Yet it packed a wallop from its proportions: three to four ounces of hard liquor (usually an equal split between rum and brandy) are dropped into a pint of strong porter, tarted up with the juice of half a lime and then showered with shaved nutmeg. This bad-ass drink is a dangerously...
When his back is turned, I stealthily raise my phone to snap a picture. Brandy will never believe I went home with Ivan without proof. But there’s nothing on the screen except a handful of spinach floating through the air. I look up to see Ivan smirking at me. Tiny tips of ivory p...
Santa rammed another fistful of coal into the protesting garment. “Just like the rest of ‘em. We’ll see how bloody clever you are tomorrow when you’re crying into the bowl of coal I presume you’ll be eating for breakfast.” He looked down at his work, satisfied. The stocking had...
At first rehearsal, I was hoping that I was physically strong enough for this project. With the dancers, acrobats and circus performers warming up, I felt unsure. As soon as Brandy started the rehearsal with a performer massage, it felt right. Her meditative style “state work” is very mu...
Sugar, of course, is the key ingredient in rum: It is to the spirit what grain is to whiskey and grapes are to brandy. Generally distilled from fermented molasses—a byproduct of sugar production—it was originally discovered as a way to use industrial waste. One pound of refined sugar le...
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it was just right. I felt like Goldilocks. Brandy was sniffing around and rolling in the grass. That was Phase 1 in the backyard. Phase 2 was running around in circles. I beamed with happiness as I walked toward her. “Awww. Look how happy she is as she rubs her back into the gro...
TS-SWL: Are there any current plans after Episode 3 to have a Half Life 3? DL: We haven’t announced anything specific, but Half-Life won’t end at Episode Three – hang on to your crowbars! TS-SWL: For Portal, can you explain in layman’s terms how the engine allows the mechani...
The bear started to chase one of the guys, who, as it turns out, was from Czechoslovakia. The bear soon caught up with him, and ate him alive. The other guy turned around and ran for his life. A little while later, the second guy found a park ranger station and told his story. ...