A Culinary Tour of Memphis

Every time I got back home, there are a few places that I just HAVE to eat at. And I drag Timmy along with me. This trip was no exception.


First, we had lunch at Backyard Burger - the BEST hamburgers EVER. I had a burger with cheddar cheese, ketchup, mustard and a slice of pineapple. Really. Timmy got the burger with everything on it. We both had the seasoned fries and sweet sweet sweet tea. Even though we were pretty full, we both had dessert, too. I got their blackberry cobbler (different cobblers made fresh every day!) and Tim got a brownie a la mode. We were both so stuffed after eating this that we didn't want any dinner.

Next we ate at McAllister's Deli for lunch. I got the muffaletta with potato soup and sweet tea. (YUMMY) Tim ordered the McAllister's club with NO honey mustard but WITH everything else. When he got it, it had NO tomatoes but DID have honey mustard. That is the 2nd time that they've messed his order up at that McAllister's. And since we only go there once a year, that's not a very good track record. He was pretty upset, but didn't want to send the sandwich back because it took them so long to prepare it. It might just be the people at the Bartlett location. Next year, we'll have to try another one.


On to Corky's - the BEST barbecue in my humble opinion. We went for lunch and had the pulled pork sandwiches (with the cole slaw on the side - don't forget to specify that or they will put in on your sandwich) fries, baked beans and half an onion loaf. It was sooooooo good.


Finally we went to Miss Sipp's for All You Can Eat Catfish! I got the thin fried fillets and Timmy got the All You Can Eat fillets. We both had sweet tea, of course. Look at my plate. Everything on it is fried - even the corn on the cob. And see how full it is? This is the small order, AFTER I'd eaten 3 catfish fillets. PS, Miss Sipp's also has awesome jalepeno hushpuppies.

That's all the food we were able to squeeze in this trip.

Theatre Review: A Christmas Carol

This year's production of A Christmas Carol by Theatre Memphis was simply the best I've ever seen! The guy playing Scrooge was fantastic. He did a wonderful job and remembered all his lines. I got so caught up in the play that I forgot he was my Uncle Ron.

I Got an iPod for Christmas!

And a waffle maker, and a soup pot, and new pajamas, and a purse, and lots of other awesome things. And a cold. :(

I also got a pug blanket and pillow that Pickles is freaked out by. She thinks they are giant pugs. I've had to turn them around so they aren't looking at her. Silly puppy.

While I was out of the office (I still am) I got about 100 emails that are pretty much ridiculous and I just deleted them all. HA HA HA.

Tomorrow we're driving down to NC for New Year's. Timmy is out right now buying new tires for the Honda. Hooray for new tires!

Hey! Bestest Friend/Co-Worker!

Here's that book I was telling you about. Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston. (Scroll down to see the book.) As you can see from her website, she has those Cavalier King Charles spaniels, too! The book is about a pet-sitter who solves mysteries with her dog. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas from Shmoopy

Ever since we put the tree up, Shmoopy has been hanging out underneath it. It's like she thinks we put it there just for her. Silly kitty.

Roe Dyelin

Well, I'm home from another exciting business trip. This time I went up to New England for a few days. I flew into Providence, RI on Monday, drove around CT on Tuesday, and flew back today.

Absolutely nothing interesting happened. The most interesting thing that happened was that I drove through a town called Moosup. There was nothing to see in Moosup.

There were Yankees everywhere.

The end.

Buy This Coffee

Cinnamon Sugar Cookie from Ugly Mug Coffee

Whine and Cheese

The company had our holiday party on Wednesday night at a local museum. I almost didn't go. There are only a hand-full of people in the office that I even like and none of them really that much. But so many people asked me if I was going that I figured I better make an appearance. It was just as dull as I had imagined it would be. Here were some of the fascinating conversations that went on:
1. Early morning traffic incident involving a great dane, a woman in pajamas, the start of the morning shift at the plant, and an embankment. (This was the most interesting story, but not after the 4th time I heard it.)
2. The successes and failures of the women in the office in their attempts to have children. (Reactions to my announcement that I didn't want kids ranged from "Don't you feel like you'll have a void in your life?" to "Good for you!")
3. The buffet offerings. Various cheeses and fancy hors d'ouvres (can't spell.) This led to another discussion about-
4. The makeup and uses of hummus (spelling?).
5. The county population boom and it's traffic ramifications. (40 minute discussion.)
6. The fact that even though I've worked for the company for over 5 years, no one in the office has any idea who I am because I've been working from home for the last 2 years, then when I came back in the office no one bothered introducing me to anyone because they assumed I already knew everyone, when in fact everyone was new to me. Even after this discussion, I'm pretty sure they still don't know who I am. Whatever, they'll be gone in 3 months anyway.

I hope I didn't look as bored as I felt. At least it's over until next year, right?

True Story

The other day I was at the office talking to Fred. Paris (I affectionately call her Paris because she is tall and blonde and skinny and kind of a moron) walked in and said, "There's no one here! Oh wait, Fred's here! Hey Fred!" And I was standing there TALKING TO FRED!!!!! What a cow.