Wednesday, December 31, 2008

May all yer hang-overs be tolerable.

for Pete's sake, if you drink - take a cab! Stay off your broom!!


*raises a toast to the New Year*


May 2009 be the morning of prosperity that shines on the evening of 2008’s adversity.



New Year's Eve

Play a thin tune
on a paper horn
Old is dying
New is born....


Scatter confetti
over the floor
Sweep an old year
Out the door....


Blow up a wish
in a bright balloon
Whisper dreams
To a midnight moon....


Play a loud tune
on a paper horn
Old is dying
New is born....



by Myra Cohn Livingson....



Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Merry!



and lest someone find that offensive

A Politically Correct
Holiday Greeting

Best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, but with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

Additionally,

a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions have helped make our society great , (not to imply that our society is necessarily greater than any other society or is that ours is the only "society" in the western hemisphere or any other hemisphere), without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, sexual orientation, choice of computer platform , or other preferences of the wishee


Disclaimer: By accepting this greeting, you are accepting the following terms this greeting is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher, however, it implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others and no responsibility for any unintended emotional stress these greetings may bring to those not caught up in the holiday spirit. It is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.



Whatever you celebrate, wherever you are - I wish you peace, good health, and good cheer.
Party safely my darlings!

Mistletoe & Chocolate,
Me

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Disturbing and disgusting.

yet another reason that I have no love or affection for "all that is Asian"
(infact their culture is starting to make me queasy)

this is disturbing ...
seriously... if you click here it will hurt. => Anything is possible with enough cash

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Food for Thought

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the
night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the
little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the
sunset."


- Crowfoot, Native American, Blackfoot.


Perhaps this is a good time of the year to remember this? non?


Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

even I have my limits...

Anthony Bordain may have described it the best when he said, “its taste can only be described as…indescribable, something you will either love or despise. …Your breath will smell as if you’d been French-kissing your dead grandmother.”

durian and 9 other weird gourmet "delights"

Monday, December 01, 2008

Time to haul out the bean recognition manuals...


Your result for The hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin' test...

Sous Chef 75%


Superb result! You must really know your veggies. Either you are already a chef, or perhaps you just love to cook. You seemed to do well with several of the more obscure vegetables. Most of the vegetables used in this test came straight from the garden. They were so much fresher than those that are shipped across the country. For more recipes and pictures feel free to check out my blog "straightfromthefarm.net".


Here's how you did compared to others...


Executive Chef


Sous Chef


Sauté Chef


Vegetable Chef


Fry Cook


Maître D'


Bus Boy


Wendy's Bun Toaster



Please visit my journal if you wish to check your answers.


Take The hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin' test
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