December 2010
18 posts
things 90's kids realize
whereimfromyoudiewithyoursecrets:
so much truth.
“An amateur practices until she gets it right. A pro practices until she...”
"Baby Shoes", by Ernest Hemingway →
According to legend, Ernest Hemingway created the shortest short story ever told. While having lunch at New York City’s famous Algonquin Round Table, Hemingway bragged that he could write a captivating tale—complete with beginning, middle, and end—in only six words. His fellow writers refused to believe it, each betting $10 that he couldn’t do it. Hemingway quickly scribbled six words down on...
Salad Super Team
My coworker keeps olive oil and vinegar at his desk, i have a knife and a vegetable peeler. Together we are a salad making super team. We buy packages of lettuce and produce and then wash, peel and chop them in the office kitchen. It may take a little longer, and raise a few eyebrows, but it is so much cheaper than buying salads for lunch.
Also, I have a weird preference for regular carrots over...
It's Peanut Brittle Season
The Harrison Family Candy Co. (Brooklyn location) is now open for business. I just got 30 lbs of raw peanuts delivered in the mail today. For those of you that don’t know, every year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, my family makes candy. Some families do Christmas cookies, we do Christmas candy. The perennial favorites are peanut brittle, peppermint bark, and chocolate truffles....
We dare you to find a more insane Christmas... →
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The Worst Movie of All Time? →
This description is so much better than the actual movie.
“Gay marriage isn’t like Santa Claus — it’s not something you...”