Bummer!  The new grill arrived.  I ordered this really nice grill from the family gas business (where I can't get a picture to link to): www.elitedeals.com/cui-p3blwn.html with fold-down side shelves, a black cast iron post that will sit on my brick patio,  and the best warranty of any gas grill manufacturer.

The bummer is that they accidentally ( Read more... )

I got the splints taken out of my nose today.  I had no idea what to expect.  Ever seen Total Recall?

A friend of mine once said something along the lines of, "I can't believe doctors would be so stupid as to give someone narcotics without a laxative if they have that effect on everyone."

I had forgotten about that until now.  Vicadin sucks.

Septioplasty went well... I now have two sorta-working sides of my nose for the first time in my memory.  Vicadin sucks.

A friend of ours is coming to visit tonight and he is allergic to tomatoes.  I can only think of one recipe that doesn't use tomatoes -- I call it "Steamed Broccoli."  It occurred to me today that even steamed broccoli would be better if we had some really fresh tomatoes to seed and toss in, maybe with a balsamic glaze...

It seems that at least some of my chronic sinus problems are from a deviated septum that my ENT and I decided it is time to fix.  Before I knew what was wrong my nose was just a periodic irritation... now I'm a bit stressed out by it.   I had almost managed to repress the memories of having my wisdom teeth removed, too.

Anyone have any good recipes for cat?

This is why I'm getting fat gaining a few pounds:

http://picturesofdinner.blogspot.com/

I've decided that a good weekend is one where I get to spend enough time cooking and eating that the dishwasher gets run multiple times per day.

Like this weekend.

I just got a catalog in the mail addressed to "Current Resident or Current Resident"

The bulk mail rates are not nearly high enough.