http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:38 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7546 How stupid, lazy, and wasteful have we become? There can be no better example of how far we've sunk than the Guacamole Kit. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/17/a-dinner-with-friends/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/10/cherry-vodka/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/10/cherry-vodka/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/10/cherry-liquor/ Yet another way to use up cherries. A desert topping with a little kick. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/10/cherry-vodka/feed/ 1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/24/homeless-in-page-az/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/24/homeless-in-page-az/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:04:47 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/24/homeless-in-page-az/ A true story. I buy a homeless Navajo woman breakfast and lunch. 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