We went shopping today, mostly for my new job. It’s the first time in 14 years I’ve had a job where I had to dress ‘business dress’. I have almost no ties left; almost all my wardrobe has been geared … Continue reading
Christmas is in the air
the gift of cookies
It’s now 22 days until Christmas! We were going decorate the tree tonight, but we put it off until tomorrow, when we have a bit more time. I’ll be making Alton Brown’s eggnog and watching Rudolph in HD! I am … Continue reading
more turkey leftovers
The Christmas Countdown continues, too! It’s now 23 days until Christmas!!! Our tree is standing, and the giant kitten is leaving it alone, so we’ll be decorating it tomorrow night… While Rudolph is on. We have the DVD, but CBS … Continue reading
sonic-inspired breakfast (and Christmas countdown)
It’s now 24 days until Christmas, and my early present is I got a new job! Yea! I may be nuts, but I kind of like the Sonic commercials. The latest breakfast treat is their sausage biscuit dippers. I decided … Continue reading
Christmas countdown and more tday leftovers
Boy is my face red! I missed another day, with Christmas tree buying and running here and there, I missed a countdown day! It’s now only 25, that’s 2-5 days until Christmas! We’ve got a tree we cut down at … Continue reading
Post Thanksgiving
I skipped the Christmas Countdown yesterday, partly because I decided to take a holiday from being online too much and partly because I got up too early and was tired. But to start back up, it’s now 27 days, on … Continue reading
thanksgiving prep and Christmas countdown
We’re continuing the Christmas countdown, now at 29 days! Rudolph and Hermie will continue to keep us updated through the next month! I was hoping to have time to do a bunch of prep for Thanksgiving to show, but it’s … Continue reading
the Christmas countdown continues
I have had a very uneventful day so far, other than I got a deal on a 40 lbs. bag of Humphrey charcoal, got a reaplacement fire ring for my XL Big Green Egg (the original cracked and was replaced … Continue reading
the Christmas countdown
I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I am going to start a Christmas countdown! Why, you may ask? Because I took 31 photos of my Rudolph Christmas Countdown last year! So I will be posting one of these … Continue reading
wine party 2008
Earlier this month, my wife and I threw our 5th annual McAdams Wine Party. The first couple of years of the party were kind of forming what has become the party now, with varying success then. I’d been told that … Continue reading
if a tree falls in the woods…
If a tree falls in the woods, and no one took a photo of it, did it really happen? It’s been a thing on food forums for some time that if you talk about something you cooked but didn’t take … Continue reading
give me Krystal!
Yesterday, I talked about one of my favorite Atlanta food destinations, the Varsity. There’s more to food in the South than that, though. It’s true that barbecue is from the South, but I make barbecue at home. I’m all for … Continue reading