Serious Eats: 30 Days of Pork

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I wish I’d thought of 30 Days of Pork. Proof that bacon is a starter meat that leads to harder uses of pork. I also wish I’d thought of Serious Eats. I need to take my serious eating to a whole new level. Making Light pointed to this (and gave credit for it as well).

NYT: 36 hours in Paris

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The Times’ Sunday Travel section on how to spend a quick, intense visit to Paris , including a Friday evening dash through the Louvre, Moroccan food, Baudelaire’s grave and finding great costumes at the flea market. “THE chief danger about Paris,” T. S. Eliot wrote to a friend, “is that it is such a strong … Read more

Last Minute

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E and I just returned from some final shopping errands, including a case of wine for us and whoever is around to help with it over the next month or two. The image I put up with this post – those snowflakes grabbed from the screensaver – is a nod to the season; it’s actually … Read more

Change Image Resolution Without Changing Quality

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The Reality of Resizing: Changing Image Resolution without Changing Quality | Layers Magazine Possibly one of the most confusing aspects of dealing with digital imagery is resolution-specifically, what it really is and how changing it affects an image. You’d be shocked at the number of brilliant designers who don’t know how to change an image … Read more

A Pancake Primer

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This week Mark Bittman, the NYT’s Minimalist, offers For the Uninitiated, a Pancake Primer. I want some butter and maple syrup now. I particularly like the idea of adding ricotta, which he recommends. I’ve always liked bananas and pecans in pancakes, and blueberrys. Frozen fruit works well in a pancakes, so you can have them … Read more

Geek to Live: iTunes power tips – Lifehacker

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Lifehacker’s Geek to Live offers iTunes power tips I want to keep track of these, for Ellen. (Shhh.)

iTunes – Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection

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The Open Culture blog posts several links to the Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection at iTunes. I’ve posted about similar Podcasts before, but these are reminders as much for me as anything.

Paris Restaurant Tips by BeatChick – VirtualTourist.com

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Home sick today from work and poking around the web, I followed a link to cautions about pickpockets abroad. A search for Paris pickpocket led to Virtual Tourist, a site with thousands of members worldwide sharing their experiences. After learning not to leave my bags unattended, to keep my hand on my wallet in the … Read more