November 2005

As part of my ongoing experimentation with weird food, I discovered a new vegetable at the farmer’s market this weekend. It was stacked up between the broccoli and the kale and it didn’t have a label. I had to ask the hippie girls behind the table what it was, and the response was: it’s orach. [...]

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soda, pop, coke

November 25, 2005

in Art & Design, Links

Now this is one neato map. Its a breakdown of the regional term for a sweet carbonated beverage across the united states, based on actual survey data submitted to www.popvssoda.com. Click a state for raw data. What I find especially interesting about this is that although I knew soda vs. pop vs. coke was regional, [...]

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turkeys of a better breed

November 25, 2005

in Food

I went to Whole Foods a couple weeks ago and came home with a turkey reservation. I hadn’t planned to get a turkey this year because we were going to a potluck t’giving dinner with friends and there would be turkey there. And besides, its just me and Eric in the house, and Eric is [...]

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booster seat

November 23, 2005

in Cephalopods, Comics, Links

(click through to Oliver Christianson’s revilocartoons for the full size image) (I got it from Pharyngula, of course.)

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The Annoying Song, by the Weebls Don’t click it. I’m warning you. Don’t. Really. DON’T. YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK. And if you’re not permanently emotionally damaged from that one, try the Kenya song. Or rather don’t. You’ll be up all night.

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