[Sally'sConcerns]

I have got to get those black-eyed peas simmering.

My blackeyed peas are done and are now residing in the refrigerator because I think they are much better the second day. I did sneak a couple of small bites to make sure they were seasoned properly and decided to add a couple of dashes of red pepper, not much, just enough to add a little heat.

Had to re-season my skillets as some strange male who answers to the title of fiance cooked some unknown something in them and put them in the dishwasher then hid them in the back of the cabinet. Since I only use these particular skillets for cornbread I only discovered his perfidy this morning. Thankfully I discovered the problem this morning where I had time to re-season them.

Man of the Year, 2005: President George W. Bush.

I'm going to have to call the Man of the Year to be the self-same strange male known as fiance as my Man of the Year. I spent 9 days in the hospital with 4 of those being in ICU and he was by my side day and night, sleeping on the recliner in the rooms after having undergone back surgery 6 weeks prior.

[don-o]

Had to re-season my skillets as some strange male who answers to the title of fiance

You gotta lot of work to that do. Good luck.

[paulat]

Thankfully I discovered the problem this morning where I had time to re-season them.

Every single dang time I try to season my cast-iron pan it turns out gummy, so I never use it. I scrub it all off and try again. What am I doing wrong?

[Rte66]

Now that's a good man for you! Congrats (even tho that's supposed to be a no-no to say to the blushing bride-to-be) on the intended nuptials.

But do something about that cast iron skillet "thang" he has. Buy him one of his own and put his initials on the handle in red fingernail polish!

[Txsleuth]

Congratulations on your pending nuptials...

I haven't heard any fireworks here yet...but I saw on Fox early today that Travis County had some big fires..(I think that is Austin, I am not sure)...

I had to go to the liquor store this morning...and I had heard that a fire was near the one I usually go to...but I was shocked when I got there...and the grass was totally black all the way up the their parking lot and building..all the way around it.

Those people must have just stood there with about a dozen hoses raining down on that store to keep it from being burned.

[Recovering_Democrat]

HERE'S TO INCREASING THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE & HOUSE IN 2006!!