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Vegan pizza

This is the best pizza (short of flying to NY and going to Vincent’s in Albertson): Make or buy pizza dough.  I used Bobby Flay’s recipe and substituted out one cup of regular flour for whole wheat flour: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/pizza-dough-recipe/index.html  Be sure … Continue reading

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10′ PVC pipe + 4 elbows + 4 tees + 8 caps =

The top bars are 24″ long and all of the supports and legs are 6″ long.  There is a very tight fit so I did not use PVC cement, instead I put a small mark on the top bars at … Continue reading

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Rewording: ‘animal’ becomes ‘dog’ to preserve Loco’s record.

I believed that Loco (a/k/a Locomotive) had been adopted and returned more than any other animal. I was clearly mistaken, as that record has been held by Magilla Gorilla for well over 40 years. I considered that Locomotive was adopted … Continue reading

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How I lost my thumb (not really)

Yes, this is the dog you’ve heard about: universally considered the best dog in the world. This status is all the more remarkable after considering the necessary costs of bandages, sutures, shoelaces, and sewing thread (to repair clothes and sheets … Continue reading

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Job prospects

Almost immediately after getting turned down for a government research position this group  (see link below) offered me a position in Bucharest. They actively recruit PhD’s in Math and CS, they pay well, but they’re pretty much the opposite of … Continue reading

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