09 Feb
Tonight for dinner, a couple of my co-workers and I visited Ben’s Chili Bowl, the historic greasy spoon eatery on U Street. The chili half-smoke was amazing, and I sat at the same counter that once hosted such figures as Bill Cosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Martin Luther King, Jr.; basking in history while eating messy, […]
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08 Feb
I made the Bacon Explosion yesterday (click the name for the recipe). It was delicious. And from the sheer size of it, will remain delicious for several more days. Seriously, that’s a LOT of pork. My family and I remain blissfully alive.
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06 Feb
I spent a few days pretty sick this week; not at all fun. My senses of smell and taste were completely hosed; for almost 48 hours, I could only smell ammonia, with alarming acuity; dealing with a potty training infant was not a pleasant thing. I’m still not well, but at least I can taste […]
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05 Feb
I’ve had my differences with Microsoft products for years now, and have all but abandoned them in terms of my personal computing, though I always kind of ambivalently liked Bill Gates (even if I found The Road Ahead a little dull and meandering). Sure he helped conjure a huge, semi-evil multiheaded demon to torment us […]
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