Opinions

No New Words

By Mark Burgess

Quick, use a figure of speech, a metaphor, that uses only 21st century imagery? You can’t. We use icons on windows in a virtual world we access with a mouse…

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Recipes

Cast Iron Pan Steak

By Mark Burgess

Full disclaimer: I’m a griller primarily: plank salmon with prosciutto, loads of taragon lemon butter basted chicken cooked slowly on the grill with a cider sprayer to put out fires. …

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Courtesy Protocol

The Courtesy Protocol

By Mark Burgess

The Courtesy Protocol is the grammar of interaction. It represents the positive patterns of successful behavior that rule everything in human and physical life on earth – and maybe elsewhere. If…

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