“Summon my legions!&rdquo

Just came across this fantastic comic strip from the turn of the century-The Outbursts of Everett True. Everett True is my hero.

Very shortly, a smoking ban takes effect in our fair city, meaning I will once again have a nightlife. Can't wait to hit BARS!

... for a good lunch?


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http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1440066.htm

That scary skinny chick with the teeth on the Food Network? She knows her stuff. I adapted a dish she made with boiled red potatoes, blanched green beans, and canned tuna, dressed with olive oil, garlic, and basil.


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( cute Penelope pix here )

Long time, no post cuz I've been having a nice life. The shweetie and I upped and went on a semi-impulse getaway to D.C. We have friends in VA and in DE, so we rented a car and drove around to visit them, since we were in the neighborhood. Thought my experience with I-10 has inured me to long trips, but that VA-to-DE haul-six frackin' hours!-was ( Read more... )

I've lost lots of inches, a couple of dress sizes, and not a few pounds, yet one area remains persistently, uh... let's just say that after months of dieting, brisk walking, and yoga, there's still loads o' junk in my trunk. You just can't deny genetics ( Read more... )

So tonight we ate at this place, and it was fan-tas-tic. I had duck confit with fig sauce, soft polenta, and grilled greenery. The greenery was the only un-tasty part. Can't say I care much for charred lettuces ( Read more... )

How is it possible to injure one's own self while merely washing one's hair? Yet that is in fact the case. Just this morning, while lathering vigorously, I pushed my head forward and *!sproing!* that place in my upper back that goes *!sproing!* a couple of times a year went *!sproing ( Read more... )