On this page the following entries were made in the “October, 2009” time-frame.
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A Winter Poem and a Rant on SEO
This morning I read one of my favorite winter poems, “Snow Toward Evening” by Melville Cane. The poem does not mention the word “snow” or “snowing” even once (except for its title) and so would likely not work very well in terms of SEO.
But oh, how very lovely this poem is.
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Did Karl Lagerfeld Just Call Me Fat?
When an eccentric (to put it mildly) fashion designer announces that people prefer to look at extremely thin models because fashion is about fantasy, and that the only people who object are “fat mummies” who “sit in front of the television eating bags of crisps,” one must wonder: how do we make sure a person like that does not have power over us?
Mr. Lagerfeld is certainly entitled to his own opinions, and free speech in the Western world dictates that he is also entitled to freely voice those opinions, regardless of how hateful, bigoted and offensive they are. The high fashion designer has never been afraid of controversy, defending fur against PETA, and – according to some reports – saying that model Heidi Klum is too heavy to be a runway model.
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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
We make these sweet little pumpkin cupcakes every year for Halloween, and again for Thanksgiving. They are far more light and airy than pumpkin pie, they’re not too sweet, and they go perfectly with coffee or with milk for breakfast or for an afternoon snack. Bonus: they are relatively healthy, too.
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