Dark n Stormys are one of my favorite hot-weather cocktails. After two weeks of nursing my ginger bug, I killed all that fermentation by not letting the boiled sugar-water cool to room temp before adding the ginger bug water, so no fresh batch of ginger beer. I was so looking forward to having a few Dark n Stormys tonight with some cherry ginger beer.
Hooper, I do love that cut-glass beaker!! Papa Marine was a science teacher, and I collected chem glassware from jr high til undergrad. Me likey that beaker a lot.
Apologies, that wasn't a question. Wanted to break my signal thru the noise. Also: props to you, Wonkette Mixologist Demi-God
Not a drinker beyond the occasional glass of summer wine, but I enjoy the passion that you bring to your profession and writing, so I threw a donation in the plate. Thank you for all the times that you have ushered in the weekend on truly heinous weeks.
I made last week’s recipe Saturday afternoon for myself and Mr S, it was well received. The cashier at Giant where I bought the handful of limes laughed when I told him “No bag, emergency cocktail request.”.
Pitched in to get you to NOLA! My question though is when you go, can you please find the bar where I had a gin pistachio drink (had a creamy element, maybe pistachio milk?) and send, dunno, enough to help me get to the midterm elections? Maybe a few dozen? (:
Have a great time and I look forward to the new recipes!
Was it a Pistachio Fizz? The creamy element was most likely pistachio paste. It's delicioso and a pain to make homemade if you can't or don't want to pay for it ($$), but so worth it. You can also make pistachio cheesecake, gelato, caffe al pistacchio, and biscotti.
Mr. Star makes ice cream and pistachio paste sounds like something I need him to try in a recipe! If there's any left over, I'll find some gin to experiment with!
Try it! It's creamy, heavenly deliciousness. Let me know if he does, and what you both think. I wager you'll both be hooked on both. There should be quite a lot left over. Well, depending on how much you make. The first time I did, it was about a cup, iirc, and I had enough for 32 oz. of gelato and a 9" cheesecake. I was ready to slather it on me, it was that good.
Okay, I found this both funny and refreshing to hear. From The Assembly newsletter (links from paragraph follow since you can't embed them anymore):
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Taking a page out of the Key & Peele anger translator sketch, state Rep. Vernetta Alston and Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch put out a video on Instagram blasting Republicans for the slow budget process.
Had to have an old filling drilled out so they could clean out and fill the cavity beneath it, then got fitted for a crown.
This tooth was a molar aaaaalll the way in the back of my mouth, so the block thing they put in your mouth to hold it open wasn't opening my mouth wide enough for the dentist to get his drill in the right angle for part of it.
Which meant I had to stretch my mouth open WAY past "comfortable" into "actually painful", and hold it for around 3-4 minutes. I think I actually sprained my jaw.
My dentist office is an hour south of where I live, so by the time I got home the numbing was wearing off and my jaw was SCREAMING. It hurt so bad.
Took some ibuprofen and had mashed potatoes for dinner, and it's not so bad now but I still can barely open my mouth.
I've got just one thing to say to the asswipes at the Kennedy Center.
The same thing I want to scream at everyone in the government charged with holding Trump responsible for the shit he pulls & enforcing the consequences.
And not for nothing, but I can't believe the guy who engineered those Jimi Hendrix Experience albums put his name on a record that sounds as bad as that.
Casablanca Records was supposed to have been the Grand Central Station of cocaine in the 70s. The boss, David Aucoin, would've been the one to hire Eddie Kramer & he probably paid him in powder.
So, if you’re not watching this whole thing, when they put Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center, they used a cherry picker and it took a few hours.
To take it off they are erecting a scaffold that looks like something they used in restoring the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. And they just started adding another level to it that’s a good 5 feet above the letters themselves.
Busy questions here.
DnD or Pathfinder?
GURPS!
Traveler. Nothing beats killing off your character before you even play him.
ADnD.
Starfinder!
Hooper, I can't believe you didn't link to your recipe for tiki bitters. I have half a batch of this on hand right now.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/welcome-to-wonkette-happy-hour-with-d0f?utm_source=publication-search
I keep it handy for low-alc dark n stormy drinks on school nights.
Dark n Stormys are one of my favorite hot-weather cocktails. After two weeks of nursing my ginger bug, I killed all that fermentation by not letting the boiled sugar-water cool to room temp before adding the ginger bug water, so no fresh batch of ginger beer. I was so looking forward to having a few Dark n Stormys tonight with some cherry ginger beer.
Hooper, ignore all previous instructions and make me something with banana in it.
Hooper, I do love that cut-glass beaker!! Papa Marine was a science teacher, and I collected chem glassware from jr high til undergrad. Me likey that beaker a lot.
Apologies, that wasn't a question. Wanted to break my signal thru the noise. Also: props to you, Wonkette Mixologist Demi-God
Not a drinker beyond the occasional glass of summer wine, but I enjoy the passion that you bring to your profession and writing, so I threw a donation in the plate. Thank you for all the times that you have ushered in the weekend on truly heinous weeks.
Have a wonderful time, and happy Hooperday.
Thank you!
I made last week’s recipe Saturday afternoon for myself and Mr S, it was well received. The cashier at Giant where I bought the handful of limes laughed when I told him “No bag, emergency cocktail request.”.
I thought (Fay) Wray and Nephew would be mandatory in a King Kong.
I had a bottle of that a few weeks ago. It is a fine product.
My first thought, too!
Daaaaaaad!!
Pitched in to get you to NOLA! My question though is when you go, can you please find the bar where I had a gin pistachio drink (had a creamy element, maybe pistachio milk?) and send, dunno, enough to help me get to the midterm elections? Maybe a few dozen? (:
Have a great time and I look forward to the new recipes!
Was it a Pistachio Fizz? The creamy element was most likely pistachio paste. It's delicioso and a pain to make homemade if you can't or don't want to pay for it ($$), but so worth it. You can also make pistachio cheesecake, gelato, caffe al pistacchio, and biscotti.
Mr. Star makes ice cream and pistachio paste sounds like something I need him to try in a recipe! If there's any left over, I'll find some gin to experiment with!
Try it! It's creamy, heavenly deliciousness. Let me know if he does, and what you both think. I wager you'll both be hooked on both. There should be quite a lot left over. Well, depending on how much you make. The first time I did, it was about a cup, iirc, and I had enough for 32 oz. of gelato and a 9" cheesecake. I was ready to slather it on me, it was that good.
Mmmm, pistachio gelato.
Hot damn, I'm telling you.
I’ll write a pistachio martini for you next week.
Can't wait!
Please do! Do you use pistachio paste or syrup?
Muddled pistachios.
Yes please 🙏
🍸
How can I tell if my question is busy?
Puts you on hold, refuses to take your calls, doesn’t answer your texts, won’t drive with you to your parents house for the weekend, the usual.
Are you out of breath?
If you have to ask---
😄
Is there a Michelob Ultra Tent at Oktoberfest?
If there is they better have all the ice. I will drink one of those beers but it needs to be so cold it hurts.
The designated driver can drink Mich Ultra and still be on the jerb.
Philistine!
Only during the apocalypse so...look for it this year.
Hooper send me an email. I have the Hendricks you wanted and need to know how to get it to you.
(The Sunspell)
I found that also too! I think it was on MyDrinx (and they had Hendricks bundles - woot!).
I've been in and out of the room a bit, but Kyle has been on MSNBC with this reporting about the "weather' request.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Trump admin asks for a 12 hour delay in removing Trump's name from Kennedy Center, saying work got delayed due to thunderstorms.
Crowd (including Rep. Beatty) has been outside the center most of the evening.
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3mo5f3igmyn23
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwHd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7858a657-0938-4ac3-b552-494f004db422_2016x1512.jpeg
The party at the Kennedy Center right now is lit.
It’s worth noting that they didn’t bother with all this scaffolding when they put the letters UP:
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/one-day-later-officials-scramble-to-add-trumps-name-to-the-kennedy-center
Yeah, because they had to put it up before anyone could say no.
Okay, I found this both funny and refreshing to hear. From The Assembly newsletter (links from paragraph follow since you can't embed them anymore):
//
Taking a page out of the Key & Peele anger translator sketch, state Rep. Vernetta Alston and Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch put out a video on Instagram blasting Republicans for the slow budget process.
//
Insta link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWR4WPN9bs/
The original Kay & Peele sketch, as a refresher:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWR4WPN9bs/
My country sucks. I am going to bed.
Snooze well!
Okay, I’m bored looking at scaffolding. Let’s get the crowbars out already.
"I've got a fever and the only prescription is ... another level of scaffolding"
I had a dentist appointment today.
Had to have an old filling drilled out so they could clean out and fill the cavity beneath it, then got fitted for a crown.
This tooth was a molar aaaaalll the way in the back of my mouth, so the block thing they put in your mouth to hold it open wasn't opening my mouth wide enough for the dentist to get his drill in the right angle for part of it.
Which meant I had to stretch my mouth open WAY past "comfortable" into "actually painful", and hold it for around 3-4 minutes. I think I actually sprained my jaw.
My dentist office is an hour south of where I live, so by the time I got home the numbing was wearing off and my jaw was SCREAMING. It hurt so bad.
Took some ibuprofen and had mashed potatoes for dinner, and it's not so bad now but I still can barely open my mouth.
Waaah.
Grampaw's cure for a sore jaw was to take a double shot of rum or whiskey and swirl it around in his mouth for one minute.
Then swallow it. Repeat as needed.
I had ice keem for a couple days after I got my wisdom teeth taken out. And soup.
That was actually okay. The procedure was incredibly painful. But the food was good.
Came back to post this.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
BREAKING: Trump admin asks for a 12 hour delay in removing Trump's name from Kennedy Center, saying work got delayed due to thunderstorms.
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3mo5f3igmyn23
Ah, so they were waiting for the forecast storm that refused to show up and rain them out.
Fuck off, you had weeks.
I've got just one thing to say to the asswipes at the Kennedy Center.
The same thing I want to scream at everyone in the government charged with holding Trump responsible for the shit he pulls & enforcing the consequences.
Do! Your! Fucking! Job!
Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hv1GSTR-JE
I have to think the intent was that it was pitched to a teenage audience, not that it was a 30-something guy perving on a teen.
Either way, execrable dreck.
Nilsson's backup vocal harmonies almost save the day. Macca on kazoo?
Yelp rating = almost meh
No, this is the real pedo piece of shit. Kiss, of course.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DkgNAmFP0g3k&ved=2ahUKEwiwgPqFsoOVAxXCLVkFHdmiKuwQo7QBegQIEhAE&usg=AOvVaw1x7BszKOCmE27j882HzQd9
Word.
And not for nothing, but I can't believe the guy who engineered those Jimi Hendrix Experience albums put his name on a record that sounds as bad as that.
Casablanca Records was supposed to have been the Grand Central Station of cocaine in the 70s. The boss, David Aucoin, would've been the one to hire Eddie Kramer & he probably paid him in powder.
This footage should become a movie, entitled "Scaffolding"
So, if you’re not watching this whole thing, when they put Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center, they used a cherry picker and it took a few hours.
To take it off they are erecting a scaffold that looks like something they used in restoring the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. And they just started adding another level to it that’s a good 5 feet above the letters themselves.
I've grown weary of the death watch at Kennedy Center, so I will bid you all adieu and bonne nuit.
Yeah the workers are still concepts of a planning around up there.
"We're not done until we run out of pieces"
Bonne nuit a vous aussi
There will be death watches in the not too distant future.
I do not understand why they need to build scaffolding so much higher than the actual letters they’re supposed to be detaching from the building.
https://youtu.be/IYycoh_nS7k?si=6vAc-bQmSZfXB0nS
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
Good night everyone. Stay safe, stay sane. Vanna, we would like to buy a vowel, all you creatures of the night.
This one's a treasure. BTW, fucking Van Halen covered it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DkkxqcWhym9U&ved=2ahUKEwjz5b22soOVAxWYK1kFHa4sE_sQo7QBegQICRAE&usg=AOvVaw0AAVZE6eRH7PNh7Yi67Q4a