tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55074532009-05-18T17:18:44.160-07:00All the news not fit to print. . .Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507453.post-1155837822292102502006-08-17T10:54:00.000-07:002006-08-17T11:03:42.306-07:00

ok boys and girls, i have finally gotten a very early version of my food blog off the ground - this means i will probably be focusing all my efforts on publishing to that site, updating it, etc. so you probably won't see anymore updates here, but i will be writing my ass off over there. where is there? the new address is www.codcheeks.com - learn it and love it! also, i have a bunch of people who

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there has been a movement growing around the country to get foie gras banned, claiming it amounts to cruelty to animals. there is a ban taking place in california starting in 2008, and the a ban set to take place this month in chicago. i can sum up my opinion of the situation pretty succintly - these people are idiots. first of all, aren't there a bunch of other animal rights issues that should

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i just finished reading my first installment of 'the snail,' the magazine put out by slow food, an organization set up to 'protect the pleasures of the table from the homogenization of modern fast food and life.' it's a pretty interesting organization and it is starting to pick up momentum. many people associate it with some sort of weird vegan thing, but it is actually aimed at making sure all

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came across this great ink work at A Full Belly. if i had to do it all over again, i think i would get the pig on one arm, but i am not sure about the carrot - sort of a wimp in the vegetable world - now asparagus - that's one tough hombre.

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michael bauer, the restaurant critic for the sf chronicle (and to steal a line from peter rose about playing baseball, "i'd run through hell in a gasoline suit" to have that job) started blogging a few months back, and it's been nice to get short observations from him about the restaurant world, culture, customs, etc. it's a lot less formal than a full review, and it's a nice treat to read about

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came across the story of bacon ice cream from the washington post on another food site. seems like most of the comments about the odd flavors of ice cream include the word 'interesting,' which is always code for this 'this tastes like shit but i dont want to offend the chef.' i'm up for a scoop - trip to delaware anyone?

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man, those were some good pork chops! i've heard a lot of people talk about the benefits of brining pork chops vs. not brining them for a long time, so i decided to test it myself. the pork chops came out extremely moist and tender and were some of the best chops i've ever had, and surprisingly, not very salty. you can take the juices from the roasting pan and create a sauce by putting in a

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so i was thinking that one of the reasons i had such a tough time posting to my blog is that i really don't feel like the daily minutae of my life needs to be documented - i need blog about something i actually love talking about - so i thought about it, and came us with food! i find that i have no trouble posting to the group site i am a contributer too (www.pleasureproviderclub.com) with

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i yahoo'ed myself (just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?) and saw that this blog is actually 2nd on the results page when you put in my name. . . since there are millions of brendan jackson's out there, i was stunned. . .i really am important! i decided since i have this honor, i should start trying to update this blog more often - i'm not promising anything, but i am going to try. . .

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Ask A Ninja: Question 22amother great clip form the ninja!

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So FunnyJust came across this great video - the whole series is pretty funny!

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this whole web 2.0 movement has been driving me crazy lately. . .seems like we haven't even really figured out web 1.0 yet and we are already moving on to the next thing. does 3 years of quasi-stability in an industry mean we have weathered the storm, can pat ourselves on the back, and look toward the glorious future where the money just starts rolling in? i look at business's like google and aol

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so thanks to intense coverage by the sf chronicle, everyone in the bay area knows about fox's bill oreilly's statements about blowing up san francisco - if not, here is a taste: "You know, if I'm the president of the United States, I walk right into Union Square, I set up my little presidential podium and I say, 'Listen, citizens of San Francisco, if you vote against military recruiting, you're

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my friend justin from yahoo, and resident super smart flash guy just created a pirate version of yahoo maps beta. . . if i were from boston i would say this is wicked cool, but since i am a norcal guy, i'll stick with hella cool.

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i had my second polish lesson from my new tutor last night, and i have to say, simply, polish is hard. . .my brain still hurts. i am making progress (i think) but am still having trouble with the 'przch' combo - hmm.......

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this was a good food weekend (even the pizza on friday night from orgasmica was good), a good friends weekend, and with the exception of another pitiful showing by the 49ers, a good sports weekend too.....ewa and her friend jodi had a lackluster garage sale saturday morning/afternoon, and made a whopping $30 between the two of them. i declined to participate, as my time was better spent sitting

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am in LA today to meet with the Yahoos down here, and stayed at the beverley hills hilton last night, which was pretty nice. traveled down here with scott and we shared a really crappy dinner at trader vics. . .my need to try the one in SF as a goof has been taken care of by some pretty crappy food and a $130 check . . . breakfast at the beverley hotel was pretty awful too. now getting ready to

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IMG_0991 Originally uploaded by jackbr4. who else whould you expect to run into after 4 liters of beer at oktoberfest in san francisco? well, mike dunleavy of course, ex-dukie and current golden state warrior. . .especially dig the porn star mustache. . .

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we're married and off to paris then italy! ewa is adjusting to being mrs jackson. . .i think she is lucky :) as an added bonus, free wireless in the warsaw airport. . . check out early pics at http://photos.yahoo.com/jackbr4

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today started out with a nasty headache. . .the product of to many vodka shots at the hotel bar last night. . .my best man (and future brother in law) and sister got into warsaw last night, so of course we needed to have drinks and celbrate. . .after many drinks at dinner i was in the mood. .. (fyi, check out the pics from yesterday and the early part of today)in fact, it's 10pm now, and my

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we arrived in warsaw yesterday, battered and worn, but none the worst for wear. . .non-stop flights from the west coast to europe are rough, but better than stopping in houston along the way. ewa's mom met us, and we checked into our hotel, the bristol, one of the oldest and grandest in warsaw. . .so far is has not dissapointed. we then headed over to ewa's mom's house (affectionately reffered to

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i pretty much spent every free moment this week reading the new harry potter book. . . i was a bit embarressed at times, as i would be sitting on the train to work, surrounded by various folks on their way work, and a 12 year old kid would lean over and say, 'how is it?', and everyone would turn and stare, a suddenly, i was that guy. . .not that i care. . . finally got around to uploading a few

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the final onslaught of the wedding adventure is upon me! we leave in a monthm, and just have a ton of stuff to do. . .and plans every weekend, and a million things to do. . .what, me complain?? so not my style. . . on another completely unrelated and random pocket, our negihbors, whom we have just recently become friends with, are moving back to virginia on saturday. . . will shed a tier as he

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off to vegas tomorrow for my bacehlor party. . .first and last hopefully. we have an all star cast (names with held for their protection) and it should be fun. no cameras and computers allowed. . . the only rule ewa gave me was that i am not allowed to get arressted, but luckily everything is legal in vegas, so. . . .i hope to return none the worse for wear on sunday. . . missing ewa terribly and

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i have returned to the blogging world only to post a link to another blog. . . oh the irony....anyway, check this out. . .

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