There's a sake jasmine pearl recipe in this new cookbook. I can't wait to try that...

That does sound lovely, ita. Oo, I should bring you over some ice cream one of these days from our new favorite ice cream shop. They have loads of exotic flavors, but they are smart enough to know that ice cream is comfort food first and foremost.

I just took care of two onerous tasks, both insurance-related. Can I have a cookie now?

(Nevermind, no cookies in the house. Oh but there is some lemon cake!)

They don't call it a murder of crows just for giggles.

I just read a tweet that said that Ramon Dominguez picked up the ride on Tiger Walk (for the Preakness) because Kent Desormeaux failed a breathalyzer.

I am also with le nub- when you gotta poop, you gotta poop. I wonder who these people are that the author thinks are going to a restaurant bathroom and CHOOSING to poop.

I know people who think it's wrong to poop anywhere but in your own home. I think I was in my 20s before I met one and I finally understood the true meaning of anal retentive.

I don't feel comfortable with it myself, but that's probably more about my special circumstances than trying to be a fragrant flower who doesn't defecate.

Ramon Dominguez picked up the ride on Tiger Walk (for the Preakness) because Kent Desormeaux failed a breathalyzer.

What!

I also want to know what planet he lives on where it's more polite to put your phone on the table than in your pocket. Unless it's a business lunch where everyone wants to look like their boss/client might call at any moment, put the goddamn phone away.

I know people who think it's wrong to poop anywhere but in your own home.

I had a roommate once who was like this -- she left a party more than once to go home to poop because she refused to poop anywhere someone might come in after her and realize she pooped. And on a weekend camping trip, she didn't poop the whole weekend because she refused to poop in the woods. Pretty sure her stomach hurt by the end of the weekend.

Maybe we're not going far enough by dosing up on laxatives well in advance of a restaurant outing, as well as a quick enema for some freshening up?

ita, which cookbook?

Ice Cream Happy Hour: 50 Boozy Treats That You Spike And Enjoy At Home

Primarily the angle is a) make custard b) make gelatin/booze mixture c) a+b and freeze.

Irritatingly I've probably lost half the custard with the unsuccessful freeze, because of how much sticks to the cold sides of the tubs even if it's not freezing properly.

Maybe I can make up half a sorbet or something==my ice cream machine is the kind with two independent buckets. But you can run just one at a time.

So what happens if you are more than 15 minutes late because you were held up at home waiting for the high fiber lunch to kick in so that you could poop before going to the restaurant. If that happens one rule makes me violate another.

I want to go and poop on the author's pillow.