It's 5 O'clock Somewhere!

Have you always wanted to start your day off like Joan Crawford, a little tipsy and a lot bitchy? This next tip will do it! The famous Morton's Steakhouse Bloody Mary.

Ingredients:

1 ounce Absolut Peppar Vodka

1/3 cup Bloody Mary Mix

Pour the vodka and mix into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 times (no kidding)! Strain the mixture into tall Collins glasses filled with ice. Now comes your personal touch. Be creative with your garnish: Gherkins wrapped in prosciutto; lime slices; anchovy stuffed olives; celery stuffed with chive cream cheese; or asparagus and blue cheese skewers.

Don't forget we are a party planning blog so invite some friends over and collect the car keys! Be responsible. Never drink and drive (or vote Republican)!

How to Open Your New Scissors Without Using Scissors?

Have you ever purchased new scissors (or thermometers, children's action figures, small electronics, etc) that have been sealed in a clam shell package? What is a clam shell you may ask? It's that thick, government-grade plastic retailers use to vacuum seal items in to prevent theft, but it ends up preventing anyone from getting at the damn thing! We have a solution which we have been testing in our labs for a several weeks and it doesn't involve scissors, a knife, explosives, or a chain saw! Yes, boys and girls a standard rotatory can opener! Who would have thought.

Make sure your can opener is not dull (like you) before you start. Turn the package over so that the front is facing down. Secure the can opener to the top right edge. Cut all the way around the outer border of the object. Ta-da you're in!

Are You Out There???

Hello Loyal Blog Readers,

Kathleen and I have been doing this blog now for almost a year. Each time we gather, we ask ourselves, does anyone actually read this? So, do you? It would boost our spirits and it would encourage us to blog more frequently if we knew that we had a few fans out there. If you read our blog, please leave a comment or three for us and even become our first "follower"!

Love,

Kathleen, Michael, and all the staff in Colchester!

P.S. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

::Great Concert Keepsake::

Are your scrapbooks busting at the seams? Have concert tickets lying around? Try our great idea for perserving your favorite music memories. Take your favorite concert ticket stubs to your local copy shop and have them laminated. Punch a hole in the top and loop a piece of ribbon through it! Tada, you have yourself a one of a kind bookmark for your favorite gothic novel! Make it your own by adding additional touches like beads and other notions.

Random Tid-Bits 1.0

Guess what we found out? Ok, you can stop guessing; you're annoying your co-working in the next cubicle! If you need directory assistance you can get it for FREE! Yes boys and girls FREE! Instead of dialing the expensive 411, dial 1-800-FREE-411! We read about a guy who found a hole-in-the-wall pizza joint that he used to frequent in college using this tip!

Random Tid-Bits 2.0

Trying to reduce the size of your behind or any other part of you for that matter? Bring your trusty roll of Bounty the next time you visit your favorite pizza joint, hell, try it on your Chinese (or Cantonese or burgers or mac n' cheese or any other fattening entree) even though we only tested on pizza. Our Colchester lab has confirmed that blotting your pizza (or fattening entree of choice) can wick away up to 30 calories and 3 grams of fat per serving! Your saddle bags will thank you!

Random Tid-Bits 3.0

Are you already thinking of warmer weather as we welcome in Fall? Do you want to guarantee your flower bed will be the talk of the town next Spring? Our experts in our Colchester greenhouse have determined that you must plant your Spring bulbs in September. Not October, not November, but SEPTEMBER! They will have stronger, brighter blooms than bulbs planted later in the season. Who knew?