What I like most is also what I never get enough of: solitude, music, autumn, steak, exercise, cherry coke zero, Austenian men in breeches with British accents, nutella, haircuts, baked goods, my sweetheart.
This blog is agenda-free and consists mainly of random posts and musings.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Two weeks ago I was walking along the beach cliffs in Sydney, Australia. Today I’m freezing my bum off at home in Chicago. I can suffer through another winter here by dwelling on my fond memories of the perfect weather there.
Your Nutritionista: Soup 9 of 25: No-Slow Cooker Creamy White Chicken Chili
‘Tis the season for hot soup on a cold, rainy day. Here’s one of my favorite quick and easy soup recipes:
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
2 T. butter
1 T. flour
1 medium onion, diced
2-3 ribs of celery, diced
3-4 large carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4” rounds
6 cups chicken broth
3 cups cooked chicken (I always use rotisserie chicken)
1 box long grain wild rice w/ spice packet
1 1/2 cups half and half
salt & pepper
In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onions, carrots, and celery until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Add flour and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour chicken broth in and raise temperature to med-high high; bring to a boil and add rice and seasoning packet. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken and half and half. Cook 5 minutes more. Serve and enjoy! Serves 6.
I like to serve this with homemade rolls. It tastes even better when reheated the next day.
Catch up on past Season of Soups:
(Source: yourhealthista)
![thedailywhat:
End Of An Era of the Day: After over 30 years and 15 studio albums, the legendary rock band R.E.M. has called it quits.
The following announcement was posted to the band’s official site this morning:
To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.
On his personal Tumblr blog, lead singer Michael Stipe wrote: THANKS PETER, MIKE, BILL, BERTIS AND EVERYONE WHO WAS EVER THERE, WHAT AN ADVENTURE!!! XXX MICHAEL.”
[remhq.]
R.E.M. songs defined my teenage years, and each time I hear one of my favorites I’m transported to the past: road trips with my family with the Out Of Time album playing on my portable CD player in the back of the car, listening to “Everybody Hurts” and feeling every lyric during a particularly difficult life experience, and sitting 20 rows back at the only R.E.M concert I was ever able to attend.
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End Of An Era of the Day: After over 30 years and 15 studio albums, the legendary rock band R.E.M. has called it quits.
The following announcement was posted to the band’s official site this morning:
To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.
On his personal Tumblr blog, lead singer Michael Stipe wrote: THANKS PETER, MIKE, BILL, BERTIS AND EVERYONE WHO WAS EVER THERE, WHAT AN ADVENTURE!!! XXX MICHAEL.”
[remhq.]
R.E.M. songs defined my teenage years, and each time I hear one of my favorites I’m transported to the past: road trips with my family with the Out Of Time album playing on my portable CD player in the back of the car, listening to “Everybody Hurts” and feeling every lyric during a particularly difficult life experience, and sitting 20 rows back at the only R.E.M concert I was ever able to attend.
Thanks for everything, gentlemen.
Dear stomach,
Why are you growling? I just fed you. Don’t be ridiculous.
Love,
Me
![It’s not everyday that you see the name of a girl you knew in high school, and who came to your wedding, listed in an article about a drug-dealing professor on the run. Poor Holly! It’s been awhile since we’ve been in touch, but that’s not the girl I remember.
thedailywhat:
Breaking Bad IRL of the Day: With a pinch of Sons of Anarchy thrown in for good measure: Stephen J. Kinzey, a professor of kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino, is on the run from the law after a raid on his Highland home yielded “more than a pound of methamphetamine, rifles, handguns, body armor, leather biker vests and other biker paraphernalia.”
The cops suspect the 43-year-old of leading the local chapter of the Devils Diciples Outlaw motorcycle gang, while running a successful meth operation on the side.
His live-in girlfriend and alleged business partner, Holly V. Robinson, was arrested during the raid on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. Several other suspected drug ring members were arrested as well.
“To have an associate professor who is a member of the Devils Disciples and allegedly dealing methamphetamine is quite alarming,” said Sheriff Rod Hoops at a press conference. “I mean, it’s unusual to say the least.”
“It’s unusual” is literally the least you could say about this case, particularly after perusing the professor’s Twitter feed, which contains, among other mundane tweets, the line “sometimes the best of plans can be ruined by a cuddling cat.”
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It’s not everyday that you see the name of a girl you knew in high school, and who came to your wedding, listed in an article about a drug-dealing professor on the run. Poor Holly! It’s been awhile since we’ve been in touch, but that’s not the girl I remember.
Breaking Bad IRL of the Day: With a pinch of Sons of Anarchy thrown in for good measure: Stephen J. Kinzey, a professor of kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino, is on the run from the law after a raid on his Highland home yielded “more than a pound of methamphetamine, rifles, handguns, body armor, leather biker vests and other biker paraphernalia.”
The cops suspect the 43-year-old of leading the local chapter of the Devils Diciples Outlaw motorcycle gang, while running a successful meth operation on the side.
His live-in girlfriend and alleged business partner, Holly V. Robinson, was arrested during the raid on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. Several other suspected drug ring members were arrested as well.
“To have an associate professor who is a member of the Devils Disciples and allegedly dealing methamphetamine is quite alarming,” said Sheriff Rod Hoops at a press conference. “I mean, it’s unusual to say the least.”
“It’s unusual” is literally the least you could say about this case, particularly after perusing the professor’s Twitter feed, which contains, among other mundane tweets, the line “sometimes the best of plans can be ruined by a cuddling cat.”
GPOYW: trying to decide if I should cut my hair up to my shoulders. All the guys I ask say I should keep it long; most of my femaile friends say I should cut it. Do all men prefer women with long hair?
The full Moneyball trailer.
I can’t wait to see this.
My husband encouraged me to read this book a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. This is one sports movie he won’t have to drag me to see. :)
Illinois Law Allowing People to Keep Roadkill Approved
What amuses me most about this ridiculous piece of legislation is that the people most likely to keep/cook/use roadkill probably were already doing so before it was ever legally allowed.
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.
Margaret D. Nadauld
(Words I try to live by)
