Category: miscellaneous

I stumbled across this image while perusing the Internet this morning. It is actually the logo of something called the Lovedale Long Lunch. Having no idea what that was but curious since I was borrowing the image, I had to look.

The Web site says… “The Lovedale Long Lunch is an annual event, held on the third weekend in May. It is a progressive-type lunch where visitors wine and dine their way around the seven participating wineries over the weekend enjoying a glass of wine, gourmet food, fabulous music and art.”

The logo is cool, but the lunch sounds cooler! I doubt I’ll ever get to experience it, though. It only happens once a year (in May) and it takes place in New South Wales, which according to Wikipedia, is “Australia’s most populous state.”

Now that THAT is out of the way…

Yesterday was Thirsty Third Thursday. It is a sort of holiday that Shannon, Amy and I invented as an excuse to get together. We always have a good time when we do, and it never seemed to happen often enough, so we created our own holiday. We’ve pretty much stuck to it all year, although sometimes it has happened on the fourth Wednesday.

July’s TTT was not the same without Amy, who is away in Virginia for the summer. We missed you, Amy! (She is one of my most-loyal readers.) But Shannon and I couldn’t let our holiday pass uncelebrated, so we went without her.

I have to give Shannon full credit for introducing me to Helen’s Garden, a cool little restaurant “on the square” in Canton, one of Baltimore’s more famous neighborhoods. We celebrated TTT there earlier this year.

They have a “notorious” happy hour Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (by the bar clock) where you get half price glasses of wine at the bar only. As Shannon says, “they have nice pours”, too. That means they don’t skimp on the portions, even if they are letting me steal a $13 glass of wine for $6.50.

Not only do we get to enjoy good company, we get to try all different kinds of wine, too. Even beyond those we purchased, it turned out, because we were there WAY early and were the only folks at the bar besides Gordon, the wineseller, and Tim the bartender. (Amy, I got there first!)

Gordon and Tim were, of course, discussing the different wines. We joined the discussion and got to enjoy some samples. Now I know what “earthy” means. And that if you feel the sweetness on the tip of your tongue it is from the sugar in the wine, but if you feel the sweetness all over the tongue, it is from the fruit.

I also learned, finally, that their Pork Chops au Poivre are TO DIE FOR. According to Baltimore Eats, they “are bathed for two days in a unique brine of salt and spices then grilled with a brown sugar bourbon glaze.” They’re served over garlic smashed potatoes. Fabulous.

Apparently everyone else thinks so, too. The dish is so popular, in fact, that the owners have a sign in front of their Rehoboth (a Delaware beach town) house that says, “The House That Pork Chops Built.”

Now that I FINALLY revealed the origin of today’s odd title, I have to go find some naproxen…

I’m back. Hard to believe it has been a week. It amazes me that there are people who have multiple blogs that they update regularly. Where do they find the time? My guess is, they have no job and/or no other responsibilities. Or maybe they are just way more energetic than me. Anyway…

We have Hubby to thank for my return. He stumbled across this Web site last night that I just had to share. It is one of those stupid-funny things some of you will appreciate and some of you won’t. If you have a dial-up connection, it may not work.

The colorful graphic above will work as a link, too.

When you have reached the site, and have clicked on the image once (a larger version of the lovely image you see above), look closely at the speaker’s face. This must have taken HOURS to accomplish. I am jealous. I don’t have enough hours in the day for normal stuff!

That’s it. I have to get back to work. Hope you enjoy your day!

P.S. – Let me know if you find yourself saying “no mas” (that’s “no more” in English) to yourself during the course of the day.

Today’s post is all about being different. I was inspired by something I read on another Blog, Blogger Buster, about stylizing posts to make them stand out. I decided to give it a try.

One of my favorite sayings is, “Nothing is ever easy.” Its true. For me, anyway. The tips seemed so simple. But there was one key thing missing. A warning that said…

You must have a basic understanding of HTML to use these tips effectively. Knowing what CSS is–cascading style sheets–and some familiarity with CSS properties wouldn’t hurt either.

Now, I pretty much know who my faithful readers are. The list is short. But I don’t think any of them, except maybe Mrs. Mac, know or care to know about HTML and CSS. But I figured I’d include the warning anyway. Because I know a certain, recently out-of-the-closet blogger MIGHT be tempted to try the tips, too. So I thought I’d save her some frustration.

The weirdest thing I discovered is that each time I add a different HTML/CSS element, my drop-cap (the big “T” in my opening paragraph) code is changed.

I fixed it a couple of times. Then I finally decided this is taking way longer than I thought it would. And I need to get to work.

So, I’ll close today’s post with a not-so-flattering picture of me (most pictures of me aren’t very flattering) pulled from my arsenal of wacky photos. At least then you might say today’s post was mildly entertaining.

That’s me! The lame-ass blogger that is. Almost a month ago I said I’d do better with posting, right? I have far too many interests and far too little time. So I have resigned myself to the fact that posts on here will be really irregular.

I am pretty sure no one reads this anyway. Except maybe Mike, my dear hubby, who doesn’t really care what I have to say about most things but does check every now and then to see what I have said about him. My mom would probably read it, too, out of sheer boredom, if she could figure out how to navigate here. She’s been using the Internet for awhile, but I am not sure she knows what a blog is. Anyway, I think you get the picture.

I was thinking about using a new template, but why bother if I can’t even manage regular posts? Instead, to add interest, I added a list of links to Other People’s Blogs I thought you might enjoy. Look to the right of the page and scroll down (that’s where the list is at the time of this writing).

Guess that’s it for today.

If you do actually read this, post a comment that at least says, “I read your page today.” Thanks a bunch.