The Column of Life

Find it here to listen to.

We saw Trevor more than once yesterday and he was part of the sign off in one of his sexiest poses. So, we thought we'd spend Sunday with him. He has a website: www.trevoradamsgym.com from his website: 6. Do you have any special dream? If you could choose 5 most important things for you in life, what would it be and why? The 5 most important things for me in life would be total happiness. Its really hard to some them up in 5 reasons because there are always more things. The simplest things in life like eating your favorite foods to taking a nap can be very soothing, but after careful consideration, I would have to say that: #5 being able to travel whenever I want would be important because I like to meet new people and see other places, #4 to go across seas to Europe one day to look around, network, and slap some bitches would be great too, lol #3 to be very successful in whatever the future brings to me, #2 start my own animal charity #1 be happy. 7. Do you think we are living...

This recipe is re-posted with new accompaniment, very delicious black and whites from Kevin McDermott photography ... From epicurious.com For cookies 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg For icings 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 to 2 tablespoons water 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder Make cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir together buttermilk and vanilla in a cup. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then add egg, beating until combined well. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately in batches at low speed (scraping down side of bowl occasionally), beginning and ending with...

To know him is to love him ... He sings, too!

Pasta ai Granchi Extra Virgin Olive Oil Garlic Clove, minced Italian Parsley, minced Peperoncino, crushed Crab Meat, 500 grams White wine, Verdicchio will do Plum Tomatoes, chopped, half cup Fresh Heavy Cream Fresh Egg Pasta, 500 grams 1. Get a large skillet large enough to hold the pasta later. The pasta should be of a ribbon type – taglierini, tagliatelle, fettuccine or even pappardelle. 2. Heat olive oil in the very same skillet, about a half cup, add the garlic, crushed red pepper and the parsley, for about one minute 3. Add the crab meat, stir while cooking for another five minutes – add some sea salt to taste and pour in the wine and cook until it evaporates. 4. Add the tomatoes and cook for another ten minutes. 5. Add the cream and cook until thick 6. Toss the cooked al dente pasta into the skillet and cook for a minute more. If needing dilution use some of the water that cooked the pasta. From RecipeTips.com: Verdicchio Pronounced vehr-deek-yo. A grape varietal, used in the pr...

Thank you again, Kevin McDermott

This amounts to acknowledging that gay men and women have always been in the military. It amounts to acknowledging the existence of gay men and women period. POTUS has to let people know that gay people have never hurt the military's ability to fight. Other things have. Perhaps it is fitting that appropriations are attached to its passing. Let's go back to the not too distant past and reflect on what the troops didn't have in Iraq ... OK, don't get nervous out there. This doesn't mean that troops will be running amok proclaiming their sexuality. It means that we can get on with real life. We're here. We're pretty much everywhere. Ok? Get over it. Ann Flaherty of Huffington Post: WASHINGTON — Congress is headed toward landmark votes on whether to allow gays to serve openly in the military. The House was expected to vote as early as Thursday on a proposal by Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Pennsylvania Democrat who served in the Iraq war, that would repeal the 1993 law...

Main Entry: 1fan·ta·sy Variant(s): also phan·ta·sy \ˈfan-tə-sē, -zē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural fan·ta·sies Etymology: Middle English fantasie — more at fancy Date: 14th century 1 obsolete : hallucination 2 : fancy; especially : the free play of creative imagination 3 : a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely conceived: as a : a fanciful design or invention b : a chimerical or fantastic notion c : fantasia 1 d : imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters —called also fantasy fiction In some places-- Slash Fiction

When this native of Hawaii became part of the Llanview canvas he was doing double duty as Paul in the original cast of the revival of A Chorus Line on Broadway. His is an impressive resume that commences with his co-hosting duties on The Music Factory at an early age. He is the kind of actor made for the Big Apple given his great talent for musical theater. He most recently appeared in the workshop of The Nightingale by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, the creators of Broadway's Spring Awakening . Anyone who has his performances in ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS can attest to the great talent part. It also shows that he has a talent for lending a hand to a good cause. Jason was inspired to pursue a theater career by the late Tommy Aguilar, a former Honolulan, who created Paul in the London launch of the Michael Bennett musical, A Chorus Line . It is the wherefore of the versatile Mr. Tam's participation in so many benefits. Here's hoping that the ins...

Sweet dreams ...

Not very different from morning wood, is it?

In the James Beard Foundation newsletter this recipe was described as intoxicating. We, therefore had to find the right kind of beefcake to go along with it. Think of this as a prurient surf and turf. Hen of the Woods and Maine Lobster with Spring-Dug Parsnips and Cider Brown Butter Eric Warnstedt Hen of the Wood Waterbury, VT At his March Beard House dinner, Eric Warnstedt cooked up this dish featuring hen of the woods mushrooms—his restaurant’s namesake. Hen of the woods, also know as maitakes, are flavorful mushrooms that grow in small, fan-shaped clusters. Here they are paired with lobster and delicious cider brown butter. Yield:4 servings Ingredients: 2 parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper 1 cup apple cider 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 1 tablespoon butter 1 sprig sage 1 teaspoon cider vinegar 6 ounces hen of the wood mushrooms, separated into bite size pieces 1 cup cooked lobster meat 1/2 shallot, diced 1 teaspoon chopped thyme Juice of 2 l...

Farmer’s Mac & Cheese Joanne Bondy Old Hickory Steakhouse at the Gaylord Texan Resort Dallas Texan Joanne Bondy’s Beard House menu was filled with Southern touches like this decadent macaroni and cheese, which she served with a spice-rubbed Angus filet and tomatillo sauce at her dinner. Yield:6 servings Ingredients: 1/2 pound dry pasta, such as rigatoni 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into small pieces 1 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons whole grain Dijon mustard 2 pinches of fresh grated nutmeg 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce 2 cups grated Swiss cheese 1/2 wheel garlic and herb Boursin cheese Basil pesto, to taste (optional) 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup grated Parmesan 2 cups panko breadcrumbs 1/2 stick butter, melted 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika Fresh herbs, such has parsley, basil, or chives, chopped (optional) 3 tomatoes, sliced Salt and pepper, to taste Method: Preheat oven to 350°. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta. When the pasta is a few minutes away from being done, add ...