Er…or just a reason, really. Every Day with Rachael Ray has a section every month with a recipe you can share with your pet. This month’s is Pumpkin Barley with Turkey. If When we get a dog, I’ll try it out.

When making chowder, use a dough cutter to squash the potatoes after they’re cooked through. Pleasantly chunky results.

Escaped a little early from work and spent an hour driving along this road I’d been eying for a month or so. DRAGRONMAN’S SHOOTING RANGE AND PAINTBALL FIELD Sheesh. Two great tastes that do not go together. I also passed a sign that (I think) said something about the next two miles cleaned courtesy of

“You’re about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.” “A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening ear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I’d mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of

Lee set up a computer in the spare bedroom as a “quiet” computer/server, as a result of which, I was able to get what I thought would be ten hours of writing done in five and a half. I love my daughter, but she’s the opposite of focus, you know?

Dave and Margie, Doyce, and Katherine all came down from Denver yesterday to hang out. We played…I can’t remember the name now, but it was a card game with a special deck and a barbell-looking thing that you grabbed. Crap. What was it called? We also played Shab al-Hiri Roach, which was meant to be

…if you’re wearing a hula skirt and yelling, “I’m at the beach! Shake-a-shake-a-shake-a!” At least, according to Ray.

From Merriam Webster Online Newsletter, September 2006: After debuting at number one in June, Nelly Furtado’s single “Promiscuous Girl” stayed hot all summer, and its popularity helped the word promiscuous earn the top spot as the most looked-up word at Merriam-Webster Online this summer. Oddly enough, the lyrics to “Promiscuous Girl” correspond only loosely with

I think I may have found a niche. Probably not my only niche, as it might get old after a while. I’m trying to talk a new magazine publisher into letting me write humorous articles about the area where food and sex meet. “Cooking Naked (Rule #1: Don’t Deep Fry)”“Chocolate is Like Sex: Easy Recipies

We went shopping at Lowe’s this morning. For some reason, this was a far more nerve-wracking experience than it should have been. Waaaaaiiiiiit! I don’t want to buy that, I haven’t been able to comparison shop! How will I know it’s the best deal? How will I know there isn’t one I’d like better at