Not only did I start my morning at the dentist (not particularly fun), but then I got to work and realized that I had left my travel mug full of coffee at the dentist. Grrrrr . . .

At least during my cleaning they were playing the classic rock station -- nothing like getting your teeth and gums scraped to Sweet Child o' Mine and Another One Bites the Dust . . .

• I'm a huge fan of writing angry letters to people and then not sending them. It's absolutely cathartic. I highly recommend it.
• Apparently, butter is back (was it ever gone?).
• Disturbingly, health insurance for dogs (including Moxie) is often more comprehensive than health insurance for humans. 
• And here's one that I wrote -- put some salt into that cocktail!

So after a lovely weekend visiting my family in Maine I was felled by some sort of stomach bug. While recovering, I'm obviously not having a cocktail tonight. On those nights when you might not necessarily feel like drinking something boozy -- for whatever reason -- a club soda with bitters usually hits the spot. Angostura is the most widely available, of course, but if your bartender (or home bar) carries something more fancypants that is to your liking -- go for it. 

Courtesy of Gaping Void

Was just reading this article about tracking software for pets. Is it wrong that I now want one of these? Not sure it's my best use of $149 to watch Moxie sleep all day. . .

I love this recent NYT article about how your tastes in food evolve over the course of your lifetime. I always make a point to taste foods I don't like (or think I don't like) every now and again just to make sure my tastes haven't changed -- if I'm lucky, they have. Still waiting for my tastebuds to flip on goat cheese -- hasn't happened yet . . .