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August 19th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 9:55
Do any of these things remind you of something–anything? walking the streets of Japan until you get lost with a graveyard tan and carrying a cross studying faces in a parking lot traveling backwards in the fog gypsy moths radio talk gospel music canned applause colorful clothing in the sun hammering nails speaking in [...] August 17th, 2009
I got my haircut today–dare I say–for the last time in Germany. For the most part it was a standard haircut experience, except for one question the stylist posed to me: would you like me to trim your eyebrows? I’ve never been asked before if I would like my eyebrows trimmed. I guess it [...] August 8th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 16:57
Do you get a lot of e-mail at work? I have some tips to make it a little better to deal with. 1. remove the priority column from your e-mail client. Some people like to send e-mail marked with a high priority. The majority of these people are assholes. My experience is that people [...] July 29th, 2009
I have succumb to the call of the Italian delicacy known as Nutella. Europe is crazy about the stuff. I’ve never really thought too much about it, but it was a staple at breakfast during the Alpencross and my mind now makes the positive association. Even now the thought of some Nutella spread on [...] 2 comments | Tags: socialissues
June 29th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 18:12
BBC News Magazine has an article written by a 13-year-old comparing his father’s Walkman to his iPod. June 18th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 20:01
If I may take a few moments of your day to get your opinion on the following two songs: Our Song by Yes, and the Final Countdown by Europe. (I have linked to a Live version of TFC because the original recording is not available in my country.) They are both fantastic and lasting [...] June 14th, 2009
Life is full of choices. I think someone said that, but I don’t think there is a famous example to go with it. Here is one such example. Imminently, I will leave for a “grillparty” (barbecue). I was asked to bring the Internationally acclaimed Feta Pate. On Friday I went to the grocery store [...] June 1st, 2009
I’m announcing a new beard design: the #4 length all-over; no separation of upper and lower beard. This new look takes effect immediately. March 31st, 2009
Filed under: Food Challenges, News — Ryan J. Allen @ 8:45
Ladies and Gentlemen, please let me take a minute to write to you about the Food Bank. The food bank helps people–families; children–get basic food supplies in the case of emergency and desperate need. In Ottawa thousands of people rely on the food bank every month, and in your local city I’m sure the [...] March 23rd, 2009
I was talking to someone within the past year who was surprised to learn about the term “man up”. I may be wrong, but I believe the validity of the phrase was doubted, regardless of how agreeable its use is. Today I happened to be reading an article on NASCAR.com when I came across [...] |
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