Jack Mudge's Blog

The webiste's name isn't creative, but the person who wrote it is! This is my personal homepage and blog - old-school as that is - and I make no guarantees. 

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Image of a cat on a cat hammock facing a window overlooking greenery.
My cat, Georgia, lazily staring out the back window (2020).
TOP Food and Drug historical image
Jack Mudge

Vibrance is Outdated Nostalgia Now

In today's episode of Enshitification Daily: Growing up in Kent, up until they closed about 15 years ago, there was a locally owned and operated grocery store at the top of Smith Hill, called TOP Food and Drug. We used to shop there even though…

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Fermented Cherry Tomatoes

Fermentation is great, and this is one I highly recommend! Cherry tomatoes become fizzy and zesty, like balls of carbonated tomato sauce. Okay, that may sound terrible, but they're quite tasty. Here we see them served with a little fish sauce and lime juice. I…

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3rd Position Etude for Violin

Alright, it's not the most creative name, but this piece has a place in my past that recently resurfaced, and I rather enjoy it. My first musical instrument (aside from recorder, which of course every gradeschooler loathes for the sad ineptitude and cheap instruments inflicted…

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