I blog occasionally at A little bit of vino… rating random bottles of wine I’ve been given or can afford to buy. And so it was with interest I ran across a post in which a number of $12 wines where reviewed. Below is an excerpt… I strongly suggest you read the [...]
I received this in my email, from a woman, and yes its parody. And as with almost all humor, there is a grain of truth to it.
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Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties and local pubs [...]
OK… I love quizno’s but I admit that normally I’ll just glance at their commercial to see what the “special” is. But the last but when a woman said, and I quote “Its not lacking any meat, and that’s what real women need…” followed my maniacal laughter. I just started cracking up. Adult humor in [...]
We’ve been dealing with the pocket-emptying effects of rising gas prices, new electric rates, and an increase in cab fare, but how would you feel about breaking the bank all for…a pizza? Now you can find out thanks to Manhattan restauranteur Nino Selimaj, who has apparently brought from the heavens a real “pie in the [...]
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Most patients who believe they have had their drinks spiked test negative for drugs, research at Wrexham Maelor Hospital has found.
The study aimed to assess the scale of drink-spiking in the area and identify problems at specific clubs and pubs.
But the year-long investigation of hospital patients found fewer than one in five showed any [...]
I had often wondered why my favorite soda was considered Kosher. I was curious if it had been an easy decision, and even though I’m not jewish I’ve been told that if I have a choice a Kosher item is generally a better item. For example a kosher hot dog would have less junk, and [...]
The only sure way of avoiding a hangover is abstinence. For the rest of us, time is the answer.
There are almost as many folk cures to treat the unpleasant, painful condition that some have dubbed the wrath of grapes as there are beers, wines and whiskies that cause it.
In Finland, saunas are a preferred antidote, [...]
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At a new breed of “Robin Hood” restaurants, diners pay what they can afford — and what they think the meal is worth
Deciding between the spicy peanut stew and the pesto chicken, or the squash soup and the avocado, chicken, lime soup, are not the only decisions tempting patrons at the One World Café [...]
If you’re cutting things close this year and you still haven’t done your Thanksgiving grocery shopping, Instructables has a handy Excel spreadsheet designed to help you calculate what to buy for your Thanksgiving dinner and how much of it you’ll need.
You just enter how many guests you need to feed (turkey-eating and vegetarian) and what [...]
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I ran acrossed an article from the New York Times talking about an area in Canada that they considered a Napa of the North. What I have to chuckle at are what people interpretations of Napa is.
Down at Disneyland, Mondavi placed a Winery that actually does feel like something out of Napa… except there [...]
