Archive for February, 2007

Uninspired Natter

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

A lot of people have said very kind things to me over the years. Many have utterred inspirational words I’ll never forget. Maybe one day I’ll share those wonderful, articulate moments with you. But today, I want to share some of the more negative or embarrassing things people have said – the uninspired words I’ll never forget.
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How my Pettiness Cursed an Innocent Family

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

It was bound to happen, right? This town is just too small for me not to run into the folks who fired me at The Company. I had hoped, however, that no innocent bystanders would get hurt when it did happen. My hope was in vain.
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The Amsterdam and the Lady Killer

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

These two drinks were somewhat similar. Our tastebuds voted the Lady Killer our favorite between the two, once again proving that any drink with the word “Lady” in it is going to be deeeeelicious!!!

The Amsterdam consists of gin, Cointreau, and Mandarin orange juice (I used fresh, of course). Just shake-it and pour without straining. (This is much like my visit to Amersterdam – shake it without restraint.) Then garnish with some Mandarin orange slices.

The Lady Killer is composed of gin, Cointreau, apricot brandy, passion fruit juice and pineapple juice. It is shaken and strained into a tumbler with ice. My first round of these, I forgot the Cointreau. Still delicious. Hubby was making crazed slurping sounds with his straw trying to get every last drop. I made another round and remembered the Cointreau this time. It tasted maybe a little better, but not much different. Hubby felt it was more balanced. Again he slurped very loudly, so I made another round. This time, I accidentally added twice the amount of gin. We didn’t care, we slurped. The next round was made by hubby. I don’t remember how it tasted, though I can guess it was good. Needless to say, the Lady Killer can produce a killer headache! But that is the risk I accepted when I embarked on this bold mixology experiment.

Take 30

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

I have been remiss in posting to this thread. However, I have not been remiss in taking ‘Windows of Time’ to stop and enjoy myself. Here is a list of 10 things I’ve discovered ( all less than 30 minutes) that help me relax, slow down, spend time with the fam and be more healthy.

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