Ancient Grains Archive
Old Stuff You Could Buy or Look At
Ancient Grains, Design
Oct 02, 2013
Well, "could" is relative. But I like to spend a little time every day scrounging through the market finds at One King's Lane (also to find things for rich idiots), looking for gems, which I occasionally buy and then sit on and give away as presents. I mean, it's online, which
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Girl Tips #2
Ancient Grains, Artwork
Oct 02, 2013
Permission To Play Devil’s Advocate Denied
Ancient Grains, Humor
Oct 02, 2013
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for submitting your recent inquiry. According to our records, on September 27th, you interrupted a conversation with your request: "Look, if I could just play devil's advocate for a second here..."
It's with very real regret that we must inform you that your petition to play devil's advocate has been
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A Love Letter To the Hood
Ancient Grains, Writing
Oct 02, 2013
This is a love letter to the inner city. This is a love letter to a concept of Chicago that is constantly under attack. This is a love letter to the people in the hood who raised me, sustained me, and supported me.
I've been trying to write about Chicago violence for a
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The Celebrity Visits The Orphans
Ancient Grains, Humor
Oct 02, 2013
Previously: The Celebrity Vists Africa.
The celebrity has visited an orphanage. The orphanage is in a country far away from this country, the normal one that we live in. A sad country, with monsoons and poverty. An embedded reporter from The Toast was given exclusive access to the celebrity as he or she roamed the
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Let’s Talk About Good Bosses
Ancient Grains, Work
Oct 02, 2013
Good boss stories are less fun, but I thought it might be nice to talk about the people who've mentored you or opened doors for you or just said: "oh, Nicole, don't do that stupid thing anymore."
Who are the men and women who've made the working world bearable for you? And, if
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Suggestions For Improving Our Troubled World
Advice, Ancient Grains
Oct 01, 2013
To Whom It May Concern:
I have some advice for you.
1. Sell walkers with the cut-up tennis balls already stuck onto the bottom of the back two legs (I assume this is for additional friction and stability; the fact that almost every walker I see has tennis balls on it leads be
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In Memory of the Wonderful Partner of a Reader
Ancient Grains, Health
Oct 01, 2013
...who passed away over the weekend at a tragically young age, please consider donating to ovarian cancer research via the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund.
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