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Here's a short film (along with some photos) from the fabulous heirloom tomato tasting at Wild Boar Farms on Sunday. It was a great event, and the tomatoes were as delicious as advertised. After gorging on these just-picked beauties, the thought of eating conventional tomatoes seems ridiculous. You just can’t fight Mother Nature. There are only a few months a year when you should eat fresh tomatoes. Sorry, that's just the way it is. But, the good news - this is one of them! So, after watching this, figure out when the next local farmer's market is, and get some real tomatoes. As far as ways to eat them - keep it simple - it doesn't get much better than olive oil, salt, maybe some fresh basil and cheese, on crunchy grilled bread. Enjoy!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I love cheese. When I was growing up there were only a few choices, the ubiquitous orange, plastic-wrapped squares, maybe a slice of swiss, and grated Parmesan cheese. That was pretty much it. Thankfully, America's commercial cheese options have exploded over the last few decades, and now even modestly-sized grocery stores will have dozen of choices, including some artisan offerings. The wine and cheese pairing video below is from a new website, sponsored by Sargento, called the Artisan Cheese Center. They just added a link to this blog, and I have used a few of their recipes for my About.com American Food site. In the bad old days, a company like Sargento would have tried to prevent small artisan cheese makers from competing with them for store space. Today, with these handcrafted cheeses gaining a foothold in the market, Sargento has seen the wisdom of joining forces, and now features a series of what they call "Artisan Blends," produced cooperatively with these smaller cheese makers. Let's hope this trend continues! Photo (c) Flickr user cwbuecheler

As we told you last month, the Democrats are giving select bloggers access to be on the floor of the national convention in Denver this summer. Fifty-five lucky bloggers have been chosen. Here s the full list of State Blogger Corps : ALASKA: Celtic Diva s Blue Oasis: divasblueoasis.blogspot.com ALABAMA: Doc s Political Parlor: www.politicalparlor.net ARKANSAS: Under The Dome.com: www.underthedome.com ARIZONA: Ted Prezelski - Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: www.rumromanismrebellion.net CALIFORNIA: Calitics: Calitics.com COLORADO: SquareState.net: squarestate.net CONNECTICUT: My Left Nutmeg: myleftnutmeg.com DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: DCist.com: dcist.com DELAWARE: TommyWonk: tommywonk.blogspot.com/ DEMOCRATS Abroad: Democrats Abroad Argentina: www.yanquimike.com.ar FLORIDA: Florida Progressive Coalition: flaprogressives.org GEORGIA: Tondee s Tavern: www.tondeestavern.com GUAM: No Rest for the Awake - Minagahet Chamorro: minagahet.blogspot.com HAWAII: iLind.net: Ian Lind Online: www.ilind.net IOWA: The Iowa Independent: iowaindependent.com IDAHO: 43rdStateBlues.com: www.43rdstateblues.com ILLINOIS: Prairie State Blue: www.PrairieStateBlue.com INDIANA: Blue Indiana: www.blueindiana.net KANSAS: EverydayCitizen.com: everydaycitizen.com KENTUCKY: BlueGrassRoots: www.bluegrassroots.org LOUISIANA: Daily Kingfish: www.dailykingfish.com MASSACHUSETTS: Blue Mass. Group: www.bluemassgroup.com MARYLAND: The Center for Emerging Media: www.centerforemergingmedia.com MAINE: Turn Maine Blue: www.turnmaineblue.com MICHIGAN: Blogging For Michigan: bloggingformichigan.com MINNESOTA: Minnesota Monitor: minnesotamonitor.com MISSISSIPPI: The Natchez Blog: natchezms.blogspot.com MISSOURI: Fired Up! LLC: www.firedupmissouri.com MONTANA: Left in the West: www.leftinthewest.com NORTH CAROLINA: BlueNC.com: bluenc.com NORTH DAKOTA: NorthDecoder.com: www.northdecoder.com NEBRASKA: New Nebraska Network: www.NewNebraska.net NEW HAMPSHIRE: Blue Hampshire: www.bluehampshire.com NEW JERSEY: PolitickerNJ.com: www.politickernj.com NEW MEXICO: Democracy for New Mexico: www.DemocracyForNewMexico.com NEVADA: Las Vegas Gleaner: www.lasvegasgleaner.com NEW YORK: Room 8: www.r8ny.com OHIO: Ohio Daily Blog: www.ohiodailyblog.com OKLAHOMA: DemoOkie: www.DemoOkie.com OREGON: BlueOregon (blog): www.blueoregon.com PENNSYLVANIA: Keystone Politics: www.keystonepolitics.com PUERTO RICO: Jusiper: jusiper.blogspot.com RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island s Future: www.rifuture.org SOUTH CAROLINA: CracktheBell.com: www.crackthebell.com SOUTH DAKOTA: Badlands Blue: www.badlandsblue.com TENNESSEE: KnoxViews/TennViews: www.knoxviews.com TEXAS: Burnt Orange Report: www.BurntOrangeReport.com UTAH: The Utah Amicus: utahamicus.com VIRGINIA: Raising Kaine: www.raisingkaine.com VIRGIN ISLANDS: Democratic Party of the US Virgin Islands: groups.yahoo.com/group/democratvi VERMONT: Green Mountain Daily: greenmountaindaily.com WASHINGTON: HorsesAss.org: www.horsesass.org WISCONSIN: Uppity Wisconsin: www.uppitywis.org WEST VIRGINIA: West Virginia Blue: www.wvablue.com WYOMING: Hummingbirdminds blog: hummingbirdminds.blogspot.com

The Bulgarian property market has been on an increase over the last few years. The prices are expected to continue to rise in 2008, although is will be less than the 30% of 2007. The potential is great in this region, particularly with the industrial and commercial property. The city of Sofia is rapidly growing and shows some of the better potential. Many people are looking at Bulgaria for vacation investments. The region offers amazing natural amenities, including hiking and bike trails, coastline along the Black Sea, beaches, historical attractions, and skiing. The weather is also temperate. The economy has also been playing a large roll in the increase of the property market. Tourism continues to rise, and the local, regional and national governments are all working hard to improve conditions to take advantage of the tourism dollar. Since 2002, the annual growth of property values has been around 50%. In Bulgaria, the property buyer pays most of the costs associated with the purchase. The transaction fees can run up to 25% of the total purchase price (and sometimes a bit more). The property rental market tends to be stronger in the ski regions than along the coast, mainly due to the longer skiing season. Rental incomes tend to run around 6% to 12%, with the higher rates being generated by mountain properties. Properties away from the tourist areas tend to be more rustic and need much more work. They offer little rental income (if any) and are better investments for individuals who want a second home away from the rest of the world. Typically these properties can be found for a very good bargain. source: http://novinite.com ShareThis

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So I got the first three episodes online . . . for good I think. Enter Episode Four . . . which I actually recorded the day I started posting. I'm going to put up Episode Five tonight or tomorrow so that I can get into quasi-real-time Podcasting . . . Episode Four: Random Fucking Shit Wherein I sort of run out of things to say . . . Love and Lollipops!