Posts Tagged ‘ bridges ’

bridge the gap

July 31, 2010
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Rainbow Bridge, Lake Powell

Bridges bring places together. Food brings people together. Food is a bridge. Strangers or friends, from near or far, each and every day or for special occasions, food is a bridge that connects us. Everyone has time to eat, and why not eat with someone. Grab a quick bite with a friend or sit down for a long drawn out Thanksgiving dinner with annoying relatives you haven’t seen in ages. Sit at a table and laugh or yell or cry. Food gives us a reason to slow down, stop and spend a few minutes or hours with another person and maybe, just maybe, even score some real life human interaction. The common denominator here is food; it’s what’s on the table. Birthdays, first dates, graduation, last dates, weddings, holidays, business meetings, there is almost always a meal involved. Food can take you to a far away country, too far to get to by bridge.  It can teach you something about a far away time. Food is the bridge and we are the bridge builders. 7 Mile Bridge Chicken Soup 1 whole chicken 1 Avocado, cubed 1 chopped onion, quartered Blood (or hot sauce) 3 Key Limes Sweat (can NOT be substituted)

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the other side\/\/damn it looks so good!

July 29, 2010
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the other side\/\/damn it looks so good!

Blues.

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a very american south africa

July 26, 2010
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a very american south africa

I’m scared of bridges. A couple of years ago, I made a wrong turn and accidentally ended up on the Mystic River Bridge. It must have been under construction, because I got the nauseating impression that it was going to spit me out in midair every ten feet. I just wanted to stop my car, call the fire station, and ask them to get me down now. Fear of Bostonian drivers, however, overwhelmed my fear of bridges, and is probably the reason I’m not stranded on the Tobin Bridge to this day. In honor of Bridge Week, and my experience of not falling in to Mystic River, I’m covering another Clint Eastwood title: Invictus. Before I saw it, by the way, I kept confusing the titles Invictus and Inception. I have no special fondness for Leonardo or his shape-shifting head, but Inception looks impressive. Anyway, in Invictus, the only date we get is in the beginning of the movie: February 11, 1990, the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison. In case, like me, you were in middle school and don’t remember, Mandela became President in 1994; in case, like me, you are indifferent to sports and don’t care, the

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this week on the avant guardian\/\/bridges

July 26, 2010
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800px-Portland_Dawn

Bridges to nowhere Bridges to somewhere Bridge festivals Bridge games Ruby Bridges Jeff Bridges Big bridges Old bridges Small bridges New bridges Image Credit: Wikimedia

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