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Archive for January 2008
Just doesn’t make any sense…
January 17, 2008 by Hawk.
Didn’t feel like cooking yesterday so we decided to get pizza. Pizza, as my profile states is the (a?) food of the Gods. Looking at the Pizza Hut web site we thought we’d try their new Pizza Mia pizzas. After checking their prices I went with the three pizzas for $5 each deal. An extra pizza in the fridge is always a good thing. Right? They were good. Not quite as good as their regular line of pizza but far superior to the garbage Domino’s tries to pass off as edible. I’d order them again. I’d tell my friends they would enjoy them (you’d enjoy them, friends!). You also can’t beat that price. Then last night I started thinking about it…
With a coupon you can get two regular, one topping, pizzas for $14.99. That works out to around $7.49 each (plus tax and delivery).
Every day, no coupon required, you can get three Pizza Mia pizzas for $15.00. That’s $5.00 each. Plus, of course, tax and delivery.
One penny being the difference between two and three pizzas. How does that make sense? There really wasn’t THAT much of a taste difference between the two lines of pizza. The Mia line does cut their mozzarella with ‘a hint of cheddar’ but is that enough of a savings to make a third pizza only .01? This is just weird…
Hawk (yet again confused)
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Orchid!
January 15, 2008 by Hawk.
I’ve never seen one with these colors before. Isn’t that stunning?
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Hawk (Flour Power!)
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R.I.P. Joe Ferrante
January 13, 2008 by Hawk.
Joe Ferrante was the tile contractor on the TV show This Old House for the last 20 years. Although I never met the man personally he’s come into my home almost every week for as long as I can remember and as far as I’m concerned been a part of our family. This is a bit after the fact, Joe died on Friday, November 9th but this weekend was the first I heard of it. My sympathies to his friends, fans and family. The world’s a bit darker for his loss.
Joe Ferrante
1951-2007
Hawk (sad)
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Picture Day Three!
January 9, 2008 by Hawk.
It’s picture day! It’s picture day!
Here’s some stuff I took around Christmas time:
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A little explanation on the last two:
The first image is a detail crop of our water barometer with the water literally dripping out of the spout. We’ve never seen the water this high, not even during the two hurricanes of 2004! The 2nd picture… my friend’s cat, Toby, whom I adopted and gave to her as a Christmas present years ago, shows just how he feels about having his picture taken.
I’ve got the original, larger, images if anyone wants one of the above for a desktop wallpaper.
Enjoy!
Hawk (I do ever so love that camera)
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My New Favorite Quote
January 8, 2008 by Hawk.
“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist
the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” - Henry Louis Mencken
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