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Lotus in the Rain (4.00 / 5)

From today in the New York Botanical Garden.

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by: Eddie C @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 02:07:04 AM UTC

Nice! (4.00 / 4)

It's still raining there, btw?  Yeeesh...

Hit about 98 here today.  It's surprisingly cool and comfortable in here right now, though - got the windows open and the ceiling fan on high.  The other day, not so much.  Think it was Tuesday, I just couldn't get it down under "hellishly hot" level, no matter what I tried...

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 02:37:05 AM UTC

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There were heavy rain and spots of sunshine today (4.00 / 4)

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by: Eddie C @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 02:55:34 AM UTC

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beautiful nt (4.00 / 4)

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 07:47:00 AM UTC

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Guess I should... (4.00 / 4)

start dinner soon!

Hmmm.  I think I'm just gonna dump some sweet onion and broccoli into a bowl of bulgur wheat, and call it good.  

If I had peppers, corn and cranberry beans, I'd probably do some kind of chili thing - but gonna have to wait 3 weeks or so for that.

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 03:28:21 AM UTC

It's way past dinner here (4.00 / 4)

I took a fellow Kossack to Frankie And Johnnie's Pine Tavern tonight.

Now that's what I call eating. I had the Ragu!

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by: Eddie C @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 03:44:35 AM UTC

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Okay, if I'm there... (4.00 / 3)

I'm starting off with the Eggplant Rollatini appetizer and the Endive Salad, and then doing the Penne Primavera (will the pasta be as good as Dominick's? :)) with the parmesan cream sauce and the potato croquettes.  And then grabbing an eggplant parm to go on the way out, because nobody here knows how to do them right.  Heh...

Damn, now I'm hungry again!  Not good.

Still owe you a dinner if / when you find yourself out this way.  Or hell, maybe next time I'm out that way.  If it's PDX, it'd be The Farm for local and seasonal, Ya Hala for Lebanese, Adobe Rose for New Mexican, Vita for just damned good food and atmosphere, or Bete-Lukas for Ethiopian...

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 06:50:15 AM UTC

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just a warning (4.00 / 2)

if you send me an email that says "come over and help me drink all of my homemade beer" - you can expect me over IMMEDIATELY so the beer better be cold :) Needless to say I had a lovely evening.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 07:47:44 AM UTC

Ha! (4.00 / 1)

(rigging up homebrewing kit...)

:)

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 07:56:25 AM UTC

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did you see this?? (4.00 / 2)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07...

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by: LeeN @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 11:53:45 AM UTC

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Great link, thanks! (4.00 / 1)

I've gotta say, though - that "rotten soup" is a beautiful thing...

:)

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 12:12:05 PM UTC

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You cretin! (4.00 / 3)

Real beer lovers don't drink their beer cold... cellar temp is much more appropriate. :)

I wish I knew half what the flock of them know
Of where all the berries and other things grow,
Cranberries in bogs and raspberries on top
Of the boulder-strewn mountain, and when they will crop.
--"Blueberries" by Robert Frost

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by: wide eyed lib @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 12:55:08 PM UTC

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That's only for ales... (4.00 / 1)

Agreed on that, and I'd go one lower - room temp.  Stouts, too.

Everything else needs to be cold though, imo...

Let's ask Jill what she's drinking before we judge, please!

:)

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 13:02:13 PM UTC

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I just have a problem with people who want (4.00 / 2)

their beer so cold that it practically develops ice crystals. 45 degrees is about as low as it should ever go (some fruit beers being the exception), but most beers at best at around 50 degrees. So says Michael Jackson (no, not that one) and I tend to agree.


I wish I knew half what the flock of them know
Of where all the berries and other things grow,
Cranberries in bogs and raspberries on top
Of the boulder-strewn mountain, and when they will crop.
--"Blueberries" by Robert Frost

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by: wide eyed lib @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 13:08:32 PM UTC

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