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Another great find at the Mechanic’s Institute: The Gentleman’s Companion, Vol II: Around the World with Jigger, Beaker & Glass. Written by Charles H. Baker, Jr., who apparently traveled the world on Town and Country’s dime in pursuit of interesting recipes for food and drink.
A highlight, chosen at random:
THE AMER PICON “POUFFLE” FIZZ:  Something Native [...]

I’ve decided to follow Loobylu’s lead on this. After all, when have you ever seen her do anything that didn’t look like loads of fun?
Hot:
1. Open Studios! Brian’s were this past weekend. It was a bit chilly, but great having all the work out, and having people tromping through. Plus, a spider built a web [...]

So, I had errands to run this morning, a big shopping trip to a big-box store down by the freeway overpass.
It didn’t start out well. I was on my way to grab a cup of coffee when I saw a bus approaching, and decided just to hop right on, never mind the coffee for [...]

Jason and I were talking today, and somehow we got onto the subject of Disney World, which somehow led to road trips, which inevitably led to ‘I Love Lucy.’
“You need a boyfriend so we can go on humorous car trips as a foursome,” I said. “How about a personal ad: ‘Fred seeks Ethel for double [...]

So, Not only is this the most well-documented cold in the history of ever, it’s also the most tenacious. Here’s hoping I don’t get Brian sick before his Open Studio.

Though I gave up Massachusetts’ autumn orange-trees-against-a-blue-sky for San Francisco’s dead-grass hills many years ago, New England still holds a special place in my heart. Which is why I especially like the newest collaboration between Franz Nicolay and the Dresden Dolls. Dunkin Donuts! 495! Live Free or Die! Pissah, Dude!

You’ve had a cold for the past two days. All of a sudden, as after noon edges toward evening, you feel better: You can leave the room without toting a tissue box with you, you no longer crave orange juice like a whirling dervish craves whirling. Your mind isn’t quite able to conjure up workable [...]

I’ve signed up for 31-for-21, my friend and former roomie Tricia’s blog-every-day challenge for October, but I’m afraid this might be all you get for day one. Nose runny. Right eye suddenly a spigot. Fly buzzing around the dining room. Is it too early to go back to bed?

Cease to do evilLearn to do good,search for justice,help the opressed,be just to the orphan,plead for the widow.

We still haven’t been paid. Let me repeat that: No one at the school where I work has been paid for over a week (unless there’s a secret cadre of elites I’m not aware of, rolling around in secret rooms full of money as I type). There’s even some indication that there might not be [...]