Monthly Archives: November 2005

Coffee blues

It never fails. I make a small pot of coffee, just enough to give me two cups and Lisa decides she wants a cup. Next thing I know, the pot is empty and I can’t get my refill. The next day, I make a big pot of coffee, enough for Lisa and me. This time Lisa doesn’t want any coffee and I end up throwing away at least two cups of perfectly good coffee. It’s like she knows whether I make a small or big pot. Sure, I could ask her if she wants any coffee but she is never up at the time I am making the coffee and I can’t wait for her.

If I want more coffee, I am just going to have to make another small pot.

Ozgood Pie

Maybe this week or maybe on the weekend, I am going to try this recipe.

ozgood pie

Mix together:
4 egg yolks
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1/4 cup butter
3 Tbsp. vinegar
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans (chopped or broken)

Fold in:
whites of 4 eggs, beaten stiff

Makes 2 pies. — Put in unbaked pie shell (no top crust).

Preheat oven to 475 degrees, put the pie in and turn the temperature down to 375 degrees immediately. Bake 30-40 minutes until top is an even brown.

Allow the pie to cool all the way. We kept it in the fridge overnight (always better the next day) and served it at room temperature. The top will be crispy and sweet, the middle will be a gooey custard.

via NotMartha

Urine Gone WORKS

I poured myself a shot of Becherovka and walked into the dining room. It’s been a week since I sprayed and scrubbed the Bobo pee stains and guess what? The carpet looks fine! The pee stains are gone! But most importantly that faint musky odor is GONE! Urine Gone! IT WORKS!

Buy it here

INXS

So I was slumming around the Borgata Web site, trying to find more information on Depeche Mode when I chance upon the upcoming events. INXS is playing in February and they are ALREADY SOLD OUT!?! From there I went to INXS’s Web site and watched the new video for Pretty Vegas. That was the song J.D. performed over and over on Rock Star. Gosh, J.D. looked so pretty in the video! And he even used that diamond-encrusted bull horn! Me LIKEY!

Hopefully Rhapsody will have their album Switch available for streaming.

Turked

I’m finished! Stick a fork in me, I’m DONE!

I will scream if I eat any more turkey. Unfortunately, I still have so much left over and I can’t throw it away. UGh!

Like a broken pencil ;-)

I am disheartened! My ttlb ecosystem ranking has been slithering reptile for as long as I can remember. Today, I just noticed I am now listed as a lowly insect. LOWLY INSECT!!!! This means that I didn’t just slip a spot but rather I plummeted to one of the the lowest rankings possible. This is the respect I get for all the years I have spent pushing out pointless, self-involved, mediocre blog entries. I swear, sometimes I feel just like Rodney Dangerfield.

1,2,3, Soundcheck

Rob Booth alerted me that Max Raabe will be appearing on WNYC’s Soundcheck radio show today at 2 p.m. I’ll be listening, will you?

Also, there is a movie of Max singing on his Web site. Sadly, I can’t offer a direct link but this is how to find it:
1. CLICK HERE
2. Close the pop up window
3. There is a navigation bar across the top part of the screen. Hover over Max Raabe.
4. A menu appears, click FILM. (If you changed the language to English, everything is the same except you click MOVIE rather than FILM.
5. Choose your speed.
6. Sit back and enjoy the song stylings of Max Raabe!