--- Was distracted from blogging

--- Was distracted from blogging yesterday because I was too busy being
a domestic goddess. The house is clean. The pantry is stocked. And I FINALLY got one of those Rabbit-corkscrew opener thingys at Costco. But this isn't the one I bought: I bought the knockoff that was twelve bucks.

Seems to work just
fine, though, despite the fact they're viciously undercutting the
Rabbit producers. Opened my bottle of Fat Bastard Chardonnay
lickety-split. Methinks the Rabbit corkscrew patent ran out. Verdict: I LOVE IT I can get to my wine all the quicker at the end of a long day---and as our infamous homemaking felon would say, That's a good thing.
(Side question: did anyone else ever think that whenever Martha said
those words, the expression on her face was just a wee bit too maniacal
for comfort? Like she was saying that's a good thing but she really
meant: if you don't think this is a good thing, well, then you're
just an uneducated, ignorant moron who has no taste. And I will conquer
the world using my sheet sets sold at the Big K as my weapon of choice!
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! . Something's just not right with her.) The
husband, if you didn't know, was in the restaurant industry for years.
I've always used his old wine tools to open my wine, and unlike in some
households, you can always find a corkscrew in my house: it's
just a matter of choosing which one you want to use. But I was tired of
the old wine tools. They're made for restaurant use. The husband can
practically open a bottle of wine with one hand using one of those
tools; I, on the other hand, am scrawny (well, not really, but that
word works well to describe my lack of upper body strength). I didn't
really like using the wine tools, but since we had so MANY of them
(wine distributors hand these things out to servers like they hand out
perfume samples at department stores), it was hard to justify the
purchase of a new corkscrew. Particularly when the Rabbit corkscrews
used to cost $100. Aieee. It may work like a dream, but I'm just not
going to spend that much money on booze, let alone the tool that allows
me access to the booze. No way in hell. But then they became cheap. And
being my cheap self, I told everyone this is what I wanted for
Christmas. I thought I'd get someone else to pick up the tab. Did
anyone buy me one, though? Nope. Apparently they saw through my shallow
play. Good for them for not being suckered, but still---I didn't have
the damn corkscrew. I have one now, though. It takes up ten times the
space that the old wine tools used, but I figure since I was finally
forced to clean out my kitchen tool drawer, it's proved its usefulness.
--- Musical selection for the Cake Eater Office this morning. Just
listened to Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls. Am now listening to Frank Sinatra's recording of The Girl From Ipanema.
Ain't technology grand? Gotta love the shuffle. --- Since some of you
do your weekly shopping on Saturdays, I thought perhaps I should inform
you of this fabulous holiday that's coming up on Monday so you can be
prepared for the celebracion!

Visit your butcher today and prepare for Monday.