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Prediction Addiction

2 September, 2008 (03:22) | Health, Psychology

Over the weekend, Mark Sanchez, University of Southern California’s star quarterback, had something of an amazing football game. His team defeated Virginia by the monster score of 52-7, while Sanchez himself completed 26 of 35 passes for a career high 338 yards, including three touchdowns. The reason this is "amazing" isn’t because three weeks [...]

A clear sign

26 August, 2008 (10:00) | Food

I know I’m not supposed to say this, but I think fall may be coming soon. Also, and I know I’m really not supposed to say this, but I baked banana bread again. I’m so sorry, on both counts.

Clearly, I have a problem. If my count is correct, this is the sixth, [...]

Over and out

25 August, 2008 (00:06) | Food

Okay. So, it seems that I’ve come down with the flu. Brandon has been sick since last Wednesday, sweating and shivering and coughing, and by Friday evening, it had felled me too. Unless you count scrambled eggs and a half-hearted batch of tomato sauce, we have cooked absolutely nothing in the [...]

Hello Dolly!

24 July, 2008 (13:02) | Books, Movies

We’re to the east of Hurricane Dolly and so on the rainy side of the storm. We’ve been expecting rain. Yesterday we had some in the early morning, but then the weather held for swimming lessons and stayed drizzly most of the day. Last night we decided to take the dog for [...]

Happy to report

20 May, 2008 (04:35) | Food

Alright, guys.
Do you remember that chickpea salad? The one that makes such a good lunch? The one that has five ingredients and takes five seconds to make, and that tastes ten times better than you expect it to? Well, I’ve just met its Italian cousin, and I can’t wait to introduce [...]