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.
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
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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Tagged advertising, commercials, drugs, sleep, Television
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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!
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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?
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
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