So the Taste of Chicago is coming around again (June 26-July 5). Here is the food line up. I am looking at that Maxwell St. Burger ((Burger patty topped with pork chop, polish sausage and grilled onions). Anybody who wants to go has a bed.
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I think the babies want to be walked because in utero they were walking around all the time, they get used to the rhythm(sp?).
Earlier that burger sounded delicious, but after spending about 20 minutes outside, it sounds pretty nasty. Whoo, it's hot and humid. I need a kitty pool. Or some kids so I have an excuse to run through the sprinklers.
The Des Moines art festival is also this weekend, with a lot of food vendors. I will be working in an Indian food booth again, and this time Andy will be helping us by grilling. Not sure what he will be grilling, as that is new to this vendor, but it should be good. Hoping for milder temps this weekend.
Mom and Dad stopped by on their way home from the Deacon's retreat yesterday. Milbraths and Caitlin came over and we had a nice lunch before they hit the road. Then Molly and the kids came over for dinner (Brian and his dad were on a long bike ride) and we had another yummy dinner. Oscar is definitely a drummer....he crawls all over and when he finds something to take with him, he stops and bangs it on everything to see what it sounds like. He doesn't ever put anything in his mouth - he just wants to see what it sounds like. Sometimes he sings, sort of a bluesy falsetto.
Heat index of 110 predicted for today. I think the humidity is about 110 too. High nineties all week. I want it noted that I hardly ever complain about the cold. That's so I can whine about this kind of crap all I want.
Our heat index right now is 113. Of course, I should expect it. It doesn't really bother me nearly as much as cold weather does. It annoys me a bit that I can't go running but other than that it's just a bit hot. Of course, I am fortunate in that I don't work outside. Ive never ever been a big fan of air conditioning, but this week (and basically going without last summer down here) I am ever so grateful. p
I just returned from a meeting for THE TASTE OF ALGONA!!! It's this Thursday night, I have tickets for $5...Sarah's is the premeir vendor, of course...here's the rest: ALGONA DAIRY QUEEN CHROME COUNTRY INN CINCO DE MAYO DAILY BREAD BAKERY FAMILY TABLE GODFATHER'S PIZZA GRANNY'S KITCHEN IOWA SUPREME MEATS PAMPERED CHEF SISTER SARAH'S THE CHOCOLATE SEASON THE PERKY PARROT THE WATER CONNECTION VICKIE GANGSTED CATERING
A couple of the vendors I had to called said no,,The Chinese Buffett, Billie Jo's and Pep's..plus Hyvee (who robs from local chef's everyday)and Primetime...so, we changed the name to "Taste the BEST of Algona"!
It's too bad that "The Taste" is on a night that we're open. Wonder if they could change it to a Monday? Prolly not, I know. A few sources say that ROCK GONE WILD will bring in 30-40,000 peeps. One source says they're gonna cut it off at 10,000. Wonder which it will be? Either way, it's gotta be good for business. ;-)
I just ran out of gas at the intersection of Jones and State (Hwy 169) I was able to sort of roll north on Jones and then crank it into the station and then 2 Hunky Ruhnke boys pushed it (the car) up to the station...first thing he said as he was filling it...How's business been?...I said it's been so busy I haven't had time to stop for gas! Geez, I gave the boys tickets to the Taste of Algona for keeping out of the way of uncoming semi trucks.
There's a new bar in CB that sells a heart-attack burger that is a hamburger topped with an egg and bacon between two grilled-cheese sandwiches. I don't know what it's called. I'd call it "The Art of Excess."
You can get your breakfast, lunch and dinner all in one sitting...it's a real time saver, I'm all for this sandwich...although, you would have to order a small oj, a small milk and a beer!
...with a Pineapple & Plum Dipping Sauce. Kind of a Hawaiian theme so I'm looking for girls to wear coconut bras and grass skirts.
I wonder how it will stack up against the Dilly Bars (DQ), Chips and Salsa (Cinco De Mayo) and any number of pizzas. Oh, and the Chrome is doing a pork loin of some sort. He (Danny from the Chrome) told me he perfected it. "BEST EVER!"
Does he charge $19.95 and serve it with box wine? Tom, don't forget the Bread Lady, last year she offered little circle pieces of bread the size of a quarter! BUT..I'm all for the dilly bar!
The local radio news guy (Chuck Shockley) just announced a heat advisory and then said very earnestly "we all have to persevere and survive"...(it's 91)
I've been trying to persevere and survive as I tear apart an exhaust fan and it's housing up on the roof. My kitchen is overheating because the motor that is supposed to suck air out isn't. I think the heat index up there is about a thousand. Maybe 500 in the kitchen.
I always love going to city hall because the building really does look almost like a cathedral, but today I had to get my window sticker for the car and I found out that the city of chicago has ALL OF THE STICKERS EXPIRE on the SAME DAY!!!!!
WooHoo! I just wheeled and dealed, with Demetri out in LA, and nailed SISTER SARAH'S as the OFFICIAL BAR & RESTAURANT for the Rock Gone Wild Pre-Party (Wed) and the entire 4 day event! We'll be included in their ads, myspace, forum boards and more!
Hi, Mom and I had a good time last night. In the afternoon I heard that Eli's baseball game at Buffalo Center was rained out and I knew that Betty's team had played earlier so all the grandkids were available. We had dinner with them at the offial bar and restaurant of the Rock Gone Wild pre-party. It's fun watching them interact and they get along so well. About the time we were finishing Mary Ellan called to see what we were doing and I invited her and Mike to come out and join us for an after dinner drink. Joe also knew we were there because I had invited Betty through him so about 5 minutes after Mike and Mary arrived, Joe came in and sat with us while the kids fed quarters into the game machines. Then we drove the 4 kids to their respective homes. It would have been nice if Joe3 could have joined us but he was weight lifting at BGHS. It was a very enjoyable evening. Dad
We are not only the Official Bar & Restaurant for the Pre-Party...but, the ENTIRE 4-day event...is that cool or what?
Yes, E, L & D had a geat time with Granny, Grandpa and Betty. :-) Tom enjoyed the a/c at home and we enjoyed some uninterrupted "down time." Thanks G & G!
Another nice evening at SS, thanks for the wine G&G!
Iowa's most famous football coach was shot and killed this a.m. in the school's weight room at Aplington/Parkersburg...50 students were in the weight room when it happened! He was shot multiple times, the shooter is in custody (not a student) The school is about 80 miles NE of DesMoines...he was the NFL's pick for high school coach of the year in 2005.
Randy bought into a food co-op through work. We receive fresh, organic veggies each week. We got our first of the pickins' yesterday. Randy came home with sugar snap peas (yea!) leeks (gonna try some soup) and way too many red and golden beets! Randy is dreaming of what we can do with beets, all I am imagining is red stains EVERYWHERE and something no one wants to eat.
I just returned from the Las Vegas area for a six day intensive work trip. We stayed at the sleaziest big casino there is, The Sunset Station in Henderson, NV. The place is huge. Inside, there's a neverending casino floor, a Hooters, A Panda Express, a Starbucks and, surprisingly, a couple of nice restaurants. Specifically, there was a nice steak house called Sonoma Cellars for the winners. Panda Express for the losers.
I spent most of my time in a conference room talking about Zappos.com. But I made it down to the tables on Saturday night for a few hours. I walked away $40 richer! Steak Dinner!
The rooms at this place are like $50 if anyone's looking for a cheap place to stay in the Vegas area. It's far from The Strip but if all you're looking to do is smoke, drink and gamble, this might be your joint. All in all, it was a pretty fun trip (as far as work trips go).
Back in Chicago putting the finishing touches on my condo before it goes on the market.
The Coach shooter was a grad of the school and had played footbal, he's 24, Mark Becker...the DM REGISTER has good coverage of the story...the coach had 4 players currently in the NFL!
I'm not trying to "hock" our wears...but, thought I should let yah know that I am ordering a limited number of SARAH'S GONE WILD tees/tanks...this morning. The tees are men's sizing, basic style, black, crew neck, short sleeved, 50/50 blend. The tanks are junior sizing, black, one inch strap, slightly scoop neck, knit blend and run very small. For example, I would guess that an average gal at 5'5" and 125 would prolly wear an XL and it would not be "roomy." Eli will get an adult medium and Liam an adult small tee. On the front, they'll say SARAH'S GONE WILD and on the back they will have the dates and location of the event. We "may" put on there something about the "Official Bar & Restaurant of Rock Gone Wild." I have to order the shirts b4 11am bc we wanna try and get them by next week for ABATE. Unfortunately, I'll have to order "blindly" as we're unsure exactly who will be working in August. I'll be ordering mostly tee's in an XL and tanks in an XL. I'm only ordering 100 units (staff/friends/family and a few leftover for other peeps) and may or may not reorder. If yah want one, particularly if it's in a size other than an XL...you'll need to let me know soon. The shirts are $15. The tanks go from S-XXL and 1X and 2X. The tees go from S-4X.
Lisa: we get soo many beets from our farmshare (my friend works a farm outside the city) that my urine is amber. we just put them in everything tho a dominating force in a meal they maybe. you can easily eat them raw after marinating them a bit in oil and lemon juice. i made a beet smoothie with yogurt recently which i dont regret but i wont do again.
"Meanwhile, it appears Pfizer has locked up financing to acquire Wyeth, and we expect the merger to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year. We maintain our Hold rating with a $49 price target which implies Pfizer’s shares trade up near $16.00 at close of the acquisition."
Eli's game was suppose to start at 11:30. There was a time change and he didn't tell me...they have just begun. Sigh. Tom and Liam are there, I just showered and Donny's "ready." However, I have to order these shirts b4 11:30am. I just went to place my order and they are out of black tanks. The screen colors are gonna be prolly red, yellow, orange and maybe, green. I have 2 other tank color choices that would work...deep purple or brown. Should I pick one of them or wait for the black to come in but then, we won't have them b4 ABATE...but, we will for "Wild."
Farrah Fawcett died. Now, it is sad when a person loses their life too early. I feel bad for her and her family. But, I don't understand how she became a big news story. I go home for lunch and she's breaking news on CNN with correspondents.
Yah, what's up with Farrah being breaking news? Sure it's sad but, it was expected and there HAS TO BE more important things going on in the world today.
I couldn't figure that out either. The Today Show devoted all kinds of time to her and Ryan O'Neil a few weeks back - segments several times a day for days on end.
OK GIRLS don't be so catty...she had the biggest selling pin-up poster of ALL time and was a huge influence on what became big 80's hair...I thought shw was gorgeous, in a sexy way...more women watched CHARLIES ANGELS than men...and, always women would say "I like Kate Jackson best"..ha
My friends and I would play "Charlie's Angels" and I was always Jacqueline Smith. My whiny-short haired, friend was always Kate and her long, blonde haired sister was Farrah...the much preferred character of them all. Their Mom made their much older brother play with us, so he was Charlie. I wasn't allowed to watch the show...but, I did. I also couldn't watch Love American Style, Three's Company and Love Boat...I did anyway. I could watch Mod Squad though!
I think Farrah got so much coverage because she wanted her story to be public. It's not news, it's human interest coverage. Although the way it was presented, I didn't often get that human interest angle, and Ryan O'Neill only came off as insincere.
"What: Rock Gone wild is 4 days of hard rock n roll debauchery at its finest."
I think the hospital is going to be very busy...luckily that's the weekend we are taking Joe to ND!
The Abate crowd is really pretty tame. It will be interesting to see how this first ever Rock Gone Wild weekend goes...
I think Farrah's death is way more news than the published emails between the SC governor and his mistress...I'm so sick of this type behavior in politics...
Farrah was an icon. She showed how a woman could shoot the knife out of an assailants hand, exit a pool like no other, drive like Mario Andretti, toss her hair and look over her shoulder like a dream, punch like Mike Tyson, comfort and mend a wounded comrade, leap from a speeding car, tease and laugh all the while being a lady or without breaking a nail. She was what all women can aspire to.
Mary – I can expect to see every Rotary member in my restaurant 3 or 4 times a month because of this stupid Taste of Algona – Right?
Same with all the other vendors...but your food really stands out...it probably affects Godfather's more or Family Table...it's just fun, there's no booze (unlike Chicago's), so maybe people let their kids run around and then drop them off at home and come to Sarah's...Tom, tell folks to bring their card to Sarah's tonight for a free cup of soup.
I WON"T have to have another surgery on my thumb in order to take the stitches out. The Dr. was able to remove them in the office today pulling the stitches through my (brand new) thumbnail as I almost died from the pain.
Each person has a card they purchased for $5...it has each vendor with a box next to the name...as you get your treat from each vendor they check the box next to the vendor name (so you can't go through twice) it's a nice 4" by 5" card easy to save and come out to Sarah's for a 1/2 price drink!
This is a real THRILLER of a newsday for Hollywood, it's really OFF THE WALL. I think he can BEAT IT though, as long as his doctor isn't BILLIE JEAN. It's only HUMAN NATURE to be interested, but the paparazzi will WANNA BE STARTIN SOMETHIN but they can SAY SAY SAY all they want, they still have to go home and look at THE MAN IN THE MIRROR. I wonder who will take care of BEN?
Oh my...I spoke too soon. We were super busy tonight and not at all staffed for it. :-( In years past, the night of "The Taste" is less than half of a regular night...wonder what happened? Dunno, but glad. Hope people were happy with us!?!
So I got on this morning and I had an interoffice overnight package on my desk from someone named "Pam Beasly" and I suddenly felt as if "The Office" and MY office had finally become one.
She's kinda cute, Ed. I bet you could take that Jim.
Oooooh. I had a meeting last night and got home around 8:00 with a taste for tacos, so I stopped at Taco John's. Started throwing up around midnight and I have a fearful headache now. Stevo was queasy and still feels a little not right but he didn't get so sick.
Yeah, I don't know. Stevo and I had the same food, but Stevo didn't finish a burrito because he had eaten lunch late. No fever though. My officemate Joan brought in a large delicious shrimp sandwich to share - I don't think so.
Ed, you should adopt an office persona like Creed (sp?).
I'm still quesy from the Taste Of Algona. The Rotarians set themselves up in the shade but had us vendors out in the street with no shade. Relentless sun - 95 degrees on asphalt - humid as a swamp and standing next to a blazing turkey fryer.
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I think the babies want to be walked because in utero they were walking around all the time, they get used to the rhythm(sp?).
Burger topped with a pork chop AND a polish sausage? Wow
Earlier that burger sounded delicious, but after spending about 20 minutes outside, it sounds pretty nasty. Whoo, it's hot and humid. I need a kitty pool. Or some kids so I have an excuse to run through the sprinklers.
The Des Moines art festival is also this weekend, with a lot of food vendors. I will be working in an Indian food booth again, and this time Andy will be helping us by grilling. Not sure what he will be grilling, as that is new to this vendor, but it should be good. Hoping for milder temps this weekend.
Mom and Dad stopped by on their way home from the Deacon's retreat yesterday. Milbraths and Caitlin came over and we had a nice lunch before they hit the road. Then Molly and the kids came over for dinner (Brian and his dad were on a long bike ride) and we had another yummy dinner. Oscar is definitely a drummer....he crawls all over and when he finds something to take with him, he stops and bangs it on everything to see what it sounds like. He doesn't ever put anything in his mouth - he just wants to see what it sounds like. Sometimes he sings, sort of a bluesy falsetto.
Heat index of 110 predicted for today. I think the humidity is about 110 too. High nineties all week. I want it noted that I hardly ever complain about the cold. That's so I can whine about this kind of crap all I want.
Our heat index right now is 113. Of course, I should expect it. It doesn't really bother me nearly as much as cold weather does. It annoys me a bit that I can't go running but other than that it's just a bit hot. Of course, I am fortunate in that I don't work outside.
Ive never ever been a big fan of air conditioning, but this week (and basically going without last summer down here) I am ever so grateful.
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That was a yummy dinner. I believe my parents have perfected Rack of Lamb on the grill.
I just returned from a meeting for THE TASTE OF ALGONA!!! It's this Thursday night, I have tickets for $5...Sarah's is the premeir vendor, of course...here's the rest:
ALGONA DAIRY QUEEN
CHROME COUNTRY INN
CINCO DE MAYO
DAILY BREAD BAKERY
FAMILY TABLE
GODFATHER'S PIZZA
GRANNY'S KITCHEN
IOWA SUPREME MEATS
PAMPERED CHEF
SISTER SARAH'S
THE CHOCOLATE SEASON
THE PERKY PARROT
THE WATER CONNECTION
VICKIE GANGSTED CATERING
A couple of the vendors I had to called said no,,The Chinese Buffett, Billie Jo's and Pep's..plus Hyvee (who robs from local chef's everyday)and Primetime...so, we changed the name to "Taste the BEST of Algona"!
premier, sarah's is premier
Cathy, I love your tree limericks on the last blog!
I had a maxwell st. burger last night. Only it didn't have pork chops or sausage on it. Or onions.
It's too bad that "The Taste" is on a night that we're open. Wonder if they could change it to a Monday? Prolly not, I know.
A few sources say that ROCK GONE WILD will bring in 30-40,000 peeps. One source says they're gonna cut it off at 10,000. Wonder which it will be? Either way, it's gotta be good for business. ;-)
I just ran out of gas at the intersection of Jones and State (Hwy 169) I was able to sort of roll north on Jones and then crank it into the station and then 2 Hunky Ruhnke boys pushed it (the car) up to the station...first thing he said as he was filling it...How's business been?...I said it's been so busy I haven't had time to stop for gas!
Geez, I gave the boys tickets to the Taste of Algona for keeping out of the way of uncoming semi trucks.
There's a new bar in CB that sells a heart-attack burger that is a hamburger topped with an egg and bacon between two grilled-cheese sandwiches. I don't know what it's called. I'd call it "The Art of Excess."
You can get your breakfast, lunch and dinner all in one sitting...it's a real time saver, I'm all for this sandwich...although, you would have to order a small oj, a small milk and a beer!
What is Sarah's offering for Taste of Algona?
Or is that supposed to be "Sarah's's"?
Coconut Breaded Shrimp...mmm! :-)
...with a Pineapple & Plum Dipping Sauce. Kind of a Hawaiian theme so I'm looking for girls to wear coconut bras and grass skirts.
I wonder how it will stack up against the Dilly Bars (DQ), Chips and Salsa (Cinco De Mayo) and any number of pizzas. Oh, and the Chrome is doing a pork loin of some sort. He (Danny from the Chrome) told me he perfected it. "BEST EVER!"
Tom
Does he charge $19.95 and serve it with box wine?
Tom, don't forget the Bread Lady, last year she offered little circle pieces of bread the size of a quarter!
BUT..I'm all for the dilly bar!
The local radio news guy (Chuck Shockley) just announced a heat advisory and then said very earnestly "we all have to persevere and survive"...(it's 91)
I've been trying to persevere and survive as I tear apart an exhaust fan and it's housing up on the roof. My kitchen is overheating because the motor that is supposed to suck air out isn't. I think the heat index up there is about a thousand. Maybe 500 in the kitchen.
Tom
Oh geez, I bet it's unbearable in the kitchen.
I always love going to city hall because the building really does look almost like a cathedral, but today I had to get my window sticker for the car and I found out that the city of chicago has ALL OF THE STICKERS EXPIRE on the SAME DAY!!!!!
You wouldn't believe the line that was in there.
Shrimp sounds gooooood.
What does the sticker say??
"Honk if you're a lefty"
"Remember the Chicago Fire"
"Jeno's Is Not the Best Pizza"
c'mon tell us!
....m,m,m,m,must persevere....
Tom
Its just a "Hello Kitty" sticker they charge you $75 for.
Tom might be dead...we just had high winds and a huge rainfall, I'm certain he's been blown off the roof!
SPECIAL TONIGHT: Chef Delight
did it cool off?
Tom, are you alive? Did you get your fan fixed?
Tom's kids were at Sarah's last night and he was not!!...But I did talk with him on the phone (I think it was Tom).
Sister Sarah's spokeswoman has a major announcement to make. Stay tuned for details.
Rock On!,
Tom
WooHoo! I just wheeled and dealed, with Demetri out in LA, and nailed SISTER SARAH'S as the OFFICIAL BAR & RESTAURANT for the Rock Gone Wild Pre-Party (Wed) and the entire 4 day event! We'll be included in their ads, myspace, forum boards and more!
I'm gonna spill a beer on Bret Michaels! Ruin his make up!
Tom
Hi,
Mom and I had a good time last night. In the afternoon I heard that Eli's baseball game at Buffalo Center was rained out and I knew that Betty's team had played earlier so all the grandkids were available. We had dinner with them at the offial bar and restaurant of the Rock Gone Wild pre-party. It's fun watching them interact and they get along so well. About the time we were finishing Mary Ellan called to see what we were doing and I invited her and Mike to come out and join us for an after dinner drink. Joe also knew we were there because I had invited Betty through him so about 5 minutes after Mike and Mary arrived, Joe came in and sat with us while the kids fed quarters into the game machines. Then we drove the 4 kids to their respective homes. It would have been nice if Joe3 could have joined us but he was weight lifting at BGHS. It was a very enjoyable evening. Dad
We are not only the Official Bar & Restaurant for the Pre-Party...but, the ENTIRE 4-day event...is that cool or what?
Yes, E, L & D had a geat time with Granny, Grandpa and Betty. :-) Tom enjoyed the a/c at home and we enjoyed some uninterrupted "down time." Thanks G & G!
Another nice evening at SS, thanks for the wine G&G!
Iowa's most famous football coach was shot and killed this a.m. in the school's weight room at Aplington/Parkersburg...50 students were in the weight room when it happened! He was shot multiple times, the shooter is in custody (not a student) The school is about 80 miles NE of DesMoines...he was the NFL's pick for high school coach of the year in 2005.
Randy bought into a food co-op through work. We receive fresh, organic veggies each week. We got our first of the pickins' yesterday. Randy came home with sugar snap peas (yea!) leeks (gonna try some soup) and way too many red and golden beets! Randy is dreaming of what we can do with beets, all I am imagining is red stains EVERYWHERE and something no one wants to eat.
Lisa
Pickle them! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
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I read about that football coach. Terrible.
I just returned from the Las Vegas area for a six day intensive work trip. We stayed at the sleaziest big casino there is, The Sunset Station in Henderson, NV. The place is huge. Inside, there's a neverending casino floor, a Hooters, A Panda Express, a Starbucks and, surprisingly, a couple of nice restaurants. Specifically, there was a nice steak house called Sonoma Cellars for the winners. Panda Express for the losers.
I spent most of my time in a conference room talking about Zappos.com. But I made it down to the tables on Saturday night for a few hours. I walked away $40 richer! Steak Dinner!
The rooms at this place are like $50 if anyone's looking for a cheap place to stay in the Vegas area. It's far from The Strip but if all you're looking to do is smoke, drink and gamble, this might be your joint. All in all, it was a pretty fun trip (as far as work trips go).
Back in Chicago putting the finishing touches on my condo before it goes on the market.
This is your last month in Chicago!!!
Will you stay at this place on your drive to San Fran?
Can we start calling you "Cisco Kid" now?
The Coach shooter was a grad of the school and had played footbal, he's 24, Mark Becker...the DM REGISTER has good coverage of the story...the coach had 4 players currently in the NFL!
I'm not trying to "hock" our wears...but, thought I should let yah know that I am ordering a limited number of SARAH'S GONE WILD tees/tanks...this morning. The tees are men's sizing, basic style, black, crew neck, short sleeved, 50/50 blend. The tanks are junior sizing, black, one inch strap, slightly scoop neck, knit blend and run very small. For example, I would guess that an average gal at 5'5" and 125 would prolly wear an XL and it would not be "roomy." Eli will get an adult medium and Liam an adult small tee.
On the front, they'll say SARAH'S GONE WILD and on the back they will have the dates and location of the event. We "may" put on there something about the "Official Bar & Restaurant of Rock Gone Wild."
I have to order the shirts b4 11am bc we wanna try and get them by next week for ABATE.
Unfortunately, I'll have to order "blindly" as we're unsure exactly who will be working in August. I'll be ordering mostly tee's in an XL and tanks in an XL. I'm only ordering 100 units (staff/friends/family and a few leftover for other peeps) and may or may not reorder.
If yah want one, particularly if it's in a size other than an XL...you'll need to let me know soon.
The shirts are $15.
The tanks go from S-XXL and 1X and 2X.
The tees go from S-4X.
Or, 2 for $25.
So, who's gonns be hiking the Appalachian trail this week?
That guy cracks me up.
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not me! i'm happily married with four sons.
Lisa: we get soo many beets from our farmshare (my friend works a farm outside the city) that my urine is amber. we just put them in everything tho a dominating force in a meal they maybe. you can easily eat them raw after marinating them a bit in oil and lemon juice. i made a beet smoothie with yogurt recently which i dont regret but i wont do again.
so who's moving into desmond's condo?
oxox
He's such a tool! That's what cracks me up. His press conference was just bizarre. What a messup.
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"Meanwhile, it appears Pfizer has locked up financing to acquire Wyeth, and we expect the merger to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year. We maintain our Hold rating with a $49 price target which implies Pfizer’s shares trade up near $16.00 at close of the acquisition."
P
Who's married with 4 sons?
Lisa
Eli's game was suppose to start at 11:30. There was a time change and he didn't tell me...they have just begun. Sigh. Tom and Liam are there, I just showered and Donny's "ready." However, I have to order these shirts b4 11:30am. I just went to place my order and they are out of black tanks. The screen colors are gonna be prolly red, yellow, orange and maybe, green. I have 2 other tank color choices that would work...deep purple or brown. Should I pick one of them or wait for the black to come in but then, we won't have them b4 ABATE...but, we will for "Wild."
I'd order brown if it's dark brown. p
I just sent Mary, Cathy, Lisa, Monica and Pat an example of the colors. Urks me that they are outta black until July 1st!
Oh and "yes" it's me in the photo...try not to be jealous.
Oops, I may have sent Lisa's to the wrong email. Sorry. I'll check.
I have "holy name parish" for Lisa, yes?
Never mind, My Dad's rep. found black in a warehouse in Texas. WooHoo!
Amy Sender Weber and Karen Raimondi ordered tee's are chatting (FB) about a road trip!
Okay, I'm done other than trying to figure out what Karen Raimondi wants. Thanks Amy, Monica and Pat for your orders! ;-)
Farrah Fawcett died. Now, it is sad when a person loses their life too early. I feel bad for her and her family. But, I don't understand how she became a big news story. I go home for lunch and she's breaking news on CNN with correspondents.
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P.S. Thanks, Joe3 too!
Yah, what's up with Farrah being breaking news? Sure it's sad but, it was expected and there HAS TO BE more important things going on in the world today.
I couldn't figure that out either. The Today Show devoted all kinds of time to her and Ryan O'Neil a few weeks back - segments several times a day for days on end.
OK GIRLS don't be so catty...she had the biggest selling pin-up poster of ALL time and was a huge influence on what became big 80's hair...I thought shw was gorgeous, in a sexy way...more women watched CHARLIES ANGELS than men...and, always women would say "I like Kate Jackson best"..ha
I don't think this is catty. I just don't understand how she's breaking news.
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Oh....and her real name: Mary Farrah Fawcett.
Nance...I forgot to give the boys their College World Series t-shirts I picked up in Omaha...maybe tonight!!
My friends and I would play "Charlie's Angels" and I was always Jacqueline Smith. My whiny-short haired, friend was always Kate and her long, blonde haired sister was Farrah...the much preferred character of them all. Their Mom made their much older brother play with us, so he was Charlie.
I wasn't allowed to watch the show...but, I did.
I also couldn't watch Love American Style, Three's Company and Love Boat...I did anyway.
I could watch Mod Squad though!
I think Farrah got so much coverage because she wanted her story to be public. It's not news, it's human interest coverage. Although the way it was presented, I didn't often get that human interest angle, and Ryan O'Neill only came off as insincere.
lisa
Cousin Diane just ordered a Tee too. She said she was headed to the Bahamas...very cool.
You can fly to the bahamas from florida for $29 each way right now (+ fees).
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From the Rock Gone Wild website:
"What: Rock Gone wild is 4 days of hard rock n roll debauchery at its finest."
I think the hospital is going to be very busy...luckily that's the weekend we are taking Joe to ND!
The Abate crowd is really pretty tame. It will be interesting to see how this first ever Rock Gone Wild weekend goes...
I think Farrah's death is way more news than the published emails between the SC governor and his mistress...I'm so sick of this type behavior in politics...
Kelli
Farrah was an icon. She showed how a woman could shoot the knife out of an assailants hand, exit a pool like no other, drive like Mario Andretti, toss her hair and look over her shoulder like a dream, punch like Mike Tyson, comfort and mend a wounded comrade, leap from a speeding car, tease and laugh all the while being a lady or without breaking a nail. She was what all women can aspire to.
Mary – I can expect to see every Rotary member in my restaurant 3 or 4 times a month because of this stupid Taste of Algona – Right?
Tom
I cannot vouch for the dumb ones-OK?
Sorry if I sounded bitter. I am. This is a Chamber thing also and the Chamber is all about downtown.
You know, Charlie had three of these women. Something all men can aspire to?
Tom
U can sign up now for the pole dance contest in the Sinners Lounge!
"The Taste" is a night where we give away food downtown, we pay an extra cook to replace Tom and our restaurant is dead bc of it.
Same with all the other vendors...but your food really stands out...it probably affects Godfather's more or Family Table...it's just fun, there's no booze (unlike Chicago's), so maybe people let their kids run around and then drop them off at home and come to Sarah's...Tom, tell folks to bring their card to Sarah's tonight for a free cup of soup.
I WON"T have to have another surgery on my thumb in order to take the stitches out. The Dr. was able to remove them in the office today pulling the stitches through my (brand new) thumbnail as I almost died from the pain.
Ed
Yah, Ed! ;-)
Every year we've had "The Taste" our business is awful. :-(
Oh well.
m.e. What card? Maybe, I should call Tom and tell him to have them redeem the card for a 1/2 price drink!
Michael Jackson rushed to hospital:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-reportedly-hospitalized-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest/
Each person has a card they purchased for $5...it has each vendor with a box next to the name...as you get your treat from each vendor they check the box next to the vendor name (so you can't go through twice) it's a nice 4" by 5" card easy to save and come out to Sarah's for a 1/2 price drink!
I can't handle Farrah and Michael Jackson dead all in one day...not in this heat! So, I hope he survives.
This is a real THRILLER of a newsday for Hollywood, it's really OFF THE WALL. I think he can BEAT IT though, as long as his doctor isn't BILLIE JEAN. It's only HUMAN NATURE to be interested, but the paparazzi will WANNA BE STARTIN SOMETHIN but they can SAY SAY SAY all they want, they still have to go home and look at THE MAN IN THE MIRROR. I wonder who will take care of BEN?
(ALL GREAT SONGS!)
OK, MJ now that's breaking news.
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Oh my...I spoke too soon. We were super busy tonight and not at all staffed for it. :-(
In years past, the night of "The Taste" is less than half of a regular night...wonder what happened? Dunno, but glad. Hope people were happy with us!?!
So I got on this morning and I had an interoffice overnight package on my desk from someone named "Pam Beasly" and I suddenly felt as if "The Office" and MY office had finally become one.
Don't open it...could be anthrax! Or, a jello-o mold with your stapler in it.
She's kinda cute, Ed. I bet you could take that Jim.
Oooooh. I had a meeting last night and got home around 8:00 with a taste for tacos, so I stopped at Taco John's. Started throwing up around midnight and I have a fearful headache now. Stevo was queasy and still feels a little not right but he didn't get so sick.
Did steve have tacos too?
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Poor Cathy. :-(
Should u call them and let them know? Perhaps, they could throw out that batch-o-meat? i dunno.
We also have a guy in the office who is German and talks about bears all the time and his great uncles who fought on WWII.....for Germany.
Ed - Sorry about the painful stitch removal, but glad you have a thumbnail! Things are looking thumbs up!
Cathy - the Taco Johns or a bug? Emma seemed very off today. I told the babysitter to take her temp later.
Lisa
Yeah, I don't know. Stevo and I had the same food, but Stevo didn't finish a burrito because he had eaten lunch late. No fever though. My officemate Joan brought in a large delicious shrimp sandwich to share - I don't think so.
Ed, you should adopt an office persona like Creed (sp?).
Or maybe the guy who always sings and makes you cringe.
Anyway, how would you like being the other Pam Beasly, unless you were also cute and adorable?
I'm still quesy from the Taste Of Algona. The Rotarians set themselves up in the shade but had us vendors out in the street with no shade. Relentless sun - 95 degrees on asphalt - humid as a swamp and standing next to a blazing turkey fryer.
Tom
At least MJ has spared us more FF coverage. Is anyone really surprised that MJ died though?
Actually, when I heard he died I said to Stevo, "I bet Farrah Fawcett's pissed." Not nice, I know.
well, i'll admit i thought ryan oneal would be upset.
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