Went to dinner with Glen and some cohorts at the Cambridge Brewing Company last night, after work. The beer, as usual, was the highlight of the consumables — I had a glass of Scotch Ale in a teardrop glass, which suited me to a T. A little sweet, a little malty, and with that funny [...]
An idea worth refining, I think Came up with this one all by myself: take a piece of salmon. Paint it with a little cider/mustard reduction. Cover the whole thing with paper-thin apple slices (a mandoline or a very steady hand works best, here). Paint them with a little melted butter. Bake. Finish under a [...]
Hullabaloo In reference to the most recent scary speech from Cheney, in which he repeatedly refers to the terrorists as an entirely new and dire kind of enemy, one which justifies any means at all in combat. Very, very well said. Islamic terrorists here, as always, are depicted as omnipotent villains with quite attainable dreams [...]
Someone shook the New Hampshire snowglobe this morning. Big puffy flakes lazing down past the eaves and our half-decorated Christmas tree, which we’ll be taking down this weekend, once Epiphany is gone. Got the new Death Cab For Cutie album from the iTMS, which provides a moody, lyrical backdrop to working and snowwatching. Breakfast: a [...]
Had a fun New Year’s up here in NH with some of the usual crew and Luke, as well, who provided a nice dose of the unusual. We had a little snow, but mostly the weekend was fairly mild. Luke and I walked back and forth between the two houses several times in our shirtsleeves, [...]