October 14 2009
Space Needle and Monorail in sepia.
Via this flickr.

Space Needle and Monorail in sepia.

Via this flickr.

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Tina Turner, Better Be Good To Me

I just love the tone of her voice in this one.

October 13 2009
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Paul Simon, Slip Slidin’ Away

Damn near missed Mr. Simon’s birthday today.  This is my sentimental favorite.

There is nothing better than coming home to the smell of soup, simmering on the stove.  My aunt brought this ham and bean soup over to my parents’ new place this weekend and I loved it and had to make it at home, even though I had never made soup.
Pretty damn easy.  I rendered two chopped up pieces of bacon, then briefly sauteed one big (sweet) chopped onion, almost a head of chopped garlic, three peeled and chopped carrots, and three stalks of celery in the bacon drippings.  I added two cartons of chicken stock, a half dozen bay leafs, some dried mustard powder and a lot of white pepper and some chili flakes.
I then added two ham hocks (something I had never worked with before) and a pound of white navy beans, which I had soaked in cold water overnight (something I thought was only done in Steel Magnolias).  Brought it up to a boil, then simmered all day.
I serve it with a few drops of jalapeno hot sauce and a crunchy English muffin, because I cannot seem to eat soup without an English muffin.

There is nothing better than coming home to the smell of soup, simmering on the stove.  My aunt brought this ham and bean soup over to my parents’ new place this weekend and I loved it and had to make it at home, even though I had never made soup.

Pretty damn easy.  I rendered two chopped up pieces of bacon, then briefly sauteed one big (sweet) chopped onion, almost a head of chopped garlic, three peeled and chopped carrots, and three stalks of celery in the bacon drippings.  I added two cartons of chicken stock, a half dozen bay leafs, some dried mustard powder and a lot of white pepper and some chili flakes.

I then added two ham hocks (something I had never worked with before) and a pound of white navy beans, which I had soaked in cold water overnight (something I thought was only done in Steel Magnolias).  Brought it up to a boil, then simmered all day.

I serve it with a few drops of jalapeno hot sauce and a crunchy English muffin, because I cannot seem to eat soup without an English muffin.

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Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald, Prelude To A Kiss

I think this was the song in the closing credits of the latest Mad Men (although probably not the exact arrangement and probably not even the right vocalist).  I hadn’t heard it in years and I cannot get it out of my head.

It is a question so terribly vexing.
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It is a question so terribly vexing.

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10,000 Maniacs, What’s The Matter Here?

Kind of an all-purpose tune.

October 12 2009
Wow.  Christina Hendricks is the picture of joy.

Wow.  Christina Hendricks is the picture of joy.

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Run DMC, It’s Tricky

God, yes.

October 11 2009
My dad, who just retired from Big Oil after 30+ years, is buying a VW Jetta diesel wagon for his first post-retirement ride. It is a little Alanisonic.

My dad, who just retired from Big Oil after 30+ years, is buying a VW Jetta diesel wagon for his first post-retirement ride. It is a little Alanisonic.

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