I stole this from Twitter:

Everybody is laughing but somewhere there is a woman who has spent her whole life dreaming of a personalized pork pie for Valentine’s day.

That woman is me, and if you think I’m joking, it’s precisely this reaction to my dream that makes me feel misunderstood.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

10 responses to “My Dream Gift”

  1. methylethyl Avatar

    The heart wants what it wants. Or was it the stomach?

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  2. Physpostdoc Avatar
    Physpostdoc

    Unrelated: Did you know that if one tries to google search a blogpost of yours with a keyword, the google either does not report anything or gives a link that is broken (directs to this blog with a page that says “The page cannot be found”).

    Have you actively deleted some posts (I was looking for the Great Reset book discussion and ran into this problem) or…?

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Yes, I self-censored on purpose. Who wouldn’t?

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      1. Physpostdoc Avatar
        Physpostdoc

        Got it!

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  3. Shakti Avatar
    Shakti

    N has overcome his famously taciturn ways and is now even better friends with a local butcher than he is with your florist. Because this meat subscription is probably way too expensive.

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  4. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    I’d trade all the chocolate I got today for a personalized pork pie in a heartbeat. In fact I’m making Jägerschnitzel tonight because what better way to celebrate than with a good piece of meat?

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    1. cliff arroyo Avatar

      “I’m making Jägerschnitzel tonight ”

      The traditional dish or the East German variety (basically mortadela panierowana)?

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      1. Maria Avatar
        Maria

        Traditional Jägerschnitzel is breaded pork chop with mushroom gravy. It’s one of the foods that one can get pretty much everywhere in Germany. I’m always making a modified version and this is the best recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jaeger-schnitzel-recipe-1939847. It’s delicious.

        Mortadela panierowana was one of my favorites when I was growing up. Haven’t had it in ages. They have something here that like looks like mortadela called bologna but it’s way greasier and less flavorful, so I never tried the fried version.

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        1. cliff arroyo Avatar

          “something here that like looks like mortadela called bologna but it’s way greasier and less flavorful”

          I always hated bologna/baloney…. but I don’t mind mortadela from time to time…

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  5. Tal Hartsfeld Avatar

    Pork pie sounds delicious to me.

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