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Monthly Archives: July 2012
A Butcher’s Meal
Yep, two food posts in a row. Yesterday, I was experimenting some more with digital grounds and fabric, an experiment that went awry, which is why I’m writing about what I made for dinner last night! A butcher’s meal is … Continue reading
Posted in Glorious Food, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged broccoli rabe, what's for dinner
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Cherry Cobbler
The heatwave finally broke and I decided to make a cobbler with the cherries from Sunday’s post. I used Emeril’s recipe, I highly recommend it! Oh, and make sure you have some vanilla ice cream on hand. Trust.
Posted in Glorious Food, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged cobblers, Emeril, how to pit cherries
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Bend Buxom Babes to YOUR Will!
Imagine making it to Third Base with the hottest girl in school using an ordinary TV set and a set of instructions that only cost THREE BUCKS!!!
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1975, AIM, buxom, chick, girl, hypnotism, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, mail-order, Marvel Comics, MODOK, monster, movie, robot, sex, super-hero, technology, television
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Ernest Borgnine, R.I.P.
Borgnine in “Emperor of the North.” He was a sweet man who played terrific villains. He will be missed.
Cherries!
Summer, hate the heat, love the fruit! I got these cherries yesterday morning at Gargano’s Fruit & Produce on 9th and Carpenter in Philadelphia’s Italian Market – they’re HUGE and sweet, and juicy. Since it’s too hot to turn on … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Glorious Food, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged cherries, Gargano's Fruit & Produce, Philadelphia's Italian Market
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PATCO High Speed Line
Beneath Locust Street in Philadelphia.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, convergence, elevated, grate, green, grid, Locust Street, New Jersey, perspective, Philadelphia, subway, train, underground
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It’s Cool in the Pool!
Posted in Animated GIF, Collage, News
Tagged bathing beauty, bathing caps, pool, retro, summer
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The Jersey Shore…Again
I often wonder about the beginnings of clichés. Who started them? Who thought them up before they became cliché? If photographing people seated on the side of the lifeguard’s boat at the shore was a cliché at the time that John … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1902-1906, antique photography, Atlantic City, beach, Boardwalk Empire, glass negative, Jersey Shore, John B Capewell, lifeguard, New Jersey, parasol, photography, Photoshop, sand, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, well-dressed
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