crucible of ennui

Last night Catherine & I went to hear my niece’s choir sing Christmas songs at a local church complex. Cat did okay, but it was hard for her to keep still towards the end of the performance.
It was pretty much over for us when the pastor guy was doing his end of festivities prayer and [...]

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Catherine sometimes forgets at night to get that little piece of chocolate from her advent calendar. So when she finally does remember, she has to catch up and crams 3-4 pieces into her mouth at once and then dances around the living room, singing “Fingle Mells.”

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I was a Jedi until I got my boobs and then was told I had to be Princess Leia and wait to be rescued.
I think they were just scared I’d kick their sorry boy-asses.
Again.

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jdub has left me hanging all weekend. No clues, no answers. Hopefully by the time I get to work tomorrow, I’ll know who the next person is who gave notice.
CURSE YOU WU!!!!!!! 

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This weekend was busier than usual. 
Usual regularly being ignoring everything outside of the 4 walls of my home. 
Glenn and I headed to the office party on Friday evening. It ended up being a lot of fun. It was at Romanov’s. There was lots of food and lots of friends. We ended up leaving early and heading to see Beowulf in 3D on [...]

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Here’s a thought. I’m feeling lazy, but I want more of that soup I made this weekend. 
So I’m going to buy 2 or 3 of those roasted chickens from the deli… pick the meat, roast the two picked chicken skeletons and then make the soup from there. 
See…. I’ve cut out the roasting of the turkey and let someone else do it [...]

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that’s right. I made the bombdiggity soup this weekend. 
Glenn scoffed when I said I wanted to save the turkey carcass from Thanksgiving. But that’s what I used to make the soup.
Take a turkey carcass. 
Roast @ 450 for 15 minutes in the oven. Transfer browned bones to a large stock/soup pot
Add 2 onions, a rib or two of celery - sautee these [...]

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