FlaSoxxJim

Another happy belated to you both.

IT'S GO TIME!!!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 14, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) Penises Grow On Female Snails' Heads After Chemical Exposure It's actually a 100% occurrence of this imposex condition in the most heavily TBT-contaminated areas these researchers studied. That is scary.

Traveling a couple-hundred miles in a day is always trippy. This morning I was snorkeling in the middle Keys, and now here I am back home in Lamesville sitting on the couch typing to some lousy message board.

All of you young whippersnappers had better just stay the hell of my lawn!

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) How is it Link Wray is not in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, but ABBA is? They bribed the voting trustees with the promise of a lifetime supply of Swedish Fish??

Dabbling with Tequila cocktails of late. Picked up a good Tequila book in the Mexico pavilion at EPCOT and there are a lot of very good recipes collected from some of the best cocktail bars and bartenders across the country. This straightforward fresh margarita from bartender Julie Bermejo is better than 90% of the the margaritas I've ever had out at bars and restaurants. No triple sec or Cointreau, and certainly no manufactured premix in the ingredients, this one instead uses agave nectar for the sweetener. • 1.5 oz 100% agaev tequila • 3/4 oz agave nectar • 3/ oz water • 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice • slice of lime garnish I have been using agave nectar in a lot of margarita recipes for the last year, but when it's thrown in on top of the triple sec it can make the drink a little cloying and oversweet. Leaving out the triple sec in this version, the balance between sweet and tart is very good. Using either Cazadores or El Jimador reposado and at 1.5 oz their relatively light flavors get a little lost. Upping the tequila to 2 oz would help it punch through, but that's probably only advisable if you're not planning on knocking back 4 or 5 of 'em. Pretty tasty and so simple. Why does anybody bother with the commercial chemical Koolaid margarita mixes? Spun one of these up this evening and added a small (2 tsp) float of mezcal for an altogether more robust but still very drinkable margarita. The next recipe from the book I think I'll try is a Oaxaca Old-Fashioned, with reposado tequila and mezcal subbing for the bourbon called for in the original classic cocktail and agave nectar standing in for the sugar/simple syrup. The couple generous dashes of Ango bitters is held over from the original. I also had a mezcal sour last night with mezcal, brandy, lime juice, simple syrup, Paychaud and Ango bitters, and an egg white to give a marvelous froth and velvety texture to the drink. Sadly, Monte Alban is the only mezcal I can actually afford until the new Del Maguay Vida product makes it down here (lucky Chicagoans already have it). Even so, this cocktail was definitely a keeper.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) lol I didn't pick up the sarcasm. Fail. Point and laugh, everyone. I've seen too many people *not* being sarcastic that it's hard to tell anymore. When you can't pick out the sarcasm anymore then the terrorists have already won.

QUOTE (G&T @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 08:50 PM) Allagash interlude is one of the best beers I have tasted. Sour and fruity with a hint of cherry. Brewed with brett and it shows. Manages to be a Belgian strong ale and a kriekish thing all at once. It's a bit of an experience. That sounds really good. I'm an Allagash fan from way back, so I definitely agree they can pull off the Belgian styles as well as any American brewer.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 12:22 AM) That was my first thought too. How sad is that? Mine too, sadly.

Have a Kick A$$ Birthday!

Just one more time

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:13 AM) Disagree, he definitely needs to put more emotion into his singing if he wants to make it anywhere. Hey, we can always replace him with a scrawny Asian dude.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:10 AM) Hiding somewhere in the night! Way to hit that high note!!! :headbang

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:08 AM) Street lights... People living just to find emotion.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:07 AM) Believing..... Their shadows searching in the ni-i-ight.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:05 AM) Don't stop? Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard

and oo-oo-oon!

and on. . .

and on. . .

For a smile they can share the night, it goes on. . .

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 12:52 AM) Laird with a HR! Tigers up 10-9, top 13th. :headbang Win a friggin' game already, Tigers!

Hope it's been a god one!

Storm's probably only going to be a Cat2 by the time it gets there, so I don't think it will come to mandatory evacuations outside of extreme low-lying areas.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 10:01 AM) I heard it went quick, but it came as a nice change. I heard the foil top was kind of hard to remove, but fortunately the bottle comes with a highly effective cutter.