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In re: My First Baguette

Posted on January 02, 2009
For whatever reason, recently I got interested in doing some baking. Without having really looked to much into it I started making some cinnamon rolls (to be clear I have done baking before, but not as much yeast leavened baking - with the exception having worked on pizza dough for a while)...

In re: Bialetti revolution

Posted on December 30, 2008
“Tea is said to have fueled the Industrial Revolution; caffeine has been credited with modern physics and chemistry. ?A mathematician,? the prolific, nonsleeping Paul Erdos liked to say, ?is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.? - One Latte, Hold the Milk (NYT) On the subject of Espresso there is not consensus: “We could sit for [...

In re: Blu-ray - what?s its future?

Posted on December 28, 2008
Article in Silcon Alley Insider talking about “An interesting argument by Paul Sweeting on Content Agenda: Blu-ray needs to stop pretending it’s a revolutionary new format like DVD and start acting like what it is…a minor quality improvement that consumers won’t pay any more for...

In re: Late night confession

Posted on December 26, 2008
I might not have mentioned the Wire on here in a long time, probably haven’t thought about it as often as I used to.  So it came as a bit of a surprise a week or two ago I got a late night phone call from a friend of mine, who after having just a  [...

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In re: I am Ira Glass (in my car)

Posted on December 26, 2008
File under random: So last spring I went to see the live via satellite show of This American Life (see earlier post), which I thought was very cool. Anyway, I was somehow fascinated by the way he would adjust all the little knobs on his DJ equipment...

In re: LeBron might stick around?

Posted on December 20, 2008
“LeBron James tells The PDs Brian Windhorst he’ll consider signing extension with Cavs this summer” via LeBron James tells The PDs Brian Windhorst hell consider signing extension with Cavs this summer Cleveland, Ohio Sports News, Scores, Teams, Results & More - cleveland...

In re: Irving - the secret ingredient in Vienna hot dogs?

Posted on December 19, 2008
This past week on This American Life (one of my favorite things of the week is listening to this) had a unique show: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes Instead of the regular “each week we choose a theme, and bring you three or four stories on that theme” business, this week we throw all that away [...

In re: Is a $1 salary paid all at once or in 4-cent installments?

Posted on December 09, 2008
“It’s paid in a lump sum. Richard Kinder, the CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, gets his $1 dollar salary by check every January?that’s 93 cents, after deducting for state and federal taxes. via Is a $1 salary paid all at once or in 4-cent installments? - By Nina Shen Rastogi - Slate Magazine ...

In re: Coldplay caught stealing notes? Arena district a boom? Bookclubs?

Posted on December 08, 2008
Headed out west for a couple days tomorrow and figured I mention a few interesting things I saw recently, so just a hodgepodge post: Coldplay is being sued for copyright infringement for their song Viva la Vida by guitarist Joe Satriani, (see a YouTube video comparison)  check out his much lesser known song in comparison - [...

In re: Abstract City on Coffee

Posted on December 04, 2008
I like coffee so much that I have tea for breakfast: The first cup of the day in particular is so good that I?m afraid I won?t be able to properly appreciate it when I am half-asleep. Therefore, I celebrate it two hours later when I am fully conscious...

In re: Cleveland Clinic to Add Transparency.

Posted on December 02, 2008
The Cleveland Clinic plans to announce this week it has begun publicly reporting the business relationships that any of its 1,800 staff doctors and scientists have with drug and device makers. The clinic, one of the nation?s most prominent medical research centers, is making a complete disclosure of doctors? and researchers? financial ties available on its [...

In re: The long, slow, torturous death of Zima

Posted on November 30, 2008
There are a million ways to slight a rival's manhood, but to suggest that he enjoys Zima is one of the worst. Zima was the original "malternative"?a family of alcoholic beverages that eventually came to include such abominations as Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Silver?and it has long been considered the very opposite of macho: a [...

In re: Columbus Crew win MLS cup!!!

Posted on November 23, 2008
Well its been a while since I posted, not sure why, I was over in England for an amazing vacation and been busy with work, but here I am back in Columbus prepping some food for my office’s thanksgiving lunch tomorrow while watching the Browns turn in a horrible performance but followed it up by [...

In re: What?s Putin up to these day? Tracking his Knoi his dog

Posted on October 18, 2008
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s black labrador dog, Koni, Friday was given a collar that will allow her master to track her movements by satellite. via Putin’s dog gets a satellite collar | U.S. | Reuters At a meeting about Russia’s new GLONASS global positioning system Putin was able to get his black lab setup with one [...

In re: Gourmet Magazine has some cheap & good eats in Cleveland

Posted on October 07, 2008
Despite living 2 hours away from Cleveland where I grew up I have been fortunate to be able to stay up to date on the food scene up there and to say the least its a pretty impressive spread of choices that is growing up there despite the tough times.  This is the point of [...

In re: Make-Believe Maverick

Posted on October 06, 2008
On the grounds between the two brick colleges, the chitchat between the scion of four-star admirals and the son of a prizefighter turns to their academic travels; both colleges sponsor a trip abroad for young officers to network with military and political leaders in a distant corner of the globe...

In re: Chefs Are Taking On the Whole Cow

Posted on October 01, 2008
Mr. Benno butchers his own pigs throughout the year, and spring lamb and venison in season, building degustation menus that proceed through various bits of anatomy. In the Per Se kitchen, pork shanks are braised, pig tails are fried and pork trimmings turned into classic French charcuterie...

In re: Campaign suspension only a ploy?

Posted on September 29, 2008
There was no suspension of his campaign. His surrogates and ads remained on television. Huffington Post bloggers, working the phones, couldn?t find a single McCain campaign office that had gone on hiatus. This ?suspension? ruse was an exact replay of McCain?s self-righteous ?suspension? of the G...

In re: USC goes down already?

Posted on September 26, 2008
Well it wasn’t long that USC held the number one spot. Oregon St. did what Ohio St couldn’t despite being the huge underdog. Leaves the season wide open and who knows rematch at the Rose Bowl anyone? We can hope…       

In re: has McCain worked to hide POW information?

Posted on September 20, 2008
An interesting article in The Nation that follows John McCain’s efforts to keep information concerning POWs that were left behind in Vietnam from reaching the light of day.  The information concerns among other issues the fact that the US may have hundreds of POWs behind in Vietnam who were likely eventually executed as both the [...

In re: Miles of Aisles for a Gallon of Milk?

Posted on September 10, 2008
“After years of building bigger stores ? many larger than a football field and carrying 60,000 items ? retailers are experimenting with radically smaller grocery stores that emphasize prepared meals, fresh produce and grab-and-go drinks.” Miles of Aisles for a Gallon of Milk? Not Here - NYTimes...

In re: Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin?s backers in the media

Posted on September 05, 2008
Worth checking out… if only to hear Karl Roves insanity and Bill ‘Papa Bear’ Orielly act like a fool (again). http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/09/jon-stewart-ann.html

In re: McCain Retaliates Against CNN For Asking Tough Questions

Posted on September 03, 2008
I can’t say I really ever watch any of the cable news channels unless I am prepared with a trash can to catch my vomit.  Every now and then I do catch a good clip that breaks the mold of weak journalism that enforces the idea that we don’t really need 24 hour news channels...

In re: Indians end triple-A deal with Buffalo

Posted on September 03, 2008
The Cleveland Indians informed Major League Baseball yesterday of their desire to terminate their player development contract with triple-A Buffalo, ending a 14-year partnership with the Bisons. The Indians’ decision appears to clear the way for the club to move its top minor-league affiliate to Columbus to play in new Huntington Park next season...

In re: Cowboy?s stadium. Maybe a bit over the top?

Posted on August 29, 2008
If you hadn’t heard, the Dallas Cowboys are almost done building a new stadium and from the sounds of it it’s a bit over the top.  Sounds specially over-the-top compared to some others, especially when you think that Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium is pretty sparse for the ‘biggest’ team in teh world...

In re: Finally a call re-examine the drinking age?

Posted on August 19, 2008
Two Ohio college presidents are among dozens nationwide who are asking lawmakers to consider whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from 21. College presidents seek to re-examine drinking age - Cleveland Metro News ? The Latest Breaking News, Photos and Stories from The Plain Dealer...

In re: Box wine going upscale?

Posted on August 18, 2008
ITALY?S Agriculture Ministry announced this month that some wines that receive the government?s quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. Op-Ed Contributor - Wine in a Box Protects the Environment and Saves You Money - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com. Box wine should become mainstream (i...

In re: Pandora can?t make money, may pull the plug

Posted on August 18, 2008
Buckling under the weight of the Internet radio royalty hike that SoundExchange pushed through last July, Pandora may pull its own plug soon. Despite being one of the most popular Internet radio services, the company still isn’t making money, and its founder, Tim Westergren, says it can’t last beyond its first payment of the higher [...

In re: tomatoes, basil, green beans!

Posted on August 17, 2008
Cooking tonight with some of the great stuff I’ve been getting from my CSA share. Tonight I made using a baguette from TASI a chevre panini one of my favorite street foods in Paris (goat cheese and tomato. Some salt and pepper voilà) also made some green beans with some shallots, sauted and then finished [...

In re: Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?

Posted on August 17, 2008
?the best campaign team in the universe ever,? working out of ? ?The Daily Show? news-scraper: 117 stories, 73 situation rooms, 26 news tickers,? and promising to bring ?you all the news stories ? first … before it?s even true.? (Quoting the current ad campaign for the election coverage of the Daily Show)  Is Jon [...

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