Holiday Hangover? Drink more cocoa!
Did everyone properly indulge this holiday season? Anyone got any funny airport stories to tell? I’m seriously considering writing a collection of short non-fictional tales, recounting my greatest airport misadventures. And believe me, I have many. Good ones.. ..in that they’re really horrifying. “I swear to GOD, I’m a cook! That bag was meant to be checked! Yes, yes it IS a big knife..” And so on.
Fortunately, my travel woes were not quite as severe this go-round, but were still far from pleasant. My inner John Candy was having a very bad day at Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport, trust me. But, I made it back to the frozen hills of Iowa for a relaxing two week stint with the deer and the turkeys and the possums. Also, there were wild farm cats, one of which is deaf as a post, matted fur, snorts, wheezes, and somehow still beautiful. She does not respond to “Scruffy.”
On this particular trip I got reacquainted with an old friend, hot chocolate. Staring out the windows at a frosty hill, watching the wind blowing the quarter-sized flakes sideways, and remembering when I had the cold-tolerance to take a wild dive down our enormous hill. This was also before the thought could form that I could warm myself with booze after such a chilly (and potentially dangerous) adventure. This is also comically related to a thought I had recently regarding a rollerskating party I attended; “I haven’t skated since I started drinking. Crap…”
So with those arbitrary chestnuts, I shall bait you with a thought –
Homemade Marshmallows.
Think about that. Think of the possibilities. I’ll be rejoining the ever-growing cast of Jrm Says.. to demonstrate the wonders and mysteries of hot cocoa, marshmallows, and what booze can do for your inner child. Till then, keep warm, because it seems to be DAMN cold everywhere at the moment. Granted, Austin’s 28 degrees is “cute” after coming back from -33 degrees in Iowa, cold is cold and it’s relative. Just don’t bring up my farming Iowan heritage when you hear me inventing new profanity upwind of you..
New gigs popping up on the calendar and using the kitchen to keep the lab heated. Many updates to come soon.
Cheers,
Jrm