tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88745474591062218142009-11-07T22:25:26.306-05:00<i>Finally, the Tao that <b>can</b> be told...</i>Tom Accuostihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874547459106221814.post-34152942397984102122009-07-31T15:58:00.000-05:002009-07-31T15:50:16.710-05:00

The original Burger King.

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Not on my diet.

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So much corn, so little butter.

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Birthday at Noble sushi. Not ours, though,

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Trying to take off the weight I gained on my last diet.

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Which one is the dumb, hairy animal?

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From a Fox News story:300 Irate Chinese Taxi Drivers on Strike Smash Cars, Demand Crackdown on Unlicensed Cabs Sunday, November 30, 2008 BEIJING — About 300 taxi drivers went on strike in a southern Chinese city, smashing cars and demanding a crackdown on unlicensed taxis in the latest protest against illegal taxi competition in China. Hundreds of cab drivers

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Eat

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From Fox News: Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die," a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47. Freeman died Aug. 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, Roy Freeman, told the Los Angeles Times on Monday. An advertising agency executive, Freeman co-wrote the 1999

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I'm totally for this! Let's get the write-in vote started.You can see more about VW Charles' groundswell support on the news website.He's got my vote! After all, why choose the lesser of two evils?

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Once again we picked Jenn up from overnight camp at Silver Lake and stopped at Kent Falls for a picnic. This was the most crowded I'd ever seen it, but it was a nice day - mid-80s and not too humid. The falls we lower than I would have expected, considering the rain we've had last month, but the water was cold and fairly clean.Kent Falls 2008As usual, click the picture to see the album.

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Scott Adams is one of the few people that I've met who have publicly professed this particular sentiment about certain amusement parks: One day we went to something called a "water park." I had never been to such a thing and was excited about the prospect of standing in line for 45 minutes in the sweltering heat for an opportunity to spend 12 seconds sliding down a watery tube while clutching my

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Is she rubbing my rooster in public?

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Our new favorite restaurant.

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The last workout session! So long, Neal, and thanks for being a great inspiration.

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One of the things that keeps it interesting in New England is the weather. An ice storm just knocked out our power for the whole morning.

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What to do with leftover ice sculptures...

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A diaper cake for a baby shower? Who the hell thinks up this stuff, anyway?This represents about $150 worth of diapers and other related baby stuff that women coo over. Oh, and about 2 hours worth of design and construction work.

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Chicken Pie 2007And neither does good, stick-to-your ribs comfort food.Once again, the first Saturday in November finds Linda and I elbow deep in food as the First Congregational Church has their annual Chicken Pie Scholarship Dinner. I wrote about this last year, and it was pretty much the same thing. A lot of work in preparation and cleanup. We served about 160 dinners and raised about $1,200

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Could there be any more quintessential cultural experience of a New England autumn than leaf peeping? That's the colloquialism for taking a long, slow drive on back roads to look at the changing scenery. It's long and slow because you're behind a couple of dozen lost New Yorkers who managed to find their way out of the city and can't get back until they see a sign for a parkway.The answer, of

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I knew that I would be expected to say a few words at the anniversary party. I spent some time thinking about what to say; should I be funny? Pithy? Should I look for quotes from famous people like Bacall and Bogart? Read a poem? Present a Powerpoint slide show?While I was thinking about it, I happened to be talking to a young man who did some landscaping and handyman work around their house. We

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The remaining surviving members of the Accuosti anniversary reunion party attacking an unsuspecting herd of Belgian waffles at brunch the next morning. The traditional method of silently surrounding the waffles and then ritually drenching them in fruit syrup and whipped cream has taken many Belgian waffles out of the gene pool over the years.Nature - red in tooth and claw. No, it's not pretty,

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This is the historic Longwood Country Inn at the edge of scenic Woodbury, Connecticut. Quite literally on the edge, in fact, as fifty feet to the left of this picture on Rte 67 is the border of Southbury.We're having a family reunion of sorts as my parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Clicking the picture will take you to the Picasa online photo album.We can't recommend the Longwood

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