Dinner tonight....yum!

This is a photo of the delicious dinner that Ban made for us tonight. We had soft shell crab gratin (in the ramekin), sea scallops with pear relish and lemon oil (!) and asian slaw. It was amazing!

Tea Rose Diner

One of my favorite local places to eat is Tea Rose Diner in Murray. Annie serves up terrific Thai & American food at a very reasonable price. Located in 'historic' Murray, Tea Rose Diner is a very homey and comfortable establishment. Tea Rose Diner is open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Be sure to try to the english muffin, egg, cheese, and grilled pineapple breakfast sandwich if you are looking for something a little different. Tea Rose Diner has delicious and unique sandwiches for lunch. Ban loved the grilled cheese, bacon and pear sandwich. My favorite are the Thai dishes. I love green papaya salad and massamun curry. If you are in a restaurant rut and looking to try something new go check out Tea Rose Diner. Not only is the food good and reasonably priced but Annie lets me hang posters for upcoming derby bouts on the bulletin board in the restaurant!

Pikes Peak Derby Dames 194, Salt City Shakers 41

Ouch! The Shakers got spanked on Saturday night and to add insult to injury I hurt my shoulder. I'm hoping that the shoulder is just bruised and not sprained or strained.

The Shakers were invited to Colorado Springs to participate in a double header. The opening bout was Rocky Mountain Roller Girls vs the FOCO Girls Gone Derby (Fort Collins). Highly ranked Rocky Mountain had their way with FOCO in this bout. Next up was the Shakers vs Pikes Peak Derby Dames. PPDD is ranked #16 in the nation. The skated faster than us, hit harder than us, and played smarter than us. There is a reason that they are headed to regionals in Houston in two weeks.

All that aside, Colorado Springs is a charming town and I wish that I'd had more time to explore. PPDD is an impressive organization. Their venue was incredible as you can tell from the photos and video below. The team had an amazing rapport with the crowd, they are very interactive. But the best part was that in town the same weekend was a firefighter convention. The firefigthers brought a bagpipe and drum band. PPDD integrated that community event with the double header by inviting the firefighters' band to perform at our half-time. Amazing!!

Whew! I'm Glad to Know What to Do When This Happens

Don't you hate it when you are somewhere away from home and have a nice bottle of wine that you're ready to open. Then, it hits you. You don't have a corkscrew. I can't tell you how often this happens to me. I've gotten better about redistributing all those inexpensive cork screws that I end up having to buy when I'm traveling. I've put one in my luggage, one in travel kit, but I still don't have one in my car or my skate bag though.

The good news is that after reading this article (and watching the accompanying video) I won't need to worry about not having a corkscrew again.

Perhaps this is one reason that I can't sleep at night

At first, this letter to editor in today's SL Tribune made me laugh. Quickly, I became sad and scared. This is what many in America think and how they will vote. It is incomprehensible to me that Americans aren't terrified by the stance on the issues of the McCain/Palin ticket. I couldn't care less about her personal life. Her lack of experience is troubling but her ideology is why she should NOT be VP or God forbid.....

I'm writing a response to this letter and submitting to the Trib. I know Ban will do the same. I'll let you know if they get published.

You glided in on a dog sled wearing your pageant sash and Tina Fey glasses

This skit is just one of the reasons that I love both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The second that I saw a photo of Sarah Palin I knew that Tina Fey would have to return to play her on SNL I know that many people feel that SNL has gotten pretty weak in recent years but this particular skit that opened the new SNL season is frickin' hilarious.

...and still sometimes remember the masquerade's forever

These are some photos that my daughter sent me that were taken during a masquerade party that she and some friends were hosting last weekend. Gorgeous, yes? But, apparently later in the evening she ended up getting a beer spilled all over her big bouffant hair do and she ended up morphing into an Amy Winehouse look alike.