I’m sure you’ve heard the following phrase: Behind every successful man, there’s a woman. That woman in question was probably a Capricorn. Our tenth sign of the zodiac, Capricorn is the sign of ambition and drive and supreme focus. They…
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Cosmic Cocktails | Libra | Tip the Scales
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Or, rather, don’t–your local Libra wouldn’t like that very much. It’s no surprise that with a set of scales as a symbol, Libra is the Sun sign of balance. Equity. Justice. When you consider that Libra is also our second…
Cosmic Cocktails | Virgo | Downtime
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Virgos are the worker-bees of the zodiac, they have a need to be constantly busy, constantly doing, and often doing things for others. They are well-suited to the task-master positions of a Personal Assistant (the power behind the power, so…
Written in the Stars
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Destiny? Fate? An excuse for every human foible? That, my friends, are just some of the things folks find when they gaze up at the night sky. Me? I have perhaps more than the average interest in astrology but I…
Paging Professor X to the Cocktail Bar…
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Alphabetical series always have a few trouble spots and X is a biggie. I suppose I could have gone for something musical with a xylophone-inspired cocktail, but I opted to go with the other tried-and-true x-answer: x-ray. There’s seldom, if ever,…
Dreaming of Summer
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Or, well, at least the foods of summer. Especially watermelon. It was all I could think of when I saw that this week’s Alphatini was to be w-inspired and, despite the unseasonableness of the craving it just would not be…
Good Evening, Mr. Underhill
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My main objective in this week’s Alphatini was a more-or-less savory cocktail; we’ve had a lot of sweet going on and it’s nice to mix things up a bit. Pun unintended. But we’re on the letter U and, well, I…
It’s Not About the Destination…
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It’s about the Quest. alternate title #1: To Shake or Stir, That is the Question alternate title #2: A Song of Fire-water and Dice But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Brainstorming for this week’s cocktail was, as I’m sure…
Miss Mangotini, I Presume
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You know that old friend, the one you were so close to back in the day but then there was that falling out and while you might be civil to one another you certainly don’t go seeking out her company?…
It’s Very Easy in the Keys
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A couple years ago, at my now-sister-in-law’s graduation dinner and engagement, I ordered a delightful cocktail: the Key Lime Pie. It was dessert in a glass. And ever since then I’ve wanted to recreate it. This is a prime opportunity,…