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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here is my ever changing list of things I would like to do during 2015.</span></span>
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<li><strike><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Run a half marathon </span></span></strike></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Go on a <a href="http://redhook.com/breweries/portsmouth-brewery/" target="_blank">Redhook brewery tour</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit <a href="http://www.citizencider.com/2013/02/10/cider-tasting/" target="_blank">Citizen Cider</a> in Essex, VT </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit <a href="http://www.trilliumbrewing.com/wordpress_blog/" target="_blank">Trillium Brewery</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.charltonorchard.com/">Charlton Orchards Farm and Winery</a> in Charlton, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.turtlecreekwine.com/reserv.htm">Turtle Creek Winery</a> in Lincoln, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.alfalfafarmwinery.com/">Alfalfa Farm Winery</a> in Topsfield, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.stillriverwinery.com/wine_tasting_ma.html">Still River Winery</a> in Harvard, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Check out the <span class="tl"><a class="l noline" href="http://www.westportrivers.com/">Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery</a> in Westport, MA</span></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Make <a href="http://vegancampus.com/2009/09/07/how-to-make-seitan/" target="_blank">seitan</a> from scratch</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Make <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/2013/01/24/my-favourite-homemade-almond-milk-step-by-step-photos/" target="_blank">almond milk</a> from scratch </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.pressedboston.com/" target="_blank">Pressed</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.sustysnorthwood.com/">Susty's Cafe</a> in Northwood, NH</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.burren.com/" target="_blank">The Burren</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.diesel-cafe.com/" target="_blank">Diesel Cafe</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://cocobeet.com/" target="_blank">Cocobeet</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://sweetgreen.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgreen</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.blueshirtcafedavis.com/" target="_blank">Blue Shirt Cafe</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://fazendacoffee.com/" target="_blank">Fazenda Coffee Roasters Cafe</a> in Jamaica Plain, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.allmenus.com/ma/worcester/42528-da-lat-restaurant/menu/" target="_blank">Dalat</a> in Worcester, MA (Menu items #3, #86, and #90)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://bahnans.com/" target="_blank">Bahnan's Cafe</a> in Worcester, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eat at <a href="http://fioresbakery.com/" target="_blank">Fiore's Bakery</a> in <span itemprop="addressLocality">Jamaica Plain</span>, <span itemprop="addressRegion">MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span itemprop="addressRegion">Hang out at <a href="http://knightmovesboston.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Knight Moves</a> (Board Game Cafe) in Brookline, MA </span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Order the Tempeh Reuben at <a href="http://acousticjava.com/" target="_blank">Acoustic Java</a> in Worcester, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Boston Public Library's <a href="http://www.bpl.org/central/tours.htm" target="_blank">Art and Architecture Tour</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ride in a hot air balloon</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Try kayaking</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Try paddle boarding</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Try </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">aerial yoga </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/bumpkin-island-boston" target="_blank">Bumpkin Island</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit <a href="http://bluehill.org/" target="_blank">Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center</a> in Milton, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Do a <a href="http://www.cornmazesamerica.com/directory.php?state=MA" target="_blank">corn maze</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Go hiking (I haven't gone in years)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">See a movie at <a href="http://brattlefilm.org/" target="_blank">The Brattle Theatre</a> in Cambridge, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.crmi.org/" target="_blank">Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation</a> in Waltham, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Go see <a href="http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/donkey-show" target="_blank">"The Donkey Show"</a> in Cambridge, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Order a soy latte at <a href="http://rendercoffeebar.com/" target="_blank">Render Coffee</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Order a soy latte at <a href="http://pavementcoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank">Pavement Coffeehouse</a> in Boston, MA</span></span></li>
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That's it for now! I will continue to adjust the list throughout the year.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-40169873557329830942013-12-29T13:26:00.002-05:002014-12-17T11:56:44.063-05:00My 2014 To Do List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at an Ethiopian restaurant</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 10/10/14.</span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go on a <a href="http://redhook.com/breweries/portsmouth-brewery/" target="_blank">Redhook brewery tour</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit <a href="http://www.citizencider.com/2013/02/10/cider-tasting/" target="_blank">Citizen Cider</a> in Essex, VT </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit <a href="http://www.trilliumbrewing.com/wordpress_blog/" target="_blank">Trillium Brewery</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Visit <a href="http://www.beerworks.net/" target="_blank">Framingham Beer Works</a></strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 3/1/14.</span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Visit <a href="http://jacksabbybrewing.com/#" target="_blank">Jack's Abby</a> in Framingham, MA</strike><span style="color: red;"> Done 3/1/14.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.charltonorchard.com/">Charlton Orchards Farm and Winery</a> in Charlton, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.turtlecreekwine.com/reserv.htm">Turtle Creek Winery</a> in Lincoln, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.alfalfafarmwinery.com/">Alfalfa Farm Winery</a> in Topsfield, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.stillriverwinery.com/wine_tasting_ma.html">Still River Winery</a> in Harvard, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out the <span class="tl"><a class="l noline" href="http://www.westportrivers.com/">Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery</a> in Westport, MA</span></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make <a href="http://vegancampus.com/2009/09/07/how-to-make-seitan/" target="_blank">seitan</a> from scratch</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/2013/01/24/my-favourite-homemade-almond-milk-step-by-step-photos/" target="_blank">almond milk</a> from scratch </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.revitalivecafe.com/">Revitalive Cafe</a> in Newburyport, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/15/14.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.sustysnorthwood.com/">Susty's Cafe</a> in Northwood, NH</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.wholesomecafe.net/">The Wholesome Cafe</a> in Ayer, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.burren.com/" target="_blank">The Burren</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.diesel-cafe.com/" target="_blank">Diesel Cafe</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://cocobeet.com/" target="_blank">Cocobeet</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://sweetgreen.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgreen</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.blueshirtcafedavis.com/" target="_blank">Blue Shirt Cafe</a> in Somerville, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://fazendacoffee.com/" target="_blank">Fazenda Coffee Roasters Cafe</a> in Jamaica Plain, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.allmenus.com/ma/worcester/42528-da-lat-restaurant/menu/" target="_blank">Dalat</a> in Worcester, MA (Menu items #3, #86, and #90)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://bahnans.com/" target="_blank">Bahnan's Cafe</a> in Worcester, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://fioresbakery.com/" target="_blank">Fiore's Bakery</a> in <span itemprop="addressLocality">Jamaica Plain</span>, <span itemprop="addressRegion">MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><strike><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="addressRegion">Eat at <a href="http://greenleafveg.com/" target="_blank">Green Leaf</a> in Framingham, MA</span></span></span></strike><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="addressRegion"> <span style="color: red;">Done 1/13/14. Loved it!</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="addressRegion">Hang out at <a href="http://knightmovesboston.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Knight Moves</a> (Board Game Cafe) in Brookline, MA </span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Order the Tempeh Reuben at <a href="http://acousticjava.com/" target="_blank">Acoustic Java</a> in Worcester, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.sherwoodhosting.com/%7Eonelove/" target="_blank">One Love Cafe</a> in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 3/2/14. So yummy!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at the <a href="http://www.tacopartytruck.com/" target="_blank">Taco Party</a> Food Truck in Boston, MA</strike><span style="color: red;"> Done 4/26/14. So Good!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.bonmetruck.com/" target="_blank">Bon Me</a> in Boston, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 3/27/14. I recommend the sandwich.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.o2yoga.com/vo2-cafe/vo2-cafe-menu/" target="_blank">O2 Vegan Cafe</a> in Cambridge, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 4/27/14. It was awesome! </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Go to <a href="http://www.thetealeaf.us/" target="_blank">The Tea Leaf</a> in Waltham, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 5/10/14.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boston Public Library's <a href="http://www.bpl.org/central/tours.htm" target="_blank">Art and Architecture Tour</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ride in a hot air balloon</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Try indoor rock climbing</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/23/14. Not a fan.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Try kayaking</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/bumpkin-island-boston" target="_blank">Bumpkin Island</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit <a href="http://bluehill.org/" target="_blank">Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center</a> in Milton, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Participate at a protest</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 2/8/14.</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Visit the new <a href="http://www.frosticebar.com/" target="_blank">Frost Ice Bar</a> in Boston, MA</strike><span style="color: red;"> Done 8/22/14</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do a <a href="http://www.cornmazesamerica.com/directory.php?state=MA" target="_blank">corn maze</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Check out the <a href="http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/press-room/glass-flowers.html" target="_blank">glass flowers</a> at Harvard Museum</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 2/8/14</span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go hiking (I haven't gone in years)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See a movie at <a href="http://brattlefilm.org/" target="_blank">The Brattle Theatre</a> in Cambridge, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.crmi.org/" target="_blank">Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation</a> in Waltham, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Shop at <a href="http://www.theallnaturalface.com/" target="_blank">The All Natural Face</a> in Framingham, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 3/1/14.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go see <a href="http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/donkey-show" target="_blank">"The Donkey Show"</a> in Cambridge, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Order a soy latte at <a href="http://rendercoffeebar.com/" target="_blank">Render Coffee</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Order a soy latte at <a href="http://pavementcoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank">Pavement Coffeehouse</a> in Boston, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Go to the <a href="http://lavbf.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Vegan Beer + Food Fest</a> in LA!</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 5/14/14-5/19/14.</span></span></span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
That's it for now! I will continue to adjust the list throughout the year.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Background</b></div>
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Based on their large selection of winter hats, I chose
<a href="http://wholesalehats.com/">WholesaleHats.com</a> as the vendor to supply hats for an event I was
planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The event, an upscale bar
crawl, was to feature custom-embroidered beanies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hats were an important part of the event
for two reasons:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first, they were a
promotional item intended to promote my business and secondly, local establishments
were giving us discounts and were identifying whom to give the discount by our
hats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had 50 attendees who had paid
for the event and all expected to get a custom hat.</div>
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As an aside, I have organized a number of events such as
golf tournaments where I had to work with a few different custom embroidery
companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not new to the process.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Timeline</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Monday 12/2/2013</b>
–<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>I contacted <a href="http://wholesalehats.com/">WholesaleHats.com</a>,
provided them with my logo and requested a quote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I clearly explained that I was willing to pay
to ensure the hats arrived on or before Friday 12/13, the day before my event.</div>
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Throughout Monday afternoon and evening I worked with their
sales and design department.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up
having to drop the logo (image) and resort to a text-only design due to the
high cost (relative to stitch count) for embroidering the logo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tuesday 12/3/2013</b>
– After a few more discussions on Tuesday morning, I approved the design for
the text-only logo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received an email
on 12/3/2013 at 1:46pm eastern (note – this company is in California) from Beverly (not her real name), Executive Account Manager, confirming the order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The email included the following text: </div>
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“We will have your order moved onto the production
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With your selection of
Expedited Rush Production<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order will
ship to arrive no later than 12/13. And tracking information will be emailed
from our shipping department, the business day afterwards as confirmation.”</div>
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Later, only after approving the work order and being
charged, I discovered that I was charged the logo rate instead of text-only
rate…about $100 additional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
called to inquire, I was informed that I was charged for the logo rate because
they used the font I provided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had they
used one of their fonts, I would have been charged the text-only rate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>This should have thrown up a huge red
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Saturday 12/7/2013</b>
– Realizing I had not heard anything back all week, I sent an email to Beverly
asking “I haven't heard anything since this email this past Tuesday. Can
you confirm the order is still on track for delivery no later than
12/13? “</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Monday 12/9/2013</b>
– I receive an email from Beverly at 1:04pm Eastern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She states the following: “These are shipping
today via UPS 3 day air, to land eta on 12/12.”</div>
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Great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On track for
delivery two days before my event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Friday 12/13/2013</b>
– On the evening before my event I get home from work and the package is not
delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I call WholesaleHats.com and
inquire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spend over an hour exchanging
phone calls with the general manager Brian Burr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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In summary: </div>
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</span></span></span>Brian first tells me that the UPS package was
delayed due to weather and the package would not be delivered to me until
Monday (two days after my event).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
explained that weather is an act of God and thus WholesaleHats.com was not liable. </div>
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</span></span></span>I respond by pointing out that I paid for a rush
production order and asked why the product didn’t ship until Monday.</div>
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</span></span></span>Brian’s response is that the order shipped on
Friday 12/6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I point him to the UPS
tracking, which clearly indicates the product wasn’t shipped until 12/9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I repeat my question asking why the order was
shipped so late.</div>
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</span></span></span>Brian back tracks and confirms that the item was
shipped on Monday, but he isn’t sure why that occurred.</div>
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</span></span></span>I then spend 5 minutes explaining that despite
this mistake, I was told by Beverly that the order would ship 3-day air, so
I assumed it would still arrive in time. </div>
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</span></span></span>It was at this point that Brian admits that not
only was the order not shipped until Monday, but it was shipped UPS Ground!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Brian offered two solutions:</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Allow us to keep the hats, and give us a $200
refund.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Allow us to return the hats at a 100% refund.</div>
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Neither solution was acceptable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of <a href="http://wholesalehats.com/">WholesaleHats.com</a>’s multiple
mistakes, I wasn’t going to have the product that my customers paid for, my
event would be unsuccessful, and I would have 50 angry customers to deal
with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I declined both solution and requested that I get a 100%
refund and also keep the hats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least
then I could mail them (at a significant personal cost) to my customers who
paid for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Brian refused and said
he would rather give the hats to the homeless than refund me and allow me to
have the product</u>.</div>
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In the end, I had to accept the second solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately (as evidenced by UPS tracking) Brian
recalled the order via UPS so that we would never see the product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note that at the time of writing this
(Tuesday 12/17/2013), <u>I still have not seen the 100% refund I was promised!</u></div>
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My experience with <a href="http://wholesalehats.com/">WholesaleHats.com</a> was incredibly
negative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encountered:</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Questionable ethics during the ordering process
(e.g. charging me the logo price for text only).</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Negligence in executing the rush order I paid
for.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lies on the phone about the when the product was
shipped and by what shipping method.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>And finally, a general manager who was unwilling
to make up for a situation that was completely<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> the fault
of his business.</div>
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Furthermore, the <a href="http://wholesalehats.com/">WholesaleHats.com</a> website states “<b>We have
never missed an order deadline. Ever!</b>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Based on my experience, I believe this is an outright lie and should be
removed from the website.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-28083014617978377812013-11-20T15:10:00.000-05:002013-11-20T15:10:26.101-05:00Join Me at the Lost in the Beer Aisle Waltham Bar Crawl!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-in-the-beer-aisle-waltham-bar-crawl-tickets-1174760741" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sign Up HERE!</b></span></a></div>
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM</h2>
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<span class="vevent"><span class="description"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Please join us for the first ever Lost in the Beer Aisle Bar Crawl (#LIBAcrawl). We will be hitting bars on Moody Street in Waltham, MA. The event is $10 per person and includes:</span><span class="vevent"><span class="description"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Winter beanie hat with custom LIBA Bar Crawl embroidery.</li>
<li><b>Special deals</b> at each bar.</li>
<li>Entry into raffles with <b>prizes</b> given away at each location.</li>
<li>The chance to meet new people, drink great beer and have a fantastic time.</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>Bar stops include:<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://watchcitybrew.com/">Watch City Brewing Company</a> (1:00pm)<a href="http://watchcitybrew.com/"><br /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bisoncounty.com/">Bison County</a> (~2:00pm)<a href="http://www.bisoncounty.com/"><br /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jocosbar.com/">Joco's Bar & Kitchen</a> (~3:15pm)<a href="http://www.jocosbar.com/"><br /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegaffbar.com/">The Gaff</a> (~4:15pm)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theskellig.com/">The Skellig</a> (~5:30pm)</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">See</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> the map below to see the crawl route. We will start at Watch
City and end at The Gaff. Ample parking and a super-close commuter rail
stop are marked on the map as well.</span><br />
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</span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><b>Tickets are limited, so get them now before they are gone! </b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><b><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Note: All sales must be complete by Wednesday 12/1 (to allow time for hats to be ordered). </span></span></b><br />
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<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=216668640945503346061.0004e91a76552bd41238f"><img alt="" height="592" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/untitled.png" width="294" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-11017939505496857832013-04-09T13:06:00.001-04:002014-08-26T14:11:04.893-04:00I Love Quotes!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some of my favorites!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“The
Human Spirit Is Not Dead. It Lives On In Secret... It Has Come To
Believed That Compassion, In Which All Ethics Must Take Root, Can Only
Attain Its Full Breadth And Depth If It Embraces All Living Creatures
And Does Not Limit Itself To Mankind.”</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Albert Schweitzer</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you
hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that
even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to
be a beautiful place."</span><span style="font-size: small;"> ~Kurt Vonegut</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no
remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings."” - <em>Helen Keller</em> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way
to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more
bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to
make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the
radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it
as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will
have created something."</span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Kurt Vonnegut </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Humans are not natural carnivores. When we kill animals to eat them,
they end up killing us because their flesh—which contains cholesterol
and saturated fat—was never intended for human beings who are natural
herbivores.” -Dr. William Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Cardiology and professor at Baylor University </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">"'Kindness' covers all of my political
beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end,
according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a
little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that
is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To
make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to
contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems,
our health, our circumstances. We must try." ~Roger Ebert</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">“There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual
transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent
oppression to food of gentleness and compassion.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">-Dr. Will Tuttle</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">“Getting your nutrients from meat is like running your water through a sewer before you drink it.” -Colleen Riordan </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">“We tend to think animals are lower than us, but all the scientists in
the world couldn’t design and operate a bumblebee’s wing. We can’t jump
or run very fast, and we can’t carry vast weights like an ant can. We
can’t see in the dark and we can’t fly except crammed in a noisy tube
like sardines, which doesn’t count. Humans compared to animals are
almost totally deaf, and we can’t smell a fart in an elevator by their
standards. We are finite and separate, and neurotic, while the
consciousness of an animal is at peace and eternal. We strive and go
crazy to become more important. Animals rest and sleep and enjoy the
company of each other. We think we have evolved upwards from animals but
we have lost almost all of their qualities and abilities. The idea that
animals don’t have consciousness or that they don’t have a soul is
rather crass. It shows a lack of consciousness. They talk, they have
families, they feel things, they act individually or together to solve
problems, they often care of their young as a tribal unit. They play,
they travel, and medicate themselves when they get sick. They cry when
others in the herd die, they know about us humans. Of course they have a
soul, a very pristine one. We humans are only now attempting with the
recent rise in consciousness to achieve the soul that animals have
naturally.” -Stuart Wilde </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">“I have come to believe over and over again
that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and
shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">-Audre
Lorde</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">“</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">When I love, I love: wholly, thoroughly, completely, drowning in
everything. Every glance can be a conversation, eyes just playing and
saying what needs to be said. Silence is loud, and the air becomes
heavy. I want you. I want all of you.” -Warsan Shire</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is
rally hideous, and ‘compassionate’ and ‘certified humane’ or whatever,
which ‘may’ be ‘slightly’ less hideous. But it is all torture. It’s all
wrong. These ‘happy’ gimmicks are just designed to make the public feel
better about exploiting animals. Don’t buy the propaganda of ‘happy’
exploitation. Go vegan and promote veganism.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Gary Francione </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“the important thing is not to stop questioning.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- albert einstein</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Well it’s true, ever since I stopped eating meat I feel a lot better
among animals, I feel I can be much more honest when I pat a dog.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Leonard Cohen </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Animal rights is the most unextreme philosophy I can imagine. It is
about non-violence. It is about compassion. It is about not harming and
not causing suffering and not killing when we don’t need to. That is it.
It is really, truly that simple.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Stephanie Ernst </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of
the sun, and light, and that proportion of life and time they had been
born into the world to enjoy.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Plutarch </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the
troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see
things differently - they're not fond of rules... You can quote them,
disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you
can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the
human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we
see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they
can change the world, are the ones who do."<br />
- Steve Jobs </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Every
great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you
the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to
change the world.'” </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Harriet Tubman</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Asking vegans to respect your decision to eat meat is on par with
asking feminists to respect sexists, asking POC to respect racists and
asking homosexuals to respect homophobes. It is ludicrous to think that
difference in opinion warrants mutual respect, especially when the
opposing opinion in question not only stands for everything you are
against but also appropriates suffering, defends oppression and
encourages the continuance of exploitation.” - Kieren</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of
animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated
artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of
his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image
in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their
tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we
err. For the animal shall not be measured by man.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Henry Beston</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"I had never seen a slaughterhouse before. My blood ran cold. This
didn't just turn me into a vegetarian. It turned me into a genuinely
compassionate human being. I ultimately became vegan when I aw what
happens to millions of chickens - their beak burned off, millions of
tiny male chicks being hurled to their death into grinders, premature
calves being deliberately induced and being killed by crushing to death.
It is a so tiresome to hear the hideous lies and self delusion from
those who profit from this ghastly trade. I am a vegan because I love
life in all its forms."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Philip Wollen</span></span><br />
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“For as long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower
living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men
massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the
seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.”<br />
- <i>Pythagorus</i></div>
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Welcome to our series: Vegan Myths Dispelled. This post focuses on protein.<br />
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<b>Myth 1: </b><b>You need a lot of protein in your diet (more than you can get as a vegan)</b><br />
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Truth: As long as one is eating a variety of plant foods in
sufficient quantity to maintain one’s weight, the body
gets plenty of protein (<a href="http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=132" target="_blank">Source</a>).</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-jones-ms-rd/protein-diet_b_1882372.html" target="_blank">The Protein Myth: Why You Need Less Protein Than You Think</a>
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<b>Myth 2: You can't eat too much protein</b><br />
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Truth: "According to Dr. Cordain, a diet very high in animal protein foods
would cause a person to become seriously ill with nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea, and eventually death from protein toxicity. For most people the dietary ceiling for protein is 200 to 300 grams a
day or about 30 to 40 percent of the normal daily calorie intake." (<a href="http://www.drmcdougall.com/video/low-carb_plant-based_diet.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>) Too much protein in your diet can cause kidney disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and kidney stones (<a href="http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=132" target="_blank">Source</a>).<br />
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For more information check out: </div>
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<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50900">Will Eating More Protein Help Your Body Gain Muscle Faster?</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=132" target="_blank">The Protein Myth</a></div>
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<a href="http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?catId=7&pageId=4753" target="_blank">3 Myths About Protein and a Plant-Based Diet</a></div>
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<b>Myth 3: Protein can only be found in animal products </b><br />
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Truth: Protein come from vegetable!<br />
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<b>Myth 4: Animal Protein is healthy (Also, the Paleo/Atkins Diet is healthy)</b><br />
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Truth: Animal protein is full of cholesterol, <a href="http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-connected-to-antibiotics-in-animal-products/" target="_blank">antibiotics</a>, <a href="http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5537&catId=1" target="_blank">hormones</a>, ammonia, and <a href="http://www.pcrm.org/media/online/dec2012/its-a-crapshoot-feces-taint-50-percent-of-buffalo" target="_blank">feces</a>. Animal protein is also very acidic, which promotes cancer. Plus eating meat is shown to cause <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/how-tumors-use-meat-to-grow.html" target="_blank">tumor growth</a>. "Eating animal-derived foods causes our most common diseases for many
well-established reasons, including the indisputable facts that they
contain no dietary fiber, are filthy with disease-causing microbes
(including mad cow prions, and E. coli and salmonella bacteria), and
contain the highest levels of poisonous environmental chemicals found
in the food chain" (<a href="http://www.drmcdougall.com/video/low-carb_plant-based_diet.htm" target="_blank">Source</a>). <br />
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<a href="http://kimberlysnyder.net/blog/2012/04/10/why-high-animal-protein-diets-age-you-faster/" target="_blank">Why High Animal Protein Diets Age You Faster </a></div>
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<a href="http://www.drmcdougall.com/video/low-carb_plant-based_diet.htm" target="_blank">The Paleo Diet Is Uncivilized (and Unhealthy and Untrue)</a></div>
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<b>Myth 5: Weightlifters and other athletes cannot be vegan</b><br />
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Truth: Here are just some of the many vegan athletes that prove this myth wrong: <a href="http://www.greatveganathletes.com/mac_danzig" target="_blank">Mac Danzig</a>, <a href="http://www.greatveganathletes.com/vegan_athlete_aaron-simpson" target="_blank">Aaron Simpson</a>, <a href="http://www.greatveganathletes.com/rich_roll" target="_blank">Rich Roll</a>, <a href="http://www.vgirlsvguys.net/vguys/brendan-brazier" target="_blank">Brendan Brazier</a>, <a href="http://www.thediscerningbrute.com/2012/11/28/vote-vegan-for-ironman-magazine-cover/" target="_blank">Derek Tresize</a>, <a href="http://www.thediscerningbrute.com/2012/08/11/weekend-combat/" target="_blank">Jake Sheilds</a>, <a href="http://frugivoremag.com/2012/10/black-male-vegan-77-year-old-bodybuilder-jim-morris-proves-vegans-can-be-muscular-healthy/" target="_blank">Jim Morris</a>, <a href="http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com/issue-1/vegan-bodybuilder.php" target="_blank">Robert Cheeke</a>, <a href="http://badassvegan.com/miss-december-2012/" target="_blank">Jehini Malik</a>, <a href="http://www.thediscerningbrute.com/2012/11/28/vote-vegan-for-ironman-magazine-cover/" target="_blank">Mindy Collette</a>, <a href="http://breakingmuscle.com/crossfit/ed-bauer-poster-man-vegan-crossfitters" target="_blank">Ed Bauer</a>, <a href="http://www.adaptt.org/athletes.html" target="_blank">Carl Lewis</a>, <a href="http://www.greatveganathletes.com/vegan_athlete_antonio-mckee" target="_blank">Antonio McKee</a>, <a href="http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_washington" target="_blank">Torre Washington</a>, <a href="http://www.uproar.org.au/vegan-power/" target="_blank">Billy Simmonds, Joel Kirklis, Noah Hannibal</a>, and <a href="http://www.petaindia.com/b/petaokplease/archive/2011/12/14/strongest-man-eats-green.aspx" target="_blank">Patrik Baboumian</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://veganbodybuilding.com/">veganbodybuilding.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://vega.com/">vega.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://veganathlete.com/">veganathlete.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://thriveforward.com/">thriveforward.com</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-17655925145128823352013-02-20T15:11:00.001-05:002013-02-20T15:14:18.416-05:00Join me at the March 20213 Boston Craft Beer Meetup!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span><a href="http://libabeerup.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span class="description"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">RSVP HERE</span></b></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>H<span style="font-size: medium;">osted by <a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">LIBA</span></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BOSBABES" target="_blank">B<span style="font-size: medium;">ABES</span></a></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="description"></span><span class="description"></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/1027558455-1.gif" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BOSBABES"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/babeslogoflat.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span><span class="description">
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Description</b></span><br />
The craft beer meet-up is a social networking event intended for anyone who loves beer. You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">do not</span>
need to know anyone to attend...come meet some new friends! In fact,
bring your friends, your family, or even random strangers!<br />
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The event will be casual. No agenda. Come, drink, talk beer, and
make new friends. Our meet-ups are FREE to attend, although you are
responsible for the cost of food or any drinks that you order.<br />
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People new to the craft-beer scene should not hesitate to join us;
you won't find anything intimidating about the event...folks with all
levels of beer-knowledge will be represented.<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>If you are coming, please RSVP using the register button above. </b></span><br />
Check out the recaps from our previous events:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2010/02/boston-craft-beer-tweetup-the-long-version.html">Boston Craft Beer Tweetup - Spring 2010</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2010/06/boston-craft-beer-tweetup-summer-2010.html">Boston Craft Beer Tweetup - Summer 2010</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2010/09/boston-craft-beer-tweetup-fall-2010.html">Boston Craft Beer Tweetup - Fall 2010</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2010/11/portland-craft-beer-tweetup-fall-2010.html">Impromtu Portland, ME Tweetup - October 2010</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2011/02/liba-beer-meetup-february-2011.html">Metrowest Craft Beer Meetup - February 2011</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2011/03/liba-beer-meetup-march-2011-recap.html">Boston Craft Beer Meetup - March 2011</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2011/05/craft-beer-meetup-april-2011-recap.html">Metrowest Craft Beer Meetup - April 2011</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2012/05/liba-craft-beer-meetup-april-2012-recap.html">Boston Craft Beer Meetup - April 2012</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/2012/09/liba-beer-meetup-fall-2012-recap.html">Boston Craft Beer Meetup - Fall 2012</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>Hashtag</b></span></span></span><br />
When tweeting about the event, please use the #LIBAbeerup hash tag.<br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Location</b></span><br />
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Founded in 1989 the <a href="http://www.cambrew.com/" target="_blank">Cambridge Brewing Company</a> is the oldest
brewery-restaurant in the Boston area and one of the nation's first. In
2012 it was voted best brewpub in the world. As pioneers of new
American beer styles they offer patrons a wide array of hand crafted
original beers as well as interpretations of classic world styles and
experimental beers. CBC is dedicated to using local ingredients and
uses local grains, heather, pumpkins and much more. Their beers and
brewers have received numerous awards locally, nationally, and
internationally.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>S<span style="font-size: medium;">p<span style="font-size: medium;">ecial Guest</span></span></b></span></span></span><br />
Special
Guest: Jay Sullivan - lead brewer, <a href="http://www.cambrew.com/" target="_blank">Cambridge Brewing Co</a>. brewer will be
joining us. Come hear Jay talk about CBC and the beers he brews.
Guests will have an opportunity to speak with Jay and ask questions.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>Time/Date</b></span></span></span><br />
<b>Saturday March 9th. 12pm - 4pm.</b><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>Directions & Parking</b></span></span></span><br />
Driving directions and MBTA info can be found <a href="http://cambridgebrewing.com/about/directions/" target="new_page">here</a>.<span class="vevent"><span class="description"> Parking is at the </span></span>Kendall Cinema. CBC will validate your parking for a significant discout!<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>Door Prizes</b></span></span></span><br />
Bring
your business card for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Blank cards
will be made available for folks without business cards.<br />
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Drawing will be held at 3:00. Must be present to win!<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>Sponsors </b></span></span></span></div>
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Below are the sponsors who have donated the
door prizes or are helping cover expenses for the event. Please take a
moment to check out our sponsor's websites! </div>
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To sponsor this event, contact Josh -<a href="mailto:JD@lostinthebeeraisle.com"> jd@lostinthebeeraisle.com</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lost in the Beer Aisle</b></span></div>
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<b>Mystery Prize</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/1027558455-1.gif" width="200" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/">Lost in the Beer Aisle</a>
will be donating to the door prizes as usual. If you haven't checked
out Lost in the Beer Aisle, the site is all about being laid back and
enjoying beer. The writing style is unintimidating and is welcoming to
people with all different levels of beer knowledge.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cambrew.com/"><br /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cambridge Brewing Co.</b></span></div>
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<b>Two $25 Gift Certificates</b></div>
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<img alt="" height="91" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/cbc.jpg" width="231" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.cambrew.com/" target="_blank">CBC</a> has graciously donated two $25 gift certificates toward the door prizes.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Craft Beer Cellar</span></b></div>
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<b>Two $25 Gift Certificates</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php"><img alt="" height="142" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/indeximage.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>
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<span class="paragraph"><a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php">Craft Beer Cellar</a>
in Belmont, MA is a BEER STORE, focused on craft, micro, or artisanal
brewed beers, from the United States and beyond. Our mission has been to
create a BEER STORE; a place whose central focus is BEER, not liquor or
wine.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-41714045573011868752012-12-17T12:43:00.002-05:002013-12-16T15:48:55.047-05:00My 2013 To Do List<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is my ever changing list of things I would like to do during 2013.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Do the <a href="http://divadash.com/" target="_blank">Diva Dash</a> in Boston, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 9/7/13</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Go to Hawaii (trip planned for June!)</strike> <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Done 6/10/13! </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at an Ethiopian restaurant</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Run a 10k race</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/21/13. My time was 1:04.</span></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go on a <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://redhook.com/breweries/portsmouth-brewery/" target="_blank">Redhook brewery tour</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Visit <a href="http://www.citizencider.com/2013/02/10/cider-tasting/" target="_blank">Citizen Cider</a> in Essex, VT </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Visit <a href="http://www.trilliumbrewing.com/wordpress_blog/" target="_blank">Trillium Brewery</a> with my </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.charltonorchard.com/">Charlton Orchards Farm and Winery </a> in Charlton, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.turtlecreekwine.com/reserv.htm">Turtle Creek Winery</a> in Lincoln, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.alfalfafarmwinery.com/">Alfalfa Farm Winery</a> in Topsfield, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.stillriverwinery.com/wine_tasting_ma.html">Still River Winery</a> in Harvard, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out the <span class="tl"><a class="l noline" href="http://www.westportrivers.com/">Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery</a> in Westport, MA</span></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://vegancampus.com/2009/09/07/how-to-make-seitan/" target="_blank">seitan</a> from scratch</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Make almond milk from scratch </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.revitalivecafe.com/">Revitalive Cafe</a> in Newburyport, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.sustysnorthwood.com/">Susty's Cafe</a> in Northwood, NH</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.wholesomecafe.net/">The Wholesome Cafe</a> in Ayer, MA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://sweetgreen.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgreen</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><strike><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://bageltimeusa.com/" target="_blank">Bagel Time</a> </span></span></strike><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><strike>in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 11/24/13. Loved it!</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.allmenus.com/ma/worcester/42528-da-lat-restaurant/menu/" target="_blank">Dalat</a> in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Worcester, MA (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Menu items #3, #86, and #90)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://bahnans.com/" target="_blank">Bahnan's Cafe</a> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">in Worcester, MA</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://fioresbakery.com/" target="_blank">Fiore's Bakery</a> in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span itemprop="addressLocality">Jamaica Plain</span>, <span itemprop="addressRegion">MA</span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Order the </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Tempeh Reuben at <a href="http://acousticjava.com/" target="_blank">Acoustic Java</a> in Worcester, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.rootboston.com/" target="_blank">Root</a> in Allston, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/31/13. Brunch was awesome!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at </strike><span style="color: black;"><strike><a href="http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=4965">My Thai Vegan Cafe</a> in Boston, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 4/3/13. I had the Pad Thai and loved it!</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.sherwoodhosting.com/~onelove/" target="_blank">One Love Cafe</a> in Worcester, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at <a href="http://pomirgrill.com/" target="_blank">Pomir Grill</a> in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/30/13. Highly recommended!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat at the </strike><span style="color: black;"><strike><a href="http://allstondiner.com/">Allston Diner</a> in Allston, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 6/29/13. The Vegan BBQ Breakfast was great!</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eat at the <a href="http://www.tacopartytruck.com/" target="_blank">Taco Party</a> Food Truck in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Eat and drink at </strike><span style="color: black;"><strike><a href="http://www.dadotea.com/">Dado Tea + Coffee</a> in Cambridge, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 2/16/13. Great vegan bubble tea!</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eat at <a href="http://www.bonmetruck.com/" target="_blank">Bon Me</a> in Boston, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go to <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.thetealeaf.us/" target="_blank">The Tea Leaf</a> in Waltham, MA </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boston Public Library's <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.bpl.org/central/tours.htm" target="_blank">Art and Architecture Tour</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ride in a hot air balloon</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Try indoor rock climbing </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the new <a href="http://www.frosticebar.com/" target="_blank">Frost Ice Bar</a> in Boston, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do a <a href="http://www.cornmazesamerica.com/directory.php?state=MA" target="_blank">corn maze</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out the <a href="http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/press-room/glass-flowers.html" target="_blank">glass flowers</a> at Harvard Museum </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go hiking (I haven't gone in years!)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See a movie at <a href="http://brattlefilm.org/" target="_blank">The Brattle Theatre</a> in Cambridge, MA </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit the <a href="http://www.crmi.org/" target="_blank">Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation</a> in Waltham, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go see <a href="http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/donkey-show" target="_blank">"The Donkey Show"</a> in Cambridge, MA</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Watch a movie at a drive-in movie theater</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/2/13. We saw The Wolverine.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Go skydiving</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/10/13. Not as scary as I expected!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>See <a href="http://www.wickedthemusical.com/" target="_blank">Wicked</a> the musical</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/7/13. It was AMAZING!</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's it for now! I will continue to adjust the list throughout the year</span></span>.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-77254790140010501842012-11-22T22:01:00.001-05:002012-11-22T22:01:47.965-05:00 Let's Make Black Friday Green Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-47039043840419714692012-09-21T12:43:00.000-04:002014-03-22T14:55:55.557-04:00Educate Yourself About Your Food!<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I find myself having frequent discussions with people on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and even Pinterest whenever I post an article about health, animal cruelty, or the environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I have noticed that most people respond with their opinions instead of with factual information. It's difficult to have productive conversations when this is the case. I recommend that everyone educate themselves before responding to posts on social media sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Here are some resources that I recommend:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348242342&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study" target="_blank">The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health</a> by Dr. T. Colin Campbell</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Nutrition-Based/dp/1583333002/ref=pd_sim_b_11" target="_blank">Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure</a> by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Revolution-The-Your-World/dp/1573244872/ref=pd_sim_b_9" target="_blank">Food Revolution, The: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World</a> by John Robbins</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diet-New-America-John-Robbins/dp/0915811812/ref=pd_sim_b_4" target="_blank">Diet for a New America</a> by John Robbins</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_775485832">Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples</a></span></span><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> by John Robbins </span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Eating-World-Unleashing-Plant-Based/dp/1936661047/ref=pd_sim_b_17" target="_blank">Healthy Eating, Healthy World: Unleashing the Power of Plant-Based Nutrition</a> by J. Morris Hicks</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whitewash-Disturbing-Truth-About-Health/dp/0865716765/ref=pd_sim_b_29" target="_blank">Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Cow's Milk and Your Health</a> by Joseph Keon</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Super-Immunity-Essential-Nutrition-Boosting/dp/0062080636/ref=la_B001ILFMKI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348243755&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free</a> by Dr. Joel Fuhrman</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Amazing-Nutrient-Rich-Sustained/dp/0316206644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348244375&sr=8-1&keywords=eat+to+live" target="_blank">Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss</a> by Dr. Joel Fuhrman</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Wellness-Practical-Spiritual-Happiness/dp/B002YX0F60/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348244762&sr=1-2&keywords=quantum+wellness" target="_blank">Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness</a> by Kathy Freston</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.pcrm.org/shop/health-nutrition/health-nutrition" target="_blank">The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health </a>by Dr. Dean Ornish</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.madcowboy.com/02_VVFprods.002.html" target="_blank">NO MORE BULL! The Mad Cowboy Targets America's Worst Enemy: Our Diet</a> by Howard Lyman</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beef-Meat-Healthiest-Plant-Strong-Diet--Plus/dp/1455509361/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375990542&sr=1-1&keywords=my+beef+with+meat" target="_blank">My Beef with Meat: The Healthiest Argument for Eating a Plant-Strong Diet</a> by Rip </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Esselstyn</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0965919609/ref=ase_dorwaybookshelf/102-1645015-4199347" target="_blank">Milk, The Deadly Poison</a> by Dr. Robert Cohen</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937856240" target="_blank">Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition</a> by </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Dr. T. Colin Campbell</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11494318-healthy-eating-healthy-world" target="_blank">Healthy Eating, Healthy World: Unleashing the Power of Plant-Based Nutrition</a> </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">by <span itemprop="name">J. Morris Hicks</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.documentarywire.com/a-diet-for-all-reasons" target="_blank">A Diet For All Reasons</a></span></span><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://earthlings.com/?page_id=32" target="_blank">Earthlings </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70185045?strkid=38971155_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70185045" target="_blank">Forks Over Knives</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Hungry_For_Change/70255134?trkid=7115812" target="_blank">Hungry For Change</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Food-Inc./70108783?lnkce=mdp-mlink&ns=true&trkid=1466475" target="_blank">Food, Inc.</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Fast-Food-Nation/70042798?lnkce=mdp-mlink&ns=true&trkid=1466475" target="_blank">Fast Food Nation </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70173634?strkid=51460341_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70173634" target="_blank">Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZmH4gzyqs&ytsession=UY25OlbfvjnSxNITzVJQhTJN7naz1W206tTmKA1DDTxbitdX1LnIRW3olNynJkNlabCbhn6jJNI1jY-o6bbsg9dSintbhSP5rztD0eImM0kghJNGCPEUajVC9zxTUFwpmhdcYaqkqqqZqhdOiCTmdYl6OvdgSgayQ2nguCb-Eo1__MogHe3SQYlu0LxzOjBWMKeTzpdgXo8LWBV2095IsDFzxDNE39TNv_RxnQ25dfMz2_OdZLtX528M89IH9s2QCXTR4WNgo-4WwVC3-2UZYWfI8v9s34-zFgJ2NuFBaiA" target="_blank">Mad Cowboy </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Planeat/70242582?strkid=1843561871_0_0&strackid=6db597b25cceeb3f_0_srl&trkid=222336" target="_blank">Planeat</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Processed-People/70129873?strkid=221177712_0_0&strackid=1fedd398f146c0b7_0_srl&trkid=222336" target="_blank">Processed People</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMPNXVeLK8" target="_blank">Shall We Gather at the River </a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://speciesismthemovie.com/" target="_blank">Speciesism: The Movie </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.unsupersizeme.com/" target="_blank">Unsupersize Me</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://pcrm.org/" target="_blank">Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.drfuhrman.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Fuhrman</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://janetbrunomd.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Janet Bruno</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://drjkahn.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Joel Kahn</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://doctorklaper.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Michael Klaper </a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://douglisle.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Doug Lisle </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://jacknorrisrd.com/" target="_blank">Jack Norris RD</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.theveganrd.com/" target="_blank">The Vegan RD</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a class="active" href="http://www.plantbasedresearch.org/" title="Home page">PlantBasedResearch.org</a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/">NutritionFacts.org</a></span><br />
<a href="http://veganheartdoc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Vegan Heart Doc</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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The craft beer meet-up is a social networking event intended for anyone who loves beer. You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">do not</span> need a twitter account to attend. You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">do not</span>
need to know anyone to attend...come meet some new friends! In fact,
bring your friends, bring your family, bring random strangers!<br />
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The event will be casual. No agenda. Come, drink, talk beer, make
friends. Our meetups are FREE to attend, although you are responsible
for cost of food and drinks that you order.<br />
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People new to the craft-beer scene should not hesitate to join us;
you won't find anything intimidating about the event...folks with all
levels of beer-knowledge will be represented.<br />
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<span class="vevent"><span class="description"><span style="color: navy;"><b> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4066964400" target="_blank">RSVP HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></span></span></span></span></span><span class="vevent"><span class="description"><br />
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When tweeting about the event, please use the #LIBAbeerup hash tag.<br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><strong>Location</strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://lordhobo.com/"><img alt="" height="191" src="http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af226/jdmonkey69/lordhobo.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>
<a href="http://lordhobo.com/">Lord Hobo</a> - Cambridge, MA.<br />
From Bostom Magazine: "80 rare brews—German pilsners, Belgian ales,
and the like—half of them on tap. Other local bars may have more
variety, but none are so cutting-edge. For the cocktail crowd, a crack
team of mixologists serves smart interpretations of the classics (their
spin on a Manhattan, the Rambler, comes with a splash of Amaro Nonino
instead of the usual Angostura bitters). And the wine list shows real
expertise."<br />
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<a href="http://lordhobo.com/?page_id=188">Check out the tap list</a></div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Time/Date</strong></span></span></span><br />
Saturday September 15th. 1pm - 4pm.<br />
Door prizes drawing at 3:00.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Directions & Parking</strong></span></span></span><br />
Use <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,16535054727449597857&fb=1&hq=lord+hobo&hnear=0x89e3652d0d3d311b:0x787cbf240162e8a0,Boston,+MA&gl=us&daddr=92+Hampshire+Street,+Cambridge,+MA+02139&geocode=0,42.368763,-71.095101">Google</a>
or your GPS. Directions should be straight forward. Limited steet
parking is available (bring quarters). Most guests with a car will want
to park <span class="vevent"><span class="description"> at the Kendall Square Cinema parking garage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Door Prizes</strong></span></span></span>Bring
your business card for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Blank cards
will be made available for folks without business cards.<br />
Drawing will be held at 3:00. Must be present to win!<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Sponsors </strong></span></span></span></div>
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Below are the sponsors who have donated the
door prizes or are helping cover expenses for the event. Please take a
moment to check out our sponsor's websites! </div>
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To sponsor this event, contact Josh -<a href="mailto:JD@lostinthebeeraisle.com"> jd@lostinthebeeraisle.com</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Lost in the Beer Aisle</strong></span></div>
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<strong>Mystery Prize!</strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/1027558455-1.gif" width="200" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/" target="_blank">Lost in the Beer Aisle</a> will be donating to the door prizes as usual. If you haven't checked
out Lost in the Beer Aisle, the site is all about being laid back and
enjoying beer. The writing style is unintimidating and is welcoming to
people with all different levels of beer knowledge.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cambrew.com/"><br /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Lord hobo</strong></span></div>
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<strong>Two $25 Gift Certificates</strong></div>
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<a href="http://lordhobo.com/"><img alt="" height="191" src="http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af226/jdmonkey69/lordhobo.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>
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Lord Hobo has graciosuly donated two $25 gift certificates toward the door prizes.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Craft Beer Cellar</span></strong></div>
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<strong>Two $25 Gift Certificates</strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php"><img alt="" height="142" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/indeximage.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>
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<span class="paragraph"><a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php">Craft Beer Cellar</a>
in Belmont, MA is a BEER STORE, focused on craft, micro, or artisanal
brewed beers, from the United States and beyond. Our mission has been to
create a BEER STORE; a place whose central focus is BEER, not liquor or
wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><b><span>Enter to win a $50 <a href="http://ecolissa.com/">Ecolissa.com</a> gift certificate over at <a href="http://www.carriesrambles.com/2012/06/ecolissa-review-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Carries Rambles</a>!</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Enter to win a $50 <a href="http://ecolissa.com/">Ecolissa.com</a> Gift Certificate over at <a href="http://sweeps4bloggers.com/2012/05/giveaway-50-ecolissa-gift-certificate-ends-6412/" target="_blank">Sweeps4Bloggers</a>!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please join us for a wonderful afternoon that includes a <strong>fashion show by </strong><strong><a href="http://ecolissa.com/" target="_blank">Ecolissa.com</a></strong> and </span><span class="vevent"><span class="description"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>raffle</strong> to raise money for </span><span style="color: grey;"><a href="http://www.dressforsuccess.org/affiliate.aspx?pageid=1&sisid=171"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Dress for Success Worcester</strong></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;">! </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> This is a <strong>free event</strong>. Take a tour of the beautiful<strong> <a href="http://drumais.com/" target="_blank">DruMais Salon</a></strong> and enjoy some <strong>light appetizers and drinks!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Saturday May 12th from 2 PM - 4PM.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Donations</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Dress For Success Worcester" height="63" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/6551103/1356418083-1.jpg" width="450" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">The mission of Dress for Success Worcester <span class="dfs11">is
to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by
providing attire, a network of support and the career development tools
to help women thrive in work and in life.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">***We
will be accepting monetary donations and clothing donations for Dress
for Success Worcester. They accept gently used business attire, shoes,
handbags and jewelry. Remember that all clothes must be clean and on
hangers, and ready to wear to an interview.***</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-size: small;">All clothes should be:</span></strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Clean, ready-to-wear, preferably on hangers </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Something that you would wear to a professional job interview </strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Contemporary (ideally less than 5 years old) and in excellent condition </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In season</span><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black;">What they need... </span></span></strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Business suits: pants & skirts </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Dress shirts & blouses </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Pants & skirts </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Blazers </strong></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Handbags & purses</span> </span></strong></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Dress shoes </strong></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jewelry & scarves</span></span></strong></li>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please note that they do not need overcoats, dresses, linen items, sandals, open toed shoes or sweaters at this time. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Location</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://drumais.com/" target="_blank">DruMais Hair Salon</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">31 Springhill Ave.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Marlborough, MA 01752</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Raffle Prizes</span></strong><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Gift Certificates for <a href="http://ecolissa.com/" target="_blank">Ecolissa.com</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Gift Certificates for <a href="http://drumais.com/" target="_blank">DruMais Salon</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">and many more!</span></li>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Sponsors</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://drumais.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Dru-Mais Salon" height="109" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/6551103/drumais.jpg" width="292" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://drumais.com/" target="_blank">DruMais Hair Salon and Day Spa</a> infuses timeless hometown simplicity with cosmopolitan elegance and downtown edge to create an aesthetic completely its own.</span> </span></div>
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accessories made of sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton, bamboo,
hemp, soy, modal, and tencel.</span></div>
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Melissa Dion</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3067213117"><span class="summary">LIBA Craft Beer Meetup - April 2012</span></a></span></h1>
<span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Description</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The craft beer meet-up is a social networking event intended for anyone who loves beer. You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">do not</span> need a twitter account to attend. You <span style="text-decoration: underline;">do not</span>
need to know anyone to attend...come meet some new friends! In fact,
bring your friends, bring your family, bring random strangers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The event will be casual. No agenda. Come, drink, talk
beer, make friends. Our meetups are FREE to attend, although you are
responsible for cost of food and drinks that you order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">People new to the craft-beer scene should not hesitate to join us;
you won't find anything intimidating about the event...folks with all
levels of beer-knowledge will be represented.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3067213117"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>If you are coming, please <span style="font-size: x-large;">RSVP</span> here.</strong></span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: navy; font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Hashtag</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="vevent"><span class="description">
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you want to tweet about the event, please use the #LIBAbeerup hash tag</span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Location</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="vevent"><span class="description">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25410">Meadhall</a></span><br />
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Cambridge, MA<br />
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One hundred and ten (110) taps of craft beer awesomeness. We'll be hanging out in the Mezzanine, a dedicated space upstairs.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Time/Date</strong></span></span><br />
Saturday April 21st. 1pm - 4pm.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Directions & Parking</strong></span></span><br />
Mead Hall is at 4 Cambridge Center. It is VERY close to <span class="st">the Kendall/MIT Red Line stop.</span><br />
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For those of you driving in, street parking around Meadhall is limited. You may park at the <span class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address" dir="ltr"><span>Residence Inn (Marriot) parking garage next door at 6 Cambridge Center. Parking garage entrances are on Broadway & Ames</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">.</span><span class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address" dir="ltr"><span> <strong>You can get your parking validated by the hostess at Meadhall.</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Door Prizes</strong></span></span><br />
Bring your business card for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Blank
cards will be made available for folks without business cards.<br />
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Drawing will be held at 3:00. Must be present to win!<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><strong>Sponsors </strong></span></span></div>
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Below are the sponsors who have donated the
door prizes or are helping cover expenses for the event. Please take a
moment to check out our sponsor's websites! </div>
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To sponsor this event, contact Josh -<a href="mailto:JD@lostinthebeeraisle.com"> jd@lostinthebeeraisle.com</a>.</div>
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<span><strong>Lost in the Beer Aisle</strong></span></div>
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<strong>Mystery Prize!</strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/1027558455-1.gif" width="200" /></a></div>
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Lost in the Beer Aisle (me, your host!)
will be donating to the door prizes as usual. If you haven't checked
out Lost in the Beer Aisle, the site is all about being laid back and
enjoying beer. The writing style is unintimidating and is welcoming to
people with all different levels of beer knowledge.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cambrew.com/"><br /></a><span><strong>Meadhall</strong></span></div>
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<strong>Two $25 Gift Certificates</strong></div>
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<strong><img alt="" height="200" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/meadhalllogo.jpg" width="200" /></strong></div>
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The Meadhall has graciosuly donated two gift certificates toward the door prizes.<strong></strong></div>
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<strong><span>Craft Beer Cellar</span></strong></div>
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<strong>Two $25 Gift Certificates</strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php"><img alt="" height="142" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/indeximage.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>
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<span class="paragraph"><a href="http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com/about.php">Craft Beer Cellar</a>
in Belmont, MA is a BEER STORE, focused on craft, micro, or artisanal
brewed beers, from the United States and beyond. Our mission has been to
create a BEER STORE; a place whose central focus is BEER, not liquor or
wine.</span></div>
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<span><strong>Mass. Girls Pint Out --- High and Mighty Brewing</strong></span></div>
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<strong>Beer Gift Basket</strong></div>
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<span class="paragraph"><a href="http://blog.girlspintout.com/tag/massachusetts">Massachusetts Girls Pint Out</a> and <a href="http://www.highandmightybeer.com/">High and Mighty Brewing</a> have teamed up to provide an awesome gift basket full of delisious beeriness!</span></div>
<a href="http://ma.girlspintout.com/"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/3311123032475830446441521577581536288174171878861025o.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="150" /></a>Girls’
Pint Out is a national craft beer organization for women. With chapters
all over the country, Girls’ Pint Out brings together women who are
interested in craft beer. Through monthly events and online
collaboration, women involved with Girls Pint Out have the opportunity
and resources to become active the in the craft beer community.<br />
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<a href="http://www.highandmightybeer.com/"><img alt="" height="149" src="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/3193429/40700145273422173088145271952173235298194688636n.jpeg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="150" /></a><br />
High & Mighty Beer Company began in 2006 as an offshoot
of Shelton Brothers beer importing company. Will Shelton took his idea
for a novel German-style ale to Paper City Brewery in Holyoke,
Massachusetts, and Beer of the Gods was born, to extraordinary
commercial success, critical acclaim, and unabashed adoration from beer
geeks the world over.</span><br /><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-22353312565435598622011-12-14T19:01:00.001-05:002012-11-12T10:08:15.342-05:00My 2012 To Do ListI have decided that I'm not doing New Year's resolutions this year.
Instead I am creating a list of things I want to do during 2012.Some of these items were left over from last years list.<br />
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<li><strike>Visit the <a href="http://towerhillbg.org/">Tower Hill Botanical Garden</a> in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 9/2/12 with the in-laws :)</span></li>
<li><strike>Go on a <a href="http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/index.cfm/page/Weekend-Tours/pid/146300">Harpoon brewery tour</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/" target="_blank">hubby</a></strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 6/24/12. Great time!</span></li>
<li>Go on a <a href="http://redhook.com/breweries/portsmouth-brewery/" target="_blank">Redhook brewery tour</a> with my <a href="http://lostinthebeeraisle.com/">hubby</a></li>
<li>Visit the <a href="http://www.charltonorchard.com/">Charlton Orchards Farm and Winery </a> in Charlton, MA</li>
<li>Visit the <a href="http://www.turtlecreekwine.com/reserv.htm">Turtle Creek Winery</a> in Lincoln, MA</li>
<li>Visit the <a href="http://www.alfalfafarmwinery.com/">Alfalfa Farm Winery</a> in Topsfield, MA</li>
<li>Visit the <a href="http://www.stillriverwinery.com/wine_tasting_ma.html">Still River Winery</a> in Harvard, MA</li>
<li>Check out the <span class="tl"><a class="l noline" href="http://www.westportrivers.com/"><span style="color: #551a8b;">Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery</span></a> in Westport, MA</span> </li>
<li>Make <a href="http://vegancampus.com/2009/09/07/how-to-make-seitan/" target="_blank">seitan</a> from scratch</li>
<li>Eat at <a href="http://www.revitalivecafe.com/">Revitalive Cafe</a> in Newburyport, MA</li>
<li><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.woodaddywaffles.com/">WooDaddy Waffles</a> in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 1/15/12. Josh was not a fan :( </span></li>
<li><strike>Eat at <a href="http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/tortilla-sams-fresh-mex-worcester-304027">Tortilla Sam's</a> in Worcester, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 8/3/12</span>.</li>
<li><strike>Eat at <a href="http://masaoskitchen.com/">Masao's Kitchen</a> in Waltham, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 6/29/12. The apple strudel was super yummy!</span></li>
<li>Eat at <a href="http://www.sustysnorthwood.com/">Susty's Cafe</a> in Northwood, NH</li>
<li>Eat at <a href="http://www.wholesomecafe.net/">The Wholesome Cafe</a> in Ayer, MA</li>
<li>Eat at <a href="http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=4965">My Thai Vegan Cafe</a> in Boston, MA</li>
<li><strike>Eat at the <a href="http://www.cloverfoodlab.com/">Clover Food Truck</a> in Cambridge, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 7/29/12. </span></li>
<li><strike>Eat at <a href="http://veggiegalaxy.com/">Veggie Galaxy</a> in Cambridge, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 3/26/12. My mom and I loved it!</span></li>
<li>Eat at the <a href="http://allstondiner.com/">Allston Diner</a> in Allston, MA </li>
<li>Eat and drink at <a href="http://www.dadotea.com/">Dado Tea + Coffee</a> in Cambridge, MA</li>
<li>Go to <a href="http://www.thetealeaf.us/" target="_blank">The Tea Leaf</a> in Waltham, MA </li>
<li><strike>Go to <a href="http://eatatjumbos.com/">Eat at Jumbo's</a> in Sommerville, MA</strike> <span style="color: red;">Done 2/24/12. OMG, the tofu tenders are AMAZING!!!!</span></li>
<li>Boston Public Library's <a href="http://www.bpl.org/central/tours.htm" target="_blank">Art and Architecture Tour</a></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Ride in a hot air balloon</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Do a corn maze </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Go hiking</span> </span></li>
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So, that is all I have so far. I like that it is very attainable, not too intimidating.<br />
I'm going to continue to add more things and adjust the list throughout the year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368787114743843464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618129756108853913.post-74660253442840115792011-11-16T12:34:00.001-05:002011-11-16T12:34:20.499-05:00Win a $100 Ecolissa.com Gift Certificate!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I decided I should make a list of all the places I want to visit someday so I can begin to cross them off! Here they are:<br />
<ol>
<li>Africa </li>
<li>Amsterdam</li>
<li>Arizona </li>
<li>Aruba </li>
<li>Austin, TX</li>
<li>Australia </li>
<li>Bahamas </li>
<li>Bermuda</li>
<li>Bora Bora </li>
<li>Florida Keys </li>
<li>Germany</li>
<li>Grand Canyon </li>
<li>Greece </li>
<li>Hershey, PA</li>
<li>India </li>
<li>Italy</li>
<li>Japan </li>
<li>London, England (Going 2016)</li>
<li>Miami, FL</li>
<li>Nashville, TN </li>
<li>New Orleans, LA</li>
<li>New Zealand </li>
<li>Nova Scotia (Prince Edward Island) </li>
<li>Paris, France (Going 2016)</li>
<li>Philadelphia, PA </li>
<li>Portugal </li>
<li>Puerto Rico </li>
<li>San Diego, CA </li>
<li>San Francisco, CA</li>
<li>Scotland</li>
<li>Seattle, WA </li>
<li>Taiwan </li>
</ol>
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Where else should I go?<br />
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Here are the places I have already been to: <br />
<ol>
<li style="color: #666666;">Atlanta, GA</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Atlantic City, NJ</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Azores </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Boston, MA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Cancun, Mexico </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Chicago, IL</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Colonial Williamsburg, VA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Dominican Republic </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Hawaii </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Ireland </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Jamaica </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Los Angeles, CA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Los Vegas, NV</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Playa Del Carmen, Mexico</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Martha's Vineyard, MA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Montpelier, VT </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Montreal, Canada</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Mystic, CT </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Nantucket, MA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Newport, RI </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">New York City, NY </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Orlando, FL</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Portland, ME </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Portland, OR</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Provincetown, MA </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Quebec, Canada</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Raleigh, North Carolina</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Reno, NV </li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Spain</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Tampa, FL</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Virginia Beach, VA</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Washington DC</li>
<li style="color: #666666;">Williamsburg, VA </li>
</ol>
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