Way back in the annals of history, between the time when the fairies hid under the hills and the English came and screwed the pooch, had a very different cuisine, if you can call a backwater European country’s hunting and gathering to be cuisine. Continue reading
I don’t like beer. I haven’t liked it since 1985 when I was drinking Budweiser products at the basement of the Sigma Chi house at UW:Madison. It isn’t snobbery, I’m just not a fan of the taste. I’ve struggled over the years to properly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without drinking Guinness, Harp or the gawdawful green beer. Then I met my husband and everything changed.
My husband’s ancestors are known as ‘Wine Geese.” What are Wine Geese? Well it comes from Wild Geese, which refers to exodus of Irish soldiers to France at the end of the 1600’s following the Willamite-Jacobite war. The damn Catholics and Protestants always fighting. Catholics were forced to skip town. Wine Geese refers to Irish emigrants who became involved in the wine trade in other countries. Continue reading
This is the day when people do and say things that are probably offensive to most people who are actually Irish. Continue reading
Oh, good grief. Johnny Depp is Johnny Depping all over another movie. Continue reading
This week, expose a little bit of yourself. Continue reading
Another eventful week at Crasstalk. I am very proud of you, munchkins, for not letting last night’s discussion(s) devolve into Thunderdome territory. Let’s see what else happened this week, shall we?
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Kuan Hoong – Japanese Plum Ume Blossom – 2008
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Dharun Ravi was found guilty today of spying on his college roommate Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide in the fall of 2010. Continue reading
Austin, Mondo and Michael are joined by your girl Ke$ha on the runway, where she speaks in careful tones. Last week’s cleanse has done wonders for her demeanor and complexion, and most of the glitter has been hosed off. She looks and sounds like a presentable young woman, now that the whiskey IV has been plucked from her arm. So many spoilers up in here. Pictures, too. Only read further if you dare to be spoiled. Continue reading
Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are already installed in thousands of gas stations throughout England. This system was setup to deter motorists from driving off without paying. Under a new government scheme, the gas station cameras will automatically stop uninsured or untaxed vehicles from being filled with fuel. Continue reading