Category Archives: Thinking out loud

Lagom

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Lagom. It is a Swedish word that does not have a direct English translation, but it means kinda like “enough” as in “just enough” or “there is enough for everyone.” But, even those examples are not quite right, but language … Continue reading

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I love Cesar Millan, but he has made my life hell

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I love Cesar Millan*, but he has made my life hell, along with Emeril LaGasse, Mike Holmes, and Alton Brown. But those other guys are a completely different — though not unrelated — post. Maybe later. You see, Cesar has … Continue reading

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Risk as a downhill ski run, Bode Miller style

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I was reading my Wall Street Journal today, page after page of blah, blah, blah and then I came across this story on page B8. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I am not following the Winter Olympic Games … Continue reading

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Geaux away

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I’ve been half French all my life. It’s not something I chose or can change. My mother’s maiden name is Clavette.* Her mother’s maiden name was Pelletier. And that goes back a very long way. We only ended up American … Continue reading

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Hershey chocolate bar and Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes); Major upset

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Fans of the show Ace of Cakes will know what I’m talking about when I say that the Hershey bar cake Duff and crew made earlier last year was a bit of a puzzler as the wrapper was right-side up … Continue reading

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You are not lost, you are here and you know where here is, right?

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You are reading DogWalkBlog.com, produced and written in Dayton, Ohio. We are talking with Rufus, one of the key writers of the blog where he reminds us why you, time and place are important for blog credibility and reader orienteering. … Continue reading

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Stupid is good

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“Greed is good” Gordon Gecko, Wall Street, 1987 And now apparently stupid is in. Stupid is good. At least that is what Diesel wants you to believe. In 2008, we wanted really smart people to be in power. Judging from … Continue reading

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