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      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Quickthoughts

      wow
      We need to get these.

      wow

      We need to get these.

      Authored by: mike d.

      My boss rocks

      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Quickthoughts, Work

      currently eating: eggs hardboiled.

      My boss is taking our team out to lunch on Thursday. Hot!

      Authored by: mike d.

      No respect

      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Quickthoughts

      More reasons I have absolutely no respect for Sander:
      #4624
      He doesn’t know the national anthem.
      #4625
      He hates hippies… all of them. Without any real reason.

      More reasons I have absolutely no respect for Sander:

      #4624
      He doesn’t know the national anthem.

      #4625
      He hates hippies… all of them. Without any real reason.

      Authored by: mike d.

      JonAbad has left the building

      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Quickthoughts, House of Rock

      JonAbad a.k.a ‘The Internet’ has left the House of Rock. While he plans on returning on December 30th, it’s sad to see him go. Please go here to remember his majesty.

      JonAbad a.k.a ‘The Internet’ has left the House of Rock. While he plans on returning on December 30th, it’s sad to see him go. Please go here to remember his majesty.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Winterminator and more

      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Weekend Update!, A Day In The Life...

      currently eating: cereal. total. with strawberries.

      This weekend there was Winterminator 2006. It was a calm and fun get together in worcester that included such weblog personalities as Infinity, The Captain, Caitlin, Ian, Jake, Kaiapopolis, Rachel, and The Internet. I think the entire experience can be summed up with this video of a huge Jenga balancing act.

      Here.

      I think the sound is by far the best part. In the few seconds of that clip there is quiet calm, urgency, dispair, and laughter. And the warmth that the picture conveys really brings it together nicely. Excellent video jonabad.

      I was disappointed that Wizzo, MoreUh, and Stability were not in attendance… but it gives me good excuse to return at a later date post January 12th.

      Authored by: mike d.

      FOOD: Butternut Squash Dumplings

      December 19th, 2005 by mike d. in Food, Features

      SQUASH!

      Waaaay too involved to be practical.

      The recipe for these butternut squash dumplings was recommended to me by my cooking idols Tom & Mykal. you can find it on Foodtv.com. What was awesome about this recipe was that I had never made dumplings before. And these were served in a brown sage type sauce, which sounded not only intriguing but also delicious.

      There were two stages of cooking. After the complicated process of mashing and rolling the squash and potato, the dumplings were boiled. After that, they were fried in butter and sage. This took an exceptional amount of time. Were they tasty? yes, but not quite as tasty as I had expected. most of the taste seemed to come from the butter and sage that I added at the end. And it took a really long time.

      Was it worth it? As a learning experience maybe, as a dinner option no.

      mike d’s rockclimbing food ratings:
      Difficulty: 5.11c slab. way technical and the rock is a bit chossy.
      Tastiness: 5.8

      Authored by: mike d.
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