Dallas HQ looks good, all lit up and ready to go. Saying that, the tree was bought at the last minute and needed some attention. Still, it glitters like Christmas should and its ornaments shine back at you like old friends. Beautiful.
Buying last minute presents in the metrosprawl in near freezing rain was less beautiful but Half Price Books came in handy. You're not allowed to carry a gun in Half Price, leaving you rather less than half safe; fortunately no one was shot by an outraged anti-Christmas Muslim while I was there.
The Game Stop allowed concealed carry, I think, which is perhaps unwise. Think of all the gun toting parents getting ready to unload on hideously overpriced gaming consoles, the games themselves, controllers, add-ons and the whole nine yards of the very expensive, destructive to young minds gaming industry. Anyway.
Back at the urban compound all was well and the light shineth in darkness. What do I want for Christmas? A good double, a ranch and the unity of Christendom.
Light it up,
LSP
Thank you for lighting the way, it looks wonderful Padre!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brig!
DeleteMerry Christmas. I hope that you get what you wished for.
ReplyDeleteAnd to you!
ReplyDeleteLet's see what Santa brings, LL...
It looks lovely, LSP.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be happy to note, inspired by YOU, I'm making Yorkshire pudding Christmas day to go with our prime rib. I found a super duper article about all the ins and outs of the perfect pudding and immediately thought of you. After the busy Christmas season, I'm sure you'll enjoy the article. It's all "scientific" and stuff. The best part is where he says, "After dozens of tests and hundreds of puddings, I have some good news for you: It's nearly impossible to mess up a Yorkshire pudding it's pretty hard to screw it up."
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/12/food-lab-yorkshire-pudding-popover-best-method-science.html
Good luck with the YP, Adrienne. A hot, hot pan is key... nice link!
DeleteI know all about hot pans after moving to Houston and attempting to make corn sticks in an unheated cast iron corn stick pan. Oy vey - the mess. It took me days to get the corn bread crapola out of that pan. My new Texas friends just shook their heads in amazement that I would put the batter in a cold pan.
ReplyDeleteI was most interested in his research on making the batter the day before. I ran into that on many recipe sites, and he confirmed that it was also key.
Looking forward to the YP report, Adrienne!
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