About.com has a page on the 10 most effective Ab exercises. So naturally, there’s a huge McDonald’s ad right along side it. Is that an Exercise Fail or an Advertising Fail?
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Ad FAIL
Posted in Advertising, Fail, Fitness, Food on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paisley never goes out of style
Posted in Church, Cooking, Food, Scholarship on November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Chicken Pie 2007 And neither does good, stick-to-your ribs comfort food. Once again, the first Saturday in November finds Linda and I elbow deep in food as the First Congregational Church has their annual Chicken Pie Scholarship Dinner. I wrote about this last year, and it was pretty much the same thing. A lot of [...]
Anniversary afterthoughts
Posted in Anniversary, connecticut, Family, Food, Marriage, Relationships on October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I knew that I would be expected to say a few words at the anniversary party. I spent some time thinking about what to say; should I be funny? Pithy? Should I look for quotes from famous people like Bacall and Bogart? Read a poem? Present a Powerpoint slide show? While I was thinking about [...]
Anniversary Aftermath
Posted in Anniversary, connecticut, Family, Food on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The remaining surviving members of the Accuosti anniversary reunion party attacking an unsuspecting herd of Belgian waffles at brunch the next morning. The traditional method of silently surrounding the waffles and then ritually drenching them in fruit syrup and whipped cream has taken many Belgian waffles out of the gene pool over the years. Nature [...]
‘Twas grilling and the slithy toves…
Posted in Cooking, Food, Grilling, Humor, Koans, Marriage, Uncategorized on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Movable Jewel comes part of the secret to Bro. Don’s “Top Secret” ribs: “It starts the day before with selecting the best meat I can find.” From Ashida Kim’s “Zen Koans:“ 31. Everything Is Best When Banzan was walking through a market he overheard a conversation between a butcher and his customer. “Give me [...]
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