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Braciola

Posted in Food on November 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »

bra•ci•o•la (brä’chē-ō’lə, brä-chō’-) n. A thin slice of meat, usually wrapped around a stuffing and cooked with wine. Pronounced “bra-shoal”
I’m always cooking. Never pastries or bread but the main stuff. Just seems lately I’d thought I’d share some of it. Some dishes are better than others, [...]

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Thanksgiving Dinner Tour

Posted in Food on November 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The Little Woman and I had a quiet celebration. Our family is spread all over. Our next of kin lives in Hawaii, Chicago, California, Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida and the UK. The main consideration in staying here has everything to do with Black Friday where the Little Woman cranks up for [...]

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Chicken Tetrazzini

Posted in Food on November 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »

(Note: Leftover turkey can also be used as a substitute for chicken. In this recipe, 2 to 3 cups will suffice)
This is an American-Italian dish named after Italian born opera star Luisa Tetrazzini. This dish is thought to be invented in San Francisco where she lived a long time, some also claim [...]

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My Pain Threshold is About as Wide as a Crack in a Sidewalk

Posted in General on November 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I had to go to a joint and bone specialist today. I think about the morning of the Nov 20 time frame, I woke up with a terrible pain in my right hip. This happens every year when the weather changes, usually both hips. This year is the mother of all [...]

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A Tale of Two Friends, or I’m Too Jewish for That

Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A little update first on a few things before I get to the main points.
Firstly, Audubon Ron gets one every 25 years whether he needs one or not. Yesterday he had a speedgasm in the company veerhicle and got the pull over by one of the state’s finest Kaplan Academy grads. Can someone esplain [...]

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Hip Hinky

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Yaknow, this time of year with Thanksgiving and Xmas and turning leaves and City Hall decorations, all that makes my Yoda get all festivey. But let’s face it. At 53 I’m a shriv. I got no time for a John Hopkins level agony yank about how hip and joint pain has no [...]

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Creole Anything – the Recipe

Posted in Food on November 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »

(Note: Image ganked from these people. http://www.bhg.com/recipes/fish/shellfish/shrimp-creole-dinner/)
Okay you nutty-heads. Been gone doing thangs. You know, thangs. Actually, getting the guitar ginned up and those creative juices a flow’in again. I might could do summore thangs, but, gotta cook too.
And yere ya go, creole anything – the recipe! Ta-da! [...]

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Disaster, If I had a Choice

Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »

It’s 6:30, the morning after H u r r i c a n e  I d a  passed on through.
In 1965, I lived in New Orleans.  I was nine when  H u r r i c a n e  B e t s y hit and was the most destructive at that point causing a [...]

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Dear Insurance Agent:

Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Dear Insurance Agent:
I got your phone message.  As you know, I’m asking that you review your records and adjust my fire class to a 9, which is better than a 10 P.C.  I have learned the P.C. means it’s Pretty Certain my house would burn down before the fire department arrives.  This adjustment should lower [...]

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Some Visitors are not Welcome, They’re Just Not

Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »

(Picture ganked from these people, Wash and Glow)
Got that, “I don’t feel well feeling?” It’s a lot different from that “Damn, I drank too much wine last night feeling.” Or that, “Yeah buddy, I ate too much of that spicy dish last night feeling.” Yep, it’s that “If I blow my nose [...]

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