Friday, February 09, 2007
A New Day ~ A New Creation
After 1,120+ posts in a little over 2 years , Just Ask Judy is changing. I am ready for something different. When I finally changed to the new Blogger, I sampled the fun of a new template and new colors. The change bug bit me hard.
Last month, Shephard, at:
http://www.shubertalleyshephard.blogspot.com
wrote about seeing Debbie Reynold's daughter Carrie Fisher, in her one-woman show. During that show, she told a lot of "family secrets" and one thing she said was......Imagine what I'm leaving out!
Last month, Shephard, at:
http://www.shubertalleyshephard.blogspot.com
wrote about seeing Debbie Reynold's daughter Carrie Fisher, in her one-woman show. During that show, she told a lot of "family secrets" and one thing she said was......Imagine what I'm leaving out!
I was immediately struck with the thought that it would be a heckuva good name for a blog. So, I am going to stop writing at Just Ask Judy and resume my daily discourses here:
http://imagineomit.blogspot.com
Just Ask Judy will remain in place, and you can come and read archives or see photos whenever you want. I hope to place new photos (and perhaps the older albums too) on the new blog as well as the blogroll I so recently placed here.
Please join me there and welcome my new creation:
Before I leave here, please let me thank all of you for a wonderful, enlightening, and sometimes exciting two years here. Your comments and humor are heart-warming and I truly am grateful for your continued support.
Who Wants to Go to the Oscars?
Here's the menu for the buffet at the Oscar Ball.....
Lobster Tempura with Vanilla Bean and Pineapple Mini Prime Cheeseburgers with Remoulade and Aged Cheddar
Spicy Tuna Tartare in a Sesame Miso Cone
Dungeness Crab Cake with Marinated Tomatoes and Basil Aioli
Smoked Salmon Pizza with French Farm-raised Osetra Caviar and Dill Creme Fraiche Pizza with Italian White Truffles
Smoked Salmon 'Oscars' with French Farm-raised Osetra Caviar
Marinated Olives with Rosemary, Chile and Orange Flatbread and Grissini Assorted Bruschetta
Tapas Mini Gold-wrapped Baked Potato with French Farm-raised Osetra Caviar and Creme Fraiche
Roasted Pumpkin Squash Ravioli with Italian White Truffles
Potato Gnocchi Gratin with Gorgonzola Chinois Chicken Salad with Candied Cashews, Crispy Wontons and Honey Sesame Dressing
Caesar Salad with Parmesan Crostini and Creamy Garlic Dressing
Chopped Chino Farms Vegetable Salad with Spiny Lobster and Osetra Caviar
Stir-fried Chicken Lettuce Cup with Thai Basil and Pinenuts
Miso-glazed Black Cod with Sticky Rice and Cucumbers
Celery Root and Apple Soup with Black Truffles
Beet and Goat Cheese Napoleon with Toasted Hazelnuts and Citrus Shallot Vinaigrette
Buffet Grilled Snake River Farms 'Kobe' Beef with Bordelaise Sauce
Wasabi Potato Puree
Roasted Organic 'Smart' Chicken Breast Risotto with Black Truffles from Perigord, France
Spiny Lobster Shanghai-style with Crispy Spinach
Striped Bass en Croute with Sauce Choron
Stir-fried Chino Farms Organic Vegetables
Assorted Organic Breads
Oscar's Sweet Extravaganza Dessert
Meyer Lemon Bars
Valrhona Organic Chocolate Fudge
Hazelnut Marjolaine
McGrath Farm Strawberry Baked Alaska
Fuji Apple Strudel
Medjool Date Toffee Cake
This was printed in a magazine I get on-line.
Labels: Film, Hollywood, Menus, Oscars
Thursday, February 08, 2007
I'm going to be super busy over the next six days. I'll be working many hours for another florist, getting ready for Valentine's Day. If you don't get a visit from me for a while - please don't take it personally. I'll get around as soon as I can.
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
DID YOU KNOW?
In North Carolina, all couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.
(I wonder if it is against the law to push the beds together.......LOL?)
See this and many other fascinating laws at:
http://crazytopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/craziest-laws-in-america.html
and scroll down for cartoons!!
Labels: Jokes/Funny Stories
TOONS!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Dawn at Virginia Beach
My blog friend SRP, at:
posted a great photo of a gull in flight at sunset in Virginia Beach. I thought it would be nice to see an over-the-ocean sunrise there, too. I witnessed this one in 2000. The sun rises so fast that it is hard to catch it at this point; I took many photos in the series, trying to get one just at the point where the sun crested the horizon.
This is a double post. Be sure to scroll down to see some quotes that struck me as good. You can leave comments under that post.
Quotes of Note
If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
Doug Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist (1902-1981)
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I believe I found the missing link between animal and civilized man. It is us.
Konrad Lorenz, ethologist, Nobel laureate (1903-1989)
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One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.
Hart Crane, poet (1899-1932)
Doug Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist (1902-1981)
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I believe I found the missing link between animal and civilized man. It is us.
Konrad Lorenz, ethologist, Nobel laureate (1903-1989)
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One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.
Hart Crane, poet (1899-1932)
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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
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There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.
George Santayana, philosopher
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He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.
John Ray, naturalist (1627-1705)
Labels: Quotes
