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It is with a tinge of regret that must give Yelp two stars. I do realize the kids are crazy about its supposedly egalitarian nature, but like most things that the kids promote as neo-democratic it is anything but… Yelp allows a handful of people with way too much free time to actively pass judgments that they are frequently unqualified to make. Further, contributors believe that they are witty. A quick cold read of any establishment will reveal that in fact, few posters are indeed verbally gifted. Finally, posts are often about the person’s own ego, rather the subject matter at hand. Read 2-3 posts that like “I’m from [fill in the blank Midwest State] and the [fill in service] in [fill in urban area] is not customer friendly and why are these people inefficient and blah blah blah….

I blame Tim and Nina Zagat.  

The only thing that makes me not rate Yelp as one star is that I use it as a phone book.

My mouth is beginning its annual winter solstice break a bit early this year- so I am closing down the site until 1/5/09. Please feel free to thread a discussion (as we said back in the early 1990’s pioneer days of the web) on elements you would like to see in my mouth.

 I am also taking nominations for the role of Rudie “Rudeboy” Rudderton- an early 80’s hard core punk enthusiast for an affiliated blog- “What’s Rudie Smashing?” Items will be destroyed by a pair of Doc Martins attached to one Mr. Rudderton. As items are destroyed, Rudie will rail against the bourgeoisie, conformists, and possibly conventially grown figs from Ohio. Stay tuned.

air- sucked through teeth

Be forewarned- my mouth will closed from December 17th until January 5th, for its annual winter break.

apricot hamentaschen

Wooden shoes for Sinterklaas, though nothing for Zwarte Piet…

Coffee at the deli, were I heard this song for the 5th time since Thanksgiving-

pecan pie

Northern American:How To Make Pecan Pie

A delicious ice cream treat consisting of elements of Barack’s heritage- Haiwaiian pineapple, Chicago pork, Kenyan goat, and some sweet Kansas City BBQ sauce over vanilla ice cream.

 Yes we can- mix meats and sweets!