Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Miscellany: On ginger ale...


In today's world, it's very difficult to find a true, old-school "golden" ginger ale, especially in supermarkets. The clear, super-sweet "dry" kind is by far the most common, and it does make a handy mixer for alcoholic drinks. But, let's face it, sometimes you're in the mood for something different.

There's a few notable times in my life where I've run afoul of ginger ale. The first time I really desired it as a kid was when I read the "Baby-sitters Little Sister" series of books (yeah, I know, I'm officially not cool any more, but whatever - I liked them when I was a kid). When Karen got sick, her mother (or was it step-mother?) gave her ginger ale to calm her stomach. Stranger still, I used to drink a can of ginger ale every time I volunteered at the hospital. So ginger ale is now always connected to sickness and upset stomachs in my mind. Oh well.

2 Comments:

At 5:49 AM, Blogger James R. Rummel said...

So how did the exam go?

James

 
At 9:12 AM, Blogger Mulliga said...

The exam went pretty well; thanks for asking. It was open book, and I hate memorization, so that was nice. AS I elected to write it by hand (never trust a computer when your only grade of the semester is on the line), after three hours, I was ready to soak my fingers in ice water.

 

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