Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How wise is the wisdom
Yes this sign was taken at the world famous Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. I have since adopted it as my motto…and I have also adopted the Crab Cooker as my new favorite ‘must stop’. My love of seafood must be growing because one shrimp skewer was just not enough.
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Rose Bowl Flea
Oh how I love the Rose Bowl Flea Market! Utter joy is what I experienced yesterday as I walked aisles, dodged people and meandered among mid-century furniture and vintage dishtowels. My favorite seller had this for sale and I absolutely went ballistic. SOLD! I also found a vintage industrial dolly that I could not walk past and will post pictures…
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Akro Agate (and yes that’s English)
The unearthing continues at my parents house and how I feel I’ve just found gold! I came across a beautiful child’s tea set stored with my mothers vintage dolls. I have no recollection of them (translation – I wasn’t allowed to play with them as a child) but my heart raced with excitement. Could this be love? A quick image search of brightly colored glass identified…
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This little piggy went to the market
It’s 6:42 am and my little boy comes to find and tell me that’s he’s hungry. A new constant in his vocabulary and he’s not even a teenager yet. With swimsuit season approaching and the mounting desire to get back in shape, I realize that french toast, sausage and eggs are way too tempting to be cooking him for…
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The best chocolate cupcake recipe
My love affair with watching America’s Test Kitchen (otherwise known as ATK) has significantly increased my waistline and taken 30 minutes out of each of my Saturday mornings. Only because I now distinguish between the run of the mill products, methods and recipes and the superb, life changing, scream for more goodness than I ever have…
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Who isn’t full of ‘S’ and ‘P’
The unearthing continues at my parents house. I found these yesterday….and yes to clarify, they are Salt and Pepper shakers. They were shoved back in the corner of a very tall cupboard. I’m sure my mom thought they were absolutely atrocious but worth a chuckle of some sort (hence her keeping them for over 35 years). …
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Only nuns change habits overnight
I am 100% guilty of choosing books by their covers. They are all so pretty and wonderfully marketed. So when I walked past this book at the library, how could I not pick it up and check it out solely on its title. It made me laugh and I hoped the contents would be just as…
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Red Rocker of Love
I love this! And I’m selling this and I am really sad about this. But I need to feed my child. It’s in excellent condition and did I mention it’s a rocking chair. A double wide rocker! It’s vintage and chic, so let’s call it the Red Rocker of Love. Maybe that’s why I’m selling it because…
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Sacrifice requires dedication
It has gotten out of control, become a daily indulgence….okay hourly indulgence, and I need to gain back my independence. All from a little bean from who knows where. And I’m not talking green, garbanzo, or even coffee. You Guessed it. CACAO BABY! (Said like Lightning McQueen of Course). The new year brought new goals…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Last week while cutting and pasting my traditional homemade Valentines, my Zoom decided that he had no interest whatsoever in helping. He’s only three and it was no surprise that he went off to play with his legos. I decided to forgo his crafty paper valentine and concentrate on making conversation heart cookies. After all,…
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