Food & Drink: July 2006 Archives

Party


Wow, there were a lot of people in my house on Friday for poker.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play.

Special congratulations to Brooke who was the big money winner for the night.

In contrast to Brooke's performance, I went out first. All my cards looked so shiny and full of promise, I just couldn't fold them.

I hereby nominate Joe to have the next party.


I was glad that after painting almost all the main public areas of the house I managed to get things mostly put back together in time for the guests to arrive. Yeah, I know there were plenty of mistakes in the paint job. I got them mostly fixed by Sunday. Thanks for not actually circling them all the mistakes with magic marker.

I would have been happier if the A/C had managed to keep up better. It crept up above 80 even though the thermostat had been set to 62 pretty much all day. I was probably being screwed by the thing on the A/C unit that cycles power during peak demand. Seriously, if the electric company wanted to make money they could charge people an unlock fee where they would disable that thing for 24 hours in exchange for $10 or something. I would have gladly paid it on Friday.The heat made Toni's Dilly Bars taste even better.

When I invited people over this time, I didn't explicitly ask people to check their guns at the door. Thankfully, this wasn't an issue this time and no one brandished any weapons.

Coffee Shop Signs


I'm sitting at the "Front Porch" in Ely, MN. It's a really nice coffee shop w/free wi-fi. I like the Raven's Brew coffee at the Ely Surf Shop a little better, but the Front Porch has better scones, better furniture, a really nice selection of teas, really good food in addition to a really cool vibe. (Reenie, if you are reading this the third punch on your card is from me.)

The sign on the wall says, "Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy." Funny I am actually curious about how my kids would react to being hopped up on caffeince. Therein lies the differences between moms and dads I suspect.

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