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Being referred to as “elitist” and being generalized is just plain old insulting to me. I have written extensively about, and have a decade of experience with online communities and socializing online, I have been connecting with people that way as a welcomed alternative or addition to the “real life” options for socializing and I am a strong advocate.

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I have had a difficult time getting my head straight after reading Thor’s description of his “Knock Out” Crème Brulee, and the reactions it supposedly causes, on OY thread: Best Desserts in C’Ville?  I have half heartedly tried to read other posts, read in my wicked cliffhanger book The Raw Shark Tales and I have even tried to watch TV, to no avail.

Thor, I know the masses probably have had it with our various best dessert/salad/beer posts. But I am compelled to ask one last question in the consumables’ genre.

As a close second to sex, FOOD and right in between those two; really really delicious aphrodisiac food? Ohh Cvillain Oracle give up your recipes, please.

(Disclaimer: Thor if you can beat the Crème Brulee recipe, there is a reasonable chance that I’ll melt of my chair and I’ll have to have some skilled paramedics scrape me off the floor. Please be gentle)

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Yesterday (Thor’s note: probably a week ago) I went to enjoy the production of Miracle on 34th St, at Four County players, Theater in Barboursville. When the applause ebbed out a woman ran in and shouted, -don’t get up there has been a crime. Now at first I think most of my fellow audience, thought this may be a part of the act, but as it turned out, someone had actually broken into five cars in the parking lot while we were taking in a dose of amateur theater.

Orange county police had dogs and thoroughly investigated, and we were not amongst the unfortunate that had lost personal belongings and had to ride home subject to freezing winds whirling through a shattered window.

For the adults this certainly does not qualify as traumatic to any extend, I would categorize it as a nuisance, but on the faces of the many children participating in this play the disappointment was evident, and I petty those lowlife criminals.

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Once in a blue moon, just about every three years or so, I get the craving for a good salad, straying from my typical highly processed meal variety of pasta and chopped meat, butter and bread, now venturing into dangerously healthy territory. Granted that I survived this past weekend (my car did not) I have newfound hope that I somehow can adopt a healthy lifestyle; adding quality to the coming years to live.

So being a salad newbie, I ask of you ohh Cvillain Oracle, where may I discover the best Salad in town?

Great question, TwoOFour! Supplementary reading on the topic: Lilith’s Guide to Greens, June 8.

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I have friends visiting from Denmark, and they are devout beer lovers and connoisseurs¦I made the mistake of letting them loose in the colorful wine and beer section at the selection at the Forest Lakes Harris Teeter. Unsupervised they managed to decide on several questionable sampler boxes of local VA beer. Most of which later was open, tasted and disapprovingly poured down the drain.

So now I enlist you; aficionados of all things local, to help me create a guided tour of the best beer in town (Microbrews/tap/bottles). Let my friends appreciate that we too can make marvelous beer. And OY I hope you didn’t make other plans, cause you are coming with us.

Thank you for your kind consideration and participation.

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Greetings, I was toying with the idea of posting this top ten on my MySpace page, but nobody but oy would appreciate my efforts I am afraid. PLEASE do not construe this as a rant or complaint, this compilation is solely meant to be an observation.

So guys here is. And please feel free to chime in.

In no specific order, the Disproportionate Prevalence list of my beloved Charlottesville.
Disclaimer: This list has been created using purely the organic and 100% recyclable phrase ”Charlottesville has too darn many … “

…Real Estate Agents/Attorneys, (Pick your evil)

…Braids (new trend lately?)

…Publicly juggling pre-teen boys

…Volunteers

…Lightening strikes

…Networking groups networking the heck out of every little available space in every little coffee bar in town.

…Honda Elements/Toyota Prius (again, pick your evil)

…Tabloid Sized “Opinion-zines”/Public opinion outlets. (Note I didn’t use the word Rant)

…Bowties’n’suspenders

…Bumper stickers (On the front)

I know the cvillians out there are a tough crowd, and this is what they do for fun?!

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