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2 Jun 2014

Fresh Mango Cucumber Mint Salad

by rls | posted in: First Foods | 2

This past weekend was my birthday. My husband baked me cupcakes, because he knows how much I love cake for my birthday. (I’ve got a good one :)) I grew up in a family where birthday cake is a big … Read More

26 May 2014

C/Mojito Cocktail

by LSmith | posted in: Drink, First Foods | 1

Yeah Memorial Day. Remembering the men and women who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Around here, there are plenty of services and even races that good a great job of that, as they should. With a few … Read More

4 Nov 2013

Hearty Turkish Bride Soup

by rls | posted in: Cook, First Foods | 0

I tried out a new soup recipe, Turkish bride soup, from Annabel Langbein’s book: Simple Pleasure: the Free Range Cook. This soup was hearty from the lentils and bulgur, but tasted fresh from the fresh mint and lemon garnish. While … Read More

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From L. Smith:

Negative –> Love –> Positive

Please take whatever you wish from this video. The most important thing about it to me, is the actions taken when presented with a negative, no matter the subject. Not everyone can separate that from the emotion of the content, … Love –> Positive">Read More

Things can always be better

This commercial is unstoppable. It’s Honda, “Things can always be better”. The song is Disparate Youth by Santigold on Master of My Make-Believe. Everything about the commercial is unstoppable: The screenplay is awesome and attractive, the narrative is close to perfect, the music … Read More