{"id":1672,"date":"2012-05-04T09:15:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2012-05-05T02:15:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T02:15:59","slug":"happy-friday-yall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=1672","title":{"rendered":"Happy Friday, Y&#8217;all!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that this finds y&#8217;all having a great day.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things that have caught my eye this week:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noisetrade.com\/\">Noise Trade<\/a> is a music site that has free, legal downloads from all kinds of bands. They also have a blog. Way cool.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been waiting for a \u00a0year, nearly, to make this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterbean.com\/2011\/coconut-lime-semifreddo\/\">Coconut-Lime Semifreddo with Mango<\/a>. \u00a0I made it tonight and we&#8217;ll eat it tomorrow. \u00a0Fingers crossed that it turns out great! \u00a0It just seemed very Cinco de Mayo-ish to me.<\/p>\n<p>They are reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/143918187X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=pancandfrenfr-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=143918187X\">this<\/a> book, <em>An Everlasting Meal<\/em>, \u00a0on a blog that I read. \u00a0It looks really interesting. \u00a0Have any of y&#8217;all given it a read, yet? \u00a0Hmmmm.<\/p>\n<p>Another food book that I&#8217;ve recently read but haven&#8217;t cooked anything from yet is Jamie Oliver&#8217;s, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jamie-Olivers-Meals-Minutes-Revolutionary\/dp\/1401324428\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1336181295&amp;sr=1-1\">Meals in Minutes<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0In it, he cooks an entire meal in, like, half an hour, and tells you specifically how to do it, too. \u00a0I&#8217;ve already bookmarked some of the salads and desserts. \u00a0Plus, I like the way he has methodically fit it all together like a great jigsaw puzzle. \u00a0Is the whole technique awesome? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Will I be able to employ it for my army? \u00a0Probably not. \u00a0But I really like the ideas behind it all and I admire anyone who tries to get folks to cook and value cooking and good food in this busy world.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been reading <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Autism-Revolution-Whole-Body-Strategies\/dp\/0345527194\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1336181537&amp;sr=1-1\">The Autism Revolution<\/a><\/em>, lately. \u00a0My first thought is that I think that this is a really good book and that every doctor who sees an autistic patient should read it with his mind wide open. \u00a0I&#8217;m still in the middle &#8212; already I will say that I wished that everyone with a dog in the autism fight would just be as reasonable as the authors of this book. \u00a0Come together, people, please.<\/p>\n<p>Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slam.org\/Visit\/artafter5.php\">will be performing for free at the Saint Louis Art Museum on June 22nd<\/a>. \u00a0I can&#8217;t even express how exciting \u00a0this is. \u00a0We saw him at the Whittaker Music Festival last August. \u00a0It was one of my favorite concerts, ever. \u00a0I remember just sitting there, listening to the music, \u00a0thinking that both my parents and grandparents would have found it equally entertaining&#8230;.and there aren&#8217;t many musicians that you can say that of. \u00a0See you there?<\/p>\n<p>I really like this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abchao.com\/blog\/2012\/5\/3\/bedroom-progression.html\">bedroom<\/a>. \u00a0Both versions are good with me&#8230;.though I can&#8217;t get into monogrammed linens. \u00a0Not for me and my dirty bunch. \u00a0That isn&#8217;t happening. \u00a0There is possibility and then there is reality. \u00a0And, if reality has me doing more laundry than I&#8217;m already doing, well then, count me out. \u00a0Can I get an amen?<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I&#8217;m so excited to see that the <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenkitchen.com\/2012\/04\/cinnamon-toast-french-toast-cookbook-preview\/\">Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is on its way<\/a>. \u00a0I really want to get this cookbook and I haven&#8217;t even seen it yet. \u00a0I rarely buy books these days, \u00a0but, I don&#8217;t know, maybe I&#8217;ll actually purchase this one. \u00a0All Deb&#8217;s recipes are just right&#8230;.I mean, look at that french toast casserole!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that&#8217;s all the coherence (or semblance of it, anyway) that will be issuing forth from here tonight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/grimm\/\">Grimm&#8217;s<\/a> on y&#8217;all! \u00a0I can&#8217;t wait to see what happens tonight! \u00a0And, don&#8217;t forget the new<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/masterpiece\/sherlock\/\"> Sherlock<\/a> that comes on PBS this weekend, I think.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, over and out. \u00a0And, Happy Friday!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that this finds y&#8217;all having a great day. 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