You are here: Home / 2016 It’s been like this for over a week– maybe two. Pictured above are Creative Cooking Orange Rice (thanks for the new rice cooker Daughter C & The J-Man), Red Cabbage and Chestnut Casserole (thanks for the chestnuts, Amazon), and Oven Fried Fish I (thanks for catching the red fish Mr. Big Food’s Uncle). It was
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the reason I haven’t been posting is because I am hugely committed to going to Israel in 2 weeks.
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Mr. Big Food’s Dad asked– in some words– if I was okay. I am. Thanks for asking. I was doing a little research. There were Chestnuts. As in, it dawns on you that you can order food at Amazon.com. And $99/yr. is a deal, given that you can have roasted chestnuts at your door in
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The Fifth Doctor Who (Daughter C): An apple a day keeps the… . Oh, never mind. From Kinda (February 1-9, 1982; Peter Davison as “Doctor Who”) Fred Sanford (Mr. Big Food): We could have a little pork and beans now and a little zucchini later. Or a little zucchini now and a little pork and beans
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Next up… The Fifth Doctor Who (Daughter C.) Fred Sanford (Mr. Big Food): We could have a little pork and beans now and a little zucchini later. Or a little zucchini now and a little pork and beans later. Or if you like the pork and beans, you can have them and I’ll take the
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I have successfully moved my Mac to my new Mac. Yay. Me.
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I am impressed by the current round of players in The Dinner Party Game. I remember having to coax and cajole folks to submit their quotes in a timely fashion when we played before. Not so this! Here’s the J-Man’s response to Miss Mary Lamb, gentle soul that she was. (Next up. Fred Sanford (Mr. Big Food).)
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Our dinner party conversation continues… . I really should link to the history of this family game. But it’s late (OMG it’s almost 10pm!) and it’s cold and I’m plumb wore out after having driven to Texas and back. And full. That soup with the mussels and whatnot that Daughter C and the J-Man welcomed
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J.L. Austin (The J-Man): It is worth bearing in mind, too, the general rule that we must not expect to find simple labels for complicated cases… however well-equipped our language, it can never be forearmed against all possible cases that may arise and call for description: fact is richer than diction. “A Plea for Excuses,” Proceedings
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according to whatever map app you want to use, Tyler, Texas is a mere 6+ hours from the Farm no matter which way you go. What’s that? Rocky? Are you howling for us? Guiding us in? We’ll be home soon, boy!
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In reverse order, here’s the conversation so far… [The TRADIS as] Idris (Daughter C): Biting’s excellent. It’s like kissing. Only there’s a winner. Doctor Who Season 6, Episode 4 “The Doctor’s Wife” written by Neil Gaiman Andrew Jackson (Mr. Big Food): War is a blessing compared to national degradation. Hesiod (Marica): For those who practice
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What a piece of crap. Ahem. The End. Andrew Jackson’s response: “War is a blessing compared with national degradation.” —John I mean Mr. Big Food
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From that infallible source: The Works and Days (Ancient Greek: Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι, Erga kai Hēmerai)[a] is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BCE. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer’s almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.
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The Twelfth Doctor Who (Caroline): Oh, what’s this? Well, are you gardeners? I hate gardening. What sort of person has a power complex about flowers? It’s dictatorship for inadequates. Or to put it another way, it’s dictatorship. Come on! Chop, chop! The Doctor will see you now. You can view the clip here: https://youtu.be/TKSEBEhXCt4 Hesiod
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That’s why, even though we’ve talked about it a lot, this is only the second time we’ve played this game: The Dinner Party Game. We opened it up to fictional characters and, unlike the now First Dinner Party game, we imposed no linear time limits. I’ve gone back and read some of the conversations. What
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Done. We have Jordan’s Guest List: Russell “OldDirtyBastar” (can’t quite make it out ‘the Jones?’ “ Malcolm Tucker Elaine Benes Dante J.L.Austin Miss M declares that she does not have time to play on account of the fact that she has a Baby named ‘Phen. I plan to irritate her by not removing her
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Hoping Miss M’s, Stephen’s, and the J-man’s guests will show up soon.
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And yes, I am cleaning off my real hunk of oak known as my desktop. Do you know what a safety water tube boiler is?
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