August 2008

Husband = 41

August 27, 2008 |

Today Husband turned 41.  Happy Birthday! We had to spend much of our evening particpating in our Fantasy Football Draft.  Priorities, right? Afterwhich, we grilled some fatty strip steaks and he opened presents.  He received cash, pancake mix & syrup from Vermont, an Italian Beef dinner, and a Slingbox (with HD connector) There was an [...]

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Rainah has taken a ride on the Crazy train

August 26, 2008 |
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The Omnivore’s Hundred

August 23, 2008 |

The idea is to make bold everything I have eaten and cross out any items I would never consider eating. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: Venison Nettle tea Huevos rancheros Steak tartare Crocodile Black pudding Cheese fondue Carp Borscht Baba ghanoush Calamari Pho PB&J sandwich Aloo gobi Hot dog from a street cart Epoisses Black truffle [...]

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America’s Best Barbecue in Food + Wine on Concierge.com

August 21, 2008 |

America’s Best Barbecue in Food + Wine on Concierge.com

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10 things to know about McCain (but probably don’t)

August 16, 2008 |

John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1 According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain “will make [...]

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Happy Vegetables

August 13, 2008 |

Happy Vegetables Tomatoes are finally ripe! After weeks of green tomatoes trickling in from our CSA our patience has been rewarded. Grape tomatoes, sweet peppers and basil get happy waiting for their good friend Italian Sausage to jump into the pan.

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The Upgrade Cascade

August 12, 2008 |

Since we were getting new carpeting, we had to redo the tile in the Master Bath, and since we were redoing the tile, we had to paint and we might as well replace the chipped tub. Since we were getting new carpeting, we had to repaint the guest room, and since we were repainting the [...]

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Blue Carpet is Gone

August 10, 2008 |

We have finally replaced that nasty blue carpeting in our bedroom. Looks better dontchathink? [photoxhibit=17]

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