I had this BITCHIN' Post..... and lost it. So... now I have to start all over again. What's up with that? Ugh! Okay, well, let's see. Yada, yada, yada... I was waxing poetic about three basic concepts: 1) Holiday Drinks 2) The "war" on Christmas 3) Trends I like a little NOG in my egg nog.... what do you like? Brandy? Rum? Both? Other... explain. I think my dear ol' grannie used to slip in a bit o'whiskey. Some like Jack Daniels. And then the connoiseurs in the bunch (who might those be???? do we really know any???) might do with a splash o' Grand Marnier or Cognac. Holiday drinking can be quite the learning experience, huh? Hold on... refill...... ooooh, yes... a bit more whipped cream on top, and a smidge of nutmeg. Fresh grated. That's a good thing. My my... think Martha MUST drink to get through the holiday season? Oh, but she probably "tipples" or "imbibes" or "quaffs"... doncha know? Vocab... it's all about vocab. The SAT's were sooo right on that score. But, I digress... back to holiday drinking and such.... When suitably numb to the buzz ... or is that suitably buzzed to the numb? What's with so many people having too much time on their hands? Can they work on the big issues... or... not. Really... "war" on Chrismas? I wanna raise my mug (more brandy?) and holler... Hey! You guys who are boycotting some store because they didn't put up "Merry Christmas" signs...what is it with you? Weren't you the ones who used to rant that Christmas was too COMMERCIAL? What's up with this nonsense? Especially when you're out buying the number one gift -- the XBox which is (A) too expensive for a kid, puhleeeeeze...and (2) violent (as in WWJD?)..... Even imbibed, I can spell hypocrisy. I wanna take another little (?) sip and say.... another HEY.... it's a freakin' PAGAN holiday! What are you thinking? You've got a TREE in your living room! Can you say... DRUID... CELT.... SOLSTICE? Come on... you've put candles on a tree ... made a ritual of cutting it and dragging it through the snow, into the house to decorate and then sit around (hopefully toasting the new year) and you put gifts under it brought by elves and a little ol' man..... Do you really think the Jews in Bethlehem did that? Nah... don't think so. In fact, all those celebrations "they" think are so holy.... helllllllloooooooo... Pagan. The church (which btw for all those evangelicals who think Catholics-aren't-Christian --- and yes I've heard them say this idiocy).... The only christian church for nigh unto 1500 years was Catholic.... but that "church" adapted/subsumed all the pagan holidays and overlaid theirs. DUH. Come on.... rabbits, eggs... hellloooo Fertility Rites from Spring... Vernal Equinox. And here we are... the winter holidays.... evergreen tree, candles, fires, singing, gifts = Winter Solstice... and end of cycle.... "They" need to drink more. Well, drink at all would be good. See? They are crabby Grinches because they don't tip a bit o'brandy into that egg nog. Lighten up. A little less starch in that choir robe, buster. Okay, now for trends.... (as I fall momentarily off my soapbox and reach for my drink) Whatever happened to the Tom & Jerry? Let's start a trend and re-vitalize that drink, shall we? Here's your mission.... go into a bar or liquor store or party...and order a Tom & Jerry. See what happens. Maybe we can make the good ol' Tom & Jerry the next martini? Huh? Worth a shot. (shot? shot? did anyone say shot? I can do that!) And to all you good ol' HOLIDAY CELEBRANTS... Don't boycott Walmarts because of some stupid "they" and advertising decisions. Don't go into Walmart, even if a huge, silver and gold "Merry Christmas" sign, 10 feet tall in flashing red lights hovers over the door. Do not go into Walmart... merely because.... it's TACKY, TACKY, TACKY. I mean, dahlings... if I went into a Walmart, I'd lose my parking space at Nordstroms. Heaven forbid. So... let's recap... No tacky Walmart (buy local/Mom and Pop need you).... It's a PAGAN celebration so get over it... and pah-leeeeze.... No "war" on Christmas. Enough war going on in the "real world" to cover that territory. If we all lift a glass and toast WORLD PEACE -- that's a better use of time all around.. Plus... add the chant Bring back Tom & Jerry!!! (the drink, darlings... not the cartoon... altho that's nice, too... in its way..) Lifting my glass to you all.... ummmmmm... more brandy! PEACE

How would I go about making a Tom and Jerry?
Is it like a Tom Collins?

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Muhahahaah... c'mon! I love your posts, I wanna see more, Seymour!