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Thursday, September 18, 2003

That Tiki Restaurant…   (officially The Kahiki)     7:50:33 PM    comment []

Now even Hamburger Helper, for chrissakes, is trying to steal 'Ove' Glove's thunder! Hamburger Helper - the antichrist of foodies! It was bad enough to have Tom Arnold doing an 'Ove' Glove ripoff for Arby's, but Hamburger Helper? Sheeesh! 7:18:41 PM    comment []

Hurricane Chatter (with Mark Hoback )   paulhinr: I am not dead! RoundRaoul: cool! paulhinr: Still have juice RoundRaoul: me too RoundRaoul: surprised paulhinr: trying to make an animated gif of the trees whipping around RoundRaoul: they kept telling us we would lose electricity RoundRaoul: probably true paulhinr: here too - near certain - day ain't over yet, as curly says RoundRaoul: but isnt that like saying 'our network aint shit' RoundRaoul: did curly say that? paulhinr: curly in that movie, not the stooges RoundRaoul: uh, what movie? RoundRaoul: hah, you lost it! paulhinr: city slickers paulhinr: billy crystal asks him if he killed anyone yet today.. RoundRaoul: k RoundRaoul: never saw it paulhinr: curly played by jack palance RoundRaoul: k RoundRaoul: i know RoundRaoul: bout the movie RoundRaoul: saved jack palances career paulhinr: regrettably RoundRaoul: let him die with dignity RoundRaoul: did u see the threes company guy piece i did yesterday? paulhinr: yes - that was great RoundRaoul: john ritter! RoundRaoul: counldnt remember the name RoundRaoul: chicks loved him RoundRaoul: got in arguments with the annster RoundRaoul: neva RoundRaoul: and a couple girls at bars RoundRaoul: Ha! paulhinr: uh-oh RoundRaoul: no, funny paulhinr: 26 years - that is amazing RoundRaoul: 27 counting our year in sin paulhinr: no relationship has lasted a decade for me, except Liz (maybe at 9 years now) RoundRaoul: congrats RoundRaoul: that's long paulhinr: she's my best friend above all RoundRaoul: you cant have but so many 9 year relationships paulhinr: can drink me under the table RoundRaoul: 7 or 8 and your dead paulhinr: yes RoundRaoul: would like to do collaborative project paulhinr: yah! RoundRaoul: i love that but rarely have the time paulhinr: I saw that Salon party thing with Joe Conason - fantasized about us being there and stalking him RoundRaoul: really. cool. RoundRaoul: today RoundRaoul: ? paulhinr: Joe gets pissed - tries to brush us off, but we're oblivious RoundRaoul: ill have to read it paulhinr: that header - "Meet Joe Conason" paulhinr: cocktail party thing RoundRaoul: much better than 'a blog doesn't need a clever name' paulhinr: what was there? RoundRaoul: just the name RoundRaoul: horrible RoundRaoul: like naming yourself pink floyd RoundRaoul: and then actually having a career paulhinr: it's informational, but terse paulhinr: (beer refill) RoundRaoul: I will save this conversation for that one comment RoundRaoul: bourbon refill paulhinr: I'm back RoundRaoul: me too RoundRaoul: had to run to the liquor store paulhinr: must be close RoundRaoul: BS paulhinr: wind here not as bad as fran RoundRaoul: just starting to get bad here paulhinr: not much at ground level RoundRaoul: 57 mph gusts RoundRaoul: nothing to you paulhinr: about the same here RoundRaoul: it is bearing down on us in the next 4-6 hours paulhinr: a tree fell downtown, 200 year old oak, power is out there RoundRaoul: they just said on news that Old Town Alexandria is ready to flood paulhinr: Liz got sent home from work at noon RoundRaoul: k, paul? paulhinr: not that much rain here RoundRaoul: we may flood RoundRaoul: i can snap the river from my balcony RoundRaoul: that was the last picture paulhinr: is it up now? RoundRaoul: let me look paulhinr: haven't checked your blog since the 4:00 post RoundRaoul: yeah definitely paulhinr: oh yeah, hadn't scrolled down RoundRaoul: it wont reach me if we flood paulhinr: rain has been "light" here - 2-4 inches max RoundRaoul: but u know... RoundRaoul: my house is ready to slide off paulhinr: yes, I have been concerned RoundRaoul: us too! paulhinr: probably more so than I RoundRaoul: talked to our lawyer on Monday RoundRaoul: this is funny RoundRaoul: she's very young but top of class from UVA RoundRaoul: too young to be on alie mcbeal RoundRaoul: and she got the report back from Soil Consultants RoundRaoul: - prestigious, PHDs in soil, if you can believe that - paulhinr: it's a dirty business paulhinr: (sorry) RoundRaoul: ,LOL> and she says ' you shoul be safe RoundRaoul: barring unusual circumstances RoundRaoul: !! paulhinr: like a hurricane, oh dear paulhinr: a real confidence builder RoundRaoul: she wasn’t even aware of it! RoundRaoul: no, she’s great RoundRaoul: just doesn't have much time to watch the news paulhinr: that's more dedication RoundRaoul: very young, really RoundRaoul: her boss is giving her this one to grow on RoundRaoul: but still keeping an overview RoundRaoul: zzzzz.... paulhinr: news: power outages increasing RoundRaoul: here too paulhinr: trees are starting to bring down power lines RoundRaoul: im the only one in the state with power RoundRaoul: i know the preacher paulhinr: I lost power for a week during Fran - no fun RoundRaoul: during Fran RoundRaoul: i lost power with her too RoundRaoul: but only lasted a couple of days... paulhinr: some people here lost it for a month paulhinr: they were at the hurricane party at the bar last night RoundRaoul: seriously RoundRaoul: hurricane party at downunder paulhinr: one guy lost 200 trees on 2 acres paulhinr: and both cars crushed RoundRaoul: 200 trees? paulhinr: last chance to party before the storm paulhinr: yeah, his place was a mess RoundRaoul: he needed to thin out paulhinr: all older trees paulhinr: just heard a tree come down outside RoundRaoul: only the wood die young paulhinr: just now <giggle> RoundRaoul: yeah, paulhinr: a crack like a rifle RoundRaoul: let me take a shot out my window from my desk paulhinr: guy on the news "hurricane isabel has just lumbered ashore" RoundRaoul: k RoundRaoul: well the satellite keeps flickering RoundRaoul: ...and tv dude is saying RoundRaoul: "the worst is yet to come" paulhinr: sometime I'll figure out animated gifs and get the trees dancing up there... paulhinr: oh shit RoundRaoul: i want to get more pictures paulhinr: we're having some major gusts right now. Weird. Mostly calm, then incredible gusts. paulhinr: okay. I just took one myself - will post it RoundRaoul: you are used to this. paulhinr: the hell i am - I’m a Yankee RoundRaoul: really? paulhinr: blizzards I'm used to paulhinr: yeah - Columbus, Ohio RoundRaoul: fuck you paulhinr: moved to NC in 1989 RoundRaoul: im working with columbus right now RoundRaoul: DTS paulhinr: yechhh RoundRaoul: double that RoundRaoul: They took down the Tiki restaurant paulhinr: I loved that place RoundRaoul: I was tripped out there once paulhinr: it was like an acid trip RoundRaoul: the best paulhinr: thunder and lightning every 20 minutes RoundRaoul: absurd RoundRaoul: no lightning here paulhinr: that drink that they present to the "god" at the front of the restaurant RoundRaoul: the clouds are moving very fast RoundRaoul: oh yeah' paulhinr: (thunder and lightning at the tiki) paulhinr: fake RoundRaoul: the flaming whatthefuck paulhinr: (my picture didn't capture the tree angles) RoundRaoul: the cute reporter is talking about the huge rumble RoundRaoul: she should be wearing chiffon RoundRaoul: it would look good wet RoundRaoul: bush just declared NC a disaster area paulhinr: we reciprocate RoundRaoul: not yet, but im just on my fourth bourbon paulhinr: I'm only on beer #2 RoundRaoul: okay RoundRaoul: beer number four as well RoundRaoul: hey RoundRaoul: its bonus time paulhinr: you have learned the secret of hurricanes paulhinr: stay home, drink. RoundRaoul: i always innately knew it paulhinr: this is my third hurricane RoundRaoul: do they just get better with time? paulhinr: Fran was the "best" paulhinr: I didn't sleep a wink RoundRaoul: Like I said... paulhinr: some guy who is a native here just shrugs them off paulhinr: says it's more a media thing RoundRaoul: not from my window paulhinr: especially now, with all the advance warning RoundRaoul: they just said it will continue to get worse for the next 8 RoundRaoul: we have 4 floors RoundRaoul: my office is on 4 RoundRaoul: it is about time to move downstairs. paulhinr: okay - we get the mostly all clear at 6pm RoundRaoul: wanna take this conversation and post it - live reportage? paulhinr: okay - just saved it RoundRaoul: k. you post it. if we both have lectricity tomorow, and we can connect, I'll post the next one. paulhinr: okay RoundRaoul: the aftermath paulhinr: I ought to be able to get some fallen tree pictures by then paulhinr: this is really lightweight RoundRaoul: not for us paulhinr: but some trees always get it RoundRaoul: or not for me RoundRaoul: me me me paulhinr: yeah - the eye is coming at y'all RoundRaoul: goodnight. try not to die paulhinr: currently it's in Roanoke Rapids paulhinr: okay paulhinr: g'night - you too... RoundRaoul: one picture yet to come and im downstairs paulhinr: okay 6:03:37 PM    comment []

The trees are really dancin' out there - I heard a couple of distant cracks, like rifle shots, that are the sound of branches or trunks splitting. Obviously, we still have electricity. The birds are still coming to the feeders, so I'm leaving those outside for now. May not bring them in at all. 3:52:25 PM    comment []

Not many people realize it, but in a pinch you can make your own bread after the store sells out. It requires difficult to locate ingredients such as flour, salt, water, and yeast. I’ve produced an obviously primitive example here. Now I sleep as the storm rolls in. Good Night! 1:04:44 PM    comment []

11:48am - lights flickered, a little earlier than expected. I hope there's time to bake the two baguettes finishing their second rise. WUNC went off briefly after a distant lightning flicker, maybe hitting their tower(?) and putting a little stress on the omniscient power grid. 11:51:54 AM    comment []

At the Armadillo Hurricane Party last night (complete with King Mackeral hurricane music, always ending with the exhilarant post-storm optimism of Beautiful Day - it's a Carolina tradition), Jeff confided that his son had volunteered for a convoy out of Tikrit after becoming bored with signal corps duty in one of Saddam's mansions. Like any young recruit, he was unconcerned with danger and reported back to Dad that, yes, they had taken some fire but that was "way back at the rear of the convoy." Jeff is way conservative, being as pro-Bush as Karl Rove, but I still empathize with his inner contradictions. So, when I read a story like this, I hope for the very best. Blood is thicker than political abstractions. 11:36:16 AM    comment []

Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay Ratings pressure has forced networks to eschew the "man in the storm" cliches and opt for a talent contest in the hurricane's path. Here Larry Burnside does a credible Otis Redding despite 60mph winds. Competiton is stiff, however, they say an earlier contestant really blew 'em away. (More or less waiting to lose power here, as in Occoquan, VA, it's pretty much down to a matter of when..) 9:56:54 AM    comment []

Movie Title Shipped Estimated Arrival Date  1 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis 09/17/03   09/20/03  2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 09/17/03   09/20/03  3 East Is East 09/17/03   09/20/03  4 Sleuth 09/17/03   09/20/03  5 Dumbo 09/17/03   09/20/03   Netflix queue, just in case there's electricity... 9:34:22 AM    comment []

That blue band is not as far away as it was last night. 9:13:52 AM    comment []

The Small Kitchen Gourmet A fantastic resource for serious cooking, especially for apartment dwellers. I "discovered" Claire's site in the comments section of Neva's blog entry on undesirable elasticity in flour tortillas. Surfing over to Claire's tortilla recipe, I hit the Home link and a veritable cornucopia appeared - Poof! - just like that! I'm not kiddin'! 8:51:17 AM    comment []

As long as there is power + (cable modem or phone), I can keep posting. Just breezy out there now and winds aren't expected to top 60 mph here. Even the stores are adequately stocked. Only the bread took a noticeable hit. Most the cheap stuff is gone, but there is a large selection of Cobblestone Mill (at the far right of this picture). Plenty of bologna, eggs, and milk too - but I couldn't find any thick-sliced bacon. I'm leaving the bird feeders out until the last possible minute. The birds are still feeding. After the last two storms hit here, the birds just disappeared for a week or so. I wonder where they go. 8:11:33 AM    comment []

In the past month it has been revealed that the Saudis provide 50% of Hamas funding and that our “strong partner” also financed the 9/11 “untidiness”. Most of the hijackers on that fateful day were Saudi nationals and the government frequently kidnaps and tortures British citizens on work visas in Saudi Arabia…   Treasury Chief Touts Saudi Aid Vs. Terror   By ADNAN MALIK Associated Press Writer September 17, 2003, 9:37 PM EDT JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia is a strong partner in the fight against terror and that "significant progress" has been made in halting the cash flow to terrorists. Next up, Snow will explain how Japan helped us win World War II. 7:19:48 AM    comment []