Enjoying a Cadillac Mountain Stout while basking in the glow of a hard-fought Patriots win this afternoon...

I made some absolutely dee-lish meatballs the other night! I used ground beef, pork, and veal, unseasoned bread crumbs, one egg, small diced onion, pressed garlic, salt and pepper to season along with some oregano, basil, fennel powder, and fresh-ground pecorino romano. Drizzled 'em with a lil extra EVOO, popped 'em into bake for a lil bit... Great served with pasta or in a sandwich, simmered for a lil bit in some homemade sauce- yum! (I make 'em smaller, sub-roll sized.)

A thoroughly-mixed week ATS this week; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ga. Tech were college winners while Penn State, Michigan State, and Northwestern cost me $$$... In the NFL the Jets and TB came up winners, Buffalo was a push, Baltimore cost me $$$, still waiting on the final of the SF-Dallas game, and I have the Giants tomorrow night... I spoke- briefly- with one of my oncologists last Wednesday regarding resuming HRT. I'll speak with her more fully in about a week and a half but from our conversation she seems to see no problems with my resuming HRT so hopefully by the beginning of October at the latest Ill be resuming- yay!

A few items of note...
Sofia Vergara Thinks She Looks Transsexual Take it for what it's worth...
Three Surprisingly Strong Ab Exercises
Failure to Launch Despite a stellar record of spending cuts, job creation, and balanced budgets—and a world-class adventure résumé that includes an Everest summit—former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson can't get anyone to take his campaign for president seriously. Is it him or us? It's a shame the GOP is shutting this guy out while allowing others debate access and status; Johnson has an outstanding record.
The Cross at Ground Zero A lil late but still noteworthy...

10 on shuffle...
Ramble Tamble, CCR
Somethin' Stupid, Frank & Nancy Sinatra
Peggy-O, Simon & Garfunkel
Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight & The Pips
Taffy, Lisa Loeb
The Look of Love, ABC
Light My Fire, The Doors
Too Marvelous For Words, Diana Krall
Pop A Top, Alan Jackson
Blank Generation, The Voidoids

"I belong to the blank generation and/I can take it or leave it each time.."

The unofficial end of summer, enjoying a Tuckerman Pale Ale...

A nice, relaxing weekend here! The weather overall was pretty nice, I pretty much just kicked back and took it easy; went to a cookout Friday night, went out for a lil while just strolling around taking in the neighborhood and all Saturday and Sunday evenings... Sliced up some deelish local tomatoes with mozzarella and basil drizzled with a lil balsamic and olive oil and some scala bread for dindin tonite- yum!... The students are back, with all of their attendant moving in, crowding the Green Line, noise, and more, but overall I like having 'em around... Purchased a gray pencil skirt, it's pretty... Picked up a new pair of running shoes as well- Saucony ProGrid Triumph 8... Watched a lil football Saturday, and got off to a winning start AT$- Northwestern as a 'dog won outright (sorry, BC fans! :) Clemson covered and I would have won my Michigan wager had they completed the game (ended up being a push due to the early end.) Only Indiana failed to cover for me this week... NFL kicks off this week!

I've been feeling good physically. I got a good report back on some blood work I had done; by that measure my chemo is having positive results. I'll have it checked again, as well as have another CT scan done, later this month... I also met with my primary care doc to see about resuming HRT. He has a few concerns which he needs to confer with my oncologists about but, barring any problems with HRT and either chemo or the cancer itself right now it seems as if I will get an OK to resume- yay! I should know in another week or so...

More news to use, or lose...
The Gay Marriage Debate Why the state should stay out. Separation of marriage and state- best for all.
Top 10 most promiscuous cities in the U.S. Boston did not make the list...
Obamanonics vs. Reaganomics One program for recovery worked, and the other hasn't.
The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time
What Size Are You, Really? The Truth Behind Vanity Sizing Yeah, it's vanity but I hafta admit I feel better fitting into something that says it's a size 6 than a size 8 or 10...

What I'm Reading Now: Red Herring: A Joe Gunther Novel, Archer Mayor; Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!, Andrew Breitbart

"Reveal yourself all now to me girl/While you've still got the strength to speak..."