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Ironside: A Very Cool Hot Car

Posted in Television on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Years ago, when I saw Spinal Tap for the first time and laughed my head off at the song “(Listen (shhhhh) to the) Flower People”, I had no idea there was a hippie faction that actually called themselves the Flower People. And according to this episode of Ironside, they also named themselves after flowers and [...]

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What to Eat During a Blizzard

Posted in Food and Drink, Life in General, Weather on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

We’re in for some wicked weather here in the Midwest this week. From the most recent statement put out by the National Weather Service–I’ve highlighted the salient points in red: SNOW IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL SPREAD OVER NORTHERN INDIANA DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF [...]

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Flaming Snowball

Posted in Food and Drink on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A few weeks ago I had dinner at my favorite sushi restaurant, Indie Cafe on Broadway. Art you can eat. One of the specials that night was the Flaming Snowball. As you can see, the dipping sauce (with a hint of sake) was actually flaming. I can’t remember now what was in the roll, but [...]

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Saturday 3 p.m. ~ Digging the Car Out Again

Posted in Saturday 3 p.m., Weather on January 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

About ten inches of powdery white stuff has fallen in the past two days. I took a drive out to the mall to check out the new L.L. Bean store. Popped in to the Crate & Barrel and the Gap too. All visits fruitless, just proving once again why I prefer to shop virtually.

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