Personal Ramblings

A few bumps in the road – The good, the bad and the not-so-very attractive

Thumbnail image for A few bumps in the road – The good, the bad and the not-so-very attractive by Jerry 3 comments July 13, 2012 News and Reviews

Important for you. There’s been a lot going on around the cbsop campus that I haven’t had time to share with you, so I thought I’d take a moment to bring you up to date with what’s going on in the non-food side of our world. Some of it is good, some of it isn’t. [...]

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A lot for anyone’s plate

by Jerry 2 comments June 25, 2011 Food for Thought
Captain Chris "Hammerhead" Remick

Many of you may have noticed that there hasn’t been a lot going on at any of my blogs lately.  Please trust me that I say it isn’t because I didn’t wish there was.  It’s just that things have gotten in the way of writing, food and photography. There’s more going on than we can [...]

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Meet Stumpy, or: How I spent my Father’s day weekend

by Jerry 5 comments June 19, 2010 Personal Ramblings

Completely un-food related, but such a memorable experience that I had to share! This is Stumpy.  He’s been a fixture in my yard for a year now. Sort of like an unwelcome relative who’s overstayed their welcome, Stumpy has been cluttering the corner of my front lawn, constantly reminding me of just how badly I [...]

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8 ways common pantry supplies could help you survive a zombie outbreak

by Jerry 5 comments April 1, 2010 Personal Ramblings

It’s that time of the Apocalypse calendar again.  Zombie outbreaks loom on the horizon and here at CbsoP, we take these things seriously.  In this edition I’m going to give you a few pointers for ways that common pantry items could help save you and your family during a possible zombie outbreak.  Read carefully, this [...]

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The lingering blech’s

by Jerry 4 comments March 24, 2010 Personal Ramblings

If you’ve been wondering whether or not I’ve taken off for a lovely all-inclusive vacation on some lovely Caribbean island, or perhaps joined a very exclusive internet free monastery you would be wrong on both counts.  I do have to say though, that either one of these things would have been far preferable to the [...]

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They were joking, right?

by Jerry 3 comments February 4, 2010 Food Snob Chronicles

We all love top ten lists. As a society we’re obsessed by them. We gravitate towards sites with lists of the most famous, the best dressed (and worst dressed), the most influential and lists of biggest mishaps that have happened to celebrities. All we have to give is “The top ten reasons” for anything and [...]

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Back to basics

by Jerry 4 comments January 2, 2010 Personal Ramblings

Now that we’re in the new year, I thought I’d talk a little about the direction that Cooking by the seat of my Pants will be taking this year. For this blog the theme of the year is “back to basics”. In all my writing here I have neclected the simpler items that grace our [...]

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Happy New Year

by Jerry 3 comments January 1, 2010 Personal Ramblings

I’m in agreement with my good friend Peter this year.  No long speeches, no resolutions, no fuss.  Just wishes to you and yours for a very happy and safe new year. Enjoy your celebrations and time off if you have it.  Tell your family that you love them and appreciate what you have. One last [...]

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The timeless appeal of timepieces.

by Jerry 0 comments October 7, 2009 Personal Ramblings

It doesn’t matter that your cell phone, PDA, or toaster can keep the time.  Regardless of the ability of these multitasking machines that today’s technology provides us, everyone still loves a humble and simple uni-tasker; the simple yet invaluable watch Your watch may not be able to collect your email, surf the web or balance [...]

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What are your Halloween Traditions?

by Jerry 2 comments October 7, 2009 Personal Ramblings

As a kid I was, as are most children, a huge fan of October 31st.  I find that as I got older, I don’t care for the holiday as much, but I was wondering…  What are your Halloween traditions? Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, is it trick-or-treating or just watching a bunch of scary [...]

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