Out and About

The next two weeks are going to be busy, but a good busy. First, Memorial Day is nearly upon us and I'm stoked. As usual, we're headed up to Nickbot's where good times, and I mean GOOD times, will be had by all. Right after that, we're headed out to San Francisco to hang with the family and I anticipate more good times, and I mean more GOOD times.

Anyway, that means there will be a dearth of posts/updates around here for a couple of weeks. Have a good Memorial Day and get some relaxation in...like this guy:


Q passed out on his girly chew toy. I'm gonna miss him and Kya, but someone has got to stay here to hold down the fort (along with Eddie and Alice).

Bloody Mary

I generally don't drink cocktails but I have to say that the Bloody Mary is one fine drink and I've spent a good amount of time scouring the city for a great version of it. Having told this to someone, I was asked what my personal favorite was and realized that I had no answer.

During the next sunny afternoon, I decided to find my answer. I went to the store to procure critical research materials for my experimentation, such as booze and tomato juice. For whatever reason, I started "gourmet" and was using crap like roasted garlic, cilantro, beer, cumin, and balsamic vinegar. After lots of hard work and a couple of naps, I decided that there was nothing better than sticking to tradition:


- pour Worcestshire sauce to just cover the bottom of a small tumbler
- fill with 6-7 oz chilled low sodium tomato juice
- pinch of fresh finely ground black pepper
- large pinch of celery salt
- 1 to 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
- 2 or 3 dashes of lime juice, preferably fresh
- 1.5 to 2 oz of chilled vodka
- stir slowly, stir well

It's a small but strong serving, there's no ice involved, and horseradish is optional. I think the best place to get creative is with the garnish, from celery, carrots, asparagus, pickles, peppers, cheese, salami, shrimp, to whatever.

This is important stuff people.

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Ivy

Fish Cake?

Cathy made a quick little cake for Jillian's birthday the other week (which she's done once before for her sister Leah). It made me smile:


Fish cake. Those fish look very pleased with themselves...

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Liberals