Archive for ‘October, 2009’

on halloween

Holidays, like sports and most of pop culture, are to me readymade traditions that the unthinking masses engage in because they haven’t thought of anything better…

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pumpkin carrots (and a recipe for tzimmes!)

My farmer pal Jessica grew these teeny little carrots, an heirloom variety called Thumbelina. They are a serious pain to  cook with, because you need to…

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why are my customers so rad? part two

When people order large quantities of truffles, they get to pick from a long list of flavors not usually offered. Recently a sweet woman ordered 2-truffle…

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coveted

Dudes (sorry sorry sorry, I try not to say dudes, because it means…um, dudes, but sometimes it just works, you know?). I have this giant file…

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why I don’t go to rallies

Ah, remember that one time when we made everyone in town hate Brittany, aka the “Ralph Nader of New Paltz”? Funsies! Kiddos, don’t do what we…

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why are my customers so rad?

The cuteness is really just ridiculous: I got my package, thanks! Also: if you’ve never been to Horizons in Philadelphia (horizonsphiladelphia.com) you should check it out.…

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Monday Miscellany: beaucoup de mishegoss edition

Strataspore: “A platform for collective knowledge about mushrooms.” * Spend an adorable and seriously heartwarming 20 minutes with this Brooklyny hipstery awesomey shortie, all about abortion!…

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why are artisans so often assholes?

Have you noticed this? That people who are really deeply good at what they do and are doing it to the Nth degree are so often…

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Rethink the road ahead, yo. OR ELSE.

For a white hetero dude, he’s pretty OK! (Hey, that’s high praise coming from me!) Paltzians, dudes, you’ve got to write a letter to the editor…

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“Slow Dance” by Matthew Dickman

More than putting another man on the moon, more than a New Year’s resolution of yogurt and yoga, we need the opportunity to dance with really…

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