Today was the first day back to school. Huzzah! I am a big fan of educating our youth. Especially when break is winding to a close. They are home now after a short first day, (they had a late start thanks to ice on the roads) and oh my are they crabby. I already can’t wait until bedtime.
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Texas plays the Buckeyes tonight in the Fiesta Bowl. Hook ‘em Horns. I don’t really care, but as an Illinois alumnus I absolutely cannot root for the Buckeyes.
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I finally got some of my photos from Rome printed. Tom gave me a gift certificate to Snapfish for Christmas. I printed 543. I thought I did a good job of narrowing it down from the 2,000 photos I took.
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Does anybody out there have a good recipe for Chicago style Italian beef? I need one. I have a recipe but it isn’t really right, and I need a good Italian beef sandwich. I could order some from Portillos and have it shipped here, but that seems like a lot of expense and trouble.
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I see it has stopped snowing here on my blog.
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You can get an Italian Beef at the Vegas Airport, only it’s called a “Chicago Beef”. It’s the only place outside of the Chicagoland area I’ve ever seen them.
They have them on the menu at one of the pizza places here, but I have never ordered it. I am pretty sure I will just be disappointed.