The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Apr 28, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: BRAD PAISLEYThe smile’s awesome. So’s the guitar. And he has a sly sense of humor (check out the lyrics for “Alcohol” or the video for “I’m Gonna Miss Her” to see what I mean). Pretty much the trifecta.DINNER LIST: DAUNTE CULPEPPERThey may have fallen out of love with him in the Twin Cities, but this hometown body makes good in Central Florida....
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Books and Cooks: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Posted by on Apr 26, 2006 in dish | 0 comments WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: GENERAL TSO’S CHICKENConfession 1: It was takeout. Research paper season–what can I say?Confession 2: When it comes to books like these, the chip on my shoulder’s larger than one of the New York Public Library’s lions. If I pick up a book with glowing reviews from the New York literary establishment (read: Michiko Kakutani), it had...
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Scoops!

Posted by on Apr 25, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Today was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s!! The denizens of Chez mimi kidnapped our Canadian friends and descended on the local B&J at the mall. Eight of us, seven flavors. Here’s what we sampled: Cherry Garcia Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz Phish Food (mimi’s choice) Fossil Fuel Mint Chocolate Cookie Triple Caramel Chunk Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (both little kids) Is...
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www.pirates.arrrrrrrgh!

Posted by on Apr 22, 2006 in dish | 0 comments DS and several of his friends invaded the yard today for a pirate-themed birthday party. It actually went off better than I planned, despite low attendance caused by a toxic combination of Mama-sent-the-invitations- to-school and invitations-died-a-quick-death-in-the-moldy-confines- of-nine-year-old-boy-backpacks. Either that, or there are just some rude-ass people out there who don’t...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 in dish | 0 comments I spent much of my teenage years schlepping up and down the interstates of the Southeast to compete at Highland games–kilts, bagpipes, dancers, men throwing telephone polls (they’re actually called cabers, and you throw for accuracy, not distance, but there I go digressing again). In honor of my ane Scottish home, the selections:BED LIST: DOUGRAY SCOTTDougray Scott nearly stole...
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Guilty Pleasures

Posted by on Apr 20, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Time to glean the iPod. Turns out some of the downloads always get skipped, so it’s time to prune them off to make room for more stuff. One deficit seemed to be bubblegum. It’s embarrassing. But still, bubblegum pop is catchy and fun to play when you’re in the car.But since my CD collection leans in other directions than bubblegum, it’s off to iTunes. Now, blushing from...
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