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 Bacon by any other Name would Smell as Sweet

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Yes, kiddie-winkers…

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Boys and girls…

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It’s time again to delve into my bacon fascination.

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For those new to these posts…

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I need to make something clear…

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I am not obsessed with bacon, per se.

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I am, however, fascinated by people’s obsession with bacon…

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And the myriad ways that obsession expresses itself.

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Here are but a few examples…

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Some more alarming than others!

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There seems to be no limit to how bacon can be inserted into people’s daily lives…

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As well as their tummies.

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The range of bacon uses is only limited…

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By the imagination of  the bacon users…

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And, presumably, the pork marketing boards.

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They provide bacon lovers…

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And those of us who study them…

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Countless hours of harmless fun…

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As bacon sits there…

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On a plate…

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Waiting to kill them.

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Have fun!

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And most of all…

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Enjoy!

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Thank you once again to the many friends & readers who have sent me bacon-related photos and suggestions.

I couldn’t have done it without you… or people very much like you.

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A well-read morning pick-me-up!

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Have a wonderful day!

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Thanks to the Caffeina Festival Facebook page.

Thanks also to the lovely and talented Francesca Charlotte Ventresca, one of my most adorable relatives.

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Most women are pretty darned sure that most men are crazy.

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But do we have to prove it to them so darned often?

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I mean really.

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Come on, guys!

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We’re making it far to easy for them!

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We could at least let’s try to make it challenging.

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But noooooo!!

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Get a grip, men.

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Let’s not hand it to them on a silver platter.

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Please?

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Saw these photos yesterday and had to share them with you.

First this…

moon-kisses-sea(Moon kissing the ocean horizon)

Then this..

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Just because a full moon low in the sky is just so awesome

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This is my 400th blog post here at Kosher Samurai!

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My first post was on May 18, 2011.

I’ve been having a great time ever since writing and putting up my thoughts, ideas, musings, etc.

Check out my ‘sister blog,’ Vampyre Fangs!

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And here is a shameless plug for my Twitter experiment, a journal entry style post apocalyptic novel, The Great Dead North.

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I hope you enjoy reading my stuff as much as I love writing it.

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Until my next post, thank you for reading my blog.

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In response to my last blog about log houses, a Japanese friend of mine – Mustang.Koji – recently mentioned the wooden homes of Shirakawa-go, Japan.

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This was my introduction to the Minka wooden homes of Japan.

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The term Minka (民家 literally “house of the people”)  covers houses that traditionally accommodated a wide variety of people such as farmers, artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non-samurai castes).

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My understanding is that these homes are traditionally made completely of wood. No nails used in construction!

minka-4(Gasshō style roof – farmhouse)

The Gasshō-zukuri (合掌造) style minka have vast roofs that are a large form of the sasu structural system. Their name derives from the similarity of the roof shape to two hands in prayer. They are frequently found in Gifu Prefecture.

minka-5(Honmune style house with birdlike decoration on the gable)

Honmune-zukuri (本棟造) literally means “true ridge”. The style has a nearly square plan with a gabled roof that is board covered. The gable end of the house is particularly impressive with its composition of beams, eaves and braces. The gable is topped by a birdlike ornament called a suzume-odori (雀踊り). Houses of this type can be found in Gunma, Nara, Yamaguchi and Kouchi prefectures.

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These houses fascinate me!

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Thanks to Mustang.Koji for bring this style of architecture to my attention… and to yours.

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Those who know me extremely well also know that I have this thing for log homes.

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And when I say ‘log homes’ I don’t mean cosy little one-room log shacks.

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I’m thinking of a big log house.

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Actually, more along the lines of a log lodge.

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A log chalet is basically what I’m thinking.

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Ever see those honkin’ big homes that look not unlike exclusive ski lodges.

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That’s what I’m talking about.

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Giant A-frame ceilings over the living room and kitchen.

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Walk-in fireplaces.

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Kitchens that could churn out enough food to feel a lumber jack crew.

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That sort of thing.

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Not sure I would be so wild about staying there in the summer…

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But I could easily spend the fall, spring and especially winter in one.

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My idea of a glorious time.

log home bathroom*happy sigh*

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We Need to Talk about the Onesie…

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Reblogged from FashionFoodandFlirts.com
Published January 4, 2014.

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BELLISSIMA! A VERY YUMMY ITALIAN WEEKEND

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PUBLISHED JANUARY 6, 2014 BY FASHIONFOODANDFLIRTS
FashionFoodandFlirts.wordpress.com

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Sometimes I’ll look at a can or package or bottle and say to myself…

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What were they thinking?

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Someone somewhere approved this name…

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On a corporate level…

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This went to printers…

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Advertising campaigns were built around this name…

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Who on earth approved it?

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It’s in English. You’d think someone could have run it by an English speaking person?

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Not just the “Hello. Good day. How do you do? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday” kind of English speaker.

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I mean someone who knows not to name a product this…

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Or this!

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Or this!

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It’s hard to believe.

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It’s almost like they’re doing this on purpose.

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Oh, come on!

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I mean really.

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Mommy! Mommy! Make it stop!

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Please??

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Thank you.

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D’OH!

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