Two bits of music news

1) Hey, crystalsage: the Solas CD arrived! *genuflects* Thank you thank you thank you! It's like an orgasm in music form. J'adore!

2) Happy news from the youngun's is as follows: Nik's just joined the Cub Scouts, and is having a blast; Abbey, meanwhile, has just entered fourth-grade band. Her instrument of choice? Trumpet. Yep, trumpet. She's very excited: "Daddy! I'm bringing it to Grandma's house so you can hear me! I only know three notes, though." Ahh, I remember those days with my first flute. Great fun. My poor parents.... (Kristi and the kids have a very small apartment. Do you think I should send a bottle of naproxin home with them as a courtesy?)

The dinner report

Just enough leftover ground beef for two cheeseburgers; no buns, but half a loaf of whole-wheat bread. Perfect. Actually, better than perfect, because it leaves room for experimentation—if burger A tastes like spluhh (like, say, the bleu-cheese-and-ancho-chili jock strap burger at Chili's), I still have burger B for backup.

So. Similar treatment for burgers A and B: garlic, salt, pepper, American Cheese (I know, I know, but it melts well, and it was handy). Then. Burger A got a stiff splat of Kentucky bourbon steak slather on top, pretty straightforward. Burger B, on the other hand, got hit with a spoonful of Major Grey's mango chutney.

Let's just say that we're now two burgers fewer, but one blonde guy happier.