So today it's official, I'm a certified Colorado bartender.  I still have to go back and take a T.I.P.S class.  This gives me certification on the P.O.S system and also teaches me more about when to cut someone off.  Here it looks like I'll be the one prosecuted if someone drives drunk and hurts anyone so it's a good thing to learn.  Looks like that will be happening on next Saturday.  My last 4 hour class for awhile.&...

I'm speechless.  All I can say is at least there is a version with out socks. Designed by:  Bruno Friso...

I have had the pleasure of meeting, spending a few nights in the studio and even an amazing dinner with this legend of the music industry and there was no one nicer than him in New York.  Since Walter's studio, Sear Sound, is strictly analog Pete worked there quite a few times.  After the clients would leave Walter would always sit us down, get a bottle of wine and we'd have the most amazing discussions about all the details of analog...

Steve Carell, of The 40 year old Virgin and Date Night fame, has decided that he will be quitting his highly popular TV show, The Office, after next season.  I really don't know if it could go on without him.  It'll be a bummer to not have that to watch anymore.   ...

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So today we were supposed to start getting snow near the 5:00 commute but when I opened the blinds this morning we already had about 4 inches.  This will be the first time that I've had to drive into Denver in snow like this.  Thankfully it's Thursday and tomorrow will be the last day I have to go into the city for this week.  I'm a little nervous but I'll be leaving early so I can take my time.  6% grades are a scary thing in...

Last night before Pete got home I was watching TV and there was a commercial for this new huge store in Denver opening up that offers designer home furnishings for reduced prices. Their gimmick is that they are only open on weekends, it's what one of the W's in WOW stands for.  Anyway, today when I was done with class there were two guys waiting for the elevator talking about it.  When we all got in the elevator I excused my eavesdropping...

According to DeBeers:"Diamonds are a treasure of nature that should be properly protected, because there will be less to sell. The reality is that supply cannot keep up, and that will become very accentuated over the next 15 years."Nice to know.  For all you girls who want a rock for your ring make sure you get 'em while they las...

So Pete surprised me and was home for dinner tonight so I needed to throw something together.  I decided that today is the perfect day to unveil the Luger Sauce.  I made this the other day finally!  Now I don't need to wait for someone to send me any. So here is what I decided I needed to use for the sauce: Ketchup Yellow Mustard Brown Sugar White Vinegar Horseradish Here is the final product, Pete did add a little more horseradish...

This was from a few days ago.  Not too much but still after a few days of 70 degree weather it was a total shock.  You never know what will happen here in Colorado.  It was 80 in Denver today and I think we might get more snow in the next few days...

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Any of who watch The Hills will get a kick out of this spoof.  Especially when you see Heidi post surgery, lol. ...

So since they've made almost every soybean consumed in the United States Round up Ready, or in other words modified so horribly that after 3 generations any lab rat fed these soy beans were sterile or their babies die in less than 3 months, has decided to make alfalfa Round up Ready also. Now this terrifies me.  They already act like the mob when it comes to Soybean farmers that try to grow organic.  If there are any Round up Ready soybeans...

Nothing much going on here today.  Pete went to hang with some friends after picking up his gear for his rafting training next week.  Now if we ever want to go we can do it ourselves.  I think that's so much better than going with a bunch of gapers.  Class today was great as usual.  The thing I love best about my instructor is that he's a chef as well as having 25 years experience in the restaurant business.  It's...

This video was taking from a league championship for Yugoslavia's equivalent of the NBA.  Below is a copy of the "Yahoo post" that explains what's going on since the video is not in English.  With eight seconds remaining in overtime of the NLB League championship and his team, Partizan, leading by one point, former Mississippi State star Lawrence Roberts missed two free throws. Their Croatian opponent, Cibona, grabbed the rebound...

Fruit of the Loom has come up with the idea of a customizable bra.  For $5 each you can "pick" what each individual cup on your bra will be. ...

I had picked this up awhile ago and since I'm trying to clean out the pantry I decided to whip 'em up.  I noticed that you could also make cheesecake bars and I had just enough in the house to pull it off so I decided to go that route. It was super easy and they taste great.  Here is a shot while they were coolingand the close ...

So today and yesterday, for me anyway, was my bartending class.  Here is a shot of the room I've been practicing in. I love that I am the only person in the class, I was hoping it would be less people since it was during the week and during the day.  My teacher is awesome and anyone in the Denver area please check out Estella Bartending School cause its the best out there.  Pete's been keeping busy while I'm out of the house. ...

Vogue Magazine, run by "Anna Wintour", auctioned off a week long internship and it went for a whopping $42,500!  That means the winner (aka "trustafarian") is paying over $8,000 a day to fetch coffee and be treated like a "peaon". ...

Such a sad and horrible story from the NY Post.  A homeless man was stabbed after helping a woman who was being mugged and was left to die on the street as more than 20 people walked by him and did nothing....

This is one of the most innovative fashion ideas I've seen in a while, even though I don't promote ruining analog tape.  The real stuff of course, not the cassette tapes shown.Alyce Santoro, the brilliant designer that came up with Sonic Fabric Neckties, also decided to use recycled tapes said to be filled with recordings from the streets of New York City, which is so awesome.  I also read that if you rub a tape head over them you can...

So today was a typical Sunday around here.  It's been pretty common the past few weeks that the races are getting rained out.  Today we watched the Sprint race, and the Nationwide race.  Plus baseball in between.  Pete loves to flip between channels.  Other than that I finally got around to trying my first attempt at making Luger sauce.  I thought it came out pretty good.  Pete suggested more onion and I'll agree...

So we had some drumsticks that we grabbed at the store this week and when Pete suggested it for dinner it sounded so good I couldn't say no.  Plus it's the easiest thing to make. What you'll need: 6 chicken drumsticks 15 mini red potatoes - Cut in quarters 6 carrots 1 yellow onion Olive Oil Salt & Pepper To start I seasoned the chicken with salt & pepper, Adobo and Spike Seasoning and of course some olive oil. I can thank Josie for...

Johnny Weir is set to release his book in January 2011.  His publisher Gallery Books says the book will be a 'collection of wildly entertaining anecdotes and essays about everything from pop culture to skating to fashion to Johnny himself.'  He's a riot on his show so I can only imagine what will be in the book.  Sounds like a good read....

Now these didn't come out as nice as I wanted them to but everyone really liked them.  I was given some homemade caramel from a friend.  Not the traditional recipe, it was honey based, so it was a little more runny than I'm used to.  Plus I haven't gotten my disposable pastry bags yet.  If I had them I could have piped it onto the pecans and it would have been much easier but I managed.  What you'll need: 26 Pecan Halves 1/4...

I hope our kids will have this much passion about anything at such a young age!Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the econo...

Here is another food documentary that was recommended to me by the owner of the local gardening store.  I plan on watching it later today. ...

I can't believe that the tents will no longer be in Bryant Park for Fashion Week.  It's nice to know that they will be moving to my absolutely favorite place in NY, Lincoln Center.  It's a shame I didn't go there as much as I could have, it's so far uptown, but ever since the first time Pete took me there I fell in love.I'm not sure how I feel about the additional building, labeled Mercedes-Benz in the photo below, that they are erecting...

So we decided to make some fried stuff for dinner.  Not the best choice but it came out really good.  Pete was in charge of the wings and I think they came out great.  The sauce was a little spicy but tasty.  To make the sauce: 1 Cup Franks Red Hot 2 T butter Heat over medium heat in a sauce pan.  Toss with the wings after they've been fried.  I served it with some veggies and blue cheese.  We're almost done...

So it's been raining & snowing the past two days and Clear Creek is finally filling up and turning to white water.  Here is a shot that shows the water level.  It's really more the sound of it since this is as close as I can get.  But you can see it a little.  Pete's snowboard finally showed up from Cali.  This was one of the last ones left in the size he needed.  Plus we got a pretty sweet deal on it. ...

This dog is absolutely amazing! For any of you who didn't see this story, this is why German Shepherds are the best dogs to have.  Sorry Beige.  The police video below shows Buddy, a German Shepherd from Alaska, leading a police officer to his owners home workshop that had caught on fire.  It just proves how smart they are.  The dog keeps looking back and stops when the officer slows down to make sure that he's still being...

Can you guess who this is?it's none other than the Domestic Diva herself, Martha Stewart!  I was shocked to find out that Martha actually worked for Chanel during the time of Coco!  What an amazing thing to have done, even if it was only for one summer. ...

Today we headed up to A-Basin to take a few runs.  Pete's up to 81 days now!  Here is a picture of the lift line. And we finally took the time to catch up with Lost.  Thankfully a few of the questions we had were answered.&nbs...

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We've been so busy that I really haven't had a chance to cook that much.  We picked up some all natural local Italian sausage from the store and decided to make it for dinner.  Since it's just the two of us he's what I used: 2 Sausage Links - Hot 1/4 pound wheat angel hair 1 cup Homemade Pasta Sauce Grated Fresh Parmesan Cheese (optional) 2 slices Grilled Italian Bread So finally I got a decent shot of past...

Today Pete and I took a drive we headed over to one of our favorite breakfast places 'The Hard Rock Cafe' Apparently this place was opened long before the more well known restaurant.  They were sued to change their name but won on that fact.  They were closed for their 2 week break between ski season and the summer season.  It was a bummer but it just meant we would have to try a new place. We kept heading west on I-70 and decided...

Any of who watch The Hills will get a kick out of this spoof.  Especially when you see Heidi post surgery, lol....

There are a few interesting things to report today.  First off on the way to Wal-Mart today a saw there was a bunch of Big Horn Sheep right on the road.  So I made a note to try to take a pic as I drove by on the way home.  It's not the best because I was focusing on the road but you can see how close they are to traffic.   We took a drive up towards Central City & Black Hawk on Rte 6 so I snapped a few pictures. ...