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Dec 17 2009
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It isn’t snobbery to expect something to be prepared well, with care, by well trained professionals using the finest ingredients.
Luke Shaffer, on teaching bad techniques for making coffee, but the advice applies everywhere. Why do people seem to think it’s cool to have no taste in anything?
Dec 16 2009
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Dec 15 2009
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Dec 14 2009
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Dec 13 2009

This book (published in 1871) is rather hard to find. I got a copy by inter-library loan and I keyed it in (rather than scanning) because it came with a “Handle with Care” tag.

This is not a “good” book; however Dr. Walker is a fascinating and important woman; and I want to do my part by making her book available on the WWW.

Don Hart.

I love stumbling upon things like this. Via Jamie’s tumble of two-worders, then googling for “senseless fops”.

Dec 12 2009
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Dec 11 2009
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Stupid snipers.

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