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INGREDIENTS Cake loaf: 1 cup sugar zest of one lemon 1/2 cup oil 2 eggs juice of one lemon 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp bp 1/4 cup milk 1/3 cup yogurt Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice (or milk) DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. 2. In a large bowl add one cup of granulated sugar and the zest of one lemon in a bowl.

In its 82 years, Neil’s Coffee Shop did something remarkable: It stayed largely under the radar, true to its foundational spirit as a simple neighborhood coffee shop. Vintage restaurants in New York often become global destinations and social-media sensations, but Neil’s always kept an even keel, forever the redoubt of walking-distance locals, not Frommer’s-toting tourists. I was never a walking-distance local but I once almost rented an apartment around the corner mainly because I wanted Neil’s to be MY coffee shop.

Gary Buechler, popularly known by his YouTube handle @Nerdrotic is a commentator on pop culture, often related to comic books and "geek media", and a prominent live streamer. Before starting Nerdrotic, Gary ran a comic book store in San Francisco, California, the United States from 2003 to 2013 called "The Comics Outpost". Buechler is a prominent live streamer, and has multiple series of live streams dedicated to discussion of pop culture, and has appeared in streams by other channels as well.

Why swing for the fences if you can slap a double into the gap, and then take third on the throwing error? A sacrifice fly later, and the game held a different score and feel. Stolen bases were sexier than home runs, and strong pitching was the backbone of the entire operation. I remember “Whitey Ball” fairly well, including the day it all went away. As a young kid, the St.

When the team you cheer for and/or write about wins the Super Bowl, the offseason sneaks up on you FAST. I woke up yesterday planning on writing about Patrick Mahomes’ film in Super Bowl LVIII, only to realize that it was the day teams can start utilizing the franchise and/or transition tag on players (here’s a full offseason calendar, if you’re interested). That means that the time for decision making is fast approaching, and by the time I finish writing about Mahomes, the defensive trio of Pennel/Chenal/Wharton, and maybe some stuff on Reid and Spags… well, a lot of decisions may already be made.

hi, I am working on a few IF INTERESTED topics, but they seem to progress slower than usual. I will blame the summer and the fact that I started a new job. Recently I came across the leaked Amazon performance management documents. Since it’s an easier topic, and I felt like having a lighter IF INTERESTED issue, I decided to get this one out. Here is the link to the article, and it starts with a familiar visual:

Harold Angel Giuliani, the father of Rudy, once served 18 months at Sing Sing for robbing a milkman at gunpoint for $128.82. Harold gave a fake name to the police when he was pinched. Rudy has said proudly his dad was the “muscle” for a loan-sharking outfit, where he “broke legs, smashed kneecaps [and] crunched noses” in the 1950s.  Rudy further credits his father as the “finest man” he’s ever known, and “compulsive about being honest.

Resident blog artist and ragga jungle aficionado Isaac Sparks hipped me to this mindblowing Instagram Drumfluencer. When @Starpowerdrummer (aka Russell Holzman) isn’t touring with Caroline Polachek, he’s recording drum and bass covers for the gram. They are all ridiculous. Here’s one of my favorites, conveniently posted to youtube: A+ for perfectly capturing the snare drum pitch shifting using two snares.  I also love that most of the songs he covers are less than 5 years old.

Miyamoto Musashi (1582-1645) is the most famous Samurai who ever lived. He triumphed in more than 60 sword duels in his life, many of which ended in the death of his opponent. He was an unparalleled master of Bushido, the ancient code of the Japanese warrior.  While he dedicated his life to “the art of the sword,” he also is considered by many to be a master of painting, gardening, dance, philosophy, strategy, and writing.