scrooge wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I'm going to have a Holter monitor attached at 8:30 AM (Central). I
>> haven't been sleeping particularly well what with the shoulder and
>> arm pain. So, I share with you my favourite "mixer" for a Bloody
>> Mary. So sorry if you don't drink. I need a drink. In a large
>> glass over ice:
>>
>> 2 oz. chilled vodka
>> 4.5 oz. "hot" V-8 Juice (spiced vegetable juice) OR tomato juice
>> with:
>> dash celery salt
>> Tabasco sauce to taste
>> squirt of lime juice
>> The alternative for me is a commercial mixer called Texas Redeye.
>> Good stuff
>>
>> Stir it all together. If you want celery stalks, use them for a
>> stir-stick. Add clam juice if you want to. Drink it up
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Jill:
> NOt sure what a "Holter Monitor" is... presuming it's a heart monitor,

It's my own personal echocardiogram machine, clipped to my belt. I have
about 8 electrodes glued to my chest. Fun!

> it's nothing to be apprehensive about. I wore one for several days a
> couple of years ago. Never did figure out where the chest pains were
> coming from, tho...
>
Hopefully they will find nothing more than muscle aches

> And you have described one of my favorite variants for the Bloody Mary
> (BM in my house). This is a frequent afternoon libation and occasional
> breakfast drink around here; required supplement for the bagels and
> cream cheese when we visit our good friends in Detroit.
>
Indeed, I'm having another one as we speak!

> Some Canadian friends mix "Bloody Ceasers"... 2 oz vodka plus about 4,
> 5 oz of Clamato juice. Not bad, but I prefer the Hot BMs.
>
Me, too.

> Sure hope you get fixed quickly whatever is troubling you. I know we
> haven't met, but I think of you as a friend nonetheless. (despite the
> mildy troublesome fact that I don't know how to pronounce McQuown)
>
> Scrooge

Thank you, Scrooge! You too! Oh, and it's much more simple than it
appears. It's like a cat meowing. Muh-Kee-Ow-en.

Jill