Why, dpr, thanks for asking. Nights are the hardest, the house is too quiet, the bed too big and empty, no one to make fun of the way I brush my teeth. And, we won’t even talk about the enforced celibacy.
Actually, you guys have become my lifeline. You make me laugh, cry, empathize, angry, the whole gamut of emotions; and give me something else to focus on, like no matter how bad I think I’ve got it, there’s always someone else who has it much worse. But, yeah, spending so much time on the board is pretty sad, huh. Naaahhhhhh…
Sniff! I love ya, guys!
<'cept when no one but DRY notices my post count ;)>
Welcome aboard, ** Salty and Nika! ** Nika, not to worry about the dress code, it’s always, ‘Come as You are’ we just keep hoping that Bratman will keep his clothes on, but he’s not the first to try turning the place into a nudist colony and he most likely NOT be the last!
Key West, huh? The farthest I’ve ever lived is Miami Beach, but that was as a kid…manny, manny moons ago! The first hurricane I can remember was ‘Carol’. You know how the windows are down there, not panes but rectangular pieces of glass, um, anyway, I seem to remember the wind being so strong that it sucked a couple off of our front door. Scary stuff.
Hey ** PB, ** when did you say Mr. Bear was coming home??
This is just like a cocktail party. Pleasant chat over drinks, then somebody starts taking his clothes off. And it’s never one of the people you want to undress.
Oh, hon? Could you get me another beer? Thanks; you’re a dear!
Anti, thanks for asking. January, '01. At the earliest. He was just here for 2 weeks, from 18-31 May. Two short weeks. He left on 20 Jan. It’s gonna be a very, very long year.
Drop, don’t tempt me. I hate wearing so many clothes anyway. I may just decide to peel off a few layers, since it’s so hot here in Tx. <did I just say that out loud?>
I wish time went faster just for your sake, purplebear!
It was a scorcher again today AND the Braves lost! Outside watering is banned here in Atlanta from 10 in the morning till 10 at night, or else we could all put on a sprinkler party!! Doesn’t that go well with huumus?? * What is that anyway?? * I’ve heard of it, but have never seen a recipe for it.
Ok, I was gonna wait until someone asked, but before this gets out of hand, I just wanted to let people know that these pix that I posted for Shayna as myself are in fact, not me. (but let’s not tell Shayna ok?)
I typed ‘male models’ in my browser and posted a link. You should have seen the looks I was getting from co-workers as I tried to find the right pix to link to. Come to think of it, I think Bill in accounting winked at me . . .
Open a can of chick peas, drain, rinse and dry. Dump in food processor w/ 2 (or less–wimp) crushed cloves garlic, some salt and buzz. Scrape down. Glop in about 1/4 cup tahini (sesame butter; ask your health food store), and juice of 1-2 fresh lemons, and some olive oil. Buzz again until creamy.
variations: a titch of cumin, some chopped parsely, or my favorite, some toasted pine nuts. Or just wing it. Add liquid of your choice until dippish and creamy.
Or even better, BABA GANOUSH:
Split large eggplant lenthwise, put on well oiled foil and broil 15-30 minutes until tender. Take out, cool and pour off juices. Scrape eggplant insides into food processor, add salt, fresh pressed garlic, some fresh lemon juice, and about 1/3 cup tahini.
Buzz, and season to taste.
For pure unctuousness, drizzle each w/ good olive oil.
GREAT hot weather noshes w/ wheat thins or triscuits.
Dunno, never tried it. Best guess: try the local health food store or whatever for sesame seeds. The tahini is worth tracking down; it’s just like peanut butter, only w/ sesame seeds.
Or hell, wing it; I’ve already fantasized a alternative w/ glops of Tabsaco. Hey, it’s only food…
Thanks for your kind words, Anti Pro. The downside of that would be that I’d get older that much faster. Hmmmmmm… I guess I can wait til he comes home in real time.
BratMan, my dear. I did know that. I saw your wonderful orange paisley jacket, remember? So, I knew what you look like already. It was a feeble attempt at humor, sort of a tongue in cheek comment. Obviously not tongue in cheek enough!
And, my statement still stands as is.
Thanks, dpr, for that. And, I know just what you mean about intimacy. Yes, it’s tough at times. But, I have my friends here and IRL to help with some of that, though it’s not quite the same.
So I’m the right color, eh? <giggles> Thanks, I think.
Veb, thanks for the recipes. I was going to ask you, and saw that Anti beat me to it. I may just have to try that. Sounds interesting to me.
I just admitted to that not being me so people didn’t think I was enough of a dweeb to find pix a male model on the internet and claim it as myself and then expect people to believe it.
For anyone wondering, the link in my sig line - that is me.
I hate wearing so many clothes anyway. I may just decide to peel off a few layers, since it’s so hot here in Tx. <did I just say that out loud?>
