December 2011
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Be Better at...The Holidays.
Ten Holiday Wishes From The Be Better Blog To You and Yours:
1) Enjoy those extremely (in comparison to New York City) cocktails you will be funneling down your throat at your hometown bar.
2) That you avoid as many awkward high school acquaintance interactions at said, hometown bar.
3) That you get through the list of electronic/technology questions your parents have saved up for...
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Be a Better...Traveller.
(Warning, this post is fueled with frustration and general MTA related angst)
Mobile Body Positioning Edition:
We all have to get to work somehow. I really am thankful that I don’t have to actually think/drive to work…we are lucky to jump on a moving box and just have to exist for 20 minutes and then get pooped out at our location. It’s great…unless you plan on sitting...
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Be a Better...Cook.
Got a fatter ass than usual this holiday season? Want to avoid people fawning over your non-existent pregnancy at the Christmas Eve service? Yeah, me too.
How?
Well, my poison is low-carbing. One of my NEW favorite low-carb weapons is Almond Flour/Meal. Yes, mofos…Almond Meal. Straight from the mean aisles of Trader Joe’s.
Essentially Almond Meal is for lazy people, like me. I...
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Be a Better...Bartender.
So yesterday I ranted told you how to make sure your holiday party doesn’t suck. Part of that was making some boozy concoction to share. Here’s a great recipe from my friend Nate that certainly greased my proverbial wheels this Thanksgiving.
CRAN-APPLE Cider
SERVES 16
1 Gallon Jug of Apple Cider/Juice
4 Cups Cranberry Cider
4 Cups of Orange Juice
1 Bottle Captain Morgan’s...
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Be Better at...The Holidays.
Every night during this time of year there seems to be ANOTHER f*cking holiday shindig to attend. Now, I’m not complaining…but you’ve really gotta make stopping by your event worth it for people. I can’t count how many holiday events I go to and end up wishing that I could crawl back into my non-existant time machine and forget that I ever went.
Here are some rules to...
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Be A Better...Gift Giver.
Another F*cking Gift Guide Edition:
Yeah, I know.
Another gift guide…sigh. Listen, let’s change this from a gift guide to a “stuff I think is decent and wouldn’t mind getting from someone that feels obligated to buy me something” guide.
I already have these but kinda want another pair. You give me shorts that I can wear in the winter, and I’m on board....