Friday, August 31, 2012

Office Nicknames

(some of which I just made up, but mostly long-established names thought up by my co-worker)
  1. The Sigher
  2. The Nail-Clipper
  3. Fake Kid-Cough, a.k.a. Creepy Gollum Laugh
  4. Scaryface Grumpypants (actually a really nice guy)
  5. Loudermilk
  6. Skinner (as in Principal Skinner)
  7. Side Show Bob
  8. The Whistler a.k.a. The One-Man Band
  9. Beeker
  10. Curse Mumbler (I made that one up for myself)

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Southern Specialties That I Don't Have to Know How to Make Because They Are So Readily Available

  1. Biscuits (the secret to happiness is access to good biscuits)
  2. Pimiento cheese
  3. Greens
  4. Black-eyed peas/field peas/crowder peas, etc.
  5. Fried chicken
  6. Fried green tomatoes
  7. Fried okra (basically anything fried)
  8. Catfish! Fried or otherwise
  9. Delicious Memphis barbecue pulled pork sandwiches with slaw
  10. Banana pudding
Southern Foods I Make Anyway
  1. Deviled eggs
  2. Pecan pie
  3. Cornbread