Ancient Grains Archive
Feel the Burn: Facebook Inferno
Ancient Grains, Fitness
Oct 17, 2013
Previous installments of "Feel the Burn" can be found here. Most recently, we talked about when you are not exercising and also a special bonus post about vaginas.
I don't really like piling onto things that are universally despised, but I think this one is pretty relevant to our interests
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Running
Ancient Grains, Fitness
Oct 17, 2013
I have always respectfully admired runners. I respect them for their self-discipline and for their commitment to exercise. As a former lacrosse player, I respected the cross-country team because their sport was my sport’s punishment, and always thought of their competitions as organized events designed to see who could hurt the fastest.
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I Hate You.
Ancient Grains, Writing
Oct 17, 2013
This is an email blast written by a monster.
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Annie On My Mind And The Books That Made Us Gasp
Ancient Grains, Books
Oct 16, 2013
“The first day, I stood in the kitchen leaning against the counter watching Annie feed the cats, and I knew I wanted to do that forever.” Has a more lesbian sentence ever been constructed in either tongue or pen?
There's something so wonderfully anxious and earnest and adolescent about this cover; I think
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Conversations in Salad Match
Ancient Grains, Food
Oct 16, 2013
Salad Match: A New Dating App Brought to you by Just Salad
“We made you lunch, Now let us make you...fall in love.”
Testimonials:
“I love Salad Match because it combines the two things I love: salad and meeting new people.” - Jayne, 28, Hoboken.
“I knew I wanted a relationship,
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Gabbin’ About God: What’s the Devil’s Deal?
Advice, Ancient Grains, Religion
Oct 16, 2013
Gabbin' About God, in which Mallory uses her religious background to explain things to Nicole, most recently featured atonement theory.
Mallory, can we talk about the Devil today? I was thinking about the Old Scratch because of Scalia's constant need to advocate on his behalf,
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Happy Halloween From Chris Kimball
Ancient Grains, Food
Oct 16, 2013
Previously: Someone will go missing this winter. They always do.
Each issue of Cook’s Illustrated begins with a folksy letter with news from down on the old Vermont farm by founder and editor-in-chief Chris Kimball. These charming, old-timey updates remind us all of a slower, simpler way of life,
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Nine Stupid Pieces of Baby Gear Which I Do Not Regret Buying
Ancient Grains, Family
Oct 16, 2013
Over at Big Baby Gear headquarters, they have a saying: "you have to go after the first-time parents, because second-time parents aren't gonna buy she-eet." They are correct. I bought a lot of stuff. Some things weren't stupid, and I cherished them. Some things weren't stupid, but got recalled because of mold
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