Nancy Friedman Said It

Apparently there is an American Dialect Society and they make annual selections for Word of the Year, now to be known as WOTY. Well, it isn't too much of a surprise to find that the WOTY was bailout at the top of the chart or should that be at the bottom? I'm afraid we're still "...going down? Mr. Tyler?" Can we keep asking Dubya that question? Nancy says

My favorite this year was the winner in the Most Creative category: recombobulation area, the section of the Milwaukee airport where passengers who have survived the security screening can put themselves back together.

My mother used to talk of being discombobulated but I have never heard of anyone recombobulating or getting to the stasis state of combobulation. It appears I've lead a sheltered life. Maybe I need to hang out in Milwaukee more often to expand my vocabulary. Bet that sign maker had a question or two.

btw,if you like words, you'll like Fritinancy Have a word issue? check her on Twitter.

Home again, Home again, Jiggity Jig

Tis good to be inside one's own home even if the weather up here is a considerably brisker than down in Savannah and Hilton Head! I hope my dear friend Judy is making the transition from sunny LA. She got to go to the Rosebowl! I forgot to tell her about 'that' food store in Los Angeles but perhaps she remembered from reading the blog. Hey Judy! I have a gift certificate for "Sur La Table" that needs spending!! Sadly, I don't think anyone else is close enough to me to watch/help me make some serious decisions on what I need (Ha!), what I'd like, and what I have room to store from that emporium. I do believe my gift certificate will last me a loooong time especially as I also have a return to make.

If you are reading this, and want to give me some advice on what you would get if you had a big hunk of change for cooking stuff, I'd love to hear from you.

This is the item going back, because at 9qt I know I won't be able to lift it into the oven - full. It's darn heavey empty. My apologies, Mario. I know dh loves me if he got me this, because he is the one usually saying....Now where do you think you'll put THAT?? when I do buy a new pot or pan. I think, heheheh, he loves his food more than he enjoys complaining, and that is a Good Thing.

One last bit of catch up....if there's not a new post and you show up here thinking there should be or might be, it's quite likely that there is a new tweet over on the right. I had good success with tweeting on the phone over the vacation. Ok, I admit...I love social media. I do. Feel free to join me on Twitter. It's fun. I have to credit BlogHer for letting me see the network value in that application. I may not be living all over the world anymore, but I certainly do like meeting people in hither and yon places.

Unbelievable! the Bee Massacre (link fixed)

Thanks to The Amateur Gourmet tweeting about this.

For the full story that certainly qualifies for news of the weird, click Holy Bee Massacre! Makes barbecuing a extreme sport.