Paris 1919

For six months, Paris was the capital of the world. The last shots had just been fired in the most devastating war of all time, and the old global order lay in tatters. Delegations from over 30 nations descended upon Paris for the most ambitious peace talks in history. Inspired by Margaret Macmillan's book, Paris 1919 captures the atmosphere, characters and the dramatic cut-and-thrust of diplomacy and territorial ambition as political leaders redraw the map of the world after the First World War.

Wednesday, November 11 at 9:00 PM

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this (I'm a dork)... Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the Worldshould be a required read for all high school history classes.

Heffer Pitcher

heffer pitcher

product id 120-5831
An utterly irresistible and modern gift, both on the giving and receiving ends. Clever double walled glass design pours milk, non-dairy creamer and more as if it came straight from the cow—only, literally, much cooler and contemporary.

dimensions:
6.25" DIA. X 4"H.
inventory status:
in stock and ready to ship!

notes:
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price: $22

It's even double walled!

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Bacon Jam

What the heck is bacon jam?

It is something we’ve been cooking up for a couple of years now on our trailers and for our burgers. We take a big bunch of really really good bacon, and render it down...add a bunch of spices..onions, etc..and let it simmer for about 6 hours…give it a quick puree, and blast chill it…and you have bacon jam..

$17 per 8oz jar

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Brilliant! I might need to try making this at home.

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Pie Pops

I want little pies, yes, with more pie crust than filling. 50 calories or less, no guilt. Eating pie slices makes me feel fat. Lolipop-Pies, perhaps this would work. Rotating flavors. Grab and go. In and out. Blackberry, pumpkin, apple, banana…my favorites. You see I am very slutty about my food. Yes this post revolves around lollipop sticks.

Cute... but no way those would be satisfying.

The Marshmallow Test

The Marshmallow Test got its name from an experiment at Stanford University in the 1960s on 4-year-old nursery school pupils. Researchers told children that they could have one thing they really wanted right away – a marshmallow, or a candy or a cookie, for example – but if they could wait while the researcher left the room and came back about 15 minutes later, they could have two.

It was designed to test self-control. The researchers, led by psychologist Walter Mischel, found only about 30 per cent of more than 600 children tested could hold out.

That's as far as it went until the early 1980s, when Mischel followed up and discovered the children who had been able to wait for two marshmallows were also doing better academically. [Continue]

I think wanting two fat laden sugary snacks instead one is a predictor of future obesity, not academic ability.

Swirl Wine Bar

When the location for Swirl Wine Bar became available the biggest hurdle was going to be the food. Janean wanted a place where people like us could go for a drink to wind down after a long shift in a restaurant. We never have time for a nice meal and nothing is open after work. But, there is no kitchen…there is no space for a kitchen. How do you serve food without a stove?

Preserved food!

Hmmm... all foods served out of jars... This place is pretty popular now but I wonder if it will be just as popular once the economy picks up.

Extreme Parking at Extreme Fitness

...The alleged driver of an SUV that drove up onto two parked cars at a Thornhill fitness centre last week has been arrested by York Regional Police.

Surveillance cameras captured a scene reminiscent of a demolition derby as a black BMW SUV is seen driving up onto the hoods of two cars parked in front of the Extreme Fitness gym on Yonge St., near Highway 407. [Continue]

Ha.. I know that gym! Wow...coming back to the same parking lot in the same car in less than a week? She's got some cojones (either that or just plain stupid).