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I usually listen to people I respect, especially when it comes to food. This time I didn’t. Because I’m an idiot.
My wife and I celebrated our eighth annivesary last night. Just a few weeks ago, we’d gone to Rick Erwin’s and had a [...]

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As I type, my entirely family is huddled in the master bedroom. The dog is on a leash, the wife and I are sitting in bed, and the boy is running around on the hardwoods like a squirrel on meth. The Worker Men (which is what I may call my next band) are [...]

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From time to time, I like to throw out a few recommendations. It’s not that I have particularly discerning tastes. I’m actually a pretty average guy with pretty average likes and dislikes. I think that qualifies me in the “try this out” area. Here are a few things I’ve tried recently that I [...]

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Our waitress was perky. I’ll give her that.
“I’m here to give you an authentic Italian experience,” she said.
I tried not to roll my eyes. I was only sitting there because my kid requested pasta and my wife is on a self-improvement program that means she only eats grass and broth (but not more than twice [...]

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I am not on a diet.
I probably need to be. Beginning in early July, I started to notice that my lifestyle (fast drinks, fast food, no exercise, etc.) was starting to manifest itself in tighter pants. Those once roomy blue jeans started to feel a tad tighter around the man-parts.
I am loathe to exercise, though. [...]

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