One Third Nerd

That beautiful bride is my cousin, Laurie. She and Nick tied the knot last weekend in Toledo, OH in front of an audience of family and friends. (I omitted last names to prevent random people from finding this site via Google). I had a great time hanging out and catching up with my Warner family.

I also took this shaky video on my digital camera of my Uncle Don giving Laurie away. (best viewed over high-speed)

To view all my pictures, check out the Shutterfly link to the right

Here is a very interesting article on how successful professional athletes are seeing improved health, energy, and possibly even performance from vegan/vegetarian diets:

“Who says you have to eat meat to be a successful athlete?”
By Jonah Keri for ESPN Page 2

* J.A Thanks for sending

I have had the pleasure of eating out lately and I have been pleasantly surprised by the vegan/vegetarian options available on local menus. It is so nice to have more than one option and/or entrees that you don’t have to caveat with multiple exceptions.

Clyde’s at Willow Creek Farm:

This was called the “Bowl of Spring”. Potato gnocchi served with asaparagus, fava beans and carrots. Delicious.

Busboys and Poets:

Last night I had yummy vegan pizza with a great pinot. I am such a huge fan of this place for many reasons. I must enumerate below:
- LOTS of vegan/vegetarian options
- cool bar/ambience
- great wines/cocktails!
- carrot juice
- outdoor seating
- restaurant with a mission: community
Busboys and Poets is a restaurant, bookstore and gathering place where people can discuss issues of social justice and peace. Each Busboys and Poets location should enhance the community — allowing us to bring together a diverse clientele reflective of the surrounding neighborhoods. Busboys and Poets creates an environment where shared conversations over food and drink allow the progressive, artistic and literary communities to dialogue, educate and interact.

HBO has a special summer program called the HBO Documentary Films Series where they premiere a documentary every Monday night. I watched Resolved on Monday night and was totally impressed. It covered modern debating, changes in debating practices, diverse opinions about what debating should be. The real compelling aspect of the film was the comparison of two debate teams; a team of 2 black debaters challenging the major principles of modern debate, and the other team of 2 upper class white kids in Texas. The topic sounds boring but it was totally intriguing.

Favorite factoid of the film - learning about Paulo Freire and the “banking” concept.

I wish I had debated in high school - I wish I were a debate nerd!

Forward-worthy articles
Small British Village Attacked by Wikipedia Vandals
An Open Letter to PETA: Please Try This Genius Tactic
Kid can do it all on one leg
The 50 Best Pun Stores

Tired of the rappin’ pooch? Make a funny face

Recaps: Rappin’ Pooch and Awareness Test

Introducing…a new category, “Wonderful WWW”. In this category, I’ll share my favorite articles, web sites, and tools available on the Wonderful World Wide Web. Most will be silly, but some will be helpful (or maybe just help you to be silly).

Need a break from the serious? Holly and I have been laughing about
http://failblog.org
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

You want more? Okay
http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com
http://www.urlesque.com

Alert Frugal Fannies! Cool be-smart-with-your-money sites
http://www.walletpop.com
http://www.moneycrashers.com
http://www.wisebread.com
http://consumerist.com/
http://hes.lbl.gov/ (Free web-based energy audit of your home)

Renting? Planning to rent? Check out http://www.donotrentto.com/ to find out if your applicant is on the “do not rent to” list. I think landlords can post information for free, small fee for searching.

Wondering what your house is worth? What the one next door sold for?
http://www.zillow.com/

Enjoy the arts - a little music and literature for ya’
http://pandora.com/
http://readatwork.com/

What can’t google do? Check out Broke Grad Student’s blog to find out Six Cool Things You Didn’t Know Google Can Do

My sister-in-law’s throat always itches when she eats Mango Salsa. Now I know why - mangoes and poison ivy are members of the same family! Don’t worry mangoes - I still love you.

I love summer. Even the days that I have to work. I try to enjoy the extra hours of light in the evening. So when I’m picking summer weeknight meals - I’m looking for easy and quick. This recipe for Korean BBQ Marinade is a perfect one. I saw this in the June 1, 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times. They suggested using it to marinade and grill portobellos. If you read this blog, you know I’m not good at improv, so I followed their suggestions to a T, including tossing with chopped scallions and sesame seeds.

Mission Accomplished! Quick, easy, tasty. I served with steamed spinach with red wine vinegar and grilled hearts of palm (inspired by the catering at my cousin, Justin’s graduation party). I’m sure this marinade would work well on other veggies, chicken or steak, too.

It kinda looks like chicken…

The man of the house made these awesome Fiery Fish Tacos with Mango & Avocado Salsa earlier this week. The recipe is out of an old issue of Men’s Health Magazine. The recipe is not posted on their site (bummer), but this similar recipe is posted.

The picture doesn’t do this meal justice. He grilled/blackened the fish on the gas grill with blackening spice. The fish was so so delicious (also served with purple cabbage). Thanks Man!

Voting is still open for PETA’s annual ‘Sexiest Vegetarian’ campaign. Go ahead and vote or take a peek at the the list of 2008 candidates here. Dennis Kucinich, Steve Jobs, Bob Barker…Anthony Kiedis, André 3000, Jared Leto…getting warmer. Still not interested in seeing the list of veggie-loving celebrities? Pam Anderson, Alyssa Milano, Jenna Jameson - now you’re curious! Last year’s winners were Kevin Eubanks and Carrie Underwood.

I’m still working at a summer pace (read: lazier than usual). We gathered last weekend to help J & J prepare to welcome their first child. I had a great time…and as far as I know, everyone survived the 100 degree weather. Pictures a