Hello from Canada... yes, we do get the FN up here, although with homegrown/UK content in place of the Middle American Budget Dining Experience, and generally a harder focus on aspirational/gourmet cooking. (That said... y'all don't send us Paula Deen, and we'll not subject you to the likes of 'Pitchin' In', OK ( Read more... )

Anyway, now that I've got everyone's attention, time to admit that I kinda sorta lied totally about being through with the Bob & Ray article, and when not cheering the Packers through the NFL playoffs have in fact spent much of the time between LJ entries working it up into a more sophisticated and detailed - ie., 6000-word - version.
This isn't to ( Read more... )

Public service announcement: Y'know what would make a great gift this holiday season? Fashion sweaters from the Bay. Get two or three of 'em - heck, run right down that list, maybe all the way to Fido.
Cashmere would be good, but really, any natural or acrylic fibre will do - it's not like Gramma's gonna know the difference. C'mon now, who doesn't ( Read more... )

So what do you do with the Sunday after being sick?

You know how it is: that limbo you get trapped in when you're about ready to take back responsibility for entertaining yourself from your bodily functions, but still not feeling quite well enough to face rejoining a society that will expect you to form an opinion on whether Britney or K-Fed ( Read more... )