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The Bald and the Beautiful
October 14th, 2009
"When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave ...
The Origins of the Frappé
October 7th, 2009
Today is Frappé Day. Most of us have tried a version of one. Some of you may not admit enjoying such a pretty ...
The Bitter Taste of What We Take
October 6th, 2009
"Take not from the mouth of labor the bread that it has earned." -- Thomas Jefferson
There is a profound difference between the ...
How to Name Your Car
October 2nd, 2009
The Green Machine. The Silver Bullet. Stinky. The Sex Machine. Smokey. Have you named your car yet? Will you ever? After all, ...
Chewing Gum : A Short History
September 30th, 2009
It has always mystified me, the concept that what I am eating, at some point in our past, had never been eaten ...
A Short History of the Comic Book
September 25th, 2009
Over the barely visible rising steam of sleeping, tangled bodies, rolled into each other as a barrier against the cold morning air, ...
The Age of the Electronic Ape
September 24th, 2009
nov-el-ty (nŏv’Əl-tē) n., pl. –ties. 1. The quality of being novel : newness. 2. Something new or unusual. 3. novelties. Small inexpensively ...
A True Friend in Washington
September 23rd, 2009
"The country at large takes a natural interest in the President's dogs and judges him by the taste and discrimination he shows ...
Apple Dumpling Day
September 17th, 2009
Today's dopodomani blog entry is our very first guest submission, by the one and only Gary Arbaugh, my good friend and a ...
The Joys of Rock Collecting
September 16th, 2009
Since our beginnings, interesting rocks discovered in nature have been imbued with special, even spiritual qualities. Beautiful or uniquely shaped stones were ...