Check out this video of Detroit (just ignore the French subtitles). It’s fairly long but the imagery is absolutely haunting.

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Maple Mustard Barbecued Pork Chops INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup dark amber maple syrup 4 tablespoons, 1/4 cup, spicy brown mustard 1/4 cup apple cider 1/4 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon allspice, eyeball it in your hand 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palm full 8 center cut boneless pork loin chops, 1-inch thick Extra-virgin olive oil, [...]

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We went to Costco this weekend and stocked up on some meat to freeze and use for dinners over the next month or so. I picked up some absolutely GIGANTIC filet mignon steaks for $6.00 each, and with a couple fresh veggies and other items on hand, I threw together this delicious dinner for the [...]

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If Myspace is the internet’s official popularity measurement, I must be the coolest dude on earth. Paul Oakenfold sent me a friend request. Should I say yes?

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I have awesome friends. Thanks to Shauna for bringing this to my attention… As I was sipping an Ice Mountain (owned by Nestle) bottled water today at a staff meeting, my colleague informed me that ice mountain is bottled in Northern Michigan and is depleting our natural resources at an alarming rate of something like [...]

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I wasn’t alive to see Michelangelo paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I wasn’t born yet when The Beatles toured. And I probably won’t ever get out to see that Japanese dude eat all them hot dogs. But goddamn, history has been made here in the US, and it feels good.

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A big thanks for saving me a shit-ton of time goes out to Emil Haukeland and his post about configuring lighttpd for wordpress. Lighttpd is a very lightweight open-source web server emphasizing high-performance with low system resources. I had been using the industry standard apache web server, but I was interested in fine-tuning my host-box [...]

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Best part is near the end: Palin: If I ran as a Democrat you would have seen a completely different Sarah Palin. Stewart: And all you would have to do is change everything you think.

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It’s cold in the Ferndizzy, ball chillingly cold, so I made C some nice winter comfort food – Shepherd’s Pie modified from a Rachael Ray recipe. Enjoy! Ingredients * 2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed * 2 tablespoons sour cream * 1 large egg yolk * 1/2 cup chicken broth * Salt [...]

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“There is the theory of the mobius, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop.” Weeeeeee’re baaaaaaack! Another New Year and I feel like we’ve been here before. Time is a loop and we’re doomed to repeat it every 365ish days. The holidays have come and gone, and it’s back to [...]

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