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nightdog_barksCold and grey, slight possibility of a little sleet and/or frozen rain. 30 degrees (-1.1 degrees Celsius), with a gusty wind out of the north. Have brought plants back inside (Chango helped by racing back and forth in the backyard with a ball).
Started reading Colossus last night -- so far it is very good, although I did have a "Dear Author" moment when Hiltzik talked about Spanish explorers (Francisco Coronado's men) seeing the Grand Canyon, and then mentioning about twenty pages later that Joseph Christmas Ives would be "the white man who finally located the Grand Canyon." Er. I think he means that Ives was the first to find the canyon's downstream entrance, but, er.
... and now the sun is trying to come out. Hm.
Started reading Colossus last night -- so far it is very good, although I did have a "Dear Author" moment when Hiltzik talked about Spanish explorers (Francisco Coronado's men) seeing the Grand Canyon, and then mentioning about twenty pages later that Joseph Christmas Ives would be "the white man who finally located the Grand Canyon." Er. I think he means that Ives was the first to find the canyon's downstream entrance, but, er.
... and now the sun is trying to come out. Hm.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:17 pm (UTC)It's very cold and clear and sunny here. I've got a couple hours to finish this review, and then I'm headed to a meeting late in the afternoon. NEED MOAR TEA.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:21 pm (UTC)*g*
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:35 pm (UTC)Hope it's a mild thing that goes away fast.
Beautiful day here. Too much crap to do. The usual. I think the mild illness is making me uncharacteristically crabby, though.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:40 pm (UTC);-)
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:41 pm (UTC)Just got an email from the print place (um, Walgreens). My prints for the designer are ready to pick up. I guess I'd better get going.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:00 pm (UTC)Having gone through a job interview this morning, I'm not motivated to do much more than lounge around in my socks. But I'll see if I can push myself to head to the library.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:37 pm (UTC)Also, I've been meaning to show you this but I kept forgetting. It's about an 18th-century map of New York and how it was restored. Really fascinating.
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Date: 2011-01-21 01:01 am (UTC)We're going to try the chicken stew recipe tonight -- it's really cold out.
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Date: 2011-01-21 01:07 am (UTC)I bought a big pack of chicken drumsticks today to make fried chicken tomorrow night. It's a huge treat around here because I don't like to stink up the house frying things.
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Date: 2011-01-21 01:15 am (UTC)Ha, I know what you mean about stinking up the house. It's incredible how the smell lingers, whether it's chicken or fish or whatever (we fry pork chops very occasionally). I did see an interesting recipe in the NY Times this morning for something called "Brooklyn Bowl Fried Chicken" -- they used egg whites for the dipping, and matzoh meal, flour, and Cajun spices for the breading.
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