Gotta watch out for those killer turtles.

Next up on Nightline: When Tortoises Attack

Some of you may have seen Susan's Tweet that her car got broken into last night (they only took her Garmin and some loose change - more of a PITA than anything).

In dealing with the insurance company on it, we discovered that somehow, we have been living without Renter Insurance (yikes!). Needless to say, that situation was rectified immediately. By adding this insurance, it gave is a 10% discount on our auto insurance. The 10% savings nearly offset the incremental cost of the Renters Insurance: it only added about $10 per month to our bill.

Have you ever had a turtle chase you around the house so he could latch on to your big toe? They have these pointy beaks and they clamp on HARD. And this one LOVED my toes.

If you are unable to outrun a turtle, we need to set you up on a fitness program stat!

Okay, you asked for it....

We did the 6 course tasting menu.

Started off with the amuse bouche: a tiny ball of delicious, not at all fishy crab covered with impossibly thinly sliced avocado, resting on a pool of watermelon something or other. Served with a sparkling rose.

First course: tuna tartare on a fennel slaw with a soy dressing of some kind and microgreens. I can't recall the wine, but it was very light.

Second course: the most amazing soup I've ever had in my life and the standout course of the evening. The bowl was presented with a little rolled-up something and a spoonful of red goo. The rolled-up thingy was a duck ragu ravioli and the red goo was something red wine-ish. Then the server poured in this most amazing sweet onion veloute. I wanted to bathe in it. It was perfection. Wine was a chardonnay.

Third course: foie gras three ways. Left to right, a pate, a frisee salad with walnuts and apple vinaigrette, grilled foie gras with a red wine jelly, and a foie gras cappuccino, which we deemed the meat milkshake. Wine was a sauternes.

Fourth course: sea bass wrapped in a thin layer of chorizo on top of a barley "risotto" with grilled peppers and onions on the side and a tomato sauce poured over. It was amazing how the flavor of spice was there, but it wasn't "hot". Wine was a rioja.

Fifth course: venison with huckleberries, cabbage (I think), and pureed potatoes. At this point I was drunk. It was delicious, and the Rat was even able to eat the venison without activating his "weird meat" sensor. Wine was a red zinfandel.

Sixth course: amazing chocolate souffle which I couldn't finish because I was so stuffed and a mocha ice cream I didn't eat because it was coffee flavored. The souffle was so light and fluffy-yet-creamy. Can't remember the wine exactly, but I think it was sparkling. Again: drunk. Trouble keeping balance on way to bathroom.

The check came with six baby madeleines and chocolate sauce for dipping. I was so stuffed, but they were mostly air and lemon scented and I think I ate 5 of them.

The meal came with a "Burger Bar" cookbook for each of us.

Oh my god, that sounds wonderful.

They may be slow, but they're stubborn and single minded. And very quiet...

I am doing a yard sale Saturday. The Boy has been going through my parent's attic/crawl space for stuff. They pulled down 2 car loads woth of misc crap & antiques.

Some of the antiques I do not want, but also do not want to sell. My dad is now pissed that I offered them to my sister.

*sigh*

Good lord am I happy that Tiger is playing well at the Masters. Not so much because I wish him well and want him to be successful...but because as long as he plays well, Sports Center will spend more time talking about golf instead of soap operas.

Of course it's also just more fun to watch when he's playing well. Because you get to see ridiculous shots like this one. Ridiculous.