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St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
8:30 PM EDT 8/28/08
as a reply to Jennifer Peterson.
Hmm. Nothing behind the bar ... give me a few minutes and I'll be back from the cellar. - - - - - - Here we are. Nothing fancy, the 2005 Ramspeck, but it'll have to do. I'm glad you made it to St. Jerry's! 
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:02 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
Well, I will scrupulously avoid getting into a political discussion here, since those inevitably make for uninteresting online conversation. But I wanted to note how many references to librarians I have already heard in comments about the new vice presidential candidate (in regard to her looks, and a story from her tenure as mayor). I wonder if librarians around the country are just shaking their heads, saying, "Oh boy, here we go again."
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:21 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Sharon Streams.
Librarian's simply cannot hide the fact that they are the universal benchmark for sex appeal...
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St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:29 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to < maddog >.
Ain't it the truth ... it explains why we have so many teenage boys hanging around...
Can I get you anything, 'dog? Sharon?
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:36 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
Over the weekend I was perusing my Tiki Bar drink book, I think in some futile attempt to hang onto to summer even though it is on its way out (and never really made it to Seattle anyway). With that--and a nod to Gustav--maybe mix up a batch of Hurricanes?
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St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:46 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Sharon Streams.
Well, as long as you don't mind my using passion fruit syrup instead of the juice ... the juice just doesn't keep very well.
Let's see ... <rummaging>
Rum. Grenadine. Sugar. Lime juice.
Yep ... I've even got cherries for garnish.
<shaking, straining, pouring>
Here you go.
Regarding Palin, I'm most interested in the results of today's Christianity Today online poll. That's read by a lot of folks who tend to vote Republican. I guess I won't know until tomorrow.
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:48 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
Could you fire up the time machine and get me a mug of The Original Frostie Root Beer? Here's my payment: I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren’t open that early. Daniel J Boorstin, Librarian of Congress ATTRIBUTION: On why he writes at home from 6:30 to 8:30 AM, Wall Street Journal 31 Dec 85
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:56 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
{Sipping my hurricane daintily}
Hmm, that poll seems rather skewed, with only one choice for a (very) positive answer and five negative.
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
1:58 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to < maddog >.
We had to take out the time machine when we moved over to the new digs, but I'll see what I can do. I lost my own favorite root beer when the Oogies in Peru, Illinois, closed a couple years ago. Thick and creamy. Got some Bulldog Root Beer, though. <pouring>
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
2:03 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
That'll do in a pinch. According to Wikipedia a company in Texas is currently selling the Frostie brand, complete with the little elf logo but it's not the stuff from Maryland I had as a kid...
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St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
2:48 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to < maddog >.
I wouldn't say "negative," Sharon ... just degrees of "not the very best." It'll be interesting to see how that breaks out.
<topping off maddog's glass>
Root beer never seems to be as good as when I was a kid. I suppose it has to stand up to more trucking.
Maybe the current energy crisis has an upside ... local brands now able to compete with the giant bottlers. A dim hope, maybe, but who knows???
Another Hurricane, Sharon?
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
2:56 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
The talk about root beer got me all nostalgic for the UCONN Dairy Bar in my hometown of Storrs, Connecticut. Ice cream is one of the four major food groups in CT (along with pizza, apple cider, and, hmm, maybe maple syrup), and really the only way I drank root beer was in the form of a float. The Dairy Bar is still in operation, so if you are ever in the area, stop in for a cone.
Will St. Jerry's ever turn into one of those gastropubs?
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
3:06 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Sharon Streams.
That seems unlikely, Sharon, given that I'm the only person here and I'm busy tending the bar.
Of course, if you're volunteering to be the chef I imagine we can fit out a pretty nice kitchen .... :-)
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
3:23 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
As for local bottlers making it big, the Seahawks selected Jones Soda to be the soda sold at their games. My kids love the stuff...mmm, pure cane sugar. And its so funny you mention a menu. I'm reading Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone and it actually crossed my mind that we should be discussing food as well. There are plenty of foodies around here...we have a lunch coop that surfaces some outstanding dishes and Zola and her husband even have a food blog, Food Chains. If we're still drinking Hurricanes, how about a fried oyster po'boy?
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
3:28 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Jennifer Peterson.
Need a chef, though ... I'm lousy in a kitchen. But I'm for it if we get more people traipsing through.
Speaking of soda with real sugar (and Jones is super good), did you know that Coke makes a special Passover Coke that doesn't use corn syrup? St. Jerry's needs to get hold of some of that.
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
3:45 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
I know of at least one local instance of a chain grocery store that carries the Coke made with cane sugar rather than HFCS. I heard it is bottled in Mexico and imported here. A friend who cannot consume corn syrup even when it is not Passover was very excited to make that find. I am sure we can find some guest chefs to help bring a nosh menu to St. Jerry's. Here are some coffee-marinated bison short ribs from The Copper Hog in Bellingham. I'm sure they won't mind if we use their recipe! I will pair that with a pint of hard cider.
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
5:48 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
I can help with that one, Bob. I'm too good a cook for my own good - as my hips will attest. I even have a posting of my own in Zola's blog!
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
9:52 PM EDT 9/3/08
as a reply to Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran.
I'll take you up on that, Mary Beth!
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St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
6:45 PM EDT 9/4/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
Meantime, I've got to get to work on that kitchen. Viking appliances OK, Mary Beth?
(Price is no object at St. Jerry's!)
Let's see, if I take out that wall to the left of the bar I can get to the back room and put in a service counter and a swinging door. That will make getting in and out to the bar pretty easy and make sure that whoever's in the kitchen is also in the conversation.
Pretty important in a Virtual Scriptorium!
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RE: St. Jerry's Virtual Scriptorium ... a new beginning
3:16 PM EDT 9/5/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
Here's the result of that Christianity Today poll:
* * *
Was Palin a good choice for McCain's running mate?
Yes, very.
55%
Yes, but I'm not sold on her.
5%
I didn't think so at first, but I'm warming up to the idea.
6%
I thought so at first, but now I'm not so sure.
3%
I don't really think she was a good choice.
10%
No. What a disaster.
18%
Other
3%
Total Votes: 3488
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I think folks will need a few weeks to figure Palin out. I view her as a populist since she opposed, and beat, the local Republican party structure ... so she owes no one. That could make her a very loose cannon from the POV of the Republican establishment.
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