Archive for December, 2008
Fireplace FAIL
14 Dec 2008So, one of the nice things about having a fireplace is, occasionally, burning wood in it. (Particularly since the rest of the time it is a large and tempting cat playground full of soot, and therefore must be roped off).
Except that my apartment complex STILL hasn’t had the chimney inspector guy come out to make [...]
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- Tags: fireplace, hurricane ike
Easy Chicken Soup
In: kitchen
12 Dec 2008This is my standard chicken soup. It’s good, WAY better than stuff from a can, good for you, and quick enough that it’s doable after a long day (or when fighting off a cold). It doesn’t involve making stock, or any of those really long, slow things.
Historical Tidbit: People were eating chicken soup as early [...]
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Hell must be endothermic
In: life
12 Dec 2008Because I think it froze over. (go read this to get the joke)
I live on Galveston Bay. It is warm here, all year round. It doesn’t do things like “winter” but for very short stints of “moderately cold” for a few days at a time, occasionally, and usually in January/February.
But on Wednesday night? It SNOWED.
Real [...]
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- Tags: palm trees, snow, texas
Change over Time
In: life
8 Dec 2008In keeping with the change theme (and because these pictures make me feel pretty – which is incredibly shallow, but there you go), proof that things do change, even if very very slowly. The first picture is from May of 2007, the second from yesterday.
And yes, I *have* gotten it trimmed in between there (by [...]
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