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Well, well, well. The previously planned Fogo de Chao trip was postponed until further notice due to the honored guest not being back from a drinking binge in New Orleans in time. Instead, EL and I took Urs and Sandra for dinner/drinks in The Woodlands. We ended up at The Glass Menagerie enjoying fantabulous deserts and some coffee diablo to die for. My wife describes this in her blog... "And then there was the tableside flambé coffee... oh my. After caramelizing the cinnamon and sugar, they poured in the French Press coffee. Each liquor was then individually lit ablaze and drizzled over a full spiraled lemon rind speckled with cloves which was suspended above the coffee. The Grand Marnier, Kahlua and Courvoisier swirled down the lemon rind, picking up just enough of the oil and flavor to create a spectacular coffee experience." She left out the part where they sprinkled cinnamon into the river of fire pouring over the cloved rind that instantly ignited like a tiny fireworks display over the event. We had a relaxing Sunday after the previous night of excess. Lunch at Pei Wei was probably our only real venture away from the house. I ended up raiding last night when EL went to bed early. I couldn't sleep despite being done by 11:00 or so. I think I managed to doze off somewhere around 2:30, so I'm really tired today. The guys are supposed to be hooking up after work for a Reel Big Fish show that Sam is itching to attend. It should be fun regardless of the specifics. I heard on the radio this morning that the new Harry Potter book made $100 million in the first day of sales this weekend. Of that, the author is alleged to get about $36 million for her pocket. Not too shabby a turn around for a single, poor mom trying to find a way to scrape by just a few years ago. I need to get ready for a conference call at 9:00. Have a great day!