Firecracker? Passion? Choco Pods, Treats for the Consumed to Thrifty

Since I started exploring the Consumed to Thrifty path, whenever I venture to a museum, visit a restaurant or walk the aisles of my favorite foodie places, I have my eyes opened for good value.When on the move, I don't mind a little sugar kick rather than another cup of...

Pole trek needs last explorer

"Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team are looking for a final budding explorer to complete their ancestors' journey to the South Pole. Legend has it Sir Ernest recruited his expedition members with an advert promising "small wages", "constant danger" and a...

Do Anything You Wanna Do: Domenico DeMarco and the Art of Pizza

Passion is still what fuels some businesses. In Domenico DeMarco and pizza as art Matt (Signal vs Noise) reminds us that what drives some of us is a love of their trade.In that case, one of the best pizzas you can find in New York according to many at DiFara Pizza in...

NBC's Tim Russert dies at 58 of heart attack

Dead, they say is not a respecter of anyone, if not, Tim Russert would have been awarded such respect of living longer than today at least to be allowed to witness this forthcoming US presidential election that he has been a major player in the media industry. Russert was a...

Gordon Brown unveils his vision for the future

In the political fight of his life, Gordon Brown is urging voters to stand by their man."Gordon Brown yesterday asked people to judge him by his policies not his personality as he unveiled his "passionate" vision for the next year.The day after executing the biggest U-turn of...

Tribute to a Poet Laureate - by lawdog

"As read at City Lights Bookstore as part of LaborFest 2004, and on Tasha's Place on TalkShoe 5/12/08Sometimes I lose my perspective. I forget what a truly incredible place San Francisco is, and how very fortunate I am to rub shoulders with the artists who have always been...

Giving Away a Kidney Brings Unexpected Blessings

by Shivon Robinsong for The Vancouver ObserverEver since I gave my spare kidney to my friend, Joel,who really needed one, I have a new found passion for clearing out the clutter in my life.  Who knew that being a live kidney donor could be such a liberating...

3 Million Piece Record Collection for Sale, Passion it Is!

Imagine having amassed over 60 years some 3 million records, I believe most if not all the Vinyl Kind.You get older and have a hard time caring for it and the last thing you want to happen is for it to be disseminated so you put it up for sale with one request, whoever buys...

Is Yahoo Playing Not to Lose?

After reading my little rant about Yahoo losing its mojo, James Whitley over at GoLifeMoble.com wrote a very thoughtful riff on it. “What caught my attention [about Mattis’ rant],” says Whitley, “was the all-too-familiar telltale signs of an organization that had...

Effect of Chocolate 4 Times More Powerful than a Passionate Kiss?

Really?  Chemistry, Love and Chocolate! "The effect of Chocolate is four times more powerful than a passionate kiss" suggests chocolatier Oliver Kita in a byline for his Saint Valentin Collection. In Chocolate: Aphrodisiac or Euphamism? Michele Doughty of Bryn Mawr...