Holiday Punch Recipes

Don't know if this will tickle anyone's RSS feeds as I've been dormant for so long, but I do like having a place for cocktail recipes and thoughts, so I might revive this just a little. Here are some Holiday punch recipes I considered and 2 that I tried:

Winter Spice Sangria This was the hit of Christmas Day on the beach. I doubled the recipe, but easily could have quadrupled it. I left the fruit soaking overnight and that actually might have been a bit much, 4-6 hours would probably be plenty. Would also experiment with different fizzy waters and champagne.

NOLET’S Silver Gin Pink Peppercorn Rosé Spritz Admittedly, I did not use Nolet's, but family favorite Tanqueray. Couldn't find pink peppercorn in time, so used mixed peppercorns and tried to use mostly the pink. This was also a hit on Christmas Eve. I'd like to rework the peppercorn syrup, but overall this worked well and I'd make it again. I made large ice cubes with cranberries and rosemary sprigs (leaving the sprigs sticking out of the cube) and everyone loved that touch.

Recipe's I did not try, but were under consideration: 

BACARDÍ Friendsgiving Rum PunchSparkling Cranberry Rosemary PunchChristmas Punch from the Greenhouse Tavernx

What a Day!

Early Voting in Broward County Florida

I've been really looking forward to getting out and voting early for this election. I figure election day will be a total zoo, so I've done my research on the less publicized elections and issues on the ballot and will be ready to go tomorrow. I also looked up where I can vote. If you vote early in Florida you can go to any of the open polls in your county, so there's a library a few blocks from my house and a different library a few blocks from my work. I decided to swing by the library near work at 1:45 this afternoon to see what it looked like. It's already a total zoo. Cars parked everywhere and a line out the door. Easily hundreds of people (many wearing Obama buttons, t-shirts, etc.) waiting to make their voice heard. Everyone looked to be in good spirits even though some were probably late getting back to work from lunch. I'm sure it helps that it's a beatiful fall day here. The humidity has broken and the parking lot had a fair amount of shade. Don't know when exactly I'm going to be able to vote given the long line. I'll probably start trying on Wednesday after work and if ithe weather's bad or line is too long, I'll just keep trying until the weekend. If I don't vote by the weekend, I'll go before it opens at my local library on Saturday or Sunday and be first in line. I might take the camera back by tomorrow on my lunch break.

Oh, for the locals, click on the title above shows the current wait times at the different Broward County early voting locations.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno Poster

My Boring Ass Life � Zack and Miri Make a Poster and the Toronto Film Fest reaction
I'm really looking forward to the next Kevin Smith movie due out the end of October:

Here's the poster they couldn't show here:

The New Orleans Bingo! Show

McCain and Tina Fey on Life Mag cover

Poynter Online - Forums



I found that via waxy.org just after finding this:

at the amusing: totally looks like blog.

Watching Ike from Space

Click the title above to see some awesome footage of hurricane Ike from space. We're watching this one closely and making extra preparations this weekend.

Fantasy Football Team Names

Fantasy Football Team Names
A little something different here. Been too busy to blog lately after a recent trip to Ohio to see family and attend the Hot Rod Hula Hop. Now I'm focused on catching up on work, tracking hurricanes and tropical storms, prepping to teach again this semester, and preparing my guilty pleasure fantasy football teams. In years past, I've tried for pop culture references like:

President Camacho
Crusty Jugglers
Electric Hippos

But this year I didn't think of anything, so I went with RobotMonkyeGo! in honor of one of my favorite Mardi Gras Costumes, and often used avatar, and the Mermen in another league for that video project you may have seen.

Anyway, check the link for some funny team names like:

My Vick In a Box
Bengals Bail Bondsmen
Not in a Millen Years
Turn Your Head & Coughlin
and others