Daily Archives: April 2, 2015
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Apr 15
Neil’s Pledge…
If the Pledge of Allegiance told the truth: pic.twitter.com/Iy5zoyMOls
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 2, 2015
02
Apr 15
Informed or Opinionated?
Something I need to constantly work on, especially with emotionally charged issues. For me it’s usually politics or religion. It’s far too easy to be sucked into the extremist view… with no valid facts or logic to back it up.
Guilty as charged…
02
Apr 15
Hibiscus
A beautiful hibiscus from our back yard. It’s a “Spin the Bottle” from HibisKiss Growers.
02
Apr 15
Vesper Martini
James Bond orders his first Vesper, an extract from Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale (1953):
‘A dry martini,’ he said. ‘One. In a deep champagne goblet.’
‘Oui, monsieur.’
‘Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?’
‘Certainly, monsieur.’ The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
‘Gosh, that’s certainly a drink,’ said Leiter.
Bond laughed. ‘When I’m … er … concentrating,’ he explained, ‘I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink’s my own invention. I’m going to patent it when I can think of a good name.’
He watched carefully as the deep glass became frosted with the pale golden drink, slightly aerated by the bruising of the shaker. He reached for it and took a long slip.
