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KFC – Quadruple Down sandwich

April 21, 2010 – 5:03 am

I couldn’t resist. … two thick and juicy boneless white meat chicken filets (Original Recipe® or Grilled), two pieces of bacon, two melted slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and Colonel’s Sauce. … It’s as disgustingly delicious as it looks! … the sodium content is high — a whopping 1,380 milligrams — more [...]

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definition: foolscap

January 30, 2010 – 5:07 am

When we were kids we called 3-hole-punched, lined paper “foolscap”. But I never knew why. Foolscap folio (commonly contracted to foolscap or folio) is paper cut to the size of 8.5 by 13 inches (215.9 mm × 330.2 mm). This was a traditional paper size used in Europe and the Commonwealth, before the adoption of [...]

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fastest way to learn a new language

January 13, 2010 – 4:18 am

Masons got Rosetta Stone software for Christmas. We’ve been learning French every day since. Here’s one of their TV commercials. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Rosetta Stone is interactive language learning software that teaches a new language by immersion, rather than translation and memorization drills. Learn more … It works. It’s painless. Easy. [...]

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what do you know about Bangladesh?

December 17, 2009 – 12:10 am

I thought I was “worldly”, … yet I knew almost nothing about Bangladesh before going there as a volunteer this Fall. The first thing people talk about in the capital Dhaka, is the traffic. You might average 20km/hr. Walking is sometimes faster. Actually, if you can get off the road, the countryside is green and [...]

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kindly old ladies … that shortchange you

October 6, 2009 – 12:02 am

You can find them at the Cooperativa di Cortina, a marvelous gear and food store in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. When I was there this Summer, every single time I went to check out, I was shortchanged one Euro. No matter how obvious I made it that I was counting the change. They must make good [...]

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life story in 9600 photos

September 8, 2009 – 12:03 am

An interesting ad by Olympus. This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. Taijin Takeuchi is singled out as one who inspired this work – Stop motion with wolf [...]

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Arrived Andorra

September 4, 2009 – 3:18 pm

Begin Pyrenees hike tomorrow

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gone walkabout …

July 5, 2009 – 8:02 am

Rick will be hiking for a few days. Off-line.

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Twitter Search In Plain English

June 18, 2009 – 1:10 am

Click through if you want to see a short video tutorial on how it works. Twitter Search In Plain English No need to have a Twitter account to search.

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I am looking for a vehicle this summer

May 2, 2009 – 10:05 am

Should I rent? Buy a USED vehicle? A quick Google search did not illuminate the BEST way to get some wheels for hiking. Leave a comment if you have advice.

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