We should get together sometime before then.

Definitely!!

Maybe early-to-mid March? I'll see if we can plan a weekend get together in the city for all the Chicagoistas to get downtown (much easier to do it then instead of a weekday evening, especially with school starting next week).

Aaaaaaaand now I want chili and sushi. Thanks, you crazymakers!!

We don't get MLK but we get Pres Day. We also get a floating holiday to be taken whenever. Most colleagues will work from home on Monday, to stay home with kiddos who have the holiday.

My boss: "java, do you need Monday off?"

Me:"what for? I don't have kids!"

Boss: "....for the Wigglebutts?"

And you people wonder why I kill(ed) myself for this job!

I have all those things! Maybe chili this weekend.

The flavor profile is Cincinnati-style, so it's meant to be served over spaghetti & topped with cheddar cheese.

No cinnamon? I thought that was key.

Usually we get MLK as a floating holiday. Which, frankly, bugs the fuck out of me, and I just ranted about a couple of weeks ago. So of course this year we do get it and it's throwing off a major project. What is that, like anti-karma?

But this year we get it off plus a floating hol, since both Xmas and New Year's fall on Saturdays.

Jessica, that is cumin-y!

I don't do much cooking, so this is a really amateur question, but can I use the same skillet with the meat juices left in to saute my onion after I finish browning my meat, or should I wash it out first?

You might want to wipe it if there's a lot, but otherwise yes.

No, don't wash in between. I do the onion first and then just add the meat to brown, but I like my onions cooked to disintegration.

I CAN STOP watching the NeutraFace video. I know have a list of improvements that can be made to their costumes (the shorter, non-bearded dude needs his shirt fitted, and he is wearing those low-cut socks, so you can see his ankles!)

Sophia that is hilarious. But isn't the short pant/sock combo kind of a Thom Browne thing?