Archive for June, 2009
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FOR DAD
It’s Father’s Day, and too many unfunny cards and far too many insincere and hideous gifts will be doled out today. For some reason, our society has deemed it perfectly acceptable to make Father’s Day somehow less important than Mother’s Day. Sure, it’s another commercially-driven holiday sponsored by Hallmark, but if you’re a parent, these […]
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Dads who Don’t Drink, Father’s Day Libations
My dad, J.R., is a semi-permanent teetotaler, meaning that it’s possible he might have a drink on occasion but highly unlikely that he will. I have seen him tipsy exactly once, when he lipped a couple of flutes of champagne at a wedding reception. Afterward,
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Scotch Old Fashioned
1 orange slice 1 Maraschino cherry 1 sugar cube or 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 3 dashes Angostura bitters 1 1/2 ounces Scotch 1 ounce club soda Muddle together the orange, cherry and sugar in the bottom of a rocks glass. Add the bitters and the scotch and stir well. Add ice to the glass and top […]