Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Free Flowers
What’s better than cheap flowers? How about free flowers. The local nursery was giving away the last of the seasonal mums. I grabbed two pretty white ones and I am currently trying to figure out where I should put them.
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Sunday Night Dinner Chicken with Mustard with Sage Sauce
I found out today why you need to train in advance for a big 5k race. It’s because even if you finish the race the next day you will be sore. By sore I mean every conceivable muscle including ones you didn’t know you had will ache with every movement. As a result today was…
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I did it! Tales of a Turkey Trot Survivor
I did it! I ran the 5K this morning. I thinks that’s longest time I have ever run. We finished at a respectable 36:13. Not bad considering we haven’t done any training in three weeks and we were both fighting a cold. The race wasn’t bad at all. Probably half the town was participating. There…
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Forcing Bulbs Part 2
A few weeks ago I started “forcing” paperwhites using the stones method. As you can see they are growing very nicely. My next experiment is going to be forcing with Hyacinths using the water method. Stores and nurseries sell special “forcing” vases but they can be rather pricey. I found that an ordinary bulb vase…
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Turkey Hats!
Do you have little ones at home? I have two one-year old nephews and I think they would look hilariously cute in these turkey hats. Unfortunately, I can’t knit despite a few tries. It’s too bad there is only six more days until Thanksgiving because I think this project is worth trying. You can find…
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Enchilada Soup
Have you ever called out sick to work when you weren’t only to find yourself with a cold a few days later? Apparently this also happens if you blog about being sick to get out of running. The cold and flu fairies feel that your mocking them and out of no where you get sentenced…
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I’m always looking for kooky planters for all my plants. I think this guy would be perfect for the office. He’s the IGrowbot from Urban Outfitters. I think he is much cooler than the Chia pets I’ve received as past Christmas presents.
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Running Out of Time
This weekend is the 20th Annual Turkey trot. It’s a 5K run that the city holds every Saturday before Thanksgiving. I began training six weeks ago. I was so dilligent in the beginning. I printed out a Nike training guide and I followed the plan everyday. I panted all around the neighborhood and then three…
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Potato and Leek Soup
This is the perfect soup to curl up to on a cold day. Say what you will about Gordon Ramsey’s temper and flair for the dramatic the guy knows food. This recipe is adapted from one of his cooking books, “Chef for All Seasons”. Personally I love Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares (the BBC version…
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It’s Sunday we just had homemade breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and espresso (which I made too strong, oops!).
Got any book recommendations?