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... a softly falling silent shroud of snow...
Gentle flakes are falling. The world feels quieter - like it's holding its breath - listening. -
Meet the Sweet Potato
I've come to really dislike chunks of potato in things like soup. There is some kind of filler-quality about the potato as well as the feeling that I'm putting unneeded starches in my mouth. When recipes call for potatoes, I've started replacing the potato with the sweet potato ( Read more... ) -
Poor Tony
I got back from my monthly mentoring dinner just in time to watch the fourth quarter of the Cowboys v. Seahawks playoff game last night. I know just enough about football to name a couple of the head coaches and star players on various NFL teams and it surprises Michael every time. Ever since Parcells replaced Bledsoe with Tony Romo midseason, I've ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas, dear readers
For the stressed out student who needs a break. For the nursing mom who's breastfeeding the child with the bottomless stomach. For those of you who just need something to laugh at because life this month hasn't been full of comfort and joy. For all of you that love The Office and all of you who will love The Office once you watch it, my holiday ( Read more... ) -
First Snow!
Hooray! First snow!
I need something warm to drink! -
Very Important Friday Question
Who does the best cover of "You're So Vain"? I have $5.05 in iTunes credit and an itch. -
Have a Coke and a Smile
It was so hot in Lexington yesterday - 90ish and so very humid. I ended up going home around 3:30p after making a run to our design firm to pick up proofs of the admissions bulletin. The idea of taking two additional long, hot, waddling walks to and from my car was just too much, so I headed home with a laptop ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Review
My brother Tim and I used to listen to A Prairie Home Companion in high school - usually when we were heading home Saturday nights after cleaning our family’s church. I loved the "And now a word from our sponsors..." interwoven with commentary about Minnesota culture, the melodramas and Garrison Keillor's political songs ( Read more... ) -
The Big Rock Brownie Mountain
I’ve got a few solid years of cooking under my belt now and haven’t had too many cooking disasters in the last year or so. But this morning I had a doozie. And I was making brownies from A MIX. I managed to (a) burn them because I’m evidently incapable of reading our timer anymore and (b) bake them into a little brownie mountain because I was too ( Read more... )