Hi, Brandy. I'll have a glass of wine again. I stayed in. We even got snow here in central Massachusetts, and some of it stuck. Tomorrow morning will not be a good commute.
As for tires, my car is new (around 2-3000 miles) and the tires are supposed to be good in the winter. I'll see. They have to be better than my old car, which had some real problems when it got out of alignment, and did not have antilock brakes. But I've avoided accidents in the winter.
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend. Just got back from Jacksonville. I went up to see my cousin and to catch a Jags game. Exhusted. I will have a scotch please Brandy.
Evening, all. Kids are put down for the night and I'm beat from taking care of the sick ones. Our daughter is tougher and less whiny than her little brothers. They are such little bitches when they're sick.
"The bombing was a very big deal. It was indeed a suicide bombing, the man’s name was Abdul Rahed Mohammadi Sarabani, who was associated with the military wing of Jundullah, headed by Abdulmalik Khan Rigi. The IRGC had killed two of his brothers, and this was an act of vengeance, carried out to inflict maximum damage on the RGs. The target was a large theater, which holds up to two thousand people. It is part of a large military complex, one of the most important in the country.
The people there were attending an urgent strategy session. Due to the recent attacks by the Pakistani armed forces in Waziristan, many al Qaeda and Taliban leaders and fighters had fled to the Iranian side of the Baluchistan border (Sarbaz is less than an hour’s drive from the Pakistani side). Here is a map from Google.
The purpose of the strategy session was to assist the terrorists, to help them reorganize, to rearm them, to arrange to get them back into Pakistan and, for at least some of them, thence to Afghanistan. For that reason, attendance counted many very important people."
In defiance of all you good people here and the excellent fun. I do need my sleep urgently, alas it'll be short. - - - Gals, guys 'n 'menschen'. See y'all down the road. I love {y’all) Really!
The Iranian regime is unraveling now. Unexplained explosions, questionable fires, assassinations, etc. The regime will play hardball, but apparently, so are who ever is behind these bombings.
Port is often used for communion wine since it's higher alcohol content makes it more hygienic. It also has a strong enough flavor to make you aware you've had something to drink.
What a gorgeous autumn weekend. Loads of sinshine made it just perfect for strolling 'round the 'hood and the nearby forest and the fall perfume! Intoxicating!
I took Lil Miss to the groomers to trim her nails and what is a 5 min car ride, took us 40 mins to walk one way and another 40 to return but it was loverly to be outside today.
Did someone mention Port? Coincidentally, I slaved over a hot stove caramelizing spanish onions into a classic French Onion soup this afternoon and added some Port to deglaze. Heavenly aroma and sublime flavor. Wunnerful.
Miss Brandy, luv, I'll take a glass of Port, pleaseandthankyou!
Pictures? I usually carry my camera everywhere I go when we terrorize the 'hod but for some reason I completely forgot today. I'll have to remember for the next time and then I'll post a few. In the fall leaves, you can't pick out Lil Miss on the forest floor - she blends right in - except for the jewelled barrette that read "DIVA!" in her hair. :D
Which reminds me of a poem written by a very sweet but rather dim student many years ago. She built the entire poem around a metaphorical pearl. The image she was aiming at was "pearl of wisdom," but what she ended up with "pearl beyond price."
When I explained that this was frequently used as a literary and theological metaphor for virginity, she got horribly embarassed. The crux of the poem was that she was trying to offer wisdom to a teacher (not me) who she thought had erred greatly in his search for knowledge (which he had IMHO). What it ended up sounding like on account of the ill-chosen metaphor was a plea for him to deflower her.
Of course had the double-entendre been intentional and masterfully executed, the poem had been truly magnificent. As it was, there was no tension intended.
We had a great time and she's now snoring on the Commie Sofa with a full fuzzy tummy, dreaming her Big Dog dreams and belching every once in a while like the lady she is. :D
My little Mr. and little Miss don't know it yet but they are getting baths later.
Thanks, Brandy. The apple pie leaked in the oven and made a smokey mess here. Mr Tiger is cranky. But the Phils are winning! And there is a bunch of funny stuff on the net tonight.
Miss Trixie, I was planning on doing earlier but little Miss was hiding. LOL, there is a little chihuahua down the street that hates his baths too, I often see his "mom" chasing him down the block with a towel in her hand. Towels are a dead giveaway.
Thanks for the bevvie, Brandy, and it's time for my beauty sleep. It's been a marvelous day and I have work tomorrow that needs gettin' done so I'll say goodnight to everyone.
I can't post from work but I'll stop in after. Until tomorrow, have a loverly evening, all.
Lucius, did you ever see the Twilight Zone episode, "The Changing of the Guard"? In it, a teacher feels his life has been wasted, but learns that it was not.
To avoid spoilers, I'll leave you to look up more.
There is a kid who, on his last paper, used Roman numerals to number the footnotes. I told him that, acc. to the Chicago Manual of Style, he needed to use Arabic numerals.
So what did he do? He used the Arabic font for the numbers in the notes.
CC, I've been meaning to ask. I had assumed that whoever was running the blog at the moment was CC, but you seem to be the same person. And female, correct. Pardon the stupid questions.
Chocolate and peppers make a natural combination -- Mole Sauce, for example.
My recipe for hot chocolate?
1 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup cream 1/4 cup sugar 2 blocks bakers chocolate pinch salt.
Heat up the milk, cream, sugar, and salt. Add chopped up chocolate. Slowly heat until it foams up. Remove from heat and beat down. Return to heat until it foams up again and beat down -- do this a total of three times, then pour into glasses.
There are no stupid questions, Spenser! Only stupid answers, from me. ; )
I am the only one using this nick (because this started as my Blogspot - which we never intended to use to build the community, but because the new place is taking a while, we opened it up for everyone while we wait), but there are a bunch of people doing different jobs on the blog. I am female, yes. C2 is essentially Running Bare's (it was his concept, and the real site is at his domain, with his hosting - and he is a software engineer, building the new place from scratch for us), but it's really a team effort and there's input from all kinds of people, including the community.
I'm happy to answer anything you're curious about, if I can.
Kosh, you're so very welcome. Thank you for being here.
And V/T, yes, you guys did know me before and I'm sure that info will come your way eventually - I just don't say it here 'cause I don't want others to be disappointed when they find out. LOL : ) (If you are in touch with Pink, or littleoldlady, or realwest - or any number of people - they can tell you. I was essentially a nobody.)
Where we have our dogs boarded and groomed, they once found a dog had dug up under his kennel (outside with a dirt floor) and caught and eaten a mole. Not one of our dogs, but I wouldn't put it past our largest (standard poodle, 63 lbs).
Brandy, I haven't, and I've been thinking about that a lot! I figured he was just doing interesting weekend things...I hope he's all right. I sure miss his sense of humor when he's not around!
Oh, they are. See, they're American. FNC, not so much. America is now left-wing, and if you're not 100% left-wing (it's not as though FNC has NO contributors on the left), you're out of step I guess.
It's like how it used to be bash the POTUS 24/7, but now, suddenly, it's important to "respect the office". Just overnight, it became important to do that. Nevermind the eight-year orgy of hatred the left just subjected us to.
Evening mates, been hanging out at the unmentionable 2.0 site. I see a lot of names I haven't talked to in a while. Its been a beautiful day in ATL, and I will take a stout please....
The Obama admin getting into the media tussle with Fox is a bad move, we saw it coming six months ago with the snubbing of the NYT in favor of the Huffington Post. So the Obama attack on Fox is no surprise and as even the liberals have noted, is already backfiring against Obama with Fox news ratings continuing to grow and dominate the category. I predict an Obama implosion in two years at the latest. It will not be pretty! The problem is the Republicans are still "Democrat lite" offering no real solutions for our bloated government and the insane deficit that both parties created.
LoFlyer, here's our policy statement if you'd like to take a look at it. (There are a couple of versions floating around.)
There's also something I'd like to say generally about this (not aimed at you, LoFlyer - to everyone who might be reading), because I think some people don't understand what drives us here - we don't really have our policy because we're trying to tell people how to think or feel about anything. We really don't intend to do that at all.
The primary reason we have it is to try to keep the focus of this blog from becoming other blogs, or blog wars - because our vision for C2 is something else. We just don't want to spend energy working on something that focuses on some other experience - we want to create a new one. We don't seek to tell anyone how to feel, where else to post or not post, what to say, what to think - we just ask that on C2, we look ahead.
We've pulled a lot of posts that don't do anything other than mention someplace or someone - and we wish we didn't have to do that, but it just keeps comments from snowballing and helps keep the overall tone on-track.
LoFlyer, Fox is kicking the pants off the other networks. People are waking up and the only way the libs can fight that is to attempt to descredit the messenger. their problem is, the message has already been sent and received.
So the Obama attack on Fox is no surprise and as even the liberals have noted, is already backfiring against Obama with Fox news ratings continuing to grow and dominate the category.
C² as much as I want sometimes to mention another place, I find that the atmosphere here is so much better because of the policy, that I'm glad I can't.
First?
ReplyDeleteSecond?
ReplyDeleteThird?
ReplyDeleteHi Cal, you got it! Irish whiskey tonight?
ReplyDelete{Brandy}
ReplyDeleteI've told the guys downstairs to come up. Tomorrow is my first work day again after two weeks.
So I'll have only one and then I must leave earlier today.
Cal, here you are. Check out the cute glasses we got. Be sure to take one home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending them up.
ReplyDeleteWhat time is it there now?
Hi, Brandy. I'll have a glass of wine again.
ReplyDeleteI stayed in. We even got snow here in central Massachusetts, and some of it stuck. Tomorrow morning will not be a good commute.
It tastes that much better now. :-)
ReplyDeleteHere's your wine, Kosh. Hope you like it.
ReplyDeleteBrandy - 2:11am
ReplyDelete--
Kosh - Fun 'n slip commute. Have you changed to M&S tires yet?
I don't envy you folks who have to deal with snow. It is pretty and that's about it.
ReplyDeleteWho wants to see my baby pic?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tokyomango.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/03/attachment.jpg
Wow, I knew it was something like that. Hope you don't have to get up too early.
ReplyDeleteDEZ
ReplyDeletesooo cute!
Thank you, Brandy.
ReplyDeleteAs for tires, my car is new (around 2-3000 miles) and the tires are supposed to be good in the winter. I'll see. They have to be better than my old car, which had some real problems when it got out of alignment, and did not have antilock brakes. But I've avoided accidents in the winter.
Work starts at 7:30am, wham!
ReplyDeleteDEZ, you were a cute little tyke. LOL Are you drinking San Miguel's tonight in honor of your misspent youth?
ReplyDeleteHi everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend. Just got back from Jacksonville. I went up to see my cousin and to catch a Jags game. Exhusted. I will have a scotch please Brandy.
ReplyDeleteI was a bottle baby. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's early alright. The average joe around here doesn't start until 8:00.
ReplyDeleteMisspent youth?
ReplyDeleteSacrilege!
Yes please Brandi. ;)
DEZ,
ReplyDeleteI was a bottle baby. ;)
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Same here, so we have issues as they say. ;-)
Here's your scotch Erik. Hope the game was a good one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandy. It was. Jags won in OT. Worth the drive. :)))
ReplyDeleteHello everybody! Brandy please, brandy...
ReplyDeleteA truly lovely day up here today. Cool & sunny, fall colours on the leaves. We closed up the cottage today after a last walk on the beach.
Brandy - six of my eight hours work time are to give computer 101 classes and teaching how to make CVs. Stresses you out quite considerably!
ReplyDeleteSan Miguel it is, DEZ!
ReplyDeleteYes callahan, we have issues.
ReplyDeleteWe like bosoms!
Cal, I wouldn't want to teach Computer 101, especially to someone like me. ;-)
ReplyDeleteComing right up Kenneth.
Evening, all. Kids are put down for the night and I'm beat from taking care of the sick ones. Our daughter is tougher and less whiny than her little brothers. They are such little bitches when they're sick.
ReplyDeleteHere you are Kenneth. Sounds beautiful up where you are.
ReplyDeleteBrandy,
ReplyDeleteCal, I wouldn't want to teach Computer 101, especially to someone like me. ;-)
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I'd be very patient. ;-)
Hi Spenser, sorry to hear about the kids. Beer tonight? Something stronger?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brandy. Maybe a port?
ReplyDeleteDEZ,
ReplyDeleteYes callahan, we have issues.
We like bosoms!
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I am a little schizo on that 'I also like the bottoms'. Well shaped, hmmm.
Cal, I am so not technical. I remember threatening our first computer (before windows) with an axe. LOL
ReplyDeleteLatest on Khamenei Watch
ReplyDeleteThe Balouchistan Bomb and Other Explosions
"The bombing was a very big deal. It was indeed a suicide bombing, the man’s name was Abdul Rahed Mohammadi Sarabani, who was associated with the military wing of Jundullah, headed by Abdulmalik Khan Rigi. The IRGC had killed two of his brothers, and this was an act of vengeance, carried out to inflict maximum damage on the RGs. The target was a large theater, which holds up to two thousand people. It is part of a large military complex, one of the most important in the country.
The people there were attending an urgent strategy session. Due to the recent attacks by the Pakistani armed forces in Waziristan, many al Qaeda and Taliban leaders and fighters had fled to the Iranian side of the Baluchistan border (Sarbaz is less than an hour’s drive from the Pakistani side). Here is a map from Google.
The purpose of the strategy session was to assist the terrorists, to help them reorganize, to rearm them, to arrange to get them back into Pakistan and, for at least some of them, thence to Afghanistan. For that reason, attendance counted many very important people."
Ledeen has the inside poop.
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/
Callahan is hitting on Brandi again.
ReplyDeleteBack away Callahan.... she has an AXE!
ReplyDeleteIt's dark, I have a bunch of papers to finish grading and kids to get into bed.
ReplyDeleteI am a perfectly diurnal creature, which makes winters rough for me. When the sun goes down I want to sleep.
Here you go, Spenser. This should take the edge off.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Brandy!
ReplyDeleteHi Lucius. Anything to drink before you take off?
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Kenneth.
ReplyDeleteInteresting news from Iran indeed.
In defiance of all you good people here and the excellent fun.
ReplyDeleteI do need my sleep urgently, alas it'll be short.
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Gals, guys 'n 'menschen'.
See y'all down the road.
I love {y’all) Really!
Sweet dreams {{Callahan}}.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all! {{Brandy}}
ReplyDelete-
Spenser - I hope your kids will be better soon.
The Iranian regime is unraveling now. Unexplained explosions, questionable fires, assassinations, etc. The regime will play hardball, but apparently, so are who ever is behind these bombings.
ReplyDeletejukebox LOL
ReplyDeleteCallahan23 said...
ReplyDeleteI am a little schizo on that 'I also like the bottoms'. Well shaped, hmmm.
Kosh's Shadow says -
For you, Callahan23
Ah, I'd love to stay & chat, but it's time to put the little fellow to bed.
ReplyDeleteGood night all, and play nice.
Kenneth, reminds me I should check Winston's blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cal, sleep well.
ReplyDeleteNight Callahan.
ReplyDeleteSweet dreams Kenneth.
ReplyDeleteThis port is going down nicely, thanks Brandy.
ReplyDeleteThey are dropping like bar flies!
ReplyDeleteIrish Coffee, if you please, Miss Brandy.
ReplyDeleteMost welcome Spenser. I haven't had port in years. I suppose I should try it again sometime.
ReplyDeleteBar Wench Brandy said...
ReplyDeleteMost welcome Spenser. I haven't had port in years. I suppose I should try it again sometime.
Any Port in a storm!
Port is often used for communion wine since it's higher alcohol content makes it more hygienic. It also has a strong enough flavor to make you aware you've had something to drink.
ReplyDeleteHere you are Lucius. I fixed it up real pretty for you. ;-)
ReplyDeleteEvening folks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous autumn weekend. Loads of sinshine made it just perfect for strolling 'round the 'hood and the nearby forest and the fall perfume! Intoxicating!
I took Lil Miss to the groomers to trim her nails and what is a 5 min car ride, took us 40 mins to walk one way and another 40 to return but it was loverly to be outside today.
Did someone mention Port? Coincidentally, I slaved over a hot stove caramelizing spanish onions into a classic French Onion soup this afternoon and added some Port to deglaze. Heavenly aroma and sublime flavor. Wunnerful.
Miss Brandy, luv, I'll take a glass of Port, pleaseandthankyou!
Miss Trixie, with you here, we all can enjoy sunshine.
ReplyDeleteMiss Trixie, I can smell your soup from here! Yum!
ReplyDeleteHi there Miss Trixie. Sounds like you had a wonderful day! Did you take any pictures?
ReplyDeleteHere's a glass of port for you.
Just read two excellent papers by excellent students. There are pearls in some of these oysters after all.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that makes you feel good Lucius.
ReplyDeletePictures? I usually carry my camera everywhere I go when we terrorize the 'hod but for some reason I completely forgot today. I'll have to remember for the next time and then I'll post a few. In the fall leaves, you can't pick out Lil Miss on the forest floor - she blends right in - except for the jewelled barrette that read "DIVA!" in her hair. :D
ReplyDelete*sip*
Perfect! Thanks Brandy, you're a fine girl ... :D
Which reminds me of a poem written by a very sweet but rather dim student many years ago. She built the entire poem around a metaphorical pearl. The image she was aiming at was "pearl of wisdom," but what she ended up with "pearl beyond price."
ReplyDeleteWhen I explained that this was frequently used as a literary and theological metaphor for virginity, she got horribly embarassed. The crux of the poem was that she was trying to offer wisdom to a teacher (not me) who she thought had erred greatly in his search for knowledge (which he had IMHO). What it ended up sounding like on account of the ill-chosen metaphor was a plea for him to deflower her.
Brandy -- if I can get through to one in twenty, I feel like my existence is somehow justified.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet your Lil Miss had a wonderful time today, Miss Trixie.
ReplyDeleteMy little Mr. and little Miss don't know it yet but they are getting baths later.
Lucius, Lucius, Lucius.
ReplyDeleteYou owe me a new keyboard.
Of course had the double-entendre been intentional and masterfully executed, the poem had been truly magnificent. As it was, there was no tension intended.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds about right Lucius. Wonder if out teachers said the same about us. Somehow, I think we had a much higher percentage.
ReplyDeleteOMG in re that poem. LOL
ReplyDeleteGood evening friends. Finally stopped raining here. How are things?
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time and she's now snoring on the Commie Sofa with a full fuzzy tummy, dreaming her Big Dog dreams and belching every once in a while like the lady she is. :D
ReplyDeleteMy little Mr. and little Miss don't know it yet but they are getting baths later.
*snicker*
Things are a little slow here at the pub, Violet, but we're having a nice time. Are you drinking your usual?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brandy.
ReplyDeleteThe apple pie leaked in the oven and made a smokey mess here. Mr Tiger is cranky. But the Phils are winning! And there is a bunch of funny stuff on the net tonight.
Miss Trixie, I was planning on doing earlier but little Miss was hiding. LOL, there is a little chihuahua down the street that hates his baths too, I often see his "mom" chasing him down the block with a towel in her hand. Towels are a dead giveaway.
ReplyDelete*finshes the last sip of excellent Port*
ReplyDelete*yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn*
Thanks for the bevvie, Brandy, and it's time for my beauty sleep. It's been a marvelous day and I have work tomorrow that needs gettin' done so I'll say goodnight to everyone.
I can't post from work but I'll stop in after. Until tomorrow, have a loverly evening, all.
Get a cat, friends. They bathe themselves.
ReplyDeleteHere you are Violet.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few funny things on the web too but haven't been home much so need to catch up.
Okay, who is still in the pub tonight?
ReplyDeleteI've got an apple pie to share.
Hey VT, we've had that happen before in the oven, caramelized sugars making a blue smoke pour out of your oven.
ReplyDeleteSweet dreams Miss Trixie. Stop by again soon!
ReplyDeleteSpenser, it also makes for a cranky husband, scurrying cats and smoke alarms.
ReplyDeleteAh, domestic bliss.....
Lucius, did you ever see the Twilight Zone episode, "The Changing of the Guard"?
ReplyDeleteIn it, a teacher feels his life has been wasted, but learns that it was not.
To avoid spoilers, I'll leave you to look up more.
Gonna get ready for Monday morning, night all.
ReplyDeleteLater my green buddy. Sleep tight.:)))
ReplyDeleteI'll take a piece of pie but it doesn't seem fair that I get the pie while your hubbie gets the smoke :)
ReplyDeleteErik, he's not green tonight, he's red, white and blue.
ReplyDelete'Night Dez, Miss Trixie.
ReplyDeleteOh, and Mr Tiger moaned and groaned so much, he deserves the smoke ;)
Sweet dreams DEZ.
ReplyDeleteOy.
ReplyDeleteThere is a kid who, on his last paper, used Roman numerals to number the footnotes. I told him that, acc. to the Chicago Manual of Style, he needed to use Arabic numerals.
So what did he do? He used the Arabic font for the numbers in the notes.
Back to square one.
Apple pie and port? Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteActually, Apple Pie, a big chunk of Chedder and a pint of Stout makes for a nice winter luncheon.
Beans
ReplyDeleteLucius, pie and beer? Seriously?
ReplyDeleteSquash
ReplyDeleteRhubarb
ReplyDeleteBrussel sprouts
ReplyDeleteJorline, Hi! Sorry, I had a phone call from Helen looking for Sage. LOL Coming right up with your beer.
ReplyDeleteVT -- seriously -- try it some time. Apple Pie, a wedge of sharp chedder, and a pint o' Guiness. It is truly a yummy combination.
ReplyDeleteBrussels Sprouts ... mmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteHere's your Tecate and a chilled glass. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandy Beer.
ReplyDeleteI'll try it. Do like the cheddar with the pie.
ReplyDeleteVT Brussel Sprouts and Beer!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm
BRAAAAAAAANDY! How are you doing? Pretty quiet in here tonight. (Weekends are just like that.)
ReplyDeleteWe need avatars back. Bare even told them how to fix it!
ReplyDeleteMy wife just gave me a sip of her homemade hot chocolate and asked me to guess the secret ingredient..
ReplyDeleteCayenne pepper. Hmm. Pretty good, actually.
Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm
ReplyDeleteBarack Hussein Obama!
Jorline, don't start with that mmm mmmm mm.
ReplyDeleteGah, I hate that song.
Do you want some Guiness then, Violet?
ReplyDeleteCC, I've been meaning to ask. I had assumed that whoever was running the blog at the moment was CC, but you seem to be the same person. And female, correct. Pardon the stupid questions.
ReplyDeleteSpenser, I have a friend who makes gourmet chocolates, and I learned that from her...it's amazing stuff. She makes chili pepper truffles.
ReplyDeleteSpenser (with an S) said...
ReplyDeleteMy wife just gave me a sip of her homemade hot chocolate and asked me to guess the secret ingredient..
Cayenne pepper. Hmm. Pretty good, actually.
Really, Cayenne pepper in hot chocolate?
Sounds interesting Spenser.
Hey there CC! Can I get you anything?
ReplyDeleteOh sure, Brandy. What the heck!
ReplyDeleteVioletTiger said...
ReplyDeleteJorline, don't start with that mmm mmmm mm.
Gah, I hate that song.
Mmmmmmm....OK, LOL!
I thought that the Incas used all kind of non-sweet spices with chocolate.
ReplyDeleteJust a pinch to cut through her plugged sinuses. It's still sweet, but with an afterbite.
ReplyDeleteHere you are then Violet! Thanks again for the apple pie. It was yummy.
ReplyDeleteChocolate and peppers make a natural combination -- Mole Sauce, for example.
ReplyDeleteMy recipe for hot chocolate?
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 blocks bakers chocolate
pinch salt.
Heat up the milk, cream, sugar, and salt. Add chopped up chocolate. Slowly heat until it foams up. Remove from heat and beat down. Return to heat until it foams up again and beat down -- do this a total of three times, then pour into glasses.
There are no stupid questions, Spenser! Only stupid answers, from me. ; )
ReplyDeleteI am the only one using this nick (because this started as my Blogspot - which we never intended to use to build the community, but because the new place is taking a while, we opened it up for everyone while we wait), but there are a bunch of people doing different jobs on the blog. I am female, yes. C2 is essentially Running Bare's (it was his concept, and the real site is at his domain, with his hosting - and he is a software engineer, building the new place from scratch for us), but it's really a team effort and there's input from all kinds of people, including the community.
I'm happy to answer anything you're curious about, if I can.
Thank, Brandy.
ReplyDeleteMole sauce? I like my moles with ketchup, thanks.
VioletTiger -
ReplyDeleteI believe the Inca chocolate wasn't sweet; they didn't have sugar the way we do.
Jorline, cute beer song. LOL
ReplyDeleteBrandy, I'm having a pumpkin spice latte, so I'm covered - I brought it in with me. Thanks. : )
ReplyDeleteWell, C² thank you for this place. It is much more comfortable than the old one.
ReplyDeleteC2, did we know you before as somebody else? You don't have to say if you prefer not.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds yummy, CC.
ReplyDeleteI have a Japanese recipe for Moles under Grass.
ReplyDeleteHas anybody seen Sasquatch lately?
ReplyDeleteKosh, you're so very welcome. Thank you for being here.
ReplyDeleteAnd V/T, yes, you guys did know me before and I'm sure that info will come your way eventually - I just don't say it here 'cause I don't want others to be disappointed when they find out. LOL : ) (If you are in touch with Pink, or littleoldlady, or realwest - or any number of people - they can tell you. I was essentially a nobody.)
Lucius Septimius said...
ReplyDeleteI have a Japanese recipe for Moles under Grass.
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great, I'll let my cats know ;)
Moles under grass?
ReplyDeleteWhere we have our dogs boarded and groomed, they once found a dog had dug up under his kennel (outside with a dirt floor) and caught and eaten a mole.
Not one of our dogs, but I wouldn't put it past our largest (standard poodle, 63 lbs).
Brandy, I haven't, and I've been thinking about that a lot! I figured he was just doing interesting weekend things...I hope he's all right. I sure miss his sense of humor when he's not around!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds yummy, CC.
ReplyDeleteIt is! Bare bought it for me. I have a little addiction to them though...I need to cut back!
Drive by post.
ReplyDeleteGO PHILLIES!
Time for a beer, formercorpsman?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the score?
Formercorpsman--yeah Phillies!
ReplyDeleteHey look! Newsweek is doing something useful!
ReplyDeleteMaking Halloween masks to download and print!
They really are assholes over there at Newsweek.
ReplyDeleteCC, funny. I got some ideas now.....
ReplyDeleteCC, after that last article I read at Newsweek, calling Fox un-American, I don't know that I'll ever click on one of their links again. Trash rag.
ReplyDeleteViolet, it must have been that "I was essentially a nobody" thing. Or my use of the word "asshole" all the time. LOL : )
ReplyDeleteCC, I meant costumes ideas! But I do think I know who you are/were.
ReplyDeleteHi pub persons. LOL. How's everybody doing?
ReplyDeleteOh, they are. See, they're American. FNC, not so much. America is now left-wing, and if you're not 100% left-wing (it's not as though FNC has NO contributors on the left), you're out of step I guess.
ReplyDeleteIt's like how it used to be bash the POTUS 24/7, but now, suddenly, it's important to "respect the office". Just overnight, it became important to do that. Nevermind the eight-year orgy of hatred the left just subjected us to.
Evening mates, been hanging out at the unmentionable 2.0 site. I see a lot of names I haven't talked to in a while. Its been a beautiful day in ATL, and I will take a stout please....
ReplyDeleteHI PBJ! Nice to see you :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat can I get you?
I guess my usual martini with a lemon twist. Thanks Brandy.
ReplyDeleteOh, V/T! LOL Sorry!! I had that on the brain I guess.
ReplyDeleteI don't know who I'll dress up as this year. Bill Ayers is scary and the costume would be easy. Maybe him.
Hey LoFlyer, PJB, how are things?
ReplyDeleteLoFlyer, WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME. Let me point you to the policy (though you seem a little familiar with it) - brb! Good to see you!
ReplyDeleteHere ya go, PBJ! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOk, dammit! What bar wench do I have to orally pleasure* to get a drink around here? Huh?
ReplyDelete(* by that I mean, speak kind, polite words to)
Welcome, LoFlyer! I heard you'd dropped by. Pink Freud was looking for you a couple of days ago, I'll tell her you were here.
ReplyDeleteHere's your stout, on the house! Arrrrgh, matey!
Bare! I didn't even see you come in! I'm said oral-pleasure deficient wench .....what can I get ya?
ReplyDeleteWow Brandy. You are really getting fancy with the drinks here! Beautiful.
ReplyDeletePhillies are kicking some butt tonight.
ReplyDeletePretty drinks for a pretty lady, PBJ! :-)
ReplyDeleteBare! I didn't even see you come in! I'm said oral-pleasure deficient wench .....what can I get ya?
ReplyDeleteWell, beautiful nice decent kind-hearted woman of destiny, a Coca Cola would certainly soothe the savage beast, and thank you kindly!
The Obama admin getting into the media tussle with Fox is a bad move, we saw it coming six months ago with the snubbing of the NYT in favor of the Huffington Post. So the Obama attack on Fox is no surprise and as even the liberals have noted, is already backfiring against Obama with Fox news ratings continuing to grow and dominate the category. I predict an Obama implosion in two years at the latest. It will not be pretty! The problem is the Republicans are still "Democrat lite" offering no real solutions for our bloated government and the insane deficit that both parties created.
ReplyDeleteLoFlyer! It's really nice to see you mate!
ReplyDeleteViolet, I'm doing fine, thanks. Busy weekend but it was all fun.
Why Brandy, thanks. (Doubles tip.)
ReplyDeleteDoubles tip
ReplyDeleteWe sell those here????? Oh man, whomever runs this pub;s gift shop is in a LOT of trouble. Grrr.
Bare, we stocked these just for you: breast-shaped coke bottles. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, PBJ! Glad you could make some time for us. :-)
ReplyDeleteLoFlyer, here's our policy statement if you'd like to take a look at it. (There are a couple of versions floating around.)
ReplyDeleteThere's also something I'd like to say generally about this (not aimed at you, LoFlyer - to everyone who might be reading), because I think some people don't understand what drives us here - we don't really have our policy because we're trying to tell people how to think or feel about anything. We really don't intend to do that at all.
The primary reason we have it is to try to keep the focus of this blog from becoming other blogs, or blog wars - because our vision for C2 is something else. We just don't want to spend energy working on something that focuses on some other experience - we want to create a new one. We don't seek to tell anyone how to feel, where else to post or not post, what to say, what to think - we just ask that on C2, we look ahead.
We've pulled a lot of posts that don't do anything other than mention someplace or someone - and we wish we didn't have to do that, but it just keeps comments from snowballing and helps keep the overall tone on-track.
Anyway, WELCOME and we're glad to see you.
You are so awesome, Brandy. Remind me to double your salary.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome guys, Just want to talk politics and whatever is on your mind....
ReplyDeleteI heard a rumor that Helen was retiring from journalism and coming to run the gift shop.
ReplyDeleteLoFlyer, Fox is kicking the pants off the other networks. People are waking up and the only way the libs can fight that is to attempt to descredit the messenger. their problem is, the message has already been sent and received.
ReplyDeleteGood. I just hope she remembers to turn the overhead fan on when she uses the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteWell, beautiful nice decent kind-hearted woman of destiny, a Coca Cola would certainly soothe the savage beast, and thank you kindly!
ReplyDeleteYour ex-wife is there?
You got it, Bare. We can work out the terms once we lock up, ok? ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour ex-wife is there?
ReplyDeleteNo, that's the Ignorant Beast.
LoFlyer, have you run across Realwest yet?
ReplyDeleteSo the Obama attack on Fox is no surprise and as even the liberals have noted, is already backfiring against Obama with Fox news ratings continuing to grow and dominate the category.
ReplyDeleteFNC is like the Road Runner. MEEP MEEP! VRROOOM!
Bare's ex wife is in the bathroom with Helen?
ReplyDeleteBare's ex-wife's nickname is The Beast. It's in his phone that way. LOL
ReplyDeleteBeast, The
ReplyDeleteBare's ex-wife's nickname is The Beast.
ReplyDeleteMine's right under hers, as "The Breast".
Breast, The.
ReplyDelete;-)
Mine's right under hers, as "The Breast".
ReplyDeleteCC's is right above everyone elses, listed as "Awesomest Ever, The"
I like breasts. Just for the record.
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
ReplyDeleteC² as much as I want sometimes to mention another place, I find that the atmosphere here is so much better because of the policy, that I'm glad I can't.
ReplyDelete[GO PHILLIES!]
ReplyDeleteLove,
Best, The.
Folks, I'm going to issue last call ...we're starting our new thread in 2 minutes. You're welcome to bring your drinks upstairs, though!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kosh. I like the whole looking forward thing and there are some awesome people here.
ReplyDeleteOh, and fruitcup may be a tad late tomorrow...
ReplyDelete[GO, PHILLIES!]
Don't mind if I do take my drink up Brandy. I'll take good care of the glass.
ReplyDeletelittleoldlady, maybe this time I won't be too late for fruitcup
ReplyDeleteKosh, that's good to know. It's a pain sometimes, we know it is - but the end result is going to be worth it. We see that already.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has been VERY cool about it all. We're thrilled with the community you guys are building with us.
Littleoldlady! Fancy seeing you here!
ReplyDelete/folks, we might need to stay open a bit longer.
Can I get you anything to drink, lol?