On NCAA Nicknames
For those loving team nicknames, and in the spirit of the Road to the Final Four that gets in full swing today, here are great trivia questions from Richard Rosenblatt, AP Sports Writer.
On Women’s Basketball Tournament
The only time I really follow the NCAA women’s tournament is when my alma mater is in the mix. [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Opinions in the Shorts: Vol. 16
Posted in Food, Opinions in the Shorts, Politics, Sports, tagged AIG, AIG Bonuses, Alternative Energy, Cheese, Chris Dodd, College Basketball, Congress, John Boehner, Martin Brodeur, Nancy Pelosi, Nicknames, Road to the Final Four, Team Nicknames, Women's Basketball on March 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Opinions in the Shorts: Vol. 9
Posted in Entertainment, Food, Opinions in the Shorts, Politics, tagged Congress, Democrats, Frost/Nixon, John McCain, Pressure Cooker, Ray Guy, Republicans, Soups on January 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On Politics
I had a hard time getting past William Kristol’s Will Obama Save Liberalism, but I successful read it the next day; only to discover an interesting nugget at the end.
Senator McCain proclaims he won’t be a rubber stamp for the President. Oh really! Are you expected to be? Does your party apply any pressure [...]
In Search of Popcorn
Posted in Food, Life, tagged Popcorn, Shopping on January 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
As the grocery shopper in our home, I noticed we were out of popcorn. So on one of my grocery story runs, I remembered to add popcorn to the list.
Everyone knows that today popcorn world is about the microwave, yet various “old ways” as do-it-yourself kernels and Jiffy Pop in its own pan are still [...]
“Battle Cranberry” Sausage Spaghetti
Posted in Entertainment, Food, Miscellaneous, tagged Cranberries, Cranberry-Sausage, Food, Giada DeLaurentis, Iron Chef, Mario Batali, Pasta, Rachael Ray, Recipe, Spaghetti on December 15, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Back in 2006 (I believe), the Food Network used Iron Chef to pit Giada DeLaurentis and Bobby Flay against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali. Since the episode aired many times, I can assume many viewers watched. Well, last night I checked Food Network and, lo’ and behold, it’s back for another run.
Foodies know that Food [...]
