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DDOP-1601 – August Break-Favorite Taste

8 August 2016 by Melissa
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Favorite Taste

 

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Transcript:

It’s no secret that I’m something of an amateur foodie. I love exploring the foods of different cultures, and trying new recipes. There are some kinds of food I always come back to – certain kinds of sushi (unagi is my ultimate favorite), a really good chicken shawarma, and Neapolitan pizza like I grew up with, the way they make it at the Jersey shore.

But my favorite taste isn’t gourmet, nor is it something I make from scratch. It’s a combination of flavors: espresso or cappuccino – for the last year I’ve been drinking flat whites, which are basically a dry cappuccino – a banana at just the right amount of ripeness, so it’s still firm, but also completely sweet, and Milano cookies.

Milano cookies are my favorite commercially produced cookies. For years, I did what everyone did, bought the bag of fifteen cookies and tried (usually unsuccessfully) to make them last. A few months ago, though, I was in Costco and they had a plastic bin of 40 milano cookies wrapped in pairs, for only a dollar more than the bag of fifteen cookies I typically buy.

Not only did it come home with me, but it’s been at least three months and I haven’t yet emptied the bin.

Coffee, Milano cookies, and a banana- that combination is my favorite taste. What’s yours?

Links:

  • The August Break
  • Dog Days of Podcasting

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using the BossJock iPad app and Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Music used for the opening and closing is David Popper’s “Village Song” as performed by Cello Journey. This music came from the podsafe music archive at Mevio’s Music Alley, which site is now defunct.

Contact Me:

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TBM 1512.20 – Christmas at Mission City Coffee

20 December 2015 by Melissa

The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Holiday Tub

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Show Notes

Christmas at Mission City Coffee

I recently published a book of holiday essays, The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub. This is one of the pieces – an essay about an impromptu coffeehouse concert.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

The original version of the essay: Christmas at Mission City Coffee
The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub – Kindle
The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the (Holiday) Tub – Paperback

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TBM 1509.16 – On Crayons

16 September 2015 by Melissa

Crayons

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Show Notes

On Crayons

Audio essay loosely based on a 2002 blog post (of my own) about Crayons. “I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it’s at its most powerful.” ~A.S. Byatt. The first box I remember having is the child-sized ‘basic eight’ which were large and long and only half-round, like a bunch of wax logs, split for easy use, and wrapped in colorful paper. They’re supposed to be easier for young children, those who haven’t yet developed fine motor skills, to handle. You know you’re growing up when those fat coloring sticks become too heavy, the tips too large, for the work you want to do.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

MissMeliss: On Crayons
A.S. Byatt
Bill Watterson
Crayola (formerly Binney & Smith)

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DDOP-1509.04: Turnabout – A Conversation with MissMelysse

4 September 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

Turnabout – A Conversation with MissMelysse

For my last entry of the 2015 edition of the Dog Days of Podcasting, my good friend Debra Smouse turns the tables and asks me the same questions I’ve asked everyone else.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

MissMeliss.com
Bibliotica.com
19 Nocturne Boulevard
Between the Lines Studios
Gypsy Audio
Pendant Audio
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1509.03: A Conversation with KM

3 September 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

A Conversation with KM

Writer, poet, crafter, and purveyor of awesome body projects – we’ve never met in person, but she’s a friend nevertheless.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

KM at FanFiction.net
KM at Deviant Art
KM on Twitter
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1509.02 – A Conversation with Nuchtchas

2 September 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

A Conversation with Nuchtchas

Artist, podcaster, fellow bacon afficionado, Nuchtchas and I spent an hour mostly answering the ten questions everyone gets asked.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

NIMLAS.org
Nuchtchas on Facebook
Nuchtchas on Twitter
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1509.01 – It’s Peer not Pi-erre

1 September 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

It’s Peer not Pi-erre

Inspired by a Sarah Selecky prompt: “Pencil Case”

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

@ssmindschool
Story is a State of Mind
MissMeliss: Escribition
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1508.31 – Ten Dollar Summer Smile

31 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

Ten Dollar Summer Smile

Sometimes the best thing to do is spend your last $10 on flowers.

Excerpt

Twenty years ago, when I got married, my husband and I went through the same budget struggles all young couples experience as we learned to balance the freedom of living entirely on our own recognizance with the requirement that we pay bills on time, keep gas in the car, and have money for laundry.

We learned that we each have minimum requirements for happiness. For my husband, to this day, sunflower seeds and fantasy novels are essential for his well-being. I, on the other hand, become bitter and cranky when I don’t have frou-frou coffee and fresh flowers.

More than once, I have spent my last ten dollars fulfilling that need – buying a bouquet of irises, indulging in five bunches of daffodils, filling the house with carnations – because those small joys that bring summer into the house are the things that keep me going, even when I feel tired, frumpy, and boring.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Summer Love Notes
The Summer Smile $10 Can Buy
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1508.30: RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

30 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

One was a neurologist, author, and thinker; the other was a writer/director and horror movie maven.
Both shared a love of music.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1508.29: Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

29 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

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Show Notes

Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

Late night ramblings on nostalgia, stories and why everyone should tell theirs.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

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