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Monday, August 8, 2022

Something About Spellbinding Cheese

File under: places - michigan, things - gastronomy, things - supernatural

Eat your heart out, Cheesemen of Doom.

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Something About Pineapples

File under: house where nobody lived, things - gastronomy

Doling out the hospitality.

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