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A Menu for Hope ends today - we’ve raised over $50,000!! You have until 6pm PST to donate - act now! My prize code is EU15.

Folks, I’m ending my Post-a-Day for a Menu for [...]

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My post-a-day is coming to a close, as is the Menu for Hope - can we push the donations past $50,000 in these last two days? Bidding closes at 6PM-PST tomorrow (Cali time, baby).

Here’s a post listing all the internationally-shippable prizes. Notice mine’s on the list (EU15) but make sure you check with your country’s [...]

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[Internet vocab] Up to date with all the new internet buzz words? Or are you too busy ego-surfing and photolurking to know?
[Pandora] I’ve been playing a bit with internet radio Pandora. It definitely has potential and has provided some good holiday tunes - here’s my oldies Holiday station on Pandora!
[Menu for Hope] I [...]

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[Funny video] I found this yesterday but didn’t think it fit with my post - SNL was hilarious this weekend with Justin Timberlake hosting - check out his skits - D in a Box is my absolute favorite (warning: language may offend)
[Wine tools] A very cool “Octopus wine aerator.” This will have to please the [...]

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The donors are doing a great job so far with a Menu for Hope, but I want to really blow things out of the water, so I’m adding a few items to the Artigianale Basket - code EU15! (Remember you can also choose the two cookbooks instead of the basket) You only have until December [...]

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[Art] This “Falling Garden” exhibit looks amazing. I would love to re-create this in my living room.
[Fried Food Inventions] The inventor of Chicken Fried Bacon speaks. I have been to this Texan steakhouse, and it is damn good. Count how many “belly” shots the director uses in the video.
[Photos and Films] Make a Flip Book [...]

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Grab the Scavenger Hunt code.
Photo Theme. Join the blogroll. Visit participants.
This week�s theme is Annoying.

When I saw this week’s Photo Scavenger Hunt theme, it was pretty difficult to think of “annoying” - of course, out of focus or bad photos are naturally annoying, but no one really wants to see that. If you do, you [...]

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[Tour del Gelato] Three more posts for the Tour del Gelato have been added to the blogroll page!!! Keep ‘em coming!
[Menu for Hope] A Menu for Hope has raised over $15,000 so far! But I can tell you that several prizes (including mine, code EU15) have very good chances for you to win! So donate [...]

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