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Yesterday Ed turned in his dissertation to his committee for review before his defense. His Phd. is in neurobiology and behavior at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University. He starts his post-doc in September at University of Maryland, College Park in evolution and development.
I am very proud of […]

I was tagged by one of my favorite ladies Tres Poshe Preppy. Here are 8 more random facts about me.
1. I am LOVING Bravo reality TV. Flipping Out, Welcome to the Parker, Top Chef. All TiVo’d. All Fab.
2. We want to have a baby. We can’t right now. Whenever […]

The following recipe is one of my husband’s favorites. This is from Barefoot Contessa, but not available in the cookbooks. Ina made it on her Black and White show in tribute to Truman Capote’s Party of the Century.
2 whole (4 split) chicken breasts, bone in, skin on
16 basil leaves
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground […]

Midcity Cafe - totally laid back, love the music, overpriced drinks. I regressed abit and ordered Red Bull and Vodka, but they have suger-free which made me very happy.
Oceanaire - it’s a chain and has monster portions. For a chain it is quite good and waitress we had was knowledgeable and personable. […]

Last night I went to the Fashion Cares Patrons party with my mom. Party was here. It sucked. Usually I know someone. This time, not so much. Ugghh.
Plus, the bar offerings were not very interesting. Marilyn (mom) liked a couple of the appetizers. Anyway, here are pictures.

The bar and […]

I am a busy girl, but plenty of time was made to look at the new items on J.Crew. Currently, I am planning for Christmas due to Ed’s impending departure to U of MD for the post-doc. One of my projects is Christmas card pictures. I REALLY want to do the whole, […]

The above question is something I ask myself regularly. I am not actually working the site. I have a meeting or walk the site and take notes or talk about what the next delivery is. Honestly, I love the smell of sawdust in the morning. But what is appropriate, yet still […]

I ordered the Jillian espadrilles from J.Crew and was one of the unfortunate people to get the back-order wait. When they came in the shoes did not fit. Sucks, right? But the people who work at J.Crew are the best.
Here is what they sent me.
Dear Leslie Rodgers:
Thank you for your feedback!
We always […]

Look at this. City Pass is offered for quite a few major cities besides Atlanta. Seems to be a good way to knock out a few tourist destinations at one time without a lot of hassle.
Could be the idea? Just guessing.

Here is Susan’s cheese biscuit recipe that we had last week with the lobsters.
Buy a cheese and garlic dry biscuit mix. Follow directions on package, but use milk instead of water.
Add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake at 450 for 9-10 minutes.
While baking, melt butter and mix with 1 tablespoon of garlic powder […]