Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Yes!
A&M scientists: Beef brisket does the body good | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle:
Texas A&M University scientists Tuesday gave a big thumbs up to barbecued beef brisket, saying the mainstay of he-man Texas cuisine is loaded with the same type of healthy fat found in olive or canola oil.
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Ben & Jerry’s – Free Cone Day
Ben & Jerry’s – Free Cone Day:
Ben & Jerry’s – Free Cone Day
Stop by your local Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop tomorrow during Free Cone Day and get yours. It’s their way of thanking everyone for 30 great years. Chunky Monkey here we come! Valid 04/29/2008 only. [Thanks, Everyone!]
Visit The Bargainist for more.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Woody in the 2008 Boston Marathon
My brother-in-law, Richard “Woody” Curran, is running the Boston Marathon today. Here is his progress:
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Too lazy to link to the examples of this today, but, then again, the people making the arguments are too lazy to research their positions.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
My, what the procrastinator won’t do to avoid doing taxes Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
Pillsbury Bake-Off winner: A million-dollar cookie
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
| Latest News
DOUBLE-DELIGHT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
¼ cup dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup powdered sugar
1 (16.5-ounce) package Pillsbury Create ‘n Bake refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled
Preheat oven to 375 F. In small [...]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Cato-at-liberty » The Helping Hand of Government . . .
Cato-at-liberty » The Helping Hand of Government . . .:
. . . strips away privacy before it goes to work.
Here’s a nice, discrete example: S. 2485, introduced in the U.S. Senate last week, would require asset verification of participants in State Medicaid programs, exposing the personal information held by financial institutions to government access.
This privacy [...]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
A voice crying in the wilderness
The Washington Monthly:
So why do we hear so much about the dire consequences of failing to pass a piddling bilateral trade deal with a ruthless Latin American regime but almost nothing about the dire consequences of the hideous $300 billion distortion caused by the latest round of farm subsidies — most of which goes to [...]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
If I did it with a group and at a different time of year, maybe I’d make it farther than Morgan City
New Orleans bicycle ride to help Red Cross:
Looking to repeat the success of the MS 150, the Greater Houston Area Red Cross will launch a Houston-to-New Orleans bicycle trek in October. Riders on the six-day, 538-mile Tour du Rouge will see bayous, maybe alligators and other wildlife ? and some of the devastation caused by [...]
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
whadya think?
Moved to a new server, and took the opportunity to change the look up (took me a while to find another WordPress theme that related to driving). Via Anne’s advice, I’ve already lightened the text somewhat for readability. She’d prefer a non-black background, but the changes to the stylesheet to accomplish that are not [...]
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Lost Post: Structured Procrastination
Structured Procrastination
[all this post had was a link to the above site. I originally marked it on 5.18.2007 (happy birthday, Roy!), apparently looking forward to David's coinage of a new word.]
