Books and Cooks: Shopgirl

Posted by on Feb 27, 2007 in dish | 0 comments WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIESMy appreciation for Steve Martin goes way beyond his “wild and crazy guy” days. He authored one of my favorite screenplays, Roxanne, and he’s well-known as a thinker and writer in addition to being an actor and comedian. Shopgirl is a snack of a book, but there’s a lot of flavor in these 40,000 words.What I...
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Chili Princess!

Posted by on Feb 25, 2007 in dish | 2 comments Today the church hosted a Geezers vs. Youth Basketball game and chili cook-off to raise money for a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. I did a new variation of my white chicken chili, and it placed third! Not bad for something I threw together this morning, huh?Here’s the recipe. You need a big Crock Pot for this one.NOT-SO-DUMB BLONDE CHILI1 rotisserie chicken (I used a Publix Mojo...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Feb 23, 2007 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: DJIMON HOUNSOUThat’s JI-mon HOHN-soo to you. Rawr to me. He is the first African (born in Benin) male to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor, In America), and he’s up for another for Blood Diamond on Sunday. Hot and talented. Quite the combo.DINNER LIST: MARTIN SCORSESEEverybody says this will be Scorsese’s year for an Oscar. He’s like the Susan...
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Told Ya So.

Posted by on Feb 21, 2007 in dish | 0 comments HB 941 was withdrawn before introduction today. Its companion bill in the Florida Senate, SB 334 was tabled by the Education Pre-K-12 Committee with a tied vote (3 Yeas, 3 Nays).Could they talk to some teachers before ruling by fiat? Or is that just too much to expect from our so-called “representatives”?Bastards.
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Not Something SENSIBLE

Posted by on Feb 20, 2007 in dish | 0 comments So I stumble across the text of a bill filed in the Florida House today, and discover that someone (namely, Rep. Heller) has finally seen the light. Or something.It’s the Public School Education bill, HB 941. This one, though, does away with the onerous and bass-ackwards A through F school grades and instead would group schools into performance categories: Improving, Maintaining, and...
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