Archive for November, 2007
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Fancy-Pants Frozen Pizza Recipe
Another bachelor recipe for those looking for easy food action.
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Fancy-Pants Frozen Pizza
With very little planning you can make regular old frozen pizza into a fancy taste treat.
You will need:
1 frozen pizza
1 can sliced Black Olives
1 or 2 Tablespoons chopped onion
Dried crushed basil
Optional ingredients:
1 small can Pineapple Chunks
¼ Red or Green Pepper, chopped
whatever else you like [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Bachelor Chow (recipes), Recipes by mark
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Bachelor Macaroni and Cheese Variations
Here’s another bachelor recipe for those of you who need it.
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Macaroni & Cheese Variations
I find that if I add a little broccoli I feel a lot less lame for eating macaroni that came from a box.
You will need:
1 box of macaroni and cheese mix (I prefer Kraft Mac ‘n Cheese Spirals. I can’t [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Bachelor Chow (recipes), Recipes by mark
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Mark’s Not-Too-Hot-To-Eat-Right-This-Instant Veggie Ramen
My bachelor buddies have wanted me to publish my bachelor recipes for a while now so here you go guys. These are recipes that are about as fast and easy as you can get while still having some nutritional value. This is about as low-brow as food can get, but if you [...]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
More Deep Sea Creatures
Super-awesome Sea spider. (I’m pretty sure that’s the Latin name)
photo: Paul H. Yancey Ph.D.
Sometimes it’s best to go straight to the source. I just found this page with a large number of very raw photos of deep sea critters. The site is from Paul H. Yancey Ph.D., who is a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by mark
Monday, November 26th, 2007
First Show for the Happy Hour Heroes!
Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, was the first-ever show by the Happy Hour Heroes. We are: Steve Brown, Mark Hayward , and Aaron Bonk. This group is the brainchild of Steve Brown, who bills himself as the Happy Hour Hero in his solo work. The idea is to be a modern-day [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by mark
Monday, November 19th, 2007
My First Meeting With the 3 Rivers Model A Ford Restorers Club
Today was great. I got to got to a meeting of the local 3 Rivers MARC (Model A Restorers Club). Actually, this was no ordinary meeting either, it was a seminar on paint and brakes too. After setting my alarm for 7pm instead of 7am, I got up late, walked the dog, [...]
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
Being on Letterman Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
I just got an email today from Jonathan Burns saying that he saw me on Letterman’s website. I didn’t know what he was talking about so I went to the site, and lo and behold, there I am on the front page in the highlights slideshow! (I’m number 3) That is so awesome! [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General by mark
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
MonsterQuest on the History Channel Takes on the Giant Squid
I LOVE giant squids. The show MonsterQuest on the History Channel just aired a show all about the quest for the giant squid. It was pretty fun. I don’t think I ever want to get in salt water again. I’m not going to spoil the end for you, but I will say that they find [...]
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Awesome Deep Sea and Giant Squid T-Shirts
Over the weekend my wife and I went to a great craft fair in Pittsburgh called Handmade Arcade. One of the vendors that really caught my eye was a t-shirt printing joint called SquidFire out of Baltimore Maryland. They have a great, unusual take on deep-sea creatures, and they have all kinds of [...]
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Almost Got Hit By Lightning… In My Bedroom
Maybe living on top of a hill isn’t so great after all. Lenore, Vader and I were in the bedroom as a thunderstorm was rolling in last night. Lenore and I were in the bedroom getting ready to go to bed, and Vader was in there because he was freaking out that the thunderstorm was going [...]
