Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ...
WINTER!!
Just 72 hours ago the sun was shining, the thermometer ready 68* and I was walking around town in shorts! This morning afternoon, after a much needed power nap post over night shift, I awoke to 4 inches of snow on the ground with more on the way.
What better way to shovel the walkway than with some flip flops?
Truth be told I was too lazy to go upstairs to get some socks and dig out my snow boots.
It looks like the bad weather couldn't keep nursing students out of the library.
At least they got outside for a while!
Sadly most of it has turned to freezing rain, but at least we had a few pretty hours.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Viva La Evidence
Over the years, and degrees, I have had to take several statistics and research based classes. No matter how many hours I have sat in class or studied for the big exams, statistics and I have never gotten along. Multivariable calculus no problem, but statistics is a no go!
One of the benefits (or just a strange quirk) in going to a nerdy school is things like the below video are frequently shared with students. While this little ditty would probably not be enough to pass a final exam, it would have served as a good distraction while studying for said exam. Enjoy!
One of the benefits (or just a strange quirk) in going to a nerdy school is things like the below video are frequently shared with students. While this little ditty would probably not be enough to pass a final exam, it would have served as a good distraction while studying for said exam. Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Hampden's 34th Street Holiday Lights
Another one for the bucket list! Unbeknownst to me I actually visited the lights last year, but thought it just happened to be a very festive street. Apparently the tradition started in 1967 and every year the families create a real Miracle on 34th Street.
This year I saw them by day and by night - two VERY different vibes
Natty Boh and Utz
Feeling in the festive move (and having a pocket full of cash thanks to some babysitting) I decided to pick up a tree of my own. It is little, but that is city life for you.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Great Eggspectations
We all know I am a lover of puns, so what better way to catch up with SUS 12'er/med student Meghan than a place called Great Eggspectations (with every kind of egg imaginable). As if the name was not enough, they scored major bonus points with their wine bottle Christmas tree made with my favorite wine.
Meghan: Only 19 more days until semester 1 is a WRAP!!
Chicken and Waffles
So I have been sitting on this article for quite some time and for today's post it seem appropriate to pull out of the archives. On last summer's bike trip we had Marcus, our token Southern gentleman who the end all, be all on everything related to the South. One of the great debates, probably between to ghost towns, was whether or not chicken and waffles was a southern thing. I, a true Yankee, believed this combination of breakfast and lunch was in fact Southern and he had never heard of such a concept.
A few months after the trip wrapped up, The Salt set out to debunk the myth and it turns out chicken and waffles is southern dish, "but a Southern dish once or twice removed from the South." While Jefferson brought back the waffle iron from France, jazz legends like Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole would order the combination in Harlem after playing.
Now to bring this all together, before I left town today the whole family headed out to Durham to check out Dames Chicken and Waffles. My father's mind was pretty much blown as he, just like Marcus, had never heard of the pairing. The only thing better than some fried chicken with sweet potato waffles? Fried chicken, sweet potato waffles and a side of grits.
After lunch I rolled myself into my car and started the long journey north. When I hit Richmond I decided to take a quick stretch break and head over to Blue Bee Cider, Virginia’s first and only urban cidery. Their building is located just off of the James River in a fantastic old building which used to house a coffee roasting company. I got to the shop just in time for a quick tour and then it was over to test the five ciders they currently make (the company just started selling their product about six months ago). In honor of Small Business Saturday, I took home some of the Hopsap Shandy which is cider fermented with some hops.
A few months after the trip wrapped up, The Salt set out to debunk the myth and it turns out chicken and waffles is southern dish, "but a Southern dish once or twice removed from the South." While Jefferson brought back the waffle iron from France, jazz legends like Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole would order the combination in Harlem after playing.
Now to bring this all together, before I left town today the whole family headed out to Durham to check out Dames Chicken and Waffles. My father's mind was pretty much blown as he, just like Marcus, had never heard of the pairing. The only thing better than some fried chicken with sweet potato waffles? Fried chicken, sweet potato waffles and a side of grits.
After lunch I rolled myself into my car and started the long journey north. When I hit Richmond I decided to take a quick stretch break and head over to Blue Bee Cider, Virginia’s first and only urban cidery. Their building is located just off of the James River in a fantastic old building which used to house a coffee roasting company. I got to the shop just in time for a quick tour and then it was over to test the five ciders they currently make (the company just started selling their product about six months ago). In honor of Small Business Saturday, I took home some of the Hopsap Shandy which is cider fermented with some hops.
From there it was back on the road and back to The Greatest City in America.
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