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September 30, 2008

Help Veggie PDDers!!!

I am having a friend for dinner. She is a vegetarian (not vegan). I want to make a meal for her that will impress her palate. Gardenburgers, I believe, do not qualify!

What are some of your favorite meals, and where can I find a recipe?

August 25, 2008

How to Disable Comments

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Because not every post needs to be a conversation.

August 23, 2008

Zombie Killer

Leslie Hall (of Gem Sweater fame) and Elvira have some useful advice for surviving a zombie invasion.
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August 09, 2008

important question

I have a birthday coming up. Which area businesses will give me things on my birthday?

I have it on excellent authority that the Schlotzky's in the Holiday Center will give me a free sandwich. This is all I know of so far. Any further advice would be greatly appreciated.

June 16, 2008

Dear lead-footed friends,

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I have taken an interest in how I can get better gas mileage from my vehicle. Here are the Federal Trade Commission's tips. They're about the same as what I've read elsewhere. I would point out a couple specifics, such as "stop aggressive driving" and "stay within posted speed limits."
I have taken some of this advice to heart, and have found that doing so has really punctuated the aggressive driving that surrounds me. If I drive a bit slower and coast up to red lights, people are gunning around me. Now think about that, dear drivers. Why accelerate up to a red light? You know you'll have to stop. You're going to burn up all your gas. Can you really afford to buy more?
And to the person who honked at me today: I did not "cut you off." You were tearing down a winding road with a posted limit of 30 mph. You were around the corner, and the road was clear when I pulled out. Suddenly, there you were, honking at me, going, like 60. You need to slow down, my friend. Slow down.

June 10, 2008

Free and Kid Friendly

I am currently brainstorming ideas with a friend of mine for free kid friendly activities in Duluth over the summer. The median ages for the kids is two years old. So, what say you???

May 09, 2008

scuse me!

April 28, 2008

Freeloader's Guide to Drinking

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Just in time for Homegrown!
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April 14, 2008

Onacho!

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I'm learning how to drive a manual transmission, and just the thought of driving up and down the great hills of Duluth with a stick shift nearly throws me into panic attacks. Anyone have any advice for me, from hills to avoid, tips for a n00b, or good practice places (that have long open areas and no one to hit)?

The picture is from an old soviet road safety manual. "Onacho" is Russian for "Danger!" - pronounced "oh-pas-no"