Dog Breath, In the Year of the Plague

~ Patrick O'Grady

Herself and I got out and about for a bit yesterday, checkbook in hand, for a bit of the old ho ho ho.

We wrote checks to the Marian House soup kitchen, the Care and Share food bank and the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (way too many puppies and kittens spending the holiday season in the joint). Then we treated ourselves to an orgy of consumerism in Sparrow Hawk Gourmet Cookware, buying a new Wüsthof chef’s knife and 12-inch non-stick Emerilware skillet, Emerilware basically being All-Clad Lite.

Back home, I whipped up a tureen of posole, Herself assembled a salad, and we watched an episode of “Dexter” using our new-used Sony Blu-ray player, because nothing screams “Happy holidays!” like pork products and serial homicide. Good night, Uncle Meat, wherever you are.

4 thoughts on “Dog Breath, In the Year of the Plague”

  1. Speaking of Year of the Plague, go read Frank Rich’s essay on Tiger Woods: Person of the Year.

    At first I thought WTF, who really cares about Tiger Woods and his Santa imitation (“ho-ho-ho”). But Frank Rich never wastes time on silliness. The Tiger Woods Image Factory is Frank’s metaphor for the public’s continued willingness to be duped and conned whether it be health care, politicians, religious con men, sham economics, or war. Oh, and by the way, family values.

    Enjoy, if you haven’t already.

  2. all-clad is still made in America, yeah? Ohio, i believe. one of the few.

    nothing like holding 12 inches of Solingen steel in your hands … pigs, chickens, cows, and even buffs are trembling at the thought as we speak.

  3. K, Rich is always good. It was always fun to watch him pick at the Bushies like a raven on a roadkill.

    And Steve, yep, All-Clad is made right here in these United States. The company buys its metals from U.S. suppliers and bonds them at its rolling mill in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It’s expensive stuff, and so I only have the one pan, an 11-inch non-stick French skillet, though I lust after much more of the catalog.

    My stainless cookware is mostly Emerilware, a collaboration between Emeril Lagasse and All-Clad whose production is outsourced to China. It cuts a few corners, but suits my purposes, my skill set and my bank account.

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