I'm frying liver tonight...

[Redstone]

mine, specifically. Mrs R. knew I wasn't having the greatest of days, so she surprised me with a nice bottle of Maker's Mark whiskey.

Is she great, or what?

Slainte!

Redstone

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. The mark of the maker makes me pray that life will never end...

...until I snuff it out with one dram too many.

[Redstone]

2. Very nicely said.

Redstone

[dolo amber]

8. Are those Pogues lyrics?

:shrug:

[Redstone]

10. If they're not, they should be.

Redstone

[CatWoman]

3. Grill it instead, with some sweet onions

:hi:

[cassandra uprising]

4. sah -weet

Have a swig for me will ya?

thanks in advance.

:hi:

[Redstone]

5. Done. Is one swig enough for you? There's plenty left;

so don't be shy.

Redstone

[cassandra uprising]

6. You're a generous man Redstone

I raise my glass of Shiraz to you my friend.

[Blue_Roses]

7. with onions?

:)

[Redstone]

13. What, you never had whiskey 'n' onions before?

You haven't lived until you've tried it.

Redstone

[goodboy]

9. I love the maker's but recently got hooked on Knob Creek...you tried

dat yet?

Also, I'm a jameson junkie.

[Redstone]

14. Haven't tried Knob Creek yet. As for Irish, I'm a longtime fan of

Tullamore Dew, again available in the US after some years of absence. Not that Jameson's is bad, especially when topped with a layer of Irish Mist.

Redstone

[goodboy]

16. woah. are you kidding me? you float the irish mist on the tullymore dew?

[Redstone]

19. Why, yes. Doesn't everybody? It's the drink of the Gods, I tell you.

Try it.

Redstone

[-..__...]

11. Goes better with a nice chianti and fava beans.

[Redstone]

15. The whiskey? With Chianti and fava beans? No, a better accompaniment

is smuggled Canadian Robaxin. Yes, you can get that over the counter up there.

I'm quite relaxed at the moment, thank you very much.

Redstone

[goodboy]

17. what's robaxin?

[-..__...]

20. I think it's for bald spots...

but I could be wrong.

:smoke:

[goodboy]

22. LMAO! but seriously? what is it?

[Redstone]

27. Christ, you're right! I took the Rogaine instead of

the Robaxin--boy, am I going to have a helluva time trying to shave my tonsils in the morning!

Redstone

[Redstone]

23. Methacarbamol. Relaxes muscle spasms...

Had a knot the size of an eggplant above the left clavicle earlier, but it's reduced to about baseball diameter now.

Great stuff. Combined with the Maker's Mark and a dash of Ambien, quite the thing to take the edge off. Though no drowsiness yet, dammit.

Redstone

[blue neen]

25. Wow! And you're still awake?

I'll drink to that! :toast:

[Redstone]

29. Not only awake, but alert as well, dammit...

because RSDS ( www.rsdhope.org ) trumps even frightening amounts of drugs, unless the drugs are administered on a steady schedule (and if they are, the amount required for effectiveness goes WAY down).

Unfortunately, as anyone who pays attention will know, it's goddamn hard to find a Pain Management doctor in this country, what with the fucking DEA hounding them all out of business.

Starting with a new one soon, though...

Redstone

[blue neen]

30. Redstone, I hope you get some relief.

I have a friend who has Raynaud's, and I know what she goes through.
It took a long time, and a lot of strange things happening to her health-wise before they finally came up with the diagnosis.

She has taken Tegretol with some success.

I hope the new Pain Management doctor will be able to give you some help.

[Redstone]

31. Thank you, Madame Neen. I've never heard of

Tegretol, but will go look it up now.

Thanks,

Redstone

[goodboy]

26. sounds delicious. personally,

I'm a vicodin man.

[Redstone]

28. Thanks for reminding me that I don't HAVE ANY VICODIN!

And it's three more weeks until I get started with the new Pain Management clinic...

Redstone

[-..__...]

21. The whiskey?

No, fried liver.

Rub well with a little garlic oil, salt, pepper and a bit of parsley.

[Redstone]

32. Thanks for the recipe, but I won't be using it...

I grew up in a poor family, and the rule was "Here's dinner. If you don't like it, go without."

Liver was the only thing I routinely went hungry rather than eat.

I don't criticize people who like foods that I don't, so hey, next time we have liver around here, you can have my share.

Deal?

Redstone

[Maddy McCall]

12. Just when I thought I was through heaving.

:D

[ReadTomPaine]

18. Sure it's not being pickled?

;)

[Redstone]

24. Both, I suspect.

Redstone

[samplegirl]

33. Are you safe enough

to drive my car???????

[Redstone]

34. Your TR-4? Oh, yes. I'm stone sober at this point,

though a bit tired.

Running a TR4 through the night air would be a nice stimulant, not to mention bringing back buckets of memories of the years long past.

I have a nice, modern convertible now that doesn't leak or break, and even has heated seats for those nippy, marginal fall days, but there's still something abut the Brit sportscars...

Hope you're enjoying that Triumph. It's a beauty.

Redstopne

[samplegirl]

36. how many fingers am I holding up???

Redstopne??? that was just a typo right? LOL

[Redstone]

37. How many fingers? Eleventeen.

See, I told you I was sober. That's when I don't catch the typos, because I figure I don't have to be careful.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Hi, Redstone,

I'm always so glad to read your threads when your pain is waaaay down, under control, more or less, my dear! Your wife sounds like a true gem, and you two deserve each other, IMHO!

All the best to you, dear Redstone...I hope your new doctor helps you enormously and forever!!!

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