Michael
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I don’t follow recipes, I make things by flavor. My mom is a really great cook – and she doesn’t use recipes – she just knows how much to add. She makes great peach and blueberry cobblers –- but she doesn’t have a recipe so she can't really teach you how to do it.
Jacob
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The last time I came, I had a Python. I had just gotten a call that there was an escaped python. I went and caught it and it just so happened that the neighborhood was across from where the market stand is. I've been coming to market since I was a little kid. Now, the drive through location is awesome and it's great coming through on a Saturday or Sunday, getting a delicious smoothie and if it's guacamole season, definitely getting some Guac.
Kadie
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Yes! Thank you for that opportunity. I have dyslexia. My children have dyslexia and so does my husband. Our whole household is neurodivergent. I believe we are not doing enough to provide the right educational support for kids who learn differently. I've become an educational advocate, helping to get structured literacy into the schools. It is kind of a best practice, not just kids with dyslexia. About 20% of the population has some sort of neurodivergence in terms of a learning disability, and there are not enough specialized programs.
Donna
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Inside one of the gyms I go to, Body and Soul, is a little shop called Tina B. I like to buy things there. I also love Marshall's and TJ Maxx. I saw the Florida dress on a lady in Palm beach walking down the street. As she passed me, I thought in my mind that is the most adorable dress I have ever seen with alligators, Seminoles, avocados, grapefruits, oranges, and flamingos. I just loved it. I went to another shop and lo and behold, the lady is in there and I could not help myself. She said it was from a museum on Los Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. The designer had copied a tablecloth and made this dress to promote the museum and Fort Lauderdale. I told my husband that is the most fabulous dress I think I will ever have in my life.
Sam
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I thought of getting a medal on the podium, but what are the odds - slim to none. Right? As you get closer and closer, it starts to fester in your head that it's a possibility and the numbers start adding up. The training starts making sense and it gets closer and closer and you're like, holy shit, I can do this. This is it. Here's my chance. But, somehow that train of thought must get erased and forgotten about. Then, you focus on what needs to be done at hand because if you continuously focus on big picture, nothing will get done. If you perfect your process every single day and do the right thing every single day and always make the right choices, then that goal in mind will come to reality.
Matt
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We were living in Chicago, my wife and I were dating at the time and I started something in early 2007, called Generation Obama to encourage 20, 30 and 40 year-olds to get involved in the campaign. Following the election, I joined the administration and we moved to Washington. That's where we had our kids, Lila and Grant.
Alissa And Jeremy
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Chef driven ice cream means we're making everything in house ourselves. We make all of the mix-ins like salted caramel, cookies and cream, and brownies. We also make our ice cream base from scratch -which is rare. We often start with the traditional French style custard and then all the flavors evolve from there. One of our favorites is our passion fruit ice cream with an almond brittle. We get fresh passion fruit and strain out the pulp that goes into our ice cream. And then we use the seeds to make the almond brittle. With the almonds, you also get the crunchy texture from the passion fruit seeds and that bright acidity that comes with it.
Robbie
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I think the one that stands out was during president Obama's last year in office. He came to the house and we did a private event for him and about 20 people. I was involved in everything from designing the menu to meeting with secret service. It was an unbelievable and humbling experience. When you hear his motorcade roll up, the house is literally shaking, and then all of a sudden he is standing right there in the house. The biggest thing that I remember is when I said, 'Mr. President, I'd like to introduce you to my wife Julie.' I have a photo of that exact moment hanging in our house.
Galia
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I'm so grateful for this opportunity. I love what you're doing. I love reading your newsletter and really learning about cool people. You did one where I actually called the person and followed up with them for some business connection. I went to a meeting because of your newsletter! I love that you care about the community enough to take your time to talk to me, to talk to all these people and to publish a newsletter to communicate, to bring the community together. How do you scale it and how can I be helpful to help you do that? I know so many people I can connect you with.
Nicolas
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We receive the cannabis from our cultivation site, and we extract it using a proprietary form of extraction that's CO2 based. Everything is measured to the hundredth or thousandth of a gram. This is a science laboratory that's producing medical grade cannabis products. The cannabis oil is refined and processed into various forms of medication, including topical balms, absolutes, and vapor cartridges.