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I recently started a new job and one of the first tasks I had to do was participate in the sexual harassment training. I absolutely agree that this is important but you have to admit, some of the training videos are pretty entertaining. Several years ago, someone shared this with me – it’s pretty funny.
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I am so thankful for such a wonderful day. Great friends and family gathering around the table, where we went around the table to say what we were thankful for. I am blessed.
Dinner was by far the best Thanksgiving meal I have had in a very long time. The meal was fresh and full of flavor. It was a lot of work (since I was the only one cooking) but well worth it. Only a few non-local ingredients were used (see my summary below).
Farmers Market purchases (things I purchased last weekend at my local farmers market):
From my deck garden: Fresh Rosemary, Sage, Thyme – all from my deck garden. I used these for the turkey as well as for the stuffing.
To decorate my table: I used some blue glass bottles with sprigs of sage, lavender, lemon verbena and rosemary (all from my deck). Beautiful.
Local beverages served:
Blenheim Vineyards 2005 Virginia Meritage
Barboursville Vineyards 2006 Virginia Chardonnay
Barboursville Vineyards 2006 Virginia Cabernet Savignon
Afton Mountain Vineyards 2007 Virginia Gewurztraminer – by far my favorite of the evening
Starr Hill Virginia Dark Starr Stout
Non-local ingredients: Salt, Pepper, Stuffing mix, chicken broth, flour, celery, walnuts, some spices, coca-cola
Filed under: Being Thankful, Food, Go Green, Random Ramblings, life, make a difference | Tagged: wine, virginia, farmers market, buy local, locavore | 1 Comment »
It will swell your tongue, make you do things in the middle of the night that you will never remember, and make you commit suicide. But you can still get a free 7-day trial online.
I don’t watch much television – and have not watched prime-time in a while. I turned it on tonight and this was the first commercial I saw. Really quite scary, sort of.
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I was recently asked about my holiday wish list. My mature, responsible self tried to respond with pleas for world peace and an end to poverty. My selfish, all-about-me self responded with this:
I like themes – this year it’s all very Jeffersonian:
Book:
Thomas Jefferson’s Scrapbooks: Poems of Nation, Family and Romantic Love Collected by America’s Third President (Hardcover)
Vacation:
A 2 night stay at this bed & breakfast which was designed by Thomas Jefferson, along with dinner and a wine-tasting at the vineyard:
Weekend Seminar:
Full tuition for The University of Virginia Travel & Learn series: Jefferson Weekend Seminar – THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION IN AMERICA
Wine:
A 1 year subscription to the Virginia Wine of the Month club
Gadget:
Amazon Kindle – so I can read my favorite Jeffersonian books wherever I go
What’s on your list?
Filed under: Books, Learning, great ideas, inspiration, life, travel | Tagged: charlottesville, christmas, gifts, holiday wish list, Thomas Jefferson, virginia wine, wine | 3 Comments »
As Christmas rapidly approaches – I thought I would share one of my favorite holiday tunes to get in the spirit.
All I Want for Christmas – Draco and the Malfoys
For those of you who don’t know – this is Wizard Rock.
Yup, I’m a geek.
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I am about to start a new job where I will be working full-time from my home office. For the past several years I have really pushed each of my employers to support teleworking for me and my colleagues. I have had mostly success with this, although one employer clearly didn’t get it.
So I put all of my focus and intentions on finding a job where I could really be challenged with the work, enjoy what I do, work full-time from my home office, and make a decent paycheck. Guess what? I start Monday.
So Monday morning I will get up, exercise, take my shower and get dressed and then report to work on my first day downstairs in my home office.
I am excited on many levels – and I am VERY aware that I will have to figure out how to really ‘get out’ more for in-person interaction, and develop a disciplined and focused approach to my work so that it doesn’t bleed into quality time with my family.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to do this best – do tell!
Filed under: Being Thankful, life, work | Tagged: home office, telecommute, telework, work from home | 4 Comments »
Here is my game plan:
Resources I found online:
Fairfax County Farmers Markets: some are open through Thanksgiving and will have plenty of winter squash, all kinds of potatoes, apples, fresh cider, pumpkin, cheese, eggs, and if I am lucky – some leafy greens.
Buy Fresh Buy Local Virginia: Even though this really only covers “central” Virginia, it does extend to Loudoun County – where many of the producers are within the right distance from me.
Leesburg Winter Market (you can browse other markets in Loudoun County here as well): It looks like most of the shopping could be done in one place at this market – so this could be my choice. I will probably round up some friends/neighbors and carpool to Leesburg…
Local Harvest: My favorite source for finding and buying local foods. I will probably find and order my local heritage turkey from one of the farms listed on this site.
FoodRoutes.org: Another great site for learning more about buying local and getting more involved
My next post will be after I order the Turkey – possibly with a menu depending on what else I find.
Let me know what you find!!
Filed under: Being Thankful, Learning, Taking Action, great ideas, inspiration, life, make a difference, nature | Tagged: buy local, heritage turkey, slow food, thanksgiving | 1 Comment »
Inspired by this post from Eco Women – I have challenged myself to prepare a Thanksgiving meal with local ingredients. This means that I will build my menu around food that is grown or raised within a 100 mile radius of my home.
I will have to do some research, because the local farmers markets are ending and I will have to get more creative. I live in Virginia, so my choices will likely look something like this:
My next post will include some online resources that I uncover after I do my research.
Will you join the challenge?
Filed under: Being Thankful, Food, Go Green, Health & Wellness, community, family, make a difference, nature | Tagged: buy local, free range, heritage, slow food, thanksgiving, virginia | 3 Comments »
Today I made the best of the horrific morning traffic in the DC metro area and had an old school party with myself in the car. Because I like to share, here is my playlist:
1. Jam on it: Newcleus
2. Don’t believe the hype: Public Enemy
3. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll: ??
4. Knee Deep: Parlaiment Funkadelic
5. Summertime: Will Smith (Fresh Prince)
6. If I ruled the world: Curtis Blow
7. Changes: Tupac
8. More bounce to the ounce: Zapp and Roger
9. Nothing serious just buggin: Whistle
10. Paid in Full: Eric B & Rakim
11. Award Tour: Tribe called quest
12. Fight the power: Public Enemy
13. Last night the dj saved my life: Indeep
14. Me, myself & I: De La Soul
Filed under: Adventures, Being Thankful, Entertainment, Music, Random Ramblings, work | Tagged: 80's, groovin, Music, old school | 1 Comment »
