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A Busy Sunday with Friends & Family

Not going to get to what I had hoped to do which was put up pictures from the weekend, so I guess that’ll happen tomorrow. It was a great day though, as we got to spend a Passover Seder Lunch with Sveta & Mila and extended family followed by Easter dinner at Mom’s with Stacie. […]

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Semi-Lazy Saturday

Didn’t do a ton of stuff today – although it wasn’t completely lazy.  We added more plants to the patio planter, so there’s that (pics coming up tomorrow, maybe, as I’m lazy right now).  Also set up my telescope finally, but of course there wasn’t any moon tonight, at least not around 9-10, and I […]

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pop culture

“I’m Going to TRANSCEND Them!”

A group of us went to see Transcendence yesterday in IMAX.  If you’ve looked on Rotten Tomatoes, you’ll see that it’s getting pummeled by the reviews, with a 19% “fresh” rating as of today.  It earned that cumulative result.  It’s a very silly movie with a decent premise but ends up going nowhere and is […]

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Dammit, Unnamed Survivor Contestant, why you?

Survivor: Cagayan (Season 28) – Episode 8: Bag of Tricks Survivor, dammit, how could you let this happen?  How could you let “Unnamed” (pictured, here, and not named so that my FB share won’t accidentally reveal a spoiler) get so clearly outplayed?  By Tony, the ADDest of Strategists, or rather, the “Opportunist” (ugh, that name…), […]

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Getting Baked

So, let’s just say I’m talking about “baking” and not about “getting baked” but I enjoyed the snappier headline I ended up using.  I have loved making chocolate chip cookies, but ever since I bought the Modern Art Desserts book at the LACMA when we went to see the Kubrick exhibit last year in 2013, […]