egg drop soup
sm bag of wonton chips
2 mugs of lager (same location)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional mug of lager
Freaky Friday:
Ugly, And With Pride
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
2 sm cups of water
3 med-lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 mozzarella cheese/pesto/tomato/lettuce on baguette bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
3-4 pepperoncini peppers
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
sm plate of assorted raw vegetables/orange slices
4 sm candies (hard/sweet)
2 sm cups of water
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: in the past month also consumed 2 sm "marshmallow type" candies that weren't listed
Quickpicks: Great Reads
Fiasco, by Thomas E. Ricks. A Washington Post reporter details the incredible series of missteps that led to the war in Iraq, and then to the mismanagement of the occupation. The theme that emerges is the frustrating and astounding failure to learn from mistakes; the same poor management issues crop up over and over again, angering both the Iraqis and seasoned American military men while the top civilians in Washington (and you know who you are) stay the course. At this point, there isn't much new information revealed, but seeing all the details laid out dovetailed chronologically brings home the scale of the fiasco, and the thin likelihood that anyone presently in charge has the skill to turn things around, if indeed anyone could this far down the road. Penguin Press, 2006. - Walt Maguire
The Poetry Home Repair Manual, by Ted Kooser. Ted Kooser was our first Midwestern US Poet Laureate (2004-2006). Listen to him: the adjective is not enemy to the noun, but its servant. Nouns inspire associations, so that one adjective limits the reader's options. Many American poets write in first person and in present tense but Kooser advises otherwise. Watch the ends of your lines, how you go off into space. Cute won't do - meaning is preferable. Pack a lot into your title and concentrate on the poem. Buy this book and use it with a Poetry Handbook by either Babette Deutsch (1982) or Mary Oliver (1994). You'll then have a complete home poetry workshop. Bison Books, 2007. -Jay C. Rochelle
The Species Crown, by Curtis Smith. Smith's novella and collection of short stories has an intimate feel, often as if the narrator is whispering his tale directly into your ear. This effect derives in part from Smith's penchant for using the second person; the direct "you" technique has a way of getting close to the skin and making one squirm, both in pleasure and discomfort, as the stories unfold. At the same time, each piece resonates with dark humor, keen intelligence and startling imagery that will keep you moving from story to story without pause. Press 53, 2007. - Aimee LaBrie
Possible Side Effects, by Augusten Burroughs. Possible Side Effects of reading Augusten Burroughs new paperback with the same title will include uncontrollable laughter and some very embarrassing snorts. Burroughs has once again allowed the general masses into his life and we are thankful. In this montage book, he recalls visiting his grandmothers in the South. His one grandmother teaches him the ways of the tooth fairy, fashionable clothing, and manners while the other teaches him the gentle art of revenge. St. Martin's Press, 2006.- Michelle Whittle
recommendations via Philadelphia Stories
unrelated: No Child Left Behind
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm cups of water/ice
med serving of shredded beef with bell peppers
sm-med side of rice/black beans
2 med pieces of french bread
1 beef empanada
slice of pumpkin pie
2 sm cups of water
sm decaf coffee (sweet)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
City Living Footage
video
Philadelphia - 10/24/07 - 8:40 a.m.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 22, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (cream cheese)
bag of "extra thin" pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Still Photos: Soon To Be... A Working Studio
Description of Neighborhood:
"If you're looking for swanky, you won't find it in this gritty province. You will find, however, the world-famous Tacconelli's Pizzeria and the popular Byrne's Tavern, not to mention countless corner bars, delis and pizzerias."
City Paper Cityguide pg. 34
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 21, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 lg french breads
sm container of Marinara "sauce & dip" (net wt. 2 oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 20, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
lg can of iced tea (23.5 fl. oz.)
2 mugs of beer (*)
1 bacon/lettuce/tomato on toasted white bread sandwich (mayo)
med side of french fries (ketchup)
2 mugs of lager (same location)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional mug of lager
Friday, October 19, 2007
1 fish sandwich (lettuce/tomato)
1 hamburger (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard/ketchup)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 raisin bagel
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 orange
1 chicken caesar salad (net wt. 13 oz.)
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
lg french bread
2 sm-med french breads
2 sm containers of "nacho cheese dip" (total net wt. 4 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
On this date in History:
Today's Highlights
Oct. 22, 1962... President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
Oct. 22, 1920... Dr. Timothy Francis Leary, the American psychologist and writer who advocated the use psychedelic drugs, was born. Following his death on May 31, 1996, his obituary appeared in The Times.
October 22, 1870... Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Russia's attempt to remilitarize the Black Sea, and its consequent threat to Turkey.
More:
1746 Princeton University in New Jersey received its charter.
1797 French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet.
1844 Actress Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris.
1883 The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod's "Faust."
1907 Baseball Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx was born in Sudlersville, Md.
1928 Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the "American system of rugged individualism" in a speech at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1934 Bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio.
1954 West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
1968 Apollo 7, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, returned to Earth.
1979 The U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment.
1981 The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
2001 Washington postal worker Joseph P. Curseen died of inhaled anthrax.
2002 A bus driver was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Md., in the 13th and final attack by the Washington-area sniper.
2004 In a wrenching videotaped statement, kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan begged Britain to help save her by withdrawing its troops from Iraq, saying these "might be my last hours." (Hassan was later killed by her captors.)
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 18, 2007
2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
2 sm lemon roasted chicken wings/breasts
med serving of green beans/carrots medley
med coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 sm slim jims (total net wt. 0.56 oz.)
1 bag of cheez-its (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*) same location
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Farmers sue DEA for right to grow industrial hemp
Massive black hole enters the record books
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
2 med cups of water
2 sugar/raisin cookies
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
sm container of "nacho cheese dip" (net wt 2 oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes
recipe:
Barbecued Texas Cabrito
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hr
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
5 pounds goat
1/2 cup prepared mustard
1/2 cup lemon pepper
1/2 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons garlic
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup butter
5 large garlic cloves peeled, crushed
2 large bay leaves
3 large lemon quartered
1 large lime quartered
1 medium onion sliced
12 ounces beer
2 cups corn oil
1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
Rub the meat completely with the mustard.
Add spices to a large zip-lok bag, seal and shake until mixed.
Place meat in bag and coat with the rub.
Refrigerate overnight.
In a two quart saucepan melt butter, add the onions and garlic.
Saute for five minutes then add lemons, limes and beer.
When the foam subsides add remaining ingredients and
simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Prepare the grill for the indirect heat method and remove the
meat from the bag and place on the grid.
Smoke for 25 minutes at 250 degrees and start basting with the
sop every 25 minutes.
Smoke for 2-3 hours or until internal temperature reaches 155
degrees, then wrap in foil and finish cooking until internal
temperature reaches 185 degrees.
Remove from grill and let meat cool for 20 minutes prior to
slicing.
More:
Deep-Fried Pizza
plus:
State Fair Cream Puffs
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
4 sm coffees (light/sweet)
2 plain bagels
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
2 hard boiled eggs (salt/pepper)
bottle of green tea (16 fl. oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Anatomy of a Black Hole
Sea basin expedition nets rare species
Humorous Advert:
Public Goes Fireless
Miracle heaters being given away free with orders for real Amish fireplace mantels to launch the new invention that slashes heat bills, but Amish craftsmen under strain of Christmas rush impose household limit of 2
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 15, 2007
2 pretzels (one with mustard)
2-3 sm cups of water/ice
med serving of noodles/chicken casserole
sm-med side serving of green salad (1000 island dressing)
2 med pieces of french bread
1/2 of sweet corn bread muffin
2-3 med cups of cold water
1/2 serving of Jamaican Curry Chicken Roti
sm coffee (light/sweet)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes
email greeting card by Francesco Clemente
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 14, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 yellow roll (cream cheese)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 13, 2007
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 lg french breads
med pecan coffee (light/sweet)
1 pretzel (mustard)
lg (light/sweet) coffee (24 fl. oz.)
1 (3-cheese) 6" hoagie (lettuce/tomato/onion/oil/salt/pepper)
bag of "baked cheese curls" (net wt. 1 3/4 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Pleasant Autumn Afternoon Breeze
Sunday, Oct. 14th, 4 p.m.
video
Still Photography:
Warning...Watch Where You're Walking
Saturday, Oct. 13th, 4:40 p.m. - Front/Poplar St. - Philadelphia
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 12, 2007
3-4 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3-4 donut holes (assorted)
1 sm brownie
pint of lager
3 pints of lager (**) diff. location
bottle of beer (same location) 12 fl. oz.
pack of cigarettes
(**) additional pints of lager
Custom Cars
The Gonzo way
bonus round:
Spoon - Soft Effects EP - Live Version
(scroll down to tracks 19-23)
19. Mountain to Sound
20. Waiting for the Kid to Come Out
21. I Could See the Dude
22. Get Out the State
23. Loss Leaders
via Mailing List Archives
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 11, 2007
2 sm hershey's chocolate kisses
sm light/sweet coffee
1 pretzel (mustard)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 med plastic cups of popcorn
2 (coffee) cups of (jasmine blossom) green tea
1/2 pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
T-Shirt Contest
Front of Black T:
HOT CHICKS (printed in Caps/White Lettering above one of the following pics)
Backside of Black-T:
DECENT DUDE MUSIC (printed in Caps/White Lettering above one of the following pics)
Printed in White running up/down sleeves:
DRAG CITY RECORDS
T-Shirt entry #2:
Front of Black T (white lettering) -
*AerialM*AppendixOut*FredArmisen*AugustBorn*AZITA*MegB
aird*bIGfLAME*Sir Richard Bishop*Bonnie"Prince"Billy*B
orisw/MichioKurihara*Broadcast*BrotherJT3*Burnout*Bill
Callahan*ChestnutStation*Concentrick*TheContinentalOP*
CynthiaDall*Damon&Naomi*Espers*John Fahey*FaunFables*B
illFayGroup*FlyingSaucerAttack*MarkFosson*EdithFrost*T
heFuckingChamps*GalacticZooDossier*GastrdelSol*Ghost*D
avidGrubbs*NeilMichaelHagerty*HalfJapanese*NeilHamburg
er*JensHannemann*GaryHiggins*HighLlamas*KevHopper*HotT
oasters*TheHowlingHex*ImitationElectricPiano*BertJansc
h*KingKong*LauraKightlinger*AlanLicht*Liimanarina*Loos
eFur*MajorStars*DragCityRecords*
Back of Black T (white lettering) -
*MakeUp*Mantis*LorenMazzacane-Connors*Monade*Movietone
*JoannaNewsom*Nig-Heist*WillOldham*JimORourke*PAJO*Pal
aceMusic*PapaM*Pavement*Pearls&Brass*P.G.Six*Plush*Ste
phenPrina*TheRedKrayola*AlasdairRoberts*WayneRogers*Ro
yalTrux*RTX*Saddlesore*SceneCreamers*Shellac*SilverJew
s*SixOrgansofAdmittance*Smog*SquirrelBait*Stereolab*Th
eStyrenes*The Suntanama*DragCitySupersession*IanSvenon
ius*Tele:Funken*MayoThompson*Tied+TickledTrio*TrenBrot
hers*MickTurner*TurnOn*USA*U.S.Maple*TheValerieProject
*Vocokesh*ScottWalker*WeirdWar*WhiteMagic*DragCityReco
rds*
Contest Info:
"In the meantime, get out your sketchbook, open up your Adobe Illustrator, use whatever tools you need to use, cause we’ve got a contest! Drag City has been without a t-shirt too long and we want you to design one for us. We’re not lazy, we’re just really into rejecting people. But perhaps one of you out there can provide the shining display of what we’re all about. If you think you’re up for a challenge email your design to press(at)dragcity(dot)com (lo-rez please, bouncebacks are bummy)."
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
2 sm cups of water/ice
2 med pieces of french bread
med serving of shepherd's pie
sm serving of (sweet) potato salad
sm side serving of sliced peaches
sm amount of water
sm can of sardines in tomato sauce (net wt. 5.5 oz.)
2 (coffee) cups of wild raspberry (caffeine free) herbal tea
1/2 pack of cigarettes
note: currently experiencing technical problems...
When walking just walk,
When sitting just sit,
Above all, don't wobble.
excerpted from The Elements of Zen by David Scott & Tony Doubleday
page 2
published by Element, Inc. (1992)
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
3-4 sm light/sweet coffees (topped with "pumpkin coffee")
1 poppy seed bagel (plain)
1 pint of lager
2 sm cups of (chai spice) black tea
6 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (celery seeds)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
The Ten Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time
Fear you're losing your marbles? Try these memory tricks
bonus round:
Cosmic Factories Produce Rubies and Sapphires
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 8, 2007
2 sm light/sweet coffees (topped with "pumpkin" coffee)
1 plain bagel
pint of lager
med basket of popcorn
1 bag of "extra thin" pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
1 bag of "cheddar & sour cream" potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of water (20 fl. oz.)
4 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (with celery seeds)
3/4 pack of cigarettes
2 fer tues...
Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved
Generate pseudo-random numbers
plus one more:
Artist book from Janelle Pietrzak. Titled "From Ship To Shore". The book design is inspired by a Philadelphia Navy Yard ship's log
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Monday, October 8, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, October 7, 2007
lg light/sweet coffee (24 fl. oz.)
2 hash brown bars (total net wt. 5 oz.)
1 porkroll/egg/cheese on plain bagel
2 pints of lager
med plastic cup of fountain coke
2 bags of "extra thin" pretzels (total net wt. 3 oz.)
1 bag of "cheddar & sour cream" potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 bag of "baked cheese curls" (net wt. 1 oz.)
4 sm (boiled) golden potatoes (with ketchup)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
Saturday, October 6, 2007
sm light coffee (12 fl. oz.)
med pecan coffee (light/sweet)
slice of cheese pizza
2 (breakfast) sausage dogs (mustard)
2 pints of lager
1 "jumbo bbq beef steak" (beef jerky) net wt. 2 oz.
1 apple
pack of cigarettes
Open Invite:
Dear friend,
Some important news from the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. You are receiving this message as a Philadelphia artist or curator. Please do unsubscribe if you would prefer not to receive messages of this sort - Your name will not be removed from the gallery announcement list. Please pass this message along as you see fit.
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FLEISHER/OLLMAN GALLERY WINTER INVITATIONAL
2007 marks the fifth anniversary of Fleisher/Ollman Gallery's annual Winter invitational of young Philadelphia artists. Curators Claire Iltis, William Pym and Heather Shoemaker seek submissions for this year's installment. The show will open December 14th and run through January 2008.
The young art and gallery landscape has transformed itself many times in the last 5 years, but the F/O Winter Invitational remains an original and a constant: professional, broadly seen and discussed, unbiased, unfazed by hype, gossip or fashion.
Former participants have gone on to show at White Columns, Andrea Rosen Gallery, Scope Miami, Art 36 Basel, the Frieze Art Fair, Moore College of Art, Bellwether Gallery, NADA Art Fair, Harvard University Art Galleries, ICA Philadelphia, and the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. This is a proven opportunity for young un- and under-represented artists to dramatically raise their profile in the city and international art world at large.
Artists interested in submission must meet the following criteria:
* Must currently reside in the Greater Philadelphia area.
* No official commercial gallery representation in the Greater Philadelphia area.
* All submitted work must have been made in the last 18 months.
* While anyone is encouraged to submit, be advised that the focus of this exhibition is on young, emerging artists.
* Currently enrolled students are ineligible.
* Work must be submitted in the form of 8-10 slides or digital images. Absolutely no physical work will be accepted at the gallery; no studio visits will be made in the first round of selection. Websites will not be accepted; if the piece is a website, submit it on a CD.
* No restrictions on media, scale or subject matter.
* Resume or curriculum vitae required, artist statement not required.
* Only submissions accompanied by an SASE will be returned.
NB - If you have submitted to the exhibition before, you are more than welcome to submit again. Rejection in previous years does not have any bearing on this year's jury.
All work must be submitted by mail or in person by 5pm, Monday, November 5th.
The Fleisher/Ollman Gallery is located at:
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 545-7562
email:
invitational(at)fleisher-ollmangallery(dot)com
related... daily nourishment to support creative growth:
Just Trust
When we start to worry and we think we just must,
There is another choice we can make.
We can learn to JUST TRUST.
When we hang on to our fears and deny our tears,
We can try letting go and look for courage within
and JUST TRUST.
When we feel weary and try to control,
There is a motto we might extol:
JUST TRUST.
If we've made a connection to a Higher Power,
There's no need to feel worried or fussed
(unless we want to).
The healthier choice is ours to make.
We can make a decision to JUST TRUST.
The Artist's Soul by Linda Coons
pg. 392 - October 8th entry
published by Penguin Putnam Inc.
copyright 2000 by Linda Coons
Bonus Round... Just Cause It's A Good Tune
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, October 5, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
1 cheeseburger (lettuce/tomato/onion/mustard)
med side of french fries (ketchup)
1 Italian hoagie (half)
1 med Italian ice (strawberry/kiwi fruit)
med plastic container of cantaloupe/honey-dew melon (net. wt. 0.72 lb.)
1 apple
pack of cigarettes
GO PHILLIES!
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, October 4, 2007
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich (McDonalds)
1 hash brown bar (McDonalds)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 toasted plain bagel (cream cheese/tomato/onion)
pint of lager
lg glass of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
sm cup of Irish potato soup
2 pkgs of saltine crackers (2 per pkg)
sm ramekin of cole-slaw
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
pint of lager (same location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location) (*)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 jelly filled donut
1 chocolate covered glazed donut
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Myanmar/Music
Online Action Center
Send Urgent UN mission to Myanmar (Burma)
"Ask President Bush to urge the UN Security Council members, especially the Permanent members like China, to immediately deploy a UN Security Council mission to Myanmar (Burma). This mission should act to resolve the human rights crisis and avert the risk of further violence and bloodshed. The Council should also consider the possibility of imposing an arms embargo and to address the dire human rights situation in Myanmar. The peaceful mass demonstrations taking place compare in scale to those in 1988, when security forces broke up massive pro-democracy demonstrations with deadly violence, killing thousands."
Myanmar update:
Suu Kyi considers offer to meet Myanmar top general
Radiohead Fans, Guided by Conscience (and Budget)
"At a Manhattan indie record label, one employee decided to pay 14 cents..."
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
lg coffee (light) 24 fl. oz.
1 toasted "everything" bagel (veg. cream cheese)
1 toasted plain bagel (cream cheese)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 sm chocolate brownies
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
single espresso (sweet)
2 (breakfast) sausage dogs (mustard)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
bag of baked cheese curls (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
bag of pretzels (net wt. 1 1/2 oz.)
bag of hot cheese popcorn (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 pints of lager (same location)
pkg of cheese on cheese crackers (6 per pkg) net wt 1.38 oz.
pack of cigarettes
note: during the past week also consumed 4 advil pills
Cavemen
Part I
Part II
more... Free Burma blog-in
update: Myanmar leader willing to meet opponent
Part III: "Caveman Continued"
Say What?
"All International Consultants shall be immune from Iraqi legal process. Congratulations to the new Iraq!"
-- Coalition Provisional Authority Order 17, protecting U.S. security contractors, June 27, 2004
Bonus Round:
"Baba Ghanooj" by the Cavedogs
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet) topped with "pumpkin" coffee
1 plain bagel
bottle of pomegranate pear nectar (20 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med basket of popcorn
2 pints of lager (same location) (*)
5-6 lg handfuls of organic wheat flakes (cereal sans milk)
pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint of lager
Flyer/Link
Punk Rock Boot Camp
Bonus Round:
Sneak Song Previews from Robert Pollard's Two New Albums...
Current Desperation from COAST TO COAST CARPET OF LOVE
Pill Gone Girl from GARGOYLE DECISIONS
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, October 1, 2007
lg mocha coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel (breakfast) sandwich
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
bag of pretzels (total net wt. 2 oz.)
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
1 beef jerky strip ("seasoned & grilled kippered strip") net wt. 1.4 oz.
2 pints of lager (same location) (*)
5-6 handfuls of organic wheat flakes (cereal sans milk)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) plus additional pint of lager
Poetry Plus Excerpt:
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
1920
from Writer's Voices
selected from 20th Century American Poetry
An Anthology
1991 Signal Hill Publications
Life unfolds on a great sheet called Time,
and once finished it is gone forever.
Chinese Adage
pg. 41
Zen In The Martial Arts
by Joe Hyams
Bantam Books
Bantam Edition / July 1982
other:
Ruler of Myanmar known as 'the Bulldog'
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, September 30, 2007
lg mocha coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 hash brown bars (total net wt. 5 oz.)
1 sm Italian ice (mango flavor)
2 pints of lager (*)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
bag of sportsman trail mix (net wt. 3 oz.)
box of Organic Wild Puffs - puffed wheat cereal (sans milk) total net wt. 10 oz.
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Saturday, September 29, 2007
lg caramel coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
2 lg fountain sodas (Mountain Dew/Fruit Punch combo) 48 total fl. oz.
1 (Arby's) roast beef/swiss cheese on roll sandwich (horseradish- mayo sauce)
med order of curly fries (ketchup)
lg can of sweet "Southern" tea (24 fl. oz.)
bottle of V8-Splash tropical blend (Mezcla tropical) 16 fl. oz.
bottle of orange soda (20 fl. oz.)
4-5 pieces of fried chicken (wings)
2 pints of lager
6 "buffalo" chicken wings (blue cheese dressing)
4-5 celery/carrot sticks
2 pints of lager (same location)
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli white chocolate (net wt. 2 oz.)
16 oz. can of Colt 45 malt liquor
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes
Friday, September 28, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 med coffees (light/sweet) topped with "pumpkin-flavored" coffee
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 turkey on wheat/pumpernickel bread sandwich (lettuce/tomato/mayo)
2 bags of bbq potato chips (total net wt. 2 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
pkg of whole grain crispbread ("crispy pesto") total net wt. 2.645 oz.
2 pints of lager (**)
3 pints of lager (*)
pkg of whole grain crispbread ("crispy pesto") total net wt. 2.645 oz.
1/2 bar of Ghiradelli white chocolate (net wt. 2 oz.)
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes
(*) additional pint(s) of lager
Philadelphia Headlines Plus Video Recap:
Playoff Bound!
Ending a 14-year drought, Phils taste sweet victory
Horns, hurrahs: Jubilant fans head to the streets.
'The type of team Phila. loves'
Amazing Phils headed to playoffs (Never In Drought)
National League East Champs
Soak It Up
video
Bonus Round: Teleprompter Still-Lifes
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