Flotsam & Jetsam

Niki found these guys doing some research into rescue groups in the NYC area.   I don’t generally like rescue groups – most of them can’t seem to see the forest through the trees and alienate those that want to help the most, but these guys seem like they might get it (and they have a slick [...]

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10. When people see a line, they’ll get in it first, then ask why 9. Camera’s and reporters are strictly controlled 8. People line up for free food 7. Money is useless, except in secret where the dollar is king 6. Both places run by a small committee of unelected officials 5. Both have a [...]

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More bacon porn. Pretty nifty idea actually.  Based on the concept of a bacon mat – where you weave a bunch of pieces of bacon, then bake it so the pieces fuse together.  This woman has figured out how to take that concept, and make bowls or cups using bacon.  In a nutshell, you weave the bacon [...]

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After 10 years, it’s finally time to have my Rolex serviced (well, that and it stopped working).  After a bit of digging, I learned that there are no authorized Rolex service centers in the US, except for the 3 run by Rolex.  Seems that Rolex no longer sells parts to anyone, so any other facility (besides [...]

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Quite frankly, I’m a little surprised it took someone so long to come up with this. Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas claims to have invented chicken fried bacon.  Now, I love chicken fried steak.  It’s one of those foods I miss not living in CA – how can this be bad?  I may [...]

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I’m a glutton for good, fresh, interesting foods.  Thus, the growing movement to make small batch everything has definately sparked my fancy.  As I find ‘em, I’ll post ‘em.  The latest find is small batch ice cream from Jenis Ice Cream: http://www.jenisicecreams.com/index.html When I manage to finish the 10 pints of ice cream left-over from our [...]

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This video is hilarious.  I highly recommend it.   That’s all I’ll say. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/28/history-of-war-throu.html

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