"What changed leisure footwear forever and created the wonderful, hideous behemoth of contemporary consumer culture? It's gotta be da shoes."

I remember my first pair of the original Air Jordans.  It took me 6 months after my parents bought me some 'counterfeit'  Jordan's, to convince them (along with some of my library page wage earnings) to get me a real pair.  They made me jump really high!

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Like thousands of bachelors tired of the same old take-out and fast food, I've recently been starting to cook for myself. The cooking part I seem to have down pretty well (thanks in part to some of the other food/cooking articles on K5), but I - and some of my friends - are having real trouble keeping a significant amount of food from spoiling."

Some good ideas, and perhaps more to come.  Keeping the fridge stocked is hard when you're working all week, and don't feel like shopping after a full day.  This is especially bad when you're trying to lose weight, as I have been for the last year or so.

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"Thoughts of an Industry Character who's been around since Year Minus One."

Only two entries so far, but his second is a tribute to Bob Bickford, a founding member of The Well, a community I haven't participated much in lately, but which I've enjoyed reading for 6 years now.  This was the first I'd heard of Bob's passing.  He was a bit prickly, but I enjoyed his writings and was very sorry to hear this news.

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For those with Well access, there is a thread regarding this in the news forum, #2794.

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Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.. "In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes." [Quotes of the Day]

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