21 February
2016
21 February
2016
Funny cartoon…
20 February
2016
From the bartender’s corner – Sweet Tangerine
20 February
2016
Royters reports: Cruz’s parents
So, CNN has a headlined news article – “What were Ted Cruz’s parents doing in Canada when he was born?”. (you can read here: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/30/politics/ted-cruz-canada-rafael-eleanor-calgary/)
I am fairly sure his mom was in the hospital giving birth. I am guessing his dad was hanging around somewhere nearby?
20 February
2016
That was an unplanned half marathon
The idea was to go ahead and put in a 10K run before lunch. Finished it at 9:30 pace. As I started stretching and relaxing, the rains came in. It was too tempting not to go back to the trail. Changed my shirt and finished up another 11K (much more slowly) in the slight drizzle to finish up a half marathon (21K) in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Now I am really really hungry…
15 February
2016
From the bartender’s corner – New Moon
14 February
2016
From the bartender’s corner – Red Flame Martini
Could not think of a more appropriate Valentine’s Day drink. Citron Vodka, raspberry liqueur, cranberry juice and lime juice. Got the perfect red color. The usual garnish is a lime wedge. Sharmila gave me a better idea – I put in a strawberry slice. (Placed upside down, it looks somewhat like a heart).
14 February
2016
Nikispeak: Nasty Look
Came home after the run and sat down for breakfast next to Nikita who was finishing up. Since she is the queen of procrastination, I tried to get her a jump start on her weekend work…
Me: How much homework do you have this weekend?
She: A lot
Me: Have you made a schedule?
She: No
Me: Why are you sitting here? Should you not get started on your work?
She: I don’t feel like it
Me: (sarcastically) Well, at least schedule in one hour tomorrow evening for crying since you will have unfinished homework.
She: (even more sarcastically) I would give you a nasty look right now but you already have one!
I went back to my breakfast, having been squarely beaten in my game of sarcasm!!
14 February
2016
Sunday morning with a few die hard Chalupa runners
Put in a couple of miles by myself before Mr. Discipline Samaresh showed up at 8 sharp. And then Surajit joined. Put in another four miles – which felt like a lot more since Mr. Long Strides Surajit was pacing me at 8:30 min/mile. The trail was pretty desolate in the below freezing temperatures this morning.
14 February
2016
The making of a cocktail…
The four stages of making a good cocktail…
a. Getting the right portions of the right ingredients.
b. The proper shake (or stirring or layering)
c. The preparing and decoration of the garnishing
d. The taking of the picture.
Well, actually, the fourth step is “drinking”. But for my blog, I throw in the Step “d”.
Speaking of taking pictures, if you have ever wondered how I take those pictures with perfect black background and drink color, here is what I do. I got a yard of smooth black velvet fabric (about $5) from Joann Fabric. I throw that on our dryer. (Well, the dryer part is not mandatory. Since I have to share Sharmila’s laundry for my bar space, it is convenient for me). Important thing is to just “throw the fabric” – meaning no creases or edges. Then I take the picture and crop out the part I do not need.
