Pumpkin Spice Apocalypse

...leave a comment. As friend of the blog Johnny Sanphillippo discusses on a podcast appearance in early 2020, it’s better to rotate through bulk food than stockpile it. If you just stash it away odds are it will go bad or you won’t know how best to prepare it. Rotate through your food stocks and you’ll know what foods you like and save money while you’re at it. The weekend had a Road Warrior vibe when it became obvious that many or our neighbors ha...

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A Little Free Blockbuster

The last time I was on the Garden Fork Podcast, the host, “East Coast Eric” challenged me to build a Free Blockbuster Little Library and I finally made good on the promise. I managed to install this garishly painted DVD, VHS, CD and video game themed little free library in our parkway yesterday as the sun went down. With the exception of the hinges and Lucite, I used repurposed materials and patterned the design after a lararium I saw online. I d...

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Acedia Part II: An Internet of Narcissism

...about techniques for dealing with social media addiction. In the meantime I recommend you consider taking a look at Lasch’s very readable book (here’s a pdf–the internet can still be useful!). The Regrettable Century Podcast has two episodes (I and II) about The Culture of Narcissism with guest, C. Derick Varn that provides some further context for Lasch’s work. And here’s a short article about Lasch and his other books....

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I Made a Coffee Sandwich

...racist garbage or prevent legitimate queries about racism. Listen to this podcast episode for a nuanced discussion of the problems and benefits of AI While I’d really love to tinker with this recipe and develop a thicker frosting I have to put aside the #Procrastibaking towards the goal of keeping off the fifteen pounds of pandemic pounds I lost recently. But I’d welcome any of you who want to take of the challenge of perfecting the coffee sandwi...

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