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A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same family since 1840. Antoine’s, famous for Oyster Rockefeller and Baked Alaska, has had five generations of the family run it, and a sixth is preparing to take over. It is the US’s oldest continuously family-run restaurant. 

The current owner, Rick Blount, describes Antoine’s food as “Haute Creole”, characterized as innovative and sophisticated Creole cooking with strong French traditions. The restaurant has a non-seasonal à-la-carte menu that features dishes with regional influences such as turtle, pompano, redfish, and shellfish, with preparation techniques that reflect a French aesthetic. Throughout its history and changing menus, Antoine’s has had very little Cajun influence, and featured no Italian foods.

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Why You Need to Go Out and Get Rejected

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Why do you take rejection so personally? Why does it hurt you so much – for days, weeks, months, or even years?

The short answer is because you just haven’t been rejected enough. You haven’t survived through it enough times to be able to say, “Hey, that wasn’t so bad.”

The long answer is because when you’ve worked so hard to protect yourself, anything that threatens your ego is devastating.

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How to Fall in Love With Boredom and Unlock Your Mental Toughness – James Clear

Lion vs Crocodile: Who Would Win In A Fight? – Ned Hardy

U.S. reports over 1 million new daily Covid cases as omicron surges – CNBC

Soft close toilet seats are seriously one of the cheapest, easiest and most satisfying home improvement upgrade you can make – Amazon

Avoid these 8 Rich Life Traps – IWTYTBR

The 101 most stunning women’s sports photos of 2021 – Insider

The Tenacious Quest to Find the World’s Best Rice – Taste

Resolutions for a Life Worth Living: Attainable Aspirations Inspired by Great Humans of the Past – The Marginalian

The 19 Most Anticipated Movies of the Year – The Ringer

6 Ways to Delete Yourself From the Internet – Wired

A damn fine collection of women in yoga pants (nsfw) – Leenks

Hundreds stranded on I-95 in Virginia for more than 15 hours, and they’re running out of fuel, food, and water in frigid conditions – Insider

Dad’s Deranged Letter To Guy Who “Stole” His Daughter’s Virginity Over 10 Years Ago Goes Viral – Ruin My Week

Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on 4 of 11 charges – ARS Technica

I’m lactose intolerant and this protein powder was a miracle for me. Absolutely no gastric discomfort – Amazon

How did BlackBerry fail? – The Hustle

How I Stopped Worrying All the Time and Started Feeling Good About Life – Tiny Buddha

Very brutal arm break in MMA fight – Reddit

$29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast – AP News

3 Terrible Reasons to Get Married (And 4 Really Good Ones) – Mark Manson

How to Last Longer in Bed When You Haven’t Had Sex in Months – Mel Magazine

 

The Ramblings Of A Psychotic ‘Nice Guy’

I received these journals (and pen, don’t forget the pen!) plus flowers, candy and a huge stuffed bear from my former cubicle neighbor at a job I worked at for 3 years. As you’ll see, the guy is fucking nuts.

These are just a selection. Most of the entries (221 total) are rather mundane, just notating what I wear, and anything that pops into his crazy head that he feels I want to hear him blather on about.

Our cubicles were next to each other the whole time I worked at this firm. We were kinda friendly the first six months I was there. Then he asked me on a date. I very politely declined. I was very firm that I don’t date co-workers and what-not.

After that, besides for a friendly hello, he said almost nothing to me. We were on different teams, so it wasn’t a big deal to me.

But after I turned him down, he started keeping this journal. This entry also takes a turn into the crazy end. Up until now he called me pet names and talked as if we were currently dating.

This is the first time he really reveals that he’s planned the rest of our lives out for us. The last 9 months of the journals get really bad.

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Whatever Happened To Deron McBee, Malibu From ‘American Gladiators’? – Ned Hardy

‘No one can win a nuclear war’: Superpowers release rare joint statement – SMH

Take you steak to the next level with coffee rub! It makes a great crust/bark and really compliments the flavor of beef – Amazon

James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone – Space

Guy from Pakistan threatens to set truck carrying 7up on fire because he can allegedly see Prophet Muhammad’s name on the bottle’s QR code – Reddit

To Tell Someone They’re Wrong, First Tell Them They’re Right – Quartz

Herpes TikTok influencers are fighting stigma — and fake ‘cure’ bots – Input

Here’s Why California Is Losing Population for the First Time – The Daily Beast

“The mole on the back of your neck is cancer” wrote an NHL fan to coach – Boing Boing

20 People Share The Things That Surprised Them Most After Their First Time Having Sex – Ruin My Week

Quick, efficient and easy way to overcome the midday slump – Amazon

Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself In Elevator (video) – Leenks

7 Signs You’re Going to Get Fired – Linkiest

Salma Hayek showing off some cleavage in a swimsuit – Egotastic

Stories From History That Are Almost Too Absurd To Believe, But Really Happened – Weird History

Two NFT copycats are fighting over which is the real fake Bored Ape Yacht Club – The Verge

Tesla shatters record with nearly a million delivered cars in 2021 – Mashable

Antonio Brown Might Have CTE, But Please Stop Diagnosing Him – Inside Hook

 

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100 Things We Learned in 2021 – Mental Floss

Is Baltimore Really That Dangerous?? – Van Life Wanderer

This book should be read by everyone who wants to get stronger. Or considers going to the gym. The detail level in which each exercise is explained is stunning. I have done weightlifting since my teens, but never heard explanations even close to this – Amazon

10 lessons I’ve learned from the Covid-19 pandemic – Stat News

Whatever Happened To Jennie Kwan…Samantha on ‘California Dreams’? – Ned Hardy

“The Best Hotel on Skid Row” HBO documentary narrated by Charles Bukowski – Vimeo

Thousands of coma patients may be conscious but we’re ignoring them, says pioneering neuroscientist – Science Focus

Robbers hit By a Car! That’s most satisfied karma ever – Reddit

Prince Andrew makes ‘unprecedented’ request for all witness testimony in sex abuse case to be kept secret – Calgary Hearld

Men Are Telling Women What Sex Feels Like From Their Perspective – Ruin My Week

More than a million Americans have died from overdoses during the opioid epidemic – NPR

The Bowflex Adujustable Dumbells Are Almost 50% Off Right Now! – Amazon

R.I.P. Betty White, Television Icon Dead at 99 – COS

Trucker’s Sentence Reduced to 10 Years After Originally Receiving 110 Years for Fatal Highway Crash – ABC

And the biggest losers in tech in 2021 are… – Engadget

15 Masterpiece Cartoons That Never Got the Recognition They Deserved – Linkiest

First sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR gene-editing still thriving – NPR

The 32 Most Defining Memes Of 2021 – BuzzFeed

This Is How Much Money The 10 Richest People In The World Made In 2021 – CNBC

 

Picture of the Day

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Local Deli Provides Accommodations For Disabled Employee

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.

And when one of your best employees comes to you and says that in spite of all obstacles, they want to be a cook…you find a way to make it happen.

You move a couple pieces of equipment around so she can reach. You take some wood, screws and the skills of a local craftsman ( her grandfather ) to make her a perch.

And you step back to watch her live out a dream. Angelina’s Reubens. Nothing any better.

This is who we are.

This is what we do.

– Jordyn’s Deli