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Tag Archives: books
pets that keep giving
The husband and I recently decided that we want to raise chickens. We never even talked about it, but we somehow agreed on it. I think a couple factors contributed to our decision. For him, it was hearing Alice Walker … Continue reading
Posted in obsession, something awesome
Tagged "Eating Animals", "The Chicken Chronicles", Alice Walker, awesome, awesomeness, books, cage-free, chickens, domestic animals, easter eggers, eggs, food, free-rage, gardening, grocery shopping, Jonathan Safran Foer, paralysis by awesomeness, pets, raising chickens, reading, yard, zoning
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WTF moment of the day: kimchi
this rant may come as being a little hypocritical, because i’ve been known to talk (and even sing) about kimchi a lot. but i have to say, i am quite annoyed by the overuse of “kimchi” in popular culture to describe korean things that have … Continue reading
Posted in WTF, YOU SUCK!
Tagged "This Burns My Heart", Amazon.com, book review, books, Boswell Books, cabbage, curry, Daniel Goldin, ebook, fermented, food, hi K! thanks K!, kimchi, kindle, korean, korean american, lazy, rants, Samuel Park, shopping, sushi, wtf
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farewell, borders
so sad! borders is going out of business for good! most of us probably saw this coming for some time now. just last month, i went on a shopping spree and spent all my borders gift certificates (which the husband … Continue reading
Posted in rest in peace
Tagged bankruptcy, books, Borders, chain, gone but not forgotten, reading, rest in peace
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