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Earlier this week in my online travels, I discovered CritterWines. This is a compendium of labels with animals prominently displayed on various wine labels truly for sale.The label shown to the right was a faux label that I designed several years ago depicting my contemporized grape bunch with Bacchus' name as the winery. This was one of the very first motifs beyond the CalligraphyPets line.And

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Australia has created the first city central vineyard.Watch the opening time-elapsed scenes -very cool.mcguiganwines.com.au

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This past week, Andrew and I have been celebrating some good news he received.While we enjoyed our port in a pair of port sippers we found at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill last Fall, we also realized that port, if not dispensed properly, can be a four letter word.In this case, we had it after white wine. egads!

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These Crabcakes take a bit of prep (about 30-45 minutes +1 hour), but they're worth it.Ingredients:1 16 ounce can/container of prepared crab (I generally use the Phillips Special which comes in a large black can)1/2 medium Red bell pepper cut into very small pieces1/2 medium Green bell pepper cut into very small pieces1/2 medium Shallot - minced1 tsp minced Garlic3/4 cup canned Bread Crumbs (I

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Another simple but delicious recipe to impress your friends.Skewer Ingredients1 - 1 1/2 pound Swordfish steak3-4 Fresh Lemons3-4 Fresh Limes6-8 Cherry TomatoesMarinade1/2 cup Olive oil1/4 cup lemon juice2 Tbls Lime Juice1 teaspoon minced garlicPreheat Grill on highCut the Swordfish steak into 1 inch cubesCut the lemons and Limes into 1/4 inch slicesSkewer the "Skewer Ingredients" on flat

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Grilled Ahi Tuna rolled with blackened sesame seeds on a bed of mango salsa.This is actually a fairly simple recipe to prepare.Seared Ahi TunaIndividual sushi-grade Tuna steaks (1/3 - 1/2 pound each)Dry Ingredients1/3 cup sesame seeds1/3 cup black sesame seeds1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon onion powder1/4 teaspoon Wasabi powderDipping Sauce 1/4 cup of low sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup Teriyaki

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Just discovered a wine tasting party that can be personalized to fit your event!swillparty.comChez Hayden Swill Party anyone?

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Andrew is now free from his brace! Yee-haw!It marks his 6 month anniversary and after a slew of x-rays, the doctor gave him the final word to shed his albino warrior gear. I was a bit disappointed because I wanted to see his brace removed permanently, alas, they removed it in radiology and the tech came back with the good news.Andrew was initially apprehensive (I don't know why he played the

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Nagivator:What you call the person who sits in the passengers seat (or worse, the back seat) of the car with a map on their lap and complains every time you miss a turn that they forgot to tell you about ahead of time. The person who was responsible for reading you the directions to an event, but either forgets them, or doesn't read them properly, and then proceeds to complain that you are never

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We saw Dr. Suh again today and apparently I am healing well. He said everything looks good (and the x-ray tech thought I'd had surgery 3 months ago, not 5 weeks, because of how well I was moving around). The doctor showed us on the x-ray where the bone graft is starting to heal and it looks like a faint halo around the screws and rods. Anyway, since everything is looking so good I am good to

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So we went to see Dr. Suh today for my two week follow-up. The first thing he said when he came into the exam room was "It looks like you about set the record for getting out of the hospital quickly." So apparently I am doing fairly well (OK, apparently really well), but since I have no frame of reference I am not sure what that means. When I mentioned to the Physical Therapist that I was up to

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Andrew is home this afternoon. I missed all the PT at the hospital, OT, and any discussions with the Dr's assistant -that kind of sucks. Initially, I was thinking that this release was premature but everyone (med staff) is telling both of us how fast he's recuperating and the fact that he's walking quicker for the first time up is remarkable. Most of the patients they see with any kind of spinal

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Called Andrew at 9 this morning as promised. *He was visited by Dr's Assistance, Michelle. She indicates that everthing looks very good and strong possibility of discharge today.*PT & OT are coming by this morning and afternoon to work with him and qualify his status.Will call Andrew before I leave the house to visit him to get another status report of his progress.Update: Andrew called me at 12:

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Auld Lang Syne, This Spine of MineWe were up-and-down all night due to natural cramping of the immovable body. If he rolled, he'd get nauseous. This morning, he'd get sick due to just being checked out -poor guy. PT should be in soon to fit his brace that sits in the spare chair like part of albino gladiator armour. Nurses say he'll feel 100% better when he does get up, but I get nauseated just

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So I had my discogram October 6th to understand my problem and discovered the joys of Versed. Luckily I don't remember a thing and judging from all of the needle holes in my back I'm greatful. According to Lisa, the doctor told her I was talking away all the way through ("a real trooper"). Yeah I must have been a real trooper to not remember any of this. My back looks like I have several dozen

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Andrew's First Day - Not Real PrettyHopefully, this is the first and last of the miserable days Andrew has to endure -he can only get better, right?The Surgery SpecificsTwo incisions will be needed: one for the actual fusion and the other is on the hip. Apparently, since I have spondylolysthesis in a weird place (L3-4) he will have to make a second incision to get to the top of the pelvis. It is

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Monday Morning: O'Freaking EarlyGot up at O'Freaking earling this am to drive to Durham Regional. No traffic, clear, relatively easy arrival.Andrew walked in, changed into his little gown and waited for prep. We joked as I walked to keep warm -I guess the darn mini-rooms have heat and cold pumping in every several minutes -quite uncomfortable.We had the nurse talk to us and ask if we had any

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CapoteTruman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

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MEDIA ALERT - MEDIA ALERT - MEDIA ALERTChez Hayden B&B Launch Knit n'Bitch ClubJuly 29, 2006 - Raleigh, NC - Chez Hayden today announced that it will be hosting a newly formed club called Knit n'Bitch. The Knit n'Bitch Club is a clique that is co-hosted with the Madam who will provide instructions and guidance to newbies of knitting. Those wishing to join can do so at any time just as long as

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Finally, after a hectic and extremely busy Spring, we've had a chance to enjoy the deck. A balmy 91º and a bit of breeze made it perfect.

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