Name my drink, and...CARISSA!!!

As I sit here tonight, reading the musings of my fav authors and sipping (ya, like I sip) one of my fav concoctions, I realized something...

This drink has no name.

Let me introduce you to... Tito's Handmade Vodka and Diet Orange Sunkist.



Two immediate jokes come to mind:

"Yes, times are tough."

and

"I know, my body is a temple."

But the thing is...this drink has no name...you know, like, "Sex on the Beach"... or "White Russian"... or "I can quit, honey, just give me one more chance!!!"

So, will you help me name it? Drop me a comment, and share your genius...when I hear one I like I will lift my head off the toilet seat and give you a slobbering nod.

NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS:

I have developed an award. An award like every other...an award like no other. An award to celebrate bloggers who have helped me get started, or who have tolerated me, or simply who have not gone so far as to ban me.

And yes, I do understand the knee-deep irony in nominating a Mormon in the same post as I ask you to name one of my fav alcoholic beverages...give me SOME credit, will you? But there is no denying this woman has been helpful beyond belief to myself and my newbie blogger comrades in starting sharing our gift (snicker) with the world (40 other people)...So help me congratulate...

CARISSA!! from Good and Crazy People...

Twittermom and Blog adviser, Carissa has been instrumental in helping me get HalftimeLessons going in one way or another, and I thank you. There are no 12 step program requirements to this award, and you are not asked to pass it along. I am simply handing it to wonderful people like you who help others. You seriously rock.

Allow me to adorn you with some blog jewelry below, and thank you, Carissa, for everything you do. You complete me... You had me at hello... Carpe dentum...seize the teeth. Go to the mattresses... My name's Forrest... Ok...I am stopping.

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And it'll look like this:

She does this one thing with her hands...

Ok, if the title didn't get your attention, place a mirror under your nose and check for vitals.

From time to time I want to introduce you to people I respect for one reason or another, and today I point the sword at a friend blogger, Deb at Dirty Socks and Pizza.

Deb and I just got started putting thoughts out into the blogosphere thanks to our friends Nannette and Ann, and she continues to humble us all with her writing. I want to urge you all to go read her, bookmark her, and keep going back. I hope you can tell, I'm a big fan.

Today's post, Que Sera Sera, is a bit of a tear jerker, I'm not gonna lie to you. But whether she is talking about her family or Target's Christmas selections showing up in...(what was it this year...June?) Deb really paints a vivid picture of her thoughts and feelings, and is well worth a read.

After you scroll thru some of her posts, drop her a comment about her writing...she's like all of us, she wants to know we heard her. ;-) And after you read her, come back and tell me how awesome I am. Remember, I'm a male...we need constant encouragement.