Ode :

An Ode

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You've heard it before; I know I'm not the first. Everyone wants to take a bite out of you. You're coveted around the world, and seem to be in many places at the same time. In several countries, you appear rather brittle, dry, easily shattered.[...]

Ode to Jess

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Sometimes runners get injured. Sometimes we're unable to run. And sometimes we get upset about it. Because there's nothing worse than wanting to run, and having your body say no . But I firmly believe that no injury is[...]

Ode To Fall

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Softly rustle the aspen leaves, Gentle and pure, Carried by the wind  To my senses fill, The smells of Fall through the air  Brilliant yellow, gold and green Suns warmth, shadows infused,[...]

Ode to Julia

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By Steve White, Guest Blogger Spending my formative college and early adult years in the closest thing America has to Paris ? New Orleans ? forged a strong sense of the connection between culture and food for me. My palate matured on the[...]

Ode to Toast

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My brother, frequent guest blogger Craig, loves toast so much that he had it tattooed on his body. My brother, medical student and anesthesiology tech, has a toaster tattoo on his leg. I kid about his love of toast. This tattoo is not a[...]

Ode to Autumn

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I love this time of year. I've spent the summer chasing the light. Racing the light some days. Fishing every chance I get, photographing every thing I see. Making the most of days that bring with them green grass, bright blue[...]

Ode To Spring

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BUTTERFLY My cocoon tightens, colors tease, I'm feeling for the air; A dim capacity for wings Degrades the dress I wear. A power of butterfly must be The aptitude to fly, Meadows of majesty concedes And[...]

Ode to January

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The Christmas tree comes down and January begins in earnest I have a confession to make and I know that whether you're from California or Minnesota this will make me seem very odd. I love January. In fact, I daresay that January may just be[...]

Ode to Nutella

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Just a mini post to make you hungry, a heart shaped puff pastry with a slap of Nutella on top. Hungry yet?

Ode To Grandma!

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A while back I posted my grandparents house had sold, sadly the deal fell threw and it went back up on the market. I have been told now it has gone all the way threw and it is now no longer part of our family :(. My grandmother passed about 10[...]