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Monday, March 24, 2008
Chocolate Rabbit Meltdown
That poor, poor Easter bunny! Better eat him while you can. Just think of what a day at the beach would do while you’re watching this artsy video … I can’t help but thinking that melted chocolate could be used in a cocktail … check out this chocolate and orange martini recipe if you’re looking for ideas.
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Netflix outage means late DVDs
The Associated Press is reporting that technical problems with the Netflix Web site will be creating problems into tomorrow (March 25) affecting the distribution hubs in addition to the site itself.
Here’s what they are reporting:
” LOS GATOS, Calif. — Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is suffering a technology breakdown that’s knocked out its Web site, inconveniencing its 7.5 million subscribers. The outage could mean some customers will have to wait longer than usual for their next rentals. Company spokesman Steve Swasey says the trouble blocked access to Netflix’s Web site about 7 a.m. PDT Monday. The site was still down in the afternoon. Swasey says DVDs that normally would have been mailed Monday may not go out until Tuesday because the problem also has hobbled some Netflix distribution centers.”
Any Netflix customers out there besides me? I don’t know about you, but I adore Netflix and am willing to overlook a little hiccup like this. Express your Netflix angst or adoration here …
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Celebrating leap year with a cocktail
Just because Friday Feb. 29, leap day to some, has come and gone doesn’t mean that we aren’t still celebrating. The day which only makes it to the calendar one out of ever four years has been celebrated with many different concoctions over the years according to a Wall Street Journal article.
My favorite example they site:
“In Mansfield, Ohio, in 1976, a spot called the BAR-n celebrated the calendar anomaly with Leap Year Dreamsicle Cocktails (vodka, orange juice, and vanilla ice cream) and promised the drink was ‘Guaranteed to make your dreams come true.’ “
The article finishes with the story and recipe of the Leap Year cocktail. I won’t burden you with details, you can read the entire story here if you like, but the recipe is worth sharing.
The Leap Year
Ingredients: 2 oz. gin, 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth, 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier, 1 dash fresh lemon juice. Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. A twist of lemon peel on top.
Sound to me like a good way to celebrate such a special year. And if anyone out there remembers BAR-n in Mansfield share here …
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