I'm way too finicky to be an IC judge. I like a wide range of flavors and cuisines, but there are too many major things I don't like. I'd be all, "I'm sure this is wonderful if the texture of raw fish didn't raise my gorge," or I'd have to flee the room as soon as the theme ingredient was halibut, which I loved until my last bout of food poisoning. Which I'm not even sure was caused by the halibut, but it was the most memorable part of the meal that consigned me to 24 hours of epic gastrointestinal misery, so I can't bear the stuff.

And the upkeep and maintenance will also be more than $40 annually. Stupid.

Yeah, that's the kind of project that could turn into all kinds of headaches. Why bother when someone is already doing it for you? Nimrods.

shirt 10 years old - and yes, it can still be worn to work

pants 2 weeks old

underware 4 yrs , maybe 5

bra no

sneakers 3 yrs old

Most things in my wardrobe are at least 5 years old. I don't buy new clothes and get rid of the old unless the old is very trendy or worn out.

like rachel ray -tolerate emrile ,and hate bobby flay. alton is my true love , even though he gets very very fussy about some things.

ita ated too much pork!

I'm way too finicky to be an IC judge.

I'm not. Unless it's a curry battle.

What I wish for the American IC is that they'd show the scores as they are in Japan -- by judge, not by category.

And oh, two Seattle chefs in the next two months on IC.

man, I have really liked Al Gore since he "lost" the election. Wish he showed us more of this side of him when he was running.

Wrod.

Also, be careful reading the following - your head might explode:

In a talk honoring the William F. Buckley and the National Review today, George W. Bush said that "sometimes it's hard to be a leader because you hear all kinds of voices."

At first, we thought maybe the president was referring to the listening device that Bush may or may not have been wearing during last year's debate. But John Aravosis at AMERICAblog has come across another possibility: In a three-part documentary that begins next week on the BBC, Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath says this about a meeting he had with Bush in June 2003. "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did. And then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq . . . " And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, "Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East." And by God, I'm gonna do it.'"

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Now I have "The Lady Is A Tramp" in my head, of course.

And then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq . . . " And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, "Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East." And by God, I'm gonna do it.'"

Dear God,

In the future, you might want to consider INCLUDING EXIT STRATEGIES when talking to Dubya.

Hugs, dw

Thankfully, I'm completely missing the food-poisoning-association gene -- if a week in the hospital with invasive salmonella couldn't put me off any of the foods I ate that day, nothing will.

ita ated too much pork!

My game plan was wrong -- I started inside out, and by the time I knew I should stop, I'd barely eaten the lovely encrusted outsides. And then there was the sushi! Not great sushi, but I have a terrible craving these days.