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I’m pretty excited to get back on the garage sale trail...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:00 -0800

I’m pretty excited to get back on the garage sale trail tomorrow. My friend Holly has been traveling in Morocco and Turkey, with a side trip to Paris, for the past month, but she’s home now and I’m ready to hit it.

This is one of the photos she sent me. Her notes from the trip: So we are finally here in Morocco. If you really want to see what it’s like, rent Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew too Much. Remember when an evil man was shot in the market place crowd, and then he collapses in Jimmy’s arms? As he slithers to the ground, Jimmy realizes that he is wearing dark make-up which rubbed off in his Jimmy’s hands. Well, that is the market place where Nan and I got lost today. It was quite scary actually. The roads wind around, up and down, vendors yelling at you, Scooters, bicycles, and motorized bikes come so close to you when they scream past, you realize you only just missed being run down. Meanwhile, lots of boys and young men are asking you “where are you from” & “are you lost? - I must show you my shop” all the while leading you away, far away from where you wanted to go, and eventually you are lost and terrified that you can’t find your way back.

Nancy is currently upstairs, in bed after having taken a Xanex.

My point? We’re both more than ready to get back out there tomorrow. (one of us might be more experienced at it now)

palonka: Dave Grohl pic: Dustin Rabin Ha! This has dod85 all...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:00 -0800

palonka:

Dave Grohl

pic: Dustin Rabin

Ha! This has dod85 all over it! But some people can get a pass. I get it.

Kenneth Cappello grew up on punk rock and skateboarding in...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0800

Kenneth Cappello grew up on punk rock and skateboarding in Houston. Acid Drop collects the casual snapshots he made as a teenager, in the late 1980s, of his friends skateboarding.

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Everything I Have. Simon Evans

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:13 -0800

Everything I Have.

Simon Evans

From beardfolio. photo by Matthew Rainwaters

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:31:26 -0800

From beardfolio.

photo by Matthew Rainwaters

Bob is the kind of man that grew up carrying a hankie....

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:06 -0800

Bob is the kind of man that grew up carrying a hankie. Additionally, he can fix any TV or tell you stories of a time before them.

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You know those pictures where people lay out all the contents of...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0800

You know those pictures where people lay out all the contents of their purses?

Yeah. This is mine. It’s Buckley’s favorite hangout and he won’t let me near it when he’s ‘in a mood’.

How Decisions Are Made At The Awl

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:09 -0800

alexbalk:

Choire: Is “bite me” nicer than “suck it” for a headline?
Me: “Bite me” is a little too genteel. It doesn’t quite convey.
Choire: Yeah, but “suck it” is too over the top. It’ll turn people off.
Me: How about “lick my left one”?
Choire: Yeah, I’ll go with “bite me.”

Yeah, I always go with ‘bite me’. I’m genteel like that.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:56 -0800

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apsies:virtualephemera:savingpaper: Jon Stewart pulls a full...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:22:52 -0800

apsies:virtualephemera:savingpaper:

Jon Stewart pulls a full Glenn Beck. [Video]

“Take a look, if you will, at what your appendix is connected to. I mean: It’s all there! Your appendix is connected to your large intestine, which is connected to your small intestine, which is something Karl Marx had. That doesn’t seem suspicious? Because what is the small intestine connected to? Oh, I don’t know… the stomach? Which is where acorns would go if you ate them? ACORNS?! Where have we heard that name before?!”

Hey, it’s Friday. It only works when it’s small....

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:46:00 -0800

Hey, it’s Friday.

It only works when it’s small. (That’s what she said)

Jon Hamm’s high school picture. (via)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40:47 -0800

Jon Hamm’s high school picture.

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Love these two. (via)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:30:24 -0800

Love these two.

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I normally won’t post something that’s watermarked,...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:29:01 -0800

I normally won’t post something that’s watermarked, but this little montage was too cute to pass up.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:49 -0800

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The Complete Guide to Google Wave

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:32 -0800

The Complete Guide to Google Wave:

Now that I have it, thanks to dannyliberty, I better get to learning it.

marjoree: I can’t even believe that’s something that’s...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:16 -0800

marjoree:

I can’t even believe that’s something that’s real.

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I wonder if it doubles as her Yoga mat.

apsiesinthekitchen: There is nothing I love more, food wise,...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:09:29 -0800

apsiesinthekitchen:

There is nothing I love more, food wise, than a good potato. I know there are much healther veggies to consume but I can’t help it. I served these with dinner last night and they were to die for.

Individual Scalloped Potatoes - The Noshery (photo via The Pioneer Woman)

8 whole medium potatoes
1 stick Butter
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
½ cups Scallions, Chopped
12 teaspoons Half-and-half
Salt And Pepper

Pierce potatoes with fork, sprinkle with salt, wrap in damp paper towel and microwave for 15 minutes. Potatoes should be firm. Set aside and let cool till they can be handled, then slice.

Place 1/2 Tbsp pats of butter in each mold of the muffin/cupcake pan, then a slice of potatoes, a pinch of salt and pepper, then cheese and scallions. Repeat layers: potato, salt & pepper, cheese, scallions. (I only did 2 layers, but I suggest going up to 3.) Top each mold with another pat of butter and drizzle each with 1 tsp of half-and-half.

Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes, until cheese is melted and potatoes are brown.

Reblogging because I fully intend to try making these over the holidays. The only thing I would do differently would be to actually bake the potatoes beforehand, instead of nuking them.

I love where my sister lives. NW Portland is one of my favorite...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:28:49 -0800

I love where my sister lives. NW Portland is one of my favorite areas here.

Buckley loves being at his Aunt Dayna’s.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:38:22 -0800

Buckley loves being at his Aunt Dayna’s.