- Hide-and-Go-Make-a-Soufflé
- Duck Confit, Duck Confit, Goose Liver Pâté
- Rosemary Fingerling Potato Painting
- Stop, Drop, and Connecticut-Style Lobster Roll
- Pin the Tail on the Döner Kebab
- Hooked on Hummus
- Connect the Lox
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Inspired by the amazing queen of young adult fiction: This Judy Blume Reading is Bound to be Packed with Hot Virile Men.
Read MoreMe, in the diner that is life
I'd like to order the validation, and to go with it, a side of validation. Also can I get an order of validation to go, for later? Should I get dessert? Probably shouldn't, but you know that validation looked really good! Can I get that, with some validation a la mode? And when you have a moment can you pop over and refill my cup up with some more validation? THANKS!
Read MoreCool mantra
Just imagine you're someone else
I listened to a Pete Holmes’ podcast where he talked with Kyle Dunnigan about how he stops obsessing over something regrettable he said/did. To rid himself of that overwhelming shame feeling, he imagines being surrounded by clouds. Above him, below him, in front and back of him—nothing but clouds and a bright blue sky. The clouds represent infinite possibility; the past is behind him and his future is open. I decided to try Pete Holmes’ cloud visualization technique the next time I was overwhelmed with regret about something I said. And I have to say it totally works. I WAS able to visualize Pete Holmes in a bunch of clouds, and it’s true, that guy is totally gonna be fine.
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