A recent article on the Today page of msnbc.msn.com sure caught my attention. With my darling bride unemployed and consulting in a major swoon globally, I’ve always got my eyes open for a new opportunity. And since I’m no longer interested in boring, nine-to-five gigs, I found the article positively riveting.
It’s about the best jobs [...] Read more »

The fateful day has finally arrived. Although her birthday isn’t until next week, she’s now officially 40. And after that insane donnybrook mayhem and merrymaking boisterous party the Chile Underground may never be the same…
After an early start to the day, cleaning and prepping (mostly sou-chef chores), we got the house in pretty spiffy shape. [...] Read more »

We’ve been having a lot of trouble defining the name for tomorrow’s landmark event. The singular nature of the pretext excuse reason for this drunken debauchery bunfight exciting celebration means we can’t use things like “First Annual” in the designation. It’s clearly not going to be merely a birthday party either. What to do, what [...] Read more »

Paula Jo turns forty on the 21st of the month. Yep, you read that right; The Big Four-Oh. (And to think it only seems like we’ve been married that long.) The end of August is a busy time for the Clan, so we’re scheduling her party a bit early this year. We’ll hold the Round [...] Read more »

In a magical May in 2007, my lovely spouse traveled to Ireland to visit with me for a few days while I was toiling away “over there.” I was “stuck” there for a month, in the village of Adare, consulting my buns off for a multinational corporation. Tough work, when you can get it.
Anyways, Paula [...] Read more »

It’s almost time for America to stop doing anything productive for a day and watch that spectacle that is the Superbowl. Just like reading Playboy magazine, I only watch the game for the advertisements.
My prediction: There won’t be even one advertisement that features chiles.
Sad, too, because at $3 million a half-minute (NBC’s current rate), we [...] Read more »

Buy it, read it, learn and savor; ’nuff said…

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Here in Texas, we associate soups, stews and chili with cold-weather eats. Sometimes, though, we don’t invite these wonderful dishes to our Advent parties or Yule feasts.
Time to correct that…
Here are three recipes we enjoy when the weather gets wintry, and they’re not too plebian for the finest banquet:

Zuppa Etruscana
Shepherd’s Soup (Hirtensuppe)
Bierkäse Suppen

One Italian, two [...] Read more »