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Incidentally, the same day I picked up a cast iron skillet, I also bought a brand new ‘mater knife (except mine has a black handle). I justified the purchase as a combination of my love of ‘maters (and mozzarella) and sharp pointy things. Really, can one have enough tomatoes or knives? Now, once I obtain [...] From Shorpy, that most excellent (old) photo blog, a picture of Hank Gowdy, late of the Boston Braves. Other Old-Timers: Oscar ‘Happy’ Felsch and The Babe mugging with John McGraw. Places You Should Definitely Visit in Portland 1. Hadlock Field – home of the Red Sox AA minor league fanchise, the Seadogs. Highlights of a Seadogs game include silly games and promotions between every inning, the Portland Room (Local beers! On Tap! Lots of the!) and of course the chance to see potential future major [...] Sometime yesterday morning I became the proud owner of a cast-iron skillet. My questions to you, my peeps, are two: 1. Supposedly this thing is ‘pre-seasoned ‘ – should I season it myself? 2. How should I baptize my new skillet – any recipe suggestions? The other night at the local the conversation wandered, as it often will, onto the subject of games we played as a children. Specifically we discussed MASH, along with that game that none of us could remember the name of but involved origami and predicting the future. I’ve written previously of the pasttime known as [...] Attention must be paid, my peeps, as the planets are aligning in a Hollywood style conjunction. Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars, while tomorrow while marks John Wayne’s centenary. I am here to tell you how to observe these High Holidays… by watching movies of course. Try this double feature: [...] Supposedly, this is an old joke, but it’s new to me, and appeals to my peculiar funny bone. Enjoy. [...] Earlier today my feed delivered this item to my in-box: Who needs stairs? They’re so last century. If I had my druthers, going up a floor in a building would be done via escalator, and going down would be done via slide. Giant tube slides, to be exact. You might think it’s impractical, but that [...] May 26th will be the 100th birthday of one of my favorite actors, John Wayne. Here’s 50 things about the Duke to get you in the proper frame of mind. (lva) A brief PSA of my own: this weekend is the Annual Spring Book Sale at the Thomas Crane Library. $0.50 a book and a chance to see one of the loveliest spots in Q-town. |
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