Toward the end of 2009 planet Earth lost one of the coolest people to ever walk upon it — my friend, Mat Arluck. In the short time I was lucky enough to know him, Mat made me laugh, gave me great advice about black metal, played with Teno, made me feel awesome about my chocolate [...]

You guys may remember that a few posts ago I mentioned that my beloved Melisser and her crew of baking bandits were well on their way to opening San Francisco’s first vegan bakery, Sugar Beat Sweets .
Well D-Day is coming, and the “d” stands for “delicious.” Meanwhile, Sugar Beat Sweets has teamed up with Herbivore [...]

This post isn’t baking- or destroying-related, but I think it’s still a fit because without my job at ReusableBags.com I would NOT be able to bake or destroy at my leisure.
I need your help. I need you to help ReusableBags.com win Green Business of the year.
Our efforts have made a tremendous impact: as of 2009, [...]

I know it may come as a shock to some of you that a jerk like me actually cares about the environment, but I do. Think of it this way – caring about the planet is just another way to be disgusted with other people, which is one of my favorite things to do.
I am [...]

“If you fancy yourself a baker,” teases the blog post over at Blue Sky Inn, daring you to enter their fundraiser/pie contest. The closest I ever came to making a pie was the 30 bazillion crostata I used to blast out like some kind of crostata-making machine at Letizia’s Natural Bakery. But the truth is, [...]

This is HUGE! Please vote, spread the word!!! heidiminx has been working very hard to develop Built on Respect, a non-profit started in true DIY style that helps support young people who are working towards positive social change! They are one of three finalists in the MySpace Impact Awards; this is a great opportunity! If [...]

When my grandpa was a kid he tore all the elephants out of his circus coloring book because he was already such a staunch Democrat. When his dad had to go to the Republican Building to pick up his paycheck, my grandpa refused to go inside with him. These may or may not be [...]

New polka dot bag from Jo
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Ok, so I’m about to freak some of you guys out by showing a side of myself I don’t make public very often. It’s the side of me that gives a shit. I decided a long time ago that I was too old and too [...]

Girls Rock Chicago
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About Girls Rock Chicago (from their site)
Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-for profit organization dedicated to fostering girls’ creative expression, positive self-esteem and community awareness through rock music. Through our music education programs for girls ages 9-16, we are committed to educating girls about the [...]

Sweet Cobra’s guitar player, Mat Arluck is going through his second battle with cancer. He had 3 major surgeries in January to remove tumors from his liver and spine. In addition, he spent 3 weeks in the hospital and is set to do 4 weeks of radiation to follow up. The long term prognosis [...]