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Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them. — Arnold Lobel
Runs with knives!
Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them. — Arnold Lobel
I recently purchased a Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC, my first foray into the world of laptop/tablet PCs. I quickly noticed that the machine gets fairly warm during normal laptop operation, and that it sits fairly flat on my desk, making airflow underneath difficult. Plus…
You owe it to yourself to go here — quickly (before Sunday July 20, 2008 at midnight) — and watch this. Start at the beginning and enjoy! Update: Dr. Horrible is no longer on the web free, but you can get the entire series for…
This cake by Wendy just won Best Of Show at the Butler County Fair. Congratulations! I think we can retire on the prize money.
Wednesday, July 16 2008 was a Wine Dinner event at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It was hosted by Chef Matt Winterrowd and the cooking staff of The Summit restaurant, and they did a great job.
First Course
Scallops with gnocchi and fava beans served with Basa Blanco Rueda 2007
Second Course
Soft shell crab with black beans, avocado, lime and chilies with Vega Sindoa Chardonnay 2006
Third Course
Roasted Pork with tomatillo, jicama and plaintain with Tres Picos Garnacha 2006
Fourth Course
Grilled Wagyu Hanger Steak with Porcini, Polenta and Pecorino and kale with Bodegas Volver Tempranillo 2005 and Altos De Luzon 2004
Fifth Course
Cheese Tray of LaSerena, raw sheep, Spain
Drunken Goat, Spain
Mrs. Quickes Cheddar, England
Bleu d/Auvergne, France
and white chocolate truffle with Jorge Ordonez Especial Muscat 2005
Julie, a blogger over at Wine Me Dine Me Cincinnati, asked in this article if female bloggers are taken seriously. Here’s my reaction: To be honest, I am not sure the gender of the blogger matters to me at all… Content rules. My selection of…