tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:25:12 +0000toreraquotationmindreturnbeerstrikerejoneadoracan/cannotstoolsBagehotquotepatxaranticketfeistychampagnechristmasDeGeneresjotasbasquecocktailgoodnightwinewhitepricklyrespectabilitytake-outsexsummermoonshinebullssanferminParisdrinkkisskirEleanor Rooseveltbusworkmonthsdaysdoorsnavarrabullfightinggladysoystersofficeoldculturebodyfiestametrolaughalivepleasuredilemmabarpamplonawisdomwordsreverb10coffeeFaulknerelixirBenign banter between a few wildish women bellied up to the bar.http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)Blogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-826231227440479043Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:03:00 +00002011-03-30T19:23:55.748+02:00doorsbaralivesummerYou feel it, walking down the street. There's a buzz. Everyone's out. Café terraces are packed with people. All of Paris has moved outside. It's warm enough to wear a light jacket, or even just a sweater. The light lingers later into the evening. Summer is close. Sure, it's just the start of spring. There's time yet for a brief but brutal reprise of winter. But I don't think it'll happen. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/kW9g-W7XjEY/you-feel-it-walking-down-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=kW9g-W7XjEY:s4nLtENoXUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=kW9g-W7XjEY:s4nLtENoXUI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/kW9g-W7XjEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2011/03/you-feel-it-walking-down-street.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-4178715353041358226Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:40:00 +00002011-02-03T13:56:58.151+01:00stoolsbarofficepricklyI’m standing there thinking it's my bar and you’re sitting in my place. I know I can’t command the prime position on every visit, but if I must be left to stand at the bar, I'd much prefer that our stools be inhabited by regulars. She is a pretend blond and overly eye-shadowed, talking in unnecessary decibels and flailing her hands around. Everyone in the bar is trying not to listen in on her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/5R0LnJ6uBsk/my-stool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=5R0LnJ6uBsk:092C1IwGwTk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/5R0LnJ6uBsk" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-stool.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-2504249969603909020Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:45:00 +00002011-02-03T10:22:31.301+01:00sexpleasurealivebodymindreverb10I'm participating in Reverb10, and this post is in response to a prompt from author Patrick Reynolds: Body integration. This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn't mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? I could tell you about my increased pilates training, and how a dedicated effort to strengthen my core has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/dd7PI228zIA/fully-integrated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=dd7PI228zIA:tjflUVYfRdk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/dd7PI228zIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2010/12/fully-integrated.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-2993408416404765819Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:46:00 +00002010-06-20T11:46:13.130+02:00patxarancan/cannotbarwordsHere's a word I could easily guess at incorrectly.  Barmecidal. It feels like it could be something that you drink at a bar for medicinal purposes.  It might mean you've been standing at the bar so long that you are slowly killing yourself.  It could mean somebody has been sitting in your corner spot at the bar for so long that it is absolutely within reason to consider homicide to reclaim the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/FNehdhMRbio/further-defined.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=FNehdhMRbio:bhGvV1E3Nlg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=FNehdhMRbio:bhGvV1E3Nlg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=FNehdhMRbio:bhGvV1E3Nlg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=FNehdhMRbio:bhGvV1E3Nlg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/w29ssX7rlus/last-call.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=w29ssX7rlus:jnMvjgQ3f18:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/w29ssX7rlus" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-call.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-1669201503711812022Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:20:00 +00002009-12-31T11:32:18.277+01:00Who knew? The Bloody-Marys-to-go that we loved so at Christmas (and that cure even the worst hangover for the rest of the year) were invented right here in Paris, France!.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/xciHE78bLlU/something-about-mary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=xciHE78bLlU:yiFdHFBjXDw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/xciHE78bLlU" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/12/something-about-mary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-5594164234543937811Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:42:00 +00002009-12-29T11:52:08.598+01:00Parisdrinkcocktailtake-out A new neighborhood storefront brings temporary relief from the sprawl of trendy, overpriced clothing boutiques and puts some spice in our season. It's called Take Away Cocktails and serves up exactly what it's named, drinks you can drive away with. It's not a bar; it's a store where you buy what you need to make your own bar. For instance, Santa Claus left me two brown bags under the tree, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/SNwJnEjA558/portable-potable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=SNwJnEjA558:4BDNEj5nThQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/SNwJnEjA558" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/12/portable-potable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-3921328806106263026Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:00 +00002009-11-14T20:05:06.793+01:00oystersfeistycan/cannotdrinkreturnchampagneNovember is a month with an r, which means it is safe to eat oysters, unless of course you are eating them anywhere near Dee Dee Sue and me, because they make us very feisty. Or perhaps it's the champagne that necessarily accompanies these mollusky meals that brings out the fresh and fickle characteristics that we harbor deeply. Or the consummate waiter, Frank, from the Le Grand Colbert whose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/RM3BH3XFULQ/getting-oystered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=RM3BH3XFULQ:3GjQZ3p7MsY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/RM3BH3XFULQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/11/getting-oystered.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-434664002453009286Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:39:00 +00002009-10-29T16:02:24.270+01:00beerofficerespectabilityThese days my office stops are much less frequent than I'd like. I've had way too many responsibilities, forcing a wave of respectability that really should be uncharacteristic for me but is becoming tiresomely prevalent. And let's face it, without Dee-Dee Sue around, I'm not as suggestible. Oh sure, I stop off for a café-crème or an espresso whenever I pass the office. But I haven't had the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/bTQSPhEH6wI/quick-gallopin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=bTQSPhEH6wI:pYITRyuxW5A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/bTQSPhEH6wI" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/10/quick-gallopin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-702575342993181330Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:06:00 +00002009-08-28T16:13:14.388+02:00beerstoolskiralivesummer Sadly, the summer season comes around to a close. It flew by too fast, but all the good summery things that are part of our Paris summer came to pass. Rituals were re-enacted, like champagne on the Big Roue at sunset, followed by the wild ride on the swings and a late dinner at Pipos. Kirs were ordered. Leffes were replenished. Once there were even Coca-Colas commanded from those corner barhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/rNmiqHrbAEo/after-boys-of-summer-have-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=rNmiqHrbAEo:njGkcct7DSs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/rNmiqHrbAEo" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/08/after-boys-of-summer-have-gone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-7700152988528971639Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:12:00 +00002009-07-25T23:40:37.806+02:00sanferminfiestabullspamplonaHere's what we saw (more or less) every morning from our balcony on Estafeta during the fiesta. Those white-and-red clad days passed too fast. We drank too much. Slept too little. Though it should be said moderation was practiced (relatively) compared to other years. Age? Wisdom? Infirmity? Exhaustion? All of the above. And until next year. .http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/DTMnNsASnq8/balcony-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=DTMnNsASnq8:y6mM5q2t55o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/DTMnNsASnq8" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/07/balcony-view.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-6616531788327189203Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:18:00 +00002009-07-02T07:42:02.877+02:00sanferminpatxaranFaulknerfiestabullsbullfightingbasquepamplona Departure stress aside, there are only good things ahead. A long train ride to the Spanish border. Good friends en route at the same time. A peaceful breakfast on a Basque terrace. The remembering of long hikes, sacrificial breasts and William Faulkner. Home-made paxtaran. Those people in the mirror. Soon enough we'll be driving down a familiar route, finding a familiar face with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/JWLEkC1cm1g/ya-falta-menos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=JWLEkC1cm1g:skQ97uauidw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/JWLEkC1cm1g" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/07/ya-falta-menos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-3998287537433729653Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:03:00 +00002009-06-27T19:28:12.101+02:00sanferminfiestabullsrespectabilitybasquepamplonaAll things San Fermin come to mind, we are focusing on and distracted by our preparation: the washing and ironing of white clothing, buying beads for bull earrings, organizing the arrival at our piso, calculating purchases of actimel on a Sunday, worrying about which pañuelo to wear. I realized I couldn't put it off any longer, so those dirty shoes came out of the bag and the mysterious gray http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/t5fb793Mg1Y/out-of-bag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=t5fb793Mg1Y:DjIFk5_DRW0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/t5fb793Mg1Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/06/out-of-bag.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-1827649788576860824Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:18:00 +00002009-06-01T22:08:25.585+02:00metrobusstrikeParisticketkisschristmasIt’s the same ticket that gets you on either one. A rectangular piece of card stock with a magnetic strip down the middle. These days they’re white. For a long time they were purple. I remember nearly fifteen years ago, when I’d first moved to Paris, they were green. I saved the used ones for months and then one night in early December, when all of Paris had been on strike for weeks so the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/OzTVtKr6NcQ/to-bus-or-metro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=OzTVtKr6NcQ:YcNUCRMJJsw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/OzTVtKr6NcQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/06/to-bus-or-metro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-4400340905031502474Mon, 25 May 2009 10:30:00 +00002009-07-25T23:43:24.554+02:00whitesanferminpatxarandrinkfiestawinerespectabilitypamplonaIt's my birthday today, and since there's no white knight here to celebrate it with me, I've made my own. I bought myself a birthday present his morning. It was as spontaneous as it gets. Saw 'em on the rack, tried 'em on. Sweepin' that Visa with aplomb.Though, I must say, it wasn't much of a splurge. Dee Dee Sue (and Mother Theresa) will appreciate that in this particular case, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/0w_fx_VmmEc/preparing-whites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=0w_fx_VmmEc:yn8g7AvjFwY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/0w_fx_VmmEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/05/preparing-whites.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-3516882471782809805Tue, 05 May 2009 00:25:00 +00002009-07-25T23:42:46.506+02:00sanfermincan/cannotdilemmafiestapamplonaIn honor of Dee Dee Sue's birthday (yesterday) and the calendar-count-down day of the 5th of May (today), I considered letting the shoes out of the bag. Their original sin: a week of slogging through July streets too disgusting to describe (and yet we do it every year) and in the haste of departure, bagged so as not to contaminate the rest of the contents in my suitcase. Once home, the thought http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/8Pxa90XntfU/quatro-and-cinco-de-mayo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=8Pxa90XntfU:ubktrHlnOmk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/8Pxa90XntfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/05/quatro-and-cinco-de-mayo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-1954572190953174685Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-04-25T17:38:42.589+02:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/4dwZKsNDBhY/shes-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=4dwZKsNDBhY:6cvUQpynVwQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/4dwZKsNDBhY" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/04/shes-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-2527073796058101362Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:22:00 +00002009-06-01T14:59:50.349+02:00stoolscoffeereturnwinecocktailIt won't be empty for long, that coveted corner stool.Dee Dee Sue is coming back to town. She's swinging in on Saturday, and it seems that activity at the office might finally start picking up.She arrives like the migrating birds. A sign that summer is coming. The days begin to last longer. It's time to drink rosé at lunch. The bar smells of the crushed mint of a Mohito. Your liver gets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/ShCA4PcIjag/corner-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=ShCA4PcIjag:Sm4nt28dWsc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/ShCA4PcIjag" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/04/corner-one.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-3184943457528832428Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:19:00 +00002009-03-28T18:01:58.597+01:00feistyelixirrespectabilitymoonshineSad to report that this month we lost another legend. The old hillbilly and master moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, known for his white lightning, was busted (for moonshining) and decided the afterlife was preferable to 18-month sentence in prison. He'd evaded the law for so long, he couldn't let the law win.Popcorn is the subject of a number of documentaries and articles and blogs, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/CCOigohMv0A/farewell-popcorn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CCOigohMv0A:piEngJ3G4h8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/CCOigohMv0A" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/03/farewell-popcorn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-3072505523209939229Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:55:00 +00002009-04-09T16:53:42.043+02:00culturenavarrajotaspatxarandrinkelixirbasquepamplona"I have always felt that if you are drinking an artisan distillation, you are drinking the history of a people, of a region," writes Steve McCarthy, in his recent post, The Pursuit of Pleasures in Pure Spirit from the New York Times blog, Proof.This is exactly how I feel when I drink patxaran. When I bring the over-sized snifter of the red elixir to my lips, it's like I'm sitting out on a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/wrLcCBHPUlE/drinking-their-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=wrLcCBHPUlE:hAzIxsP2gU0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/wrLcCBHPUlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/03/drinking-their-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-7814426574668386643Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-04-27T09:09:50.609+02:00dayssanferminfiestamonthspamplonaThe countdown continues..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/Abe9SSJbZy8/trez-de-marzo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=Abe9SSJbZy8:c7vD2haEyzA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/Abe9SSJbZy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/03/trez-de-marzo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-2896257524475357002Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:16:00 +00002009-04-27T09:09:08.155+02:00BagehotquotepleasureEleanor Rooseveltcan/cannot"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what other people say you cannot do." (Walter Bagehot, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist in the mid-1800s)"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." (Eleanor Roosevelt).http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/BtFnBi-fjLY/can-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=BtFnBi-fjLY:pPyg4843qic:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/BtFnBi-fjLY" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-6527264857240809197Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +00002009-03-15T02:11:20.310+01:00rejoneadorapatxaranbullsbullfightingtoreraIt's neither one of us, except perhaps in our Pamplona dreams.We're bowing our heads and ordering another patxaran in honor of Conchita Cintron, the most famous female bullfighter who fought more than 750 bulls in her lifetime. She died earlier this month, at the age of 86.Read about her here, and here. Or watch her in action.(Photo courtesy of Vladimir Terán, http://www.flickr.com/photos/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/F0V0K0ja8IU/blonde-goddess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=F0V0K0ja8IU:w3t2K2c7APY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/F0V0K0ja8IU" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/02/blonde-goddess.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317258506603033019.post-7990519046595120282Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:42:00 +00002009-03-01T17:47:35.678+01:00oldDeGeneresfeistydrinklaughgladysGladys is really an inspiration for me and Dee Dee Sue.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficeStools/~3/CVQ7erborj0/drink-little.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (amanda footman)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?i=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?a=CVQ7erborj0:h8HrqQXtnBQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficeStools?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficeStools/~4/CVQ7erborj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://aupetitfer.blogspot.com/2009/01/drink-little.html