scone zone*

Near the tippy-top of my list of people I'd love to meet and hang out with for any amount of time is Conan O'Brien. That man is a laugh riot.

no elegant sufficiency here...

...though anything more would be superfluous.*

*That's a riff on an old Edwardian family table-saying, in case you're curious.

when life hands you lemons...

...find some shmuck who'll buy them from you for a profit.

not red, white, and blue...

...so much as cherry tomato, French vanilla, and concord grape.*

*And yes, it's an absolute coincidence that all those hues happen to have culinary names.

who're you calling chubby?

Weight can often be a sensitive subject, and there are a few kinder, more delicate ways to describe the size of something or someone.

feeling punchy

As alcoholic beverages go, I find sangria to be extremely gentle and benign. After all, it's more fruit than anything else.

iiiiit's bacon!

More than almost any other aroma, the smell of sizzling bacon has a magical power to convince a person that she's hungry even if she's only just stuffed her stomach full of other foods.