Tag Archives: chocolate

That’s What He Said

He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.” -Michael Pollan

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High Noon Urchins

Today: I See What You Did There Geo Sarah Margaret Next week: Pie in the Sky

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High Noon Urchins

Today’s theme: Facing the Facts Beth Geo Sarah Margaret Next week’s theme: One of these things is not like the other.

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High Noon Urchins

Today’s theme: Helping hands Beth Erica Geo Margaret Sarah Next week’s theme: No strings attached Attach your pictures to an UMail!

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High Noon Urchins

Today’s theme: I’ve made a huge mistake… Geo  Margaret  Ninja Dave  Sarah  Next week’s theme: In a Pickle Share your predicament with UM!

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Easter Celebrations, Urchin Style

A Sarah Jost Easter Easter with the Jost’s means one thing: chocolate. This year, the weeks leading up to the holiday involved a complex scavenger hunt for vegan Easter candy across Chicago, Vermont, New York, and the interwebs. With vegan … Continue reading

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High Noon Urchins

This week, we learn that there is such thing as too much.

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For the Sake of Valentine, Pete, and Worms

By Margaret Hedderman “Nobody likes me Everybody hates me Guess I’ll go eat worms.” This inspiring tune begs the question, if I did eat worms, would anybody like me? If I popped a squat in a mud hole and munched … Continue reading

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A Very Urchin Crush

By Sarah Jost “Crush” is the perfect Valentine’s Day word. On Valentine’s Day, you either have a crush on someone, are crushed because someone does not have a crush on you, are crushed beneath thousands of valentines because you are … Continue reading

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Love, NOW!

By Margaret Hedderman The Urchins believe that one day a year is not enough to celebrate Love. That’s why we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day all week long (then it’s straight back to cynicism! Don’t get too attached to all this lovey-dovey … Continue reading

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