My roommate and I are currently (and ever so slowly) working on a fun web project involving food.  At the current rate of progress, look for it to go live somewhere in the 22nd century.
However, Sunday was an extravaganza of awesome in my kitchen.  I’ll be documenting most of it when our new website goes [...]

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We haven’t had a Play of the Day for a while, but yesterday they announced that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl XLIII.
Being a Jersey boy, I of course applaude the decision.  I will admit though that my appreciation of The Boss has only come within [...]

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One year ago I sat at a sports bar in London as the Mets lost their final game of the season to the Florida Marlins which capped their historic collapse in which they blew their seven-game NL East lead with 17 games to go.
Yesterday, the final day of the regular season, the Mets found themselves [...]

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Zoidberg the Betta Fish, a life-long resident of Philadelphia, passed away from natural causes this week.  He was 1 3/4 years old.
Named after the fictional doctor in the “Futurama” series, he will be remembered for his weekly-changing monikers, which included “Foreign Correspondent Zoidberg”, “Assistant to the Regional Manager Zoidberg”, “Hot Rod Zoidberg”, and “Supreme Mugwump [...]

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Here’s the August version of “Songs That Are Stuck In My Head When I Wake Up”.

Date
Song
Artist

2-Aug-08
Barracuda
Heart

3-Aug-08
Band on the Run
Foo Fighters

4-Aug-08
Moondance
Van Morrison

5-Aug-08
Four Sticks
Led Zeppelin

6-Aug-08
In The Evening
Led Zeppelin

8-Aug-08
For Reasons Unknown
The Killers

14-Aug-08
Carbon Monoxide
Cake

15-Aug-08
Long Road to Ruin
Foo Fighters

18-Aug-08
Here Comes The Hotstepper
Ini Kamoze

19-Aug-08
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin

20-Aug-08
Edge of Seventeen
Fleetwood Mac

20-Aug-08
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand

25-Aug-08
Whole Lot of Love
Led Zeppelin

26-Aug-08
Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers

28-Aug-08
Creep
Radiohead

29-Aug-08
Where It’s [...]

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