I'm skipping lots and lots and poking my head for a minute (I'm at my parents), to wish anybody who celebrates it, a happy Hanukkah, with lots of light and loved ones and all-sorts of your favorite fun stuff, and all good things.

Today we light the first candle. I love this holiday.

And now, *poof*, I leave the computer for now.

I like Tully's best.

Happy Hanukkah, Nilly!!!

people that don’t realize the “Half and Half” has been around forever

When I hear "Half and Half," I immediately think Guinness and Bass (my brother is particular about not calling it a "Black and Tan" because of political reasons).

Hi Nilly! Happy Hanukkah!

And Woo hoo - Netflix is sending me Waitress after all. And The Flight of the Conchords - both disks. Yes, I watched all three of my Netflix disks this weekend.

Happy Hanukkah, Nilly!

I have a coworker who buys tea at Starbucks. That to me is totally nuts -- you can buy the same tea bags they use for like a one-zillionth of the price!

Well, yeah. It is nuts. Ditto for the coffee though. But I do get green tea lemonade, sweetened with splenda. I could buy all of the attendant pieces and make my own at home, but it would be more expensive than just a tea bag.

(Splenda is ridiculously pricey!)

Bones Socks

Go skinless with this amusing design and learn the real names for your big toe, shin bone and more. Knee length.

* the bones in your lower leg and foot shown on knee length socks
* soles show reflex points

Well, yeah. It is nuts. Ditto for the coffee though.

I don't agree. You can buy the exact tea bags they use and add hot water yourself and it is exactly the same.

The coffee is much harder to duplicate. I've made lattes at home with the same beans and they are not the same. Plus, it's much more work, because of setting up and cleaning the machine.

(my brother is particular about not calling it a "Black and Tan" because of political reasons).

I thought that was quite funny when I first went to Boston, and all the 'Irish' Boston people were drinking Black and Tans and thinking how Irish they were. And I had to point out the flaw in their naming logic there.

I discovered Half and Half the same year I discovered I was diabetic. Put a crimp in my lemonade drinking. I've been experimenting with affordable sugar-free variants.

There's a political element to black and tans? I sort of assumed the name was because Guinness is black (okay, very dark brown) and Bass is tan.

Although I am perplexed by Yuengling Black and Tan which is just sort of brown and not mixy as far as I can see. Though yummy.