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I went hiking after work today and nearly got poisoned for my trouble. That sounds weird---maybe I didn't say it right. In any case, the hike was very hot. The weather was steamy---the humidity was through the roof---and temperatures were in the mid-90s most of the day. *whew* As a result, I only went on one loop at Occoneechee and afterwards joined the other members of the group at a nearby restaurant. That's the location of the poisoning! Well, poorly executed, at least. I ordered grilled tuna because this place tends to overcook their burgers for health reasons. Believe me--after what they do to a dead cow there's not a bacteria in the world that would stick around. Scary. Oddly enough, the problem was the other way for the tuna I ordered. It was frickin' raw and not very good quality. Canned tuna is a big step upwards from the crap they served me. Nasty. Had it been grilled a lot of that taste would have been hidden but not when they serve it raw. I should have d...

Work today was a pain in the patootie. A royal pain, at that. Three different crises running in parallel. It was truly a mess. None of them were all that bad and could have been solved in fairly short order --- if only the other two crises would have left me alone for 40 minutes or so. Unfortunately all three took quite a while to solve because the other folk kept calling or Emailing me which forced each problem in turn to worsen while I was taking care of the most recent complainer. Yikes. Fortunately days like this are very rare in my job. Was it a full moon day or something? I was sure glad when I got out of there at 5pm. And after work I went on my second date with.... what name should we give her? Maybe Sybil. That's easy to remember. And this time we had a traditional "dinner and a movie" date. Dinner was Italian at Tarantini Restaurant not far from campus. Sybil had the Fettuccine Alfredo (only $12---gotta love it) and I had the Vitello Parmigiana ($17) and we...

I went on a date tonight, the first one in many weeks. And the first one to go well in months. Yes, months! We met at a Asian restaurant in Southern Village named Merlion , which specializes in the cuisine of Singapore: The vibrant, multicultural country of Singapore is home to an equally distinctive blend of foods from all across Southeast Asia. The perfect synthesis of the best of Asia makes Singapore a food paradise. Merlion Restaurant brings the authentic and unique flavors of Singapore to Southern Village in Chapel Hill. Come visit and find out why we call Merlion Restaurant, “Uniquely Singapore.” This is what I decided to have: Merlion Pineapple Rice Rice stir-fried with Merlion’s aromatic spice blend and refreshing pineapple cubes. Garnished with pine nuts, scallion and golden shallot. With Vegetables or with Chicken 13.95 I liked but wasn't thrilled with the meal. Unmentioned in the menu description was the huge amounts of broccoli in the dish nor did they mention the heap...