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I cannot sing enough praises for the Silent Chef catering company. Firstly, their food is delicious and served well. Secondly, the staff are incredibly polite, inconspicuous and attentive. Thirdly, their quality runs the gamut of functions. My first experience with them was at a wedding reception. It was beautifully done and one of those situations where your plate magically gets cleared

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These dog days of summer have me remembering summers passed. For example, whenever I hear Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" I think of the summer between junior and senior year in high school when I had no job. Way back when ice cream cost 50 cents, I can remember the taste of wood from a hoodsie spoon. Also remember how the cake part of ice cream sandwiches wound up sticking to your thumb on

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Before After

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My feet have always bugged me. Either it's their ugliness - stubby toes and a wide slab of foot. Or it's having to wear arch supports throughout high school. Somehow I have inflamed my plantar fascia again. The first time it happened was back in October when I was in TKD class. All yesterday, I had shooting pain in my foot and soreness at night. That was pretty familiar to me so I did some

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So, I have been feeling glum about my job hunt the past couple of days. I went through my usual routine of dealing with yucky emotions - eating bad food, getting angry at life, and finally talking about the situation. I just love how solutions can suddenly come to me when I talk about a predicament. It could be all of those years of therapy or finally being mature enough to actually listen to

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Now almost halfway through my third month of unemployment, I am finding it harder and harder to keep positive about finding a job. While it seemed to be not so bleak when I was initially laid off back in November, the situation gets worse every month. Being laid off early in a recession is no buffer if the economy rapidly unwinds. I have 18 weeks left on my unemployment insurance which will

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Slowly yet surely I am getting my lazy butt on a more environmentally friendly path. Shameful confession, I never recycled my trash until these past couple of months. My car gets decent mileage thank goodness and I try to avoid using air conditioning on the road and in my apartment. I use reusable bags every time I shop for groceries. I usually switch between Shaws and Hannafords. Hannafords

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Products link Berkshire Ale - a nice light beginner ale Shabadoo Black and Tan - still an amazing deep brew. Hints of chocolate and coffee River ale - nice and light but with a hint of Shabadoo Maibock lager - a rich tasting light ale

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Did you know that all Mastercard numbers start with a 5? Visa starts with a 4 and Amex starts with a 3. I learned this little trick in the days of those clunky credit card swipe presses onto carbon paper receipts.

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Okay, I know every blogger and their mom has written about TLC's "Jon and Kate Plus 8" show. So I guess I need to join the herd. Every once in a while, my uterus goes in overdrive on babies and all things cute so it takes over my TV remote. I used to flip between Animal Planet and "A Baby's Story". Then in my flipping I came across "Jon and Kate Plus 8" and I got suckered in by the sextuplets

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I have never been a morning person. In high school, I usually stayed up until dawn and somehow made it through the day as a functioning person. Also in high school, as my version of rebellion, I never drank coffee because my parents were huge coffee fiends. Oooh... I showed them! Nowadays, I tell people that if it wasn't for caffeine, I wouldn't have my MBA. Yup, coffee drinking kicked in

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I am not usually a huge beer fan. I usually lean toward wine or cocktails. But I had a beer on my camping weekend that totally switched me to a beer lover. When I used to drink beer, I had to be drunk enough so my taste buds were deadened. I hated the aftertaste and the inevitable stomach issues. The last two times I was in Germany, I understood the love of beer. Over there, beer has no

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So I finally caught Casino Royale with Daniel Craig the other night. So, I have a question for my dear readers to help clueless me. DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT To BE SPOILED!! * * * * * * The torture scene with the nudity and big rope... So was Bond getting whipped on his ballsack? I first thought it was his ass but he acted like he was in so much pain, I thought penis. The

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Or where our hissy fits turn into national debate. This week is July Fourth. It's a nice holiday to grill meat and drink. But remember what the holiday celebrates and where we live! There's a reason why national networks carry our celebration live to the rest of America. There wouldn't be an America if we hadn't decided to stir the pot hundreds of years ago. We didn't stop stirring up shit

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My first camping weekend went really well! We chose a campground out in western MA - my old stomping grounds from my Umass days. The weather actually wasn't too bad. Saturday was the worst day - high humidity and high temps plus rain at night. Oh, fun fact, sometimes you just need a $12 tent for a weekend camping trip. It is also odd that marshmallows only taste good in smores. Also,

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Yesterday, while dropping off my cousin, his 13 year old sister was complaining about a summer job. Her parents had already yelled at her several times. I was having a farewell cup of tea across from her at the kitchen table. After every minute, she dug herself deeper about not doing this summer job. Then she whipped out this final complaint, "He won't even pay me, he's such a Jew!"

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Why is it when you blank on a name/title/author that the people you're with also automatically blank out as well? It's pretty hilarious and happens all the time to me. If you see a group of people saying, "Umm...", snapping their fingers, scratching their heads, and going through the alphabet, I am probably right in the group. It also seems to be proximity based. For example, a while ago at

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I have been pretty busy lately - sorry for neglecting my blog! Anyways, I have a good back-up job gig in case my two upcoming potential jobs don't pan out. I would be a financial analyst consultant. Full bennies, long assignments, and good pay. Again, if the two potentials fall through... The French Women Don't Get Fat eating plan has been going well. I feel pretty healthy and I am eating a

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All my life, I've had trouble sleeping. It started when I hit puberty and seemed to get better in my mid-twenties but now I'm back to the same insomnia issues. I bet I could sleep in my mid-twenties because I was exhausted all the time; working full-time and going to school at night. In my college years, I tried a glass of wine to calm me down to sleep. Now, I've tried all the varied advice

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3lb eggplant 3lb tomatoes 3lb zucchini 12 garlic cloves fresh parsley salt and pepper olive oil In a stock pot/dutch oven layer thick slices of vegetables starting with eggplant, then tomato and finally zucchini. Season between layers with garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook on low for 2 to 2.5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Cool for 20 minutes. Serve and season to taste. Makes 12

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Inspired by "French Women Don't Get Fat", I am on day 2 of the leek broth cleansing phase. Luckily, it's only a two day phase so tonight I can have a nice healthy dinner. What you do is boil 2 lbs of leaks and for two days live off the broth and/or stewed leeks. The theory behind it is that leeks are diuretics so basically you get rid of all the crap you have put into your body so you

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Okay, I'm pissed. That postponed final interview has been canceled because the company filled the position internally. I'm not an HR expert but why the hell would you waste time and effort interviewing external candidates when you haven't even looked internally? Additionally, why the hell would you hire a staffing agency? So, here is the timeline of frustration and pissiness: May 8 phone

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Today has been pretty ho hum until a couple minutes ago when I noticed the date. I am so happy and proud of myself that today wasn't a big deal. Seven years ago I had a stroke. Sometimes I still can't believe it. What have I been doing the past seven years besides recovering? 1. Living on my own in 2 different apartments 2. Holding down four different jobs 3. Becoming a Jew 4. Receiving

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Hello all, I am writing from the air conditioned back half of my apartment - the area where I have been spending most of my time for the past couple of days. Today, I tried to run errands in the morning and that was atrocious. Our first heat wave and it's not even summer! I feel pretty bad for my cat. He's long haired and has to spend his time in the air conditioned rooms or he'd completely

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I got the new program for Broadway in Boston's new season and it is so horrible, I'm only going to get tickets to one show. Here's the lineup: - A Chorus Line: I'm not nostalgic enough to see this - Brigadoon: did it in high school so I would be constantly distracted - Legally Blonde: you must be kidding me... - Nice Work if You Can Get It: yeah, I'm not getting roped into yet another

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