Pirates vs. RL

Many thanks to viva_lla_gloria for this beautiful graphic, and a very Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of you who celebrate! It's a warm and windy day here in Southern California, there'll be eleven of us at dinner this evening (we're not eating until 6:00 to give gingersnapps a chance to get home from work) and the menu is as follows...

Appetisers: Mexican Layer Dip & Tortilla Chips, Vegetable Dip with Crackers and Crudites, Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Dinner: Turkey, Dressing, Gravy, Cranberry Relish, Jelled Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Yam & Apple Casserole, Peas & Pearl Onions with Cream Sauce, Braised Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Carrots, Pear Salad, Sliced Fresh Pineapple, Oatmeal Rolls and Butter, Relish Tray

Desserts: Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Tangerine Cranberry Cheesecake, Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

May every one of you have a happy and blessed celebration!

Gotta scoot -- the Macy's Parade is starting in a half hour!

*hugs*

And that's as far as we'll go with that. But...

1) April is poetry month. I'm going to try to post some favorite poems. ladymora posted a whole bunch of love poems in February, and now fabu is posting a poem a day. Very cool.

2) My horiscope from The Onion seems particularly appropriate today...

The stars indicate this is a good week to get your life in order, making you glad you don't believe in all that astrology crap.

3) In case any of you missed it last August, sharklady35 reminded me how funny this is...

Speaking of the Fountain of Youth ...
Waaaay back when, right after Curse of the Black Pearl made its debut, and long before Dead Man's Chest and At World's End were more than a twinkle in Jerry Bruckheimer's eye, a wonderful artist named P.S. Nim drew this graphic novel...

ETA: 4) If you like bread, check out this post by thistle_verse about Bread Porn!

ETA: thistle_verse has that f-locked, so here's a link to the book on Amazon, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking.

That is all. Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Sprinkles. Mmmmm! Nice website, too.

Crossposted to prettygoodfood.

fabu and minisoo recced this post, but it bears repeating: How To Change The World.

weemonkey6 and I went to see Ashes and snow down at the Santa Monica pier yesterday. If you live in the L.A. area, don't miss it. A picspam follows...

( The Nomadic Museum )

( A few of the photographs... )

Said happy birthday to Uncle Fran, too -- he enjoyed the lemon mousse cake we brought, and the pot of pretty freesias.

Also had lunch at The Lobster Restaurant -- Fillet of Sole with a lemon/caper sauce and artichoke hearts; mashed potatos; asparagus, salad of mixed baby greens with pecans, dried cherries, blue cheese and balsamic vinegrette; good bread with that olive oil/herb/garlic stuff; and espresso protiferoles with coffee crunch ice cream and sliced strawberry garnish. Mmmm.

Must zoom. Downtown Disney followed by Pirate Show in Buena Park tonight.

Happy Easter/Passover/Spring/etc. to all.