• Food, Glorious Food - Health And Fitness

    It’s Chicken Soup Night

    Chicken Soup Recipe You Can Make at Home   1 tablespoons olive oil   1 whole chicken, breasts removed and reserved   2 onions   2 quarts boiling water  Salt   2 bay leaves  1 large carrot   1 celery stalk   1/2 teaspoon dried thyme   1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves   Ground pepper Time for some chicken soup. The slight sore throat I had last weekend has gone, but left behind a runny nose, a cough, and sneezy sniffles. Meh.  This particular recipe is one we've made before  – this time we made matzo balls to go along…

  • Episcopal - Funnies - Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA)

    Three Outta Four Ain’t Bad

    This is too funny, and too true. I can't say I've evangelized with the evangelicals, but all three of the other things happens every Sunday, if I go to both services at St Nicholas with the Holy Innocents.  Which I've been doing lately, mostly because as a choir member I enjoy singing both services, as the music is slightly different for each.  Today was especially nice as a young woman with a gorgeous, trained voice sang "Domine Deus," by Antonio Vivaldi. Also, in both services we've been singing a really pretty modern "Kyrie," by Marty Haugen, that has a soft…

  • Clan: McTiVo - Hot Off The Presses - SciFi/Fantasy

    Samurai, Ninja, and Wannabe Immortals In The News

      I've noticed several news stories lately with a similar theme… as a Highlander fan of long standing, these kinds of things always catch my eye. Once upon a time, we fans used to groan and say "Oh, no, not again, brace yourselves for the backlash," but the media never made the connection we did between "samurai sword wielding man wreaks mayhem" and an obscure cult action movie/syndicated TV series. Featuring a samurai sword man wreaking mayhem, but for good, not evil. Charges expected in samurai sword slaying Man arrested after Highway 4 car chase  Police shootings usually ruled OK…