November 30, 2008
A few days ago, I noticed a very large tree branch in our apartment, situated in the office. For some reason or another, she actually brought this INTO our home. I soon found out why. Note: in the bag there is my Halloween costume. Still haven’t thrown it in the wash, to see if any…
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November 29, 2008
All the cool kids (and especially the cool bunny rabbits) love Brussels sprouts. While we were out today running errands, we picked up another big batch of these veggies. It’s now safe to say that this is one vegetable the entire household really likes. Plus – we have to make sure Baxter eats right, if…
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November 28, 2008
Went back down to Frankfort today, to help do some home computer installs/troubleshooting on Bob’s machine. He recently got a souped-up PC, and also got new DSL service at the house. One of my initial tasks was to setup a wireless receiver on the computer. But in order to run the install disk, I needed…
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November 27, 2008
The dinner table, early in the afternoon. The Thanksgiving meal – complete with turkey, gravy, dressing, green beans, potato pie, cranberry sauce, escarole salad and pumpkin soup. Delicious stuff, and a pumpkin pie with coffee followed later in the evening. After dinner, we spent most of our time in the living room, relaxing and… digesting…
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November 26, 2008
Based on my previous post about dinner, Phil mentioned wanting the recipe for the Pork Loin that I made. Here it is, in full: Filling2 tablespoons chopped parsley1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or thyme leaves1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary3 cloves garlic, minced3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons Dijon mustard1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground…
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November 25, 2008
[via MetaFilter]
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November 24, 2008
Last night, I cooked two new dishes and I think they turned out particularly well. For our main course, I tried a Sage and Rosemary Pork Loin recipe which ended up being delicious. First time using kitchen string for anything, which was a bit awkward… but made me feel all fancy shmancy as I was…
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November 22, 2008
With a heavy heart, I’m sad to announce that Dave is officially leaving Chicago and heading out to New York. His plans to move have been in the works for some time now, and his official goodbye party was tonight. A big factor for him was the fact that his girlfriend, Donna, moved out there…
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November 21, 2008
Two new installments of the office Friday Collective Mixtape are up and available for your persual. Check ’em out: FCM #16 – Songs I Loved In Elementary SchoolFCM #17 – Songs About Buildings & Food
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November 21, 2008
This felt like a necessary chaser for the last post. Auditorium is a great Flash game that combines space and sound. Haven’t had a chance to get too deep into it yet, but it’s beautiful and relaxing and, best of all, very entertaining. [via MetaFilter and JayIsGames]
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November 21, 2008
In 1995, Willard Psychiatric Center closed. In the attic of an abandoned building, hundreds of suitcases were discovered – all of them belonging to former patients who had been at Willard. And, as the presence of the suitcases suggests, never left. These images and stories have haunted me since yesterday. While rich with history, The…
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November 20, 2008
On my way in to work this morning, I heard one of the downtown musicians singing a rendition of “What’s Love Got to Do With it?” by Tina Turner. Let me be clear on this though – he sang it, poorly. But the thing is, because it was sung rather badly, it sounded more earnest….
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November 19, 2008
Earlier this week, Deb and Rey were featured on the cover of Radio Ink – one of the bigger trade publications for the Radio industry. In addition to the cover, there was a pretty great feature article done on them, and on our company, Emmis Interactive. And in addition to THAT, we also had several…
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November 18, 2008
Looks like it’s time for Baxter to get some training in… More videos and info than you think exists on this, over at MetaFilter
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November 18, 2008
SO fantastic. I’ve watched this a few times, and it cracks me up each time.
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