December 2011
17 posts
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 23rd
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it took me FAR too long to listen to Deer Tick. This year’s “Divine Providence” has got lasting power.
Dec 21st
Listening to Sigur Ros, drinking a jasmine tea latte and blogging. Must be Sunday.
Dec 19th
frites & fries: Science Saturday: Seduced by Food... →
Interesting. fritesandfries: Why is food porn so attractive? Well: “Baby chicks presented with parents with exaggerated versions of the features they’re homing in on — the color of a parent’s beak, say — will respond more strongly to an exaggerated, but artificial, version of their parent than to the real thing. In the…
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 15th
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Edward H. Diesing: 1927 - 2011
My beloved Grandpa Diesing passed away on Dec. 2. I wrote this eulogy for him and was honored to read it at his funeral. The Grandpa I knew was a reserved, quiet man who was happy to listen and  observe. However, he was never short on offering wisdom when the time was right. His lessons were as brief as advising me to keep a diary at the age of seven, so I could look back on my life later and...
Dec 15th
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I Heart Herring
I grew up eating pickled herring as part of regular holiday spreads, thanks to my Milwaukee-bred grandparents’ Polish and German heritage. However, I hadn’t tried it smoked until I saw it on special in an unassuming outdoor bistro in Paris last October. Served in plump fillets atop warm boiled potatoes and crunchy carrots, the flavor of the succulent fish rivaled that of smoked...
Dec 15th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Just one more roast beef sandwich then I swear I’m going to become one of those pesky ‘tarrians.
Dec 2nd
I’m about to tweet and it’s not going to be cute #hashtags are stupid
Dec 1st