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Recent blog posts
The problem with recipes
A recipe is a lot like a computer program. Half of you already know what I mean; the other half of you are going to need some convincing. Below is a recipe for banana cookies: 3/4 cup margerine 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 tsp vanilla dash of cinnamon 1 egg 320 g of bananas 1 tsp baking powder 150 g oatmeal dash of salt 320 g flour Cream together margerine and…
Being single (part two)
After re-reading and discussing my previous “single” post with several people, I realized that I left out something important - my own feelings and struggles as a single person. My post carries a somewhat detached and intellectual perspective, and it suggests that I have understood everything I wrote for quite some time, or at least that I’ve got it figured out now. Nothing could be further from the truth. I wrote those words to articulate…
Being single (part one)
I was riding with a friend today and was asked to pick a new CD to play. I put in the first disc that wasn’t labeled “random hot mix”, which happened to be Joshua Radin’s Simple Times. For those who aren’t familiar with Radin, he’s a 20-something guy who sings with a guitar 1. His songs are simple and honest, and when they play one at a time on Pandora, they’re actually pretty good. As…
