twothirds

Jalapeno-glazed duck breasts were deemed the last dinner of 2007. My two previous duck adventures resulted in one good and one bad duck dish. 2007 ended up on a high note.

The breasts were seared in a cast iron skillet with a salt-herb rub over medium high (start skin-side down).

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As a freshman on a swim team, I had to shave my head. That was “the rule.” I took advantage of the opportunity and turned myself into the joker.

Going to a conservative catholic college of ~4000 people, I freaked many with my alternative hair. I “presented” myself for the first time at the cafeteria with some teammates donned in other colorful and creative hairstyles. I recall one mow hawk and another blue-green snow-cone style coloring. I’m sure there were a few skinheads in the crew that did not care for all the pomp. About 20 seconds after we walked in, you could hear a pin drop–just a lot of blank stares and whispers. It was legend [–wait for it–] dary.

Up until my senior year, I still had people call me the “green haired guy.” I think George Bush said it best, “Mission Accomplished”.

I have [finally] started using flickr. When I first looked into it, I thought the limit was 100MB TOTAL.

Well shit, that’s not a lot.

Then a read it again–100 MB/month.

Well shit, thats plenty for me!

Yet another entertaining example of Amazon’s excessive boxing. The shipment would have been just fine box #1.

Mental note. Next time include “solaris” or “linux” into a query involving “man” and “date”.

google query > man date

What do you call two straight men having dinner face-to-face without the aid of a television or the crutch of sports? — No

Welcome to Mandate magazine — No. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

The full documentation for date is maintained as a Texinfo – YES.

I guess it could have been worse.

Hmm.  I would have thought this would be worse.

This weekends project was a conversion of an ironing board nook to an “Easy Bake Pantry“. Small, but a hell of a lot more useful.

My missing app is no longer missing.  No more need to proxy my sync through a laptop.

This weekends project was “French Onion Soup” topped with devil cheese (no TUMS needed). While I do enjoy the flavor of French Onion Soup, the best part is the cheese-crusted crouton. Mmmm caramelized cheese.

The recipe was rather time intensive (2.5 hours in the oven + 60 minutes on the stove + ~15 minutes for the crouton), but I would do it again on a slow weekend afternoon. Mainly, I am just happy I did hack off any digits. With six onions to chop, I went “onion blind” half-way through the second onion. Most of the onions were cut with at least one eye closed.

I should have broiled the croutons for a few more minutes, but I was getting hungry.

Anyone know how to get images working when sending a mobile blog post via blackberry email? The target is a remotely hosted blog. The link to the image looks like this:

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http://mobile.twothirds.org/uploaded_images/=?Windows-1252?B?SU1H
MDAwMTYuanBn?=-756542-756750

Related and unresolved

This is stifling my creativity

I love my Alma Mater

http://www.projo.com/pc/content/sp_bkc_pc03_12-03-07_CB8404L_v12.2702a5f.html

PC has decided to keep its mascot — as well as its band and cheerleaders — away from the sold-out Ryan Center for the renewal of the state’s premier sporting event. The move comes one season after PC’s mascot insulted URI’s cheerleaders by ringing a cowbell and running through the girls’ routine during a timeout. URI officials also claimed that PC students handed out “cheer sheets” to their brethren that instructed fans to call URI a “safety school,” and other derisive terms. There were also reports that the Rhody Ram mascot was injured and his costume damaged as he exited a restroom during last year’s PC game at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

This reminds me of an article the NY Post a few years back:

One of the reasons the Red Storm cited for the Friars’ hostility is the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Because “The Dunk” is an off-campus facility, suds are sold and generously consumed.

This reporter will not soon forget the sight of an irate Providence fan running from midcourt to the baseline to protest a call - without spilling a drop of brew.