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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