tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41873081539520927122012-01-06T07:13:28.576-06:00A Manifesto for Too Many Interests in Too Many PlacesDixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609636901464512499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187308153952092712.post-38439262339544678702011-12-23T09:21:00.001-06:002011-12-23T09:21:51.829-06:00

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It started innocently enough. It escalated from the mere suggestion of greatness from a fellow foodie. It ended in sheer indulgence, and a wife totally doing it wrong. In my defense, it could've had bacon. My chest is tight.

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The true voice of the Holiday season is here. "MACEO!!"

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I really do love the vastness of the internet some days.  

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It was called the rest home by most in town, but it certainly wasn't the type of place that the elderly go to shuffle up & down hallway corridors aimlessly, or lay in bed waiting out their last days on earth. The group home across the street from Granny's house, across from the Leader Office and directly behind Randy's Tastee Sweet (better known as "The Suck" to many). It was named Nishna

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It rarely ever ends without tears.

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It's one thing to get a (not so) gentle nudge around 11:15 PM from my wife, who's encouraging me to roll over onto my side and not sleep on my back due to the inevitable louder-than-normal one-man chorus of snoring. It's quite another to hear the soft click of a hotel door at 1:15 AM, when your buddy decides that the best option is to gather his things and leave the room, leaving behind the

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Incredible rock show put on by the Foo Fighters in Council Bluffs, of all places, on Monday night, 5.22.11, highlighted by their amazing 3-hour set, which included this version of a personal favorite, a clip from Carslisle, England earlier this month.

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A very rare combination of all of the essential ingredients needed for incredibly explosive, tornadic storms came together for one afternoon yesterday across the deep south, triggering what will be considered one of, if not THE worst tornado outbreak in recorded history. While not confirmed yet, one particular storm sustained a mesocyclone/circulation/tornado continuously for almost 200 miles,

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Dave Grohl using live ammunition for drumsticks.  Any band is a better band when Dave's sitting in. "Dave Grohl’s fills should be a MacArthur fellow.  They help America."  -M. Mann

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iPhones are freaky, man.

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A note up front: For at least what is looking like the first hour or two, due to an extremely hyper-needy 14-month old, this isn't going to go real smooth. He's found his voice....and it sounds like a loud, inaudible 14-month old. This will be the post that will update every 5-10 minutes or so. So, what have you done with your entire day to quell the overwhelming anticipation?? T-Minus 5

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There's a window of time in the late winter, the time when football season is over, and baseball season is a still a couple months away. From the time between the Daytona 500 and the beginning of March Madness, there was never much for me to latch on to, from a sports standpoint. Sure, back in my formative years I would watch the NBA with a fair amount of passion. Even college basketball

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My brain just shat itself after this. (Via)

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It's been an incredibly long road for filmmaker Sean Casey. His idea to make an IMAX film capturing the intensity, power and beauty tornadoes and severe weather in the U.S. Plains grew from humble beginnings 8-9 years ago, with his chasing escapades over the seasons turning into a "movie within a movie". His ideas, creations and adventures sotrm chasing across the Midwest for the past 8 years

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There seems to be certain things that become widely accepted once you become parents. You instantly relate to any discussion regarding parenting, an experience that’s been lost on you as long as you could remember without a kid. You also feel compelled to cover the back window of your car or SUV with a lot of unnecessary family or activity-inspired stickers of various shapes & sizes. After the

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You had me at Jack Daniels Bacon Grease Egg Nog.

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So, uh, Barbie takes a knife once in a while. Or maybe Ken gets cut, you know what I mean?

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My formula for fighting this Wintertime head cold: Green tea with honey, NyQuil/DayQuil combo, rest, and the shredding guitars of Dave Mustaine, Dimebag Darrell, and Scotty Ian. Precision metal from Dave & Co. from Roskilde Festival 92. Phil, Dime, Rex & Vinnie at their absolute brutal best, Monsters of Rock 1991, Moscow. A record that changed everything in metal, and made seemingly

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Okay, so I'm going back on my word. This isn't a food blog. It isn't a music blog. It isn't a blog about anything, really. And contrary to popular blog belief, that's perfectly goddamn okay. Okay? Okay. Truth is, I wasn't doing a very good job being a regular contrubutor at UUKBlog before I made the proclamation that this would be a food-themed site, with reviews, tips, tricks, pretty

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For a guy who is a self-proclaimed addict of the style of food preparation in question, the word "Barbecue" has admittedly gotten a little old to me in certain aspects. Specifically when proprietors, enthusiasts, cooks, and misguided "grillers" throw the word around as much as they do. A conversation/interview sentence might go something like, "Barbecue is love, and good barbecue should be

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One of the driving reasons that I wanted to really focus in on food as the main content driver of this blog is because I'm always kind of bummed that there isn't a very good selection of food blogs in the Lincoln area. Specifically, I'm talking about food blogs that have local restaurant reviews. Sure, there's a few out there (a couple of which you may see linked to the right), and while they do

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Huckleberry's Hideout, Broken Bow, NE

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It's hard to fake me out when it comes to food. I'll know probably before I take a bite of something whether or not it was made on the premesis, or flash-frozen and shipped from some salmonella factory Guatemala, or Sam's Hamburger Patties in Dung Pile, GA (E.Coli Free since March!). Fake food annoys me. It's easy. It insults our intelligence as consumers. But, what's to be expected? Haven't we

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I'm not really sure how to react to this. Check that.....I do know how to react to this: With complete shock, bewilderment and disgust. How did we allow this to happen? for so long, we've looked down our noses at such an inferior game. Men running around aimlessly on a field far too large for what's needed. 8 shots on goal.....per 90-minute game. Shake yourselves, Lincoln....Midwest.....

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Looks like the secret is out: Chipps Cooney's magic is now a Nationwide phenomenon. See Chipps in his element, before he lowered his standards and went on America's Got Talent, and marvel at this master of illusion.

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It's Father's Day, my first. Actually, it's been Father's Day Weekend. I received a laminated card made from construction paper made at daycare by the girls; a cutout of Blaine's hands glued to it, with the message 'Daddy's Helping Hands". I think back to a time no longer than 6 months ago when I would be the cynic about parents constantly fawning over their kids. I would instantly recoil,

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Via theplatypusmethod

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Few things take me back to childhood quicker than this particular Tom & Jerry skit. Few things still crack me up like this skit, as well. Trust me, you'll be singing this song just like Uncle Pecos next time you're stuck in traffic. This one's for you, Thad.

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From the mind of Merlin, and his brilliant blog, not me....speaking (hopefully) for a generation. A New Brown Thing You'll Totally EatHi. We’re KFC. And, it’s become abundantly clear that you sad bastards will eat literally anything that we can find, photograph, and shit into a little plastic coffin. Believe me, we know. Because, for years now, we’ve been testing you. Aggressively. Time and again

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Wow.... Where to begin. I suppose that Pearl Jam's Summer U.S. Tour announcement has to go to the top of the stack. It's been since 2003 since they've come to Kansas City. Honestly, I had kind of given up on the thought of them playing there again, for some reason. Calling this a Must-See Show should go without saying.But then, perusing a couple of sites this evening, I stumbled across this one,

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For the few of you who still drop by this little page (one that could always be better), you've probably noticed that there seems to be a bit more focus towards one of my true loves....cooking. There, I said it. I cook. I cook for myself, for my family, for a crowd, for stress relief, for exploring new tastes, for the joy of creating a perfect product that is the sum of its unique individual

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There's many weekends full of experimenting & riffing on ideas & techniques in this book from one of the biggest, and still somewhat mysterious rock star chefs in the world. All the talk about the buttermilk fried chicken recipe is justified; probably worth the investment alone. Simplified for the home cook, yet revealing to those who look for the subtle techniques that can make good meals great,

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Pantera "I'm Broken"Trevor | MySpace VideoDammit, Pantera! This beer is warm....Gimme another one!

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Brilliant. Beat me to a lesser, yet similar attempt.

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Timely, because of the destruction in Haiti. You can purchase this song on iTunes, with all proceeds going directly to the relief effort. Even Bruce is moved by this performance...

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(Also: More Geeky Guy Rock Music)I've never grown tired of this song after going on 20 years, and Satch is one of maybe three guys that I can listen to and almost wish I had picked up a guitar instead of a pair of drumsticks. Almost. "Surfing..." is what I consider his personal best (followed closely by Flying in a Blue Dream), among an amazing career songlist/guitar clinic.

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Far overdue for such rich accolades, Ali Baba Gyros, the downtown Lincoln dive since 1990, has been the only consistient 3-times-a-month lunch spot for me since we moved out here 9 years ago. The brothers and their nephew that run the place are always friendly & appreciative, typically remembering your usual order after just a few visits. About once every other week (it could easily be much more

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There's not too many things that make my mouth water like the spicy, rustic, bold flavors of real Louisiana cooking. I remember watching Justin Wilson's Louisiana Cooking show on public television when I was a kid, marveling at how this old country boy could throw together these amazing meals, all topped off by a little Beaujolais. He would say things in this Louisiana accent that was almost

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The hours spent playing this at Tiny's house, using Christian Okoye like a battering ram. Best Sega Genesis game ever. Dear Santa......

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Don't say that I didn't warn you. Although she's now weakend to a tropical storm, Ida still likes to be windy. Such a rarity to have late-season tropical system. What can you say, though....Ida doesn't like to be told that she can't throw a party. Here's some pretty pictures and stuff from this morning. Have a good time, Gulf Coast.....she's a helluva good cook! Give her a Margarita or two and

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What a night it was at the Stadium. The place felt like it was packed with gun power, all the anticipation and frustration, the hope that they could pull off an upset. This opening montage of the Team Prayer that is done prior to the game in the locker room pretty much lit the fuse, and the place shook for 4 quarters.

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I had never made it before, since I consider most sausage or bacon substitutes made with turkey to be direct insults to any turkey of distinction (or any hog, for that matter). It caught my eye in the frozen food section of the Pac-N-Save, as I was planning out some weekend meals. Mixed Berry Buckwheat Waffles with Turkey sausage links. With the endless bushels of leaves to rake, and the dreaded,

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Watch and learn, kids.

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I've been know to venture off the beaten path when it comes to finding a good plate of food. Call me old-fashioned, call me a hipster, call me a douche canoe.....I'll take a bubbling cauldron of mystery stew or a crusted-over pan of God-know's what over your typical fast food fare any ol' day of the effin' week. Which brings me to one of the most under-appreciated locales for good "fast" food

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I'm so there.

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I call them the House Band, because they are, at least in my house. Great new stuff, amazing lyrics, all in a nice, tidy 37 minutes. Eddie's never been better at his craft.

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The guy floors me every time I hear him. It's only when you see him own the guitar that you fully appreciate just how special this guy really was. Just a sick groove.

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In honor of my birthday today, here's some gastronomic eye candy for you to peruse. Better close your office door, though.....possibly NSFW for some of you. Just some random stuff from the backyard over the past year that didn't make it to the blog in any other form. Oh, and a pic of my first attempt at authentic championship Texas chili (no beans!).Welcome back to the blog. You've been missed.

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Start.It really is as simple as that. Problem is, I tend to put about 75 thoughts and conclusions in front of the actual start. I've been doing this since I was old enough to acknowledge that I was consciously choosing not to start something (or finish something, for that matter)....around 4th grade, I think. Over my formative years, this manifested itself into me becoming a world-class

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While my love of music now spans many different genres (many more than when I was growing up), I've come to realize that my traditional musical tastes do fall into a predictible pattern: Hard rock/metal, with a nod towards razor-sharp instrumentalism, and a tight forceful rythum & bass line. It's predictible because its fandom is made up overwhelmingly of geeky white guys. Not a lot of females (

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"SPAM? Are you freaking kidding me, Dixon? I'd rather suck quarters out of an old man's ass!" *Yeah, I hear ya. Well, you're wrong, my friends. Consider this your permission slip to not only purchase a can (or four) of the tasty, beautifully pressed loaf of hog parts unknown, but delight in the consumption of it, MSG and God-know's-what else, be damned. I re-discovered this American delicacy on a

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Scotch Eggs Appetizer, with Bangers & Mash The Royal Mile, Downtown, Des MoinesCelebrating the finish of the Dam-to-Dam 20k that morning. 5.30.09

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A good man who I never met was senselessly taken this morning from a community in Iowa who still desperately needed him. Here's to the memory of this good man.

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Fear not, followers.....more good stuff is simmering on the stovetop of the UUKBlog kitchen. Tasty vittles like running the Dam-To-Dam 20K, plenty more food & BBQ pr0n, Some Maui in Malvern nuggets, and other various what-have-you's. Long story short: Been busy.Since I've been accused in the past of hosting YouTube2, here's something random to keep you occupied for now. Eddie Vedder playing with

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Although I'm not in line for the family restaurant empire (nor am I even sure I'm related to this particular lineage of Dixon's), I can confidently say that my name proudly adorns a true culinary road food classic in Kansas City, my gastronomic home away from home. Located merely blocks from Kaufmann Stadium, the fellas and I decided early on that this was going to be our post-game meal last

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It's hard to separate yourself from the rash of trendy funny t-shirts that the Hot Topic crowd seems to be buying these days, but here's a few shirt designs that recently caught my eye. One shirt was immediately purchased by a buddy of mine when I forwarded the link. Dammit. I threw the last one in for long-time blog supporter Michael (You're welcome!).

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Courtesy of chaser/photographer extraordinaire Ryan McGinnis, from the entertaining/flaming Vortex2 thread on the Stormtrack Message Board. You can click on a link below to really learn about the project, but the issue at hand is the massive fleet of vehicles (over 40 total) that will be out on the Plains collecting research data with the goal of increasing warning times, and ultimately saving

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Click it. Thanks, Yosh.Customer ReviewBy B. Govern "Bee-Dot-Govern" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews This item has wolves on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that's when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately

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Country-style ribs are a meaty treat, and were a staple in our house growing up. My definition of barbecue was anything that had barbecue sauce on it. These were made in the crock pot, all day, by my mother. With a side of Velveeta Shells & Cheese, you had one of my all-time favorites growing up. But I've graduated now from BBQ School, and I know that a Crock Pot has no place in the BBQ

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The Cajun Meatloaf, with real mashed potatoes. All goodness.Hi-Way Diner, Lincoln 4.3.09

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If you're even a partial observer of baseball, you owe it to yourself to watch this guy. Why not start Monday night? Looking to go 6-0 in 6 starts on the season, versus those dirty, smelly South-Siders from Chicago. Typically the Royals have been mathematically eliminated from post-season contention by May 1st. Not so fast, my friend. Go Blue.

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Did cool toys like this exist when we were kids?Bodie's (nephew) Birthday, 10.18.08

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Man, this is like greasy fish sammich in a brown paper bag Funk. 5 day old pot of collard greens in the back of the fridge Funk. Did I say this was Funk? My favorite comment, from lildawwg. That's a compliment, by the way.I challenge you to NOT bob your head to this. Funk it up. Good Gawd.

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If there's a handful of days you can count on local television newscasts to milk for a pointless, lame story every year, you'd have: Groundhog Day, the day the polar bear at the zoo gets a new ball to play with, and April 15th. If there's anything more worthless to cover for news, and lots of times the ever-coveted live shot, it's a TV news reporter interviewing late tax filers at the post

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Perpetuating the stereotype of bloggers in a coffeehouse. I've temporarily become what I hate. Help me, Tom Cruise.

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Photo Courtesy Dick McGowanSince I didn't come to the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium on April 4th armed with anything but a notebook and a pen, I really wasn't thinking about doing any storm chasing that particular Saturday afternoon. I was just wanting to see a presentation I had heard before from Mike Umscheid about weather photography, and then pick up a copy of the Storms of 2008 DVD

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Having grown up in small town Iowa, I should know more about guns than I do. Maybe that's just a stereotypical assumption about growing up in the country. I probably have more friends that hunt than those that don't. My dad wasn't much of a hunter, and I know my grandfater wasn't, either. Dad took my brother out a couple times to hunt pheasants, but with little to show for it. I think my brother

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Bubbles likes Rush.

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Where to take her for a nightcap after a night at the Inda-Clar.Clarinda, IA 3.14.09

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As many of you may already know (as if there were many of you to begin with), I recently put a stake in the ground, proclaiming that I have registered for this year's Des Moines Dam-to-Dam 20k road race. When I posted this information on "The Devil's Social Networking Site", there were many that assumed (falsely) that I had been doing some semblance of running for some time. Well, no. I suppose

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The best export to come out of Canada since Geddy Lee's beak. If you have DirecTV, check out unedited back-to-back episodes on The 101 Channel on Thursday nights. Thank me later.

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Huevos Rancheros, and a Big Ass PancakeThe Brown Burro, Fairplay, CO 2.14.08

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You really want to know? You're probably not as prepared for the answer as you think you are.Let's listen in on a typical guy conversation. Sure, the setting isn't quite a slice of everyday life, but the story definitely is. Here's Baseball Hall-of-Famer, and one of my childhood heroes, George Brett, just making small talk with a couple of buddies.This....is what guys talk about.Note: If you're

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I was the only known witness as this tragic scene played out over lunch hour yesterday. Was it really worth it for a new stapler? Not an easy question to answer the day after. Not easy at all.Roll the ugliness.....Scene.

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Anyone else have a problem trying to spit out a quality answer to the question "So what's been going on lately?" in the months of January and February every year? Well.....yeah. That's been me. Just not a lot going on in Ol' Dixon's head lately.If I post all of the things that I've been up to recently, most all of what you'd see would be pictures of food that either I have made, or have been

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One of my favorite bits from the Legend, George Carlin, on a topic which, due to my day job, I tend to get caught up in on the small, local level. I needed the fresh perspective, given the time we live in these days. Give it a few minutes....

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Sometimes the weather is such that all you want to do is stay inside, point and laugh at your neighbor who is outside shoveling snow, and make some good food that fills you up and warms the cockles. I learned to love cooking when I was growing up from my mom, and the go-to guide for such dishes has been my mom's cookbook, a collection of some of my favorite recipes that mom would make growing up.

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This has been a prevailing thought of mine for a while now, and I'm positive I'm not alone here. I'm going to try to keep my composure & not go into some long-winded tirade talking about the outrageousness that has become new baby names in the past decade. One of the reasons that I will try not to is that I have many friends who have small children, and there may or may not be a few with names

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In consultation with fellow barbecue enthusiast and aficionado Martin, it was settled that our destination for this particular Kansas City trip would actually be in Belton, MO, just south of the metroplex, to a family-owned establishment since the early 60's, Snead's BBQ. We wanted to try a place that neither of us have been, knowing that our favorites will still always be there for us.Snead's

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Whiz, All the Way.... Grinders, Kansas City, 12.13.08

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While the blog has been neglected lately, time spent either used wisely or thoroughly wasted sitting in front of a computer has not gone unchecked in the past few weeks. First off, I went and did something I swore to myself that I'd never do. I got entangled in the sticky web that is Facebook, and the harder I've tried to wriggle out of its clutches, the tighter its grip has become. So now, like

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Van Halen, Unchained, Largo, MD 1983. Any seasoned fan knows which era of VH was best.

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--10th & M St., Lincoln, 11.25.08

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Pour yourself a cup of coffee, light up a smoke, grab a box of Kleenex, and let the waterworks flow......

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You would think that a weather geek such as myself would've seen this coming. Nope. It was my brother who had the keen senses to pick up on this one, and he eagerly passed it on to me. I'm not sure what to make of this revelation, frankly. Should I be excited? Terrified? I don't know. All is know is that Hurricanes "Bill" and "Ida" are coming in 2009.Let me repeat that. Hurricanes "Bill" and "

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I sat in Zachary's Sports Bar in West Des Moines, which was the official watch site for both the KSU Cat-Backers, and the Nebraska Alumni Association. The 9-0 K-State Wildcats finally had the team, the talent, and thepotential to get a win against Nebraska, a team for 30 straight years which had embarassed them on an annual basis, home or away.Nebraska was down 34-30 with about 2:30 left to play

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Yes, the Bruce Dickinson. I'm not entirely sure which the Bruce Dickinson, though.... Either the Bruce Dickinson who puts his pants on just like the rest of us-- one leg at a time. Except, once his pants are on, he makes gold records.Or the Bruce Dickinson with the shredding pipes of one of the 80's greatest metal bands. Regardless, he got my vote for Member of Educational Service Unit,

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No matter what your politics, I hope that we all can acknowledge today that what took place last night was one of the most significant moments in U.S. History. Remarkable.

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