Chris Harne has an unusual collection: portion control condiment packets such as the ketchup packs you get at a fast food restaurant. The Condiment Packet Gallery site states that in the beginning, back in 2003, Chris realized that he never actually needed to buy condiments, he could just go and get these packs from any [...]

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Last night, we went to our favorite neighborhood bar/pizza joint called Ruckus. There was much activity as everyone was gearing up for the 2008 USARPS tournament. Do you know what that is? We didn’t either. We assumed it was “The U.S. Arps Tournament”, but couldn’t figure out what ARPS meant - maybe Amateur Racquetball Players [...]

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SOS stir stick, as seen on Nuacco
This stir stick says it all. Put it in your drink yourself and it’s a funny little cocktail addition…receive it from someone else and it seems there might be a bigger philosophical meaning behind it…or maybe not.

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Romance and chocolate seem to always go together, but to me it’s missing the fun ingredient. If your relationship isn’t the Ghiradelli, Godiva or Lindt Chocolate kind, how about a Kinder Happy Hippo? They look like they just rose up out of their Meringue chip lake to check out the scene. I’m always a [...]

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I am an impromptu magazine buyer, and yesterday while at the grocery store I splurged and purchased the February issues of Everyday with Rachel Ray (the cover is yummy with purple, orange, pink and red colors on it). When I got home and was doing a quick flip, I was shocked to find an article [...]

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