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Ok… Informally, I am now in search of the Best Burger Ever! Here after referred to as the BBE. My friend Becky and I were discussing it tonight at… Yes the Red Pony… What could possibly constitute the BBE? Well, inarguably it must start with the “burger” part, the meat. So, it should be high quality Continue reading

My pirate name is: Bloody Harry Rackham You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it’s the open sea. For others (the masochists), it’s the food. For you, it’s Continue reading

 [lips not synced with words…] “You are not worthy of my Kung Fu!” Oh how true this is at times. But what does Kung Fu really mean? Well in Chinese, Kung Fu is a term whose original meaning indicated a person’s expertise in some skill or craft. The term Kung Fu literally means effort over Continue reading

Ok. Speaking of the high athletic level of olympic athletes. Curling comes to mind. Now curling is the one sport that I think I could actually compete in. It is true that it takes a lot of dedication and practice to excel in that sport, but it’s also the only sport you can drink a Continue reading

The death of the Georgian luger has cemented in my mind just how dangerous olympic sports are, and at what high a level olympic atheletes perform. I can only imagine the countless hours Nodar Kumaritashvili had spent training himself for his sport. The level of dedication is staggering. His death is a staggering loss. To Continue reading

Over Christmas I was offered a free subscription to a magazine with one of my purchases. So this year I chose Outside magazine. Well I perused my first issue after it arrived, and lo and behold in the classifieds in the back was an advertisement for the barque Picton-Castle. It’s a three masted barque, and Continue reading

It’s true… computers are changing our lives. As technology has changed during time’s march across the human landscape, our perceptions, language, nature, and actions have become altered. Probably irrevocably. And now According to an article on MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35338085/ns/technology_and_science-love_in_the_digital_age/ The dating landscape has a new landmine to avoid. Some online daters are now preferring “elationships”! No Continue reading

Well, the 2009 – 2010 winter is going to include an  El Niño. And it sure seems to be in full effect. I recall a few years ago, an el niño was cause for tumultuous media coverage. Which was beneficial as I had never heard of an el niño before. We are certainly getting a lot more snow Continue reading

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