A friend's sister made cranberry (vodka) martinis for us one Thanksgiving. They were yum. I'm not such a fan of the sauces, though.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 40: The Nice One
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Nov 02, 2005 4:14:14 pm PST #913 of 10006
sarameg - Nov 02, 2005 4:15:42 pm PST #914 of 10006
We always had one can of the jelled stuff, for my dad and mom who like it that way too. And sweet potatos for them too. My brother and I never liked those. Now the sill (pickled herring, not in cream sauce) ...that's another one-bite thing. My dad could eat two jars. My tongue shrivels at the thought.
(what brought this on- my parents are meeting my aunt and uncle in N. NM for TG. They think they'll see if they can bring sweet tamales up, but figure they'll just go out for a killer mexican meal. I was shocked that they weren't going to bring relish as well.)
Hil R. - Nov 02, 2005 4:17:17 pm PST #915 of 10006
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think I'm supposed to get flu shots -- mild asthma, plus frequent respiratory infections. I hate getting the shot, though. I think I've gotten the shot most of the past few years, so I suppose I'll do the same this year.
Sue - Nov 02, 2005 4:17:18 pm PST #916 of 10006
hip deep in pie
Okay, here's my flu shot ish. AFAIK the flu shot only innoculates you against one or two strains, and since we don't have a vaccine for the scary bird flu, that won't be one of them.
I think the issue with flu shots and the bird flu is that the more people who are resistant to the regular flu, when the bird flu strain hits this way, there will be fewer people who have the ability to be infect by both the regular (and more contagious) flu and the bird flu at the same time, allowing them to combine and be the next evil deadly flu.
So I guess really, we should sending our flu vaccines to Vietnam and Thailand, so they don't mix the flus.
Cass - Nov 02, 2005 4:18:26 pm PST #917 of 10006
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I like it at around 1:47 a.m., by the light of the fridge, with a furtive spoon.Plei and I could not live happily together, no matter how good I wrangle babies. Unless there were enough relish for us both.
sarameg - Nov 02, 2005 4:19:24 pm PST #918 of 10006
Hey, what language is "bis" meaning (I think) between or to ( like one to seven)? I was babbling at the cat and it popped out and now I can't think of the direct translation (though I know I used it correctly!) It's got to be german, french or spanish. Maybe czech, but I doubt it.
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2005 4:21:06 pm PST #919 of 10006
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I have good topic related news! I think I have a touch of the flu!
This is good you see, because this morning under the wave of nausea and the slightly fevery feeling this morning I was trying to figure out how to fix our credit, save some money, buy a house and move to the suburbs within the next 9 months.
After a trip to the drugstore it would seem that none of that is necessary, and I can still drink and smoke...well, I can once I'm over Yay!Flu.
sarameg - Nov 02, 2005 4:24:33 pm PST #920 of 10006
Yay Daisy?
I hate when my brain momentarily accesses my foreign language braincell. It's pretty weak, but it pops up at random. I said dekuji to someone the other day. They were confused.
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2005 4:30:17 pm PST #921 of 10006
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yes. I have the Yay!Flu. If you saw the state of my finances and knew my true level of responsibility you would call it the Yay!Flu too. As would any hypothetical sprog.
Jessica - Nov 02, 2005 4:30:46 pm PST #922 of 10006
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I am pretty sure what killed Jim Henson was bacterial pneumonia, so, in disease terms, kind of a "piano dropped on your head" kind of illness. In the sense that it is unlikely to happen, but when it does, hello to the dirt nap.
Most flu-related deaths are from secondary bacterial pneumonia. It's dangerously easy to catch when your immune system has been compromised. (And in this modern era of antibiotics, completely treatable if you catch it early. Which Jim Henson did not.)
So, flu shot --> no flu --> no weakened immune system for bacterial pneumonia to infect --> no death.