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Recipe post - Eggnog French Toast (or Pain Perdu avec le Nog)
As much as I like an occasional glass 'o liquored up nog, the thought of finishing a quart of the stuff sent seismic tremors throughout my digestive system. Back in New Orleans, I would have made daiquiris out of the leftovers, but in the chilly tundra of a Chicago December, this seemed like a really dumb idea. I'm cold enough on the exterior. ( Read more... ) -
Open letter to Coburn, Lieberman and associates.
Dear ELECTED officials ( Read more... ) -
I may be broke, but I'l never be poor.
I've never been outright mean to the homeless and panhandlers. Maybe my fear of a great karmic backlash combined with a very personal and up-close knowledge of poverty kept my less kind devils in check. Usually, I'd say about 70% of the time, I avoid eye contact and mutter a sort of half guilty apology. Usually an unintelligible mutter so that I ( Read more... ) -
Red Shirt Fridays
I got an e-mail from my Aunt Mary, whose son Corey just recently joined the Marines. I felt that this would be a more effective way of sharing this than forwarding it through e-mail. Here is the text:
I found a website for this as well:
http://www.redshirtfridays.org/
Red Shirt ( Read more... ) -
Of Balloons, Banks and booze....
Really? The balloon boy was a hoax? No shit. OK..let's imagine ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts and random observations on a chilly Chicago day.
By all rights, I should not have been awake since 5am. UNTIL 5am? Definitely. AT is a different story. The 2 day journey to my new place with a screaming, bodily fluid covered cat (btw..the pills? Didn't do a thing..),uber-patient Josh in the drivers seat, the cold, gray weather and construction upstairs, have jacked with my sleep patterns ( Read more... ) -
Hello friends..and Claire...
I'm baaaaaaack!
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Aww shoot.
I found nearly a dozen spent 9mm shells in the street in front of my house this morning. I guess the loud popping noises that woke us up at 3am weren't really loud fireworks.
Not digging it. Not at all...
Claire...did you finally decide to act out your rage?
heh.
bd
