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Archive for September, 2009

food for the people

Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged , on September 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »

In L.A., I used to eat at Mao’s Kitchen all the time, and their motto, borrowed from Mao himself, was “Wei renmin fuwu!” That means “Serve the people!” It was simple but fantastic food that made you think that maybe there was a different way to run a restaurant. Give them a giant $1 spring roll [...]

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(not just) for kids

Posted in general on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s been longer than it feels since high school—seems like yesterday, but I’ve got tattoos older than most high school kids. One thing I’m sure hasn’t changed is kids being challenged for their beliefs. You rip on your closest friends for anything that makes them stick out…at least my friends and I did, and we [...]

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stuff on a cookie

Posted in general, tagged , , , on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

No, I didn’t bake these. I just put stuff on them. In the “ethnic” aisle at my local big-ass grocery store, I found these British treats, Snapjacks. They remind me of a cross between an oatmeal cookie and those old-school Nature Valley granola bars, but in the best way possible. They’re fine on their own, [...]

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takin’ cruelty news mainstream

Posted in general, tagged on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

So that I’m not completely trapped in my Lefty news bubble, I make sure I check out at least Yahoo! News every day. Today something caught my eye—yes, something besides the L.A./Valley fires and Swine Flu(!). In among the “most e-mailed” stories was this headline: Video shows chicks ground up alive at egg hatchery Oh, [...]

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