Jasper's Consumer Journal tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/djasper/dha4365w//7230 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Movable Type 4.31-en Lunch Is For Sissies tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104772 2008-01-22T20:55:55Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Needed a pick-me-up after class this afternoon. Coffee & a bagel typically passes for 'lunch' in my world. Lunch just makes me sleepy so I tend to avoid it altogether. $3.19... Daniel Jasper Needed a pick-me-up after class this afternoon.
Coffee & a bagel typically passes for 'lunch' in my world.
Lunch just makes me sleepy so I tend to avoid it altogether.
$3.19

]]> MLK Day tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104449 2008-01-22T02:33:19Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Cold and snowy day. I needed something hot and caffeinated to get me going. Café au lait and biscotti at Lori's: $3.00 I needed some odds and ends to make dinner tonight. Stopping in the Seward Co-Op on the way... Daniel Jasper Cold and snowy day. I needed something hot and caffeinated to get me going.
Café au lait and biscotti at Lori's: $3.00

I needed some odds and ends to make dinner tonight. Stopping in the Seward Co-Op on the way home from the office I picked up bleu cheese crumbles, crushed walnuts, a pear and mixed greens with which to make a salad. Also some dry, bulk foodstuffs: $8.67

]]> Wine of the Times tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104370 2008-01-20T20:02:16Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Saturday evening I bought two bottles of wine at Skol Liquors in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis where I live. My wife and I have wine with dinner almost every night. For this reason it is important to find good,... Daniel Jasper Saturday evening I bought two bottles of wine at Skol Liquors in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis where I live. My wife and I have wine with dinner almost every night. For this reason it is important to find good, low-cost wines. Wines from Chile, Spain, Portugal and Argentina are typically good sources for inexpensive, quality wines. In this case I bought two bottles of full-bodied reds from Chile for $7.99 each.

]]> Pet$mart tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104332 2008-01-19T21:21:16Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Daniel Jasper lapdog.jpg

]]> Just back from PetSmart we spent $42 on dog food, cat food and various other pet care products.
On the way home we stopped and picked-up lunch at Chipotlé: $15. Pictured above is Scout, an English Bull Terrier we got for Christmas.

]]> C-c-consuming at Ik-k-kea tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104328 2008-01-19T17:54:54Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z Daniel Jasper Ikkkea.jpg

]]> Lea Anne shivering in front of a wall graphic at Ikea

]]> Too Cold to Consume! tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/djasper/dha4365w//7230.104323 2008-01-19T15:48:13Z 2008-01-23T17:00:39Z It's 9:50 am and it's -15º outside -- the only things I plan on consuming today are calories! Although I am consuming a lot of energy in the form of gas for home heating; the furnace kicks on every minute... Daniel Jasper It's 9:50 am and it's -15º outside -- the only things I plan on consuming today are calories! Although I am consuming a lot of energy in the form of gas for home heating; the furnace kicks on every minute or so.

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