Category Archives: Thinking Aloud

Why I Love Sport

Ryder Cup displayed at the 2008 PGA Show

The Ryder Cup finished up this morning and it really doesn’t matter for whom you were rooting. If you love sport – and I do – this was one to remember. The Euro side took a 3 point lead (which is pretty big in things such as these) into the last round of competition and the event went down to the next to last hole of the final match. Both sides can walk away with heads held high but there’s more to my choosing to write about this and here’s why. Continue reading

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Bring On The Rain

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve which is one of ...

I’ve got rain on the brain today so nothing food-related for this Friday. Sorry! But it’s been raining for almost 48 hours and while the conditions here are better than those further south, it’s still pretty wet. The power went off and on a couple of times and there are trees down all over the place.
That said, I saw something this morning that happened because of the rain and it inspired a thought. Continue reading

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Screwing It Up

Chinese chicken salad.

We’ve made it to the end of another week and so we’ll do a quick riff on food. Of course it leads to something business-related but you’re used to that by now, right?
I love the “Eat This Not That” books. I also get their daily news blast and today’s was kind of fun. It’s all about the worst chicken dishes in America. That would be from a nutritional point of view and not a comment on flavor, by the way. You can leaf through the dishes (along with some suggested alternatives) here but let’s think about something else in the process. Continue reading

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