shipped from NYC to Austin just in time. Nothing can make you forget real estate woes quicker than some truffles. Highlights include the pb&j truffle, the key lime pie truffle, and the kahlua truffle.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Tasty Delicious
Did I mention that my wife used to be the cupcake froster at the famous Magnolia Bakery??! Well did I??
Friday, February 10, 2006
Pre-decimal British currency
| 1 pound | = | 20 shillings |
| 1 pound | = | 240 pence |
| 1 pound | = | 1 sovereign |
| 1 crown | = | 5 shillings |
| 1 half crown | = | 2 shillings, six pence |
| 1 florin | = | 2 shillings |
| 1 shilling | = | 12 pence |
| 1 penny | = | 4 farthings |
| 1 groat | = | 4 pence |
| SLANG TERMS | ||
| shilling | = | "hog" or "deaner" |
| half crown | = | "tosheroon" |
| sixpence | = | "sprowsie" or "tanner" |
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Bespoke Suit
I've always liked this site English Cut
How to buy a bespoke suit:
http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000016.html
How to buy a bespoke suit:
http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000016.html
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
You would think we are a dentist's office
We subscribe to:
New York Times (Sunday)
New York Magazine
The New Yorker
Harper's
Vanity Fair
The Atlantic
BookForum
US Weekly
Vogue
Lucky
Texas Monthly
New York Times (Sunday)
New York Magazine
The New Yorker
Harper's
Vanity Fair
The Atlantic
BookForum
US Weekly
Vogue
Lucky
Texas Monthly
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Meme
Four jobs I've had:
1. editor
2. ditch digger
3. copywriter
4. house painter
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Big Lebowski
2. Office Space
3. Bottle Rocket
4. Ocean's Eleven
Four places I've lived:
1. New York, NY (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
2. Denver, CO
3. Austin, TX
4. Tyler, TX
Four TV shows I love:
1. The Dog Whisperer
2. Six Feet Under
3. Baseball Tonight
4. No Reservations
Four places I've vacationed:
1. Zihuatanejo, Mexico
2. Galveston, TX
3. Amsterdam
4. Las Vegas
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. raw fish, which is my favorite dish
2. Katsu Don Buri
3. roasted chicken
4. massaman beef curry
Four sites I visit daily:
1. kottke.org
2. slate.com
3. nytimes.com
4. news.google.com
Five places I would rather be right now:
1. in a library
2. at the French Laundry or Per Se
3. Playa La Ropa
4. upstairs at the Stage Door Café, Breckenridge
5. Takamatsu Japan
I tag all three people who read this.
1. editor
2. ditch digger
3. copywriter
4. house painter
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Big Lebowski
2. Office Space
3. Bottle Rocket
4. Ocean's Eleven
Four places I've lived:
1. New York, NY (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
2. Denver, CO
3. Austin, TX
4. Tyler, TX
Four TV shows I love:
1. The Dog Whisperer
2. Six Feet Under
3. Baseball Tonight
4. No Reservations
Four places I've vacationed:
1. Zihuatanejo, Mexico
2. Galveston, TX
3. Amsterdam
4. Las Vegas
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. raw fish, which is my favorite dish
2. Katsu Don Buri
3. roasted chicken
4. massaman beef curry
Four sites I visit daily:
1. kottke.org
2. slate.com
3. nytimes.com
4. news.google.com
Five places I would rather be right now:
1. in a library
2. at the French Laundry or Per Se
3. Playa La Ropa
4. upstairs at the Stage Door Café, Breckenridge
5. Takamatsu Japan
I tag all three people who read this.
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