Little Chef

Shaken and Stirred What’s the most elaborate, complicated meal you’ve ever cooked? Was it a triumph for the ages, or a colossal fiasco? Give us the behind-the-scenes story (pictures are welcome, of course). My most elaborate attempt at making a meal was doing a three course meal for my then partner Philippa, while in itself …

Countdown

This will be my last update proper post for a few weeks save for possibly a Daily Post tomorrow, why I hear you ask? The clock is rapidly counting down to my bi-annual holiday abroad and this'll be my third trip to the wonderful isle of Cuba. After two years of pretty much misery and …

From Horseshoe to Horsedung

Let It Be A restaurant that removed your favorite item from the menu, a bad cover of a great song… Write a post about something that should’ve been left untouched, but wasn’t. Why was the original better? I was reasonably happy there, as happy anyone is at work and there were always improvements to be …

I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart

By Heart You’re asked to recite a poem (or song lyrics) from memory — what’s the first one that comes to mind? Does it have a special meaning, or is there another reason it has stayed, intact, in your mind Two poems spring instantly to mind, One is a very short nonsense piece which simply …

For Whom It May Concern

Buyers, Beware? The year is 2214, and your computer’s dusty hard drive has just resurfaced at an antique store. Write a note to the curious buyer explaining what he or she will find there. Hello dear buyer I see you taken the time to bypass the high-street and electronic markets to support a small business and …

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According to Megan

I cannot tell you the amount of times that I hear people complaining about having to choose a language when they call into a company. “This is America. We speak English.” To be frank, America does NOT have an official language. Look it up. We don’t. Everyone says our official language is English, but it is not. Can certain states declare specific languages? Yes they can. However, this is not the issue I have. I don’t care what the official language is, nor do I care to discuss WHY we should or shouldn’t declare an official language.

My beef:

The people who complain that it takes them one extra step (so a whopping two seconds) to press a number to have a phone call in a specific language. One of the most frustrating things about my job is answering a call with a customer on the other line who barely…

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Speed Kills

Pace Oddity If you could slow down an action that usually zooms by, or speed up an event that normally drags on, which would you choose, and why? Slow events I would use time to speed up and kill: Sunday Night and Monday work shifts, speed up yuletide back to the month of December, seriously …