Haines His Way

...he scanned in the tag from our Paddington Bear and added it to my coat.

Speaking of Paddington Bears, their Daddy, one Michael Bond, has written a series of mystery stories featuring one Monsieur Pamplemousse, a restaurant critic with a wardrobe similar to yours, and a wonderful Bloodhound named Pommes Frites.

der Brucer (who discovered the MP books brousing through the bookstore shelves while BK was intoning from some Kritzer or other.)

Just wrote a long post which got nuked because the work computer wasn't logged on.  How annoying.  Anyway, I forgot to tell my internal clock when I needed to wake up so I didn't get out of my home environment until eight-fifty.  I'm here, but they've got actual work for me to do immediately (I have to write some stuff for other people's episodes - whatever will they do without me next week).  

Meanwhile, keep the home fries burning and the recipes coming.  And please be patient with The DVD Place.  We literally just went live last night without any testing at all, so there will be hiccups, but they'll get everything to work as quickly as they can.  It's gonna be great.  Yes, there will be new release info via the home page links.  If you have continuing problems post about them here and they'll get answered and/or addressed.   Thanks, and I'll be back in a mo or a mo and a half.  I haven't even had time to do a fershluganah triple lutz yet.

Just demonstrating some of our fun features to someone.

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Yes, but DR JRand still looks a bit un-civilized, maybe one of we dear readers, we few, we precious few, could try to tame his savage beast.

If not, perhaps we could beat upon his savage breast!!

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The short program for men's and women's figure skating will be aired on ESPN2 tonight at 7 (pst)/10 (est).

Will there be a showdown between Michael Weiss and Timothy Goebel or will one of them make a mistage (REMEMBER!  You can't make a mistake in the short program and hope to medal).

Or will someone totally unexpected "arrive" and set us on fire?

And will it be Michelle Kwan vs. Sasha Cohen?  Will Michelle prevail?  Will Sasha get the narrow edge?

Or will some little baby ice princess spring up out of nowhere and dazzle the world?  

Speaking of which, whatever happened to Naomi Nari Nam?  (sp?)

Yes, bk, I am not a Mac fan. They're undoubtedly cool looking, but I'm just so accustomed to the PC interface and Windows that I just can't warm to them.

Watching some of our Dear Readers grow up in front of our eyes will be quite interesting.

I had a delicious lunch. In fact, it was fantasmagorical (the word I should have used yesterday when describing our time in London, since we did see Chitty, after all). I will now go back to work, return home after that and do our laundry (since we have Friday evening plans) and then have our pork chops with wild rice for dinner.

DERBRUCER, I remember CP/M. My ex's brother had a KayPro and we used to try it out at family gatherings. I remember it was considered "portable" but I also remember that it weighed A TON!

Monsieur Pamplemousse, sounds like fun. I'll look for the books.

I would change my avatar/profile picture with shots from babyhood to the present but I will be bombarding you all with London pictures (only one a day, I promise) so there is not much need to change right now.

JRand: The Ford Foundation has politely declined your grant proposal for a replacement window crank for the passenger rear door of a 1959 Edsel Ranger. While they feel the pain of your father's disapproval of your actions in breaking the piece in the first place, unfortunately, when Mr. Edsel Ford when to the great parking garage in the sky, he took all the replacement parts with him. The grant administrator at Ford suggests that you buy your father a 2004 Ford Mustang to get back in his good graces.

Wow, what came over you guys last night to post so much? It is wicked trying to read 7 new pages at once!

For DR Jose: What was that about ABMs. I have never heard that term. We call them ATMs as far as I know.

And for DR Ron who last night said, "there are 8 gods": But I am still the only goddess, right?

And finally, may I be the first to tell you publicly, DR td, that you have a very attractive member.

I wouldn't be insulted if you told me that PRIVATELY, TCB!  

I think I've figured out the trivia quiz, and will be e-mailing answers in a little bit. Who else?

Sauted red cabbage sounds delicious. I have to remember cabbage. I like it but don't use it much, going for the different kinds of lettuce instead.

And WYSIWYG was just a dream.

From the Food Network, Tyler's Ultimate, one of his church social recipes:

Braised Red Cabbage with Apple (prep time: 30 minutes; serves:

1 head red cabbage, about 2 pounds
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced
2 Granny Smith Apples, cored, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon chopped dill, plus more for garnish
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup chicken broth, low sodium
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Quarter the cabbage and cut away the core, then cut the quarters into thirds. Rinse in cold water and set aside. In a large stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute the onion and apples for 2 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the chopped dill, bay leaves, cabbage, and broth. Cook for 5 minutes until it begins to wilt. Stir in the vinegar to preserve the red color. Add sugar, salt, and pepper and cook for 20 minutes until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally. Garnish with fresh dill before serving