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• 04.15.10
  Alta’s Magic Garden Pontifications | (0)

  In the spirit of Alice Waters and others like her, my favorite local coffee house/eatery has recently begun creating their own herb and vegetable garden immediately adjacent to the restaurant.  Set in an area that is chalk-filled with environmentally conscious youth as well as body-conscious cougars, Alta's focus on fresh and local produce is bound to boost its already soaring local cache. Alta Coffee Warehouse & Roasting Co. (simply called "Alta") is a great little bistro that roasts a slew of organic coffees and serves up some delectable healthy food options. It's a no-brainer for vegetarians, vegans, and the like... ...
• 06.08.09
  Can One Person Make a Difference? Pontifications | (1)

  We've heard this question asked and answer 1,000 times in different, equally trite, ways... with romanticized examples and all.  If I donate that $0.66 cents a day, I will make a difference in the life of a child.  If I turn the lights off when I leave a room, or ride my bike instead of drive, I will be cutting down on some energy use and pollution emissions and therefore playing a role.  So yes, it's indisputable that one person can make some sort of difference; how much of a difference, or how influential that difference is... now that's debatable. I ...
• 05.13.09
  My name is Jeff…. and I’m an alone eater. Pontifications | (1)

  There's this great, cheap, fast sushi spot right by my office.  It's one of those conveyor belt places with the plates that zip around the room so you can grab 'em as they pass.  Yes, it is just as amazing as it sounds.  I go there alone ALL THE TIME.  I see nothing wrong with this.  Of course I notice the awkward glances and expressions of pity on the faces of some other patrons, but I eat on - ego unscathed.   It does get me thinking though... What's with the social stigma about eating alone? I just don't get it.  We're ...
• 05.07.09
  I am not addicted to coffee! Pontifications | (5)

  I'm so tired of people talking about themselves, or other people, being "addicted" to coffee... but to be more precise, i'm tired of people treating this as a negative thing.  An addiction isn't always a bad thing. This is just a ridiculous social norm that we've all fallen into believing.  People are addicted to things like alcohol, knuckle-cracking, gambling, heroine, shopping,  nail-biting, and crack.  As far as the "bad" sort of addiction, one can be addicted to any number of other substances and/or activities that bring negative repercussions into their lives.  Let me take you through some things commonly ...
• 01.25.09
  The Idea Machine Will Get You Clean Pontifications | (0)

  I get the whole cleanliness and personal hygiene thing... but I should really shower daily, if for no other reason than because my shower is like an incubator for genius ideas.  I just took a little 5-minute rinse and came up with a couple zingers that just might change my life.  I don't know if I have a magic shower, but I swear, if my little studio had a bathtub I probably would have cured cancer by now.  Someone get this post to Pfizer and the rest of the pharmies... it just might behoove them to install a tub in ...
• 01.24.09
  Toothpaste Tube Psychology Pontifications | (0)

  This morning, in the midst of the standard wake-up rituals, I began thinking about toothpaste tubes and our relationship with them.  My interest was sparked because my current Crest Fresh-mint with Baking Soda & Peroxide is nearing its final days of life.  I squeezed a couple times and yielded almost nothing.  Mindlessly, and by experiential habit, I laid the tube flat on the counter, grabbed my little black comb, and ran the backside of it along the tube from bottom to top.  Apparently, this is my method.  If you had asked me yesterday "hey Jeff, what do you ...
• 01.22.09
  What on your menu is really big? Pontifications | (0)

  So, my favorite sandwich place right by my office (aka Hozell Headquarters) in Costa Mesa is a deli on 17th Street called Celestino's Meat & Deli.  They use nothing but the best Boar's Head meats, have great bread options, and give you all the "fixins"... but all this doesn't hold a candle to the sheer impressiveness of the size of these things.  I can only assume that whoever came up with the saying "quality over quantity" wasn't talking about food, or if they were, they weren't living on a budget.  Granted, I have an insatiable appetite... but is ...