tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post113588168543700212..comments2023-05-25T07:04:45.749-04:00Comments on Watch Me sleep: New Years DayEd Keerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427371337512386674noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-8452358505583691182006-12-10T12:09:00.000-05:002006-12-10T12:09:00.000-05:00last year was my first southern traditional new ye...last year was my first southern traditional new years feast. boiled cabbage for wealth, black eyed peas for peace (true good luck if 3 are left on the plate), corn bread for gold. also had chicken, but i guess that was just so a meat was present. <br />so ive been looking up new years traditions, and i find that nothing is truly taditional except for the legumes. so make up your own! just, uh, make things rhyme, so the meanings stick. or not. merry christmas, and have a nice & travel-free, new years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-1136064978958019172005-12-31T16:36:00.000-05:002005-12-31T16:36:00.000-05:00I've also heard about pork as good luck. Unfortuna...I've also heard about pork as good luck. Unfortunately, my family does the ham for Christmas thing. So I'm porked out. I am making hoppon john though. Got the beans soaking and the ham hocks in the fridge. So, I'll have some pork afterall.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, port. Mmm. Port.Ed Keerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427371337512386674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-1136049315257062322005-12-31T12:15:00.000-05:002005-12-31T12:15:00.000-05:00Do nothing. Nothing at all. Ignore the intense p...Do nothing. Nothing at all. Ignore the intense pressure to do something to better yourself. Remember, it's just a trick of the calendar. OK, maybe pet the dog.Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-1135893330030441252005-12-29T16:55:00.000-05:002005-12-29T16:55:00.000-05:00I've heard that it's good luck to eat pork on New ...I've heard that it's good luck to eat pork on New Year's Day. I'm not making it up. And Hoppin' John. But I only have a recipe for vegetarian Hoppin' John, and that doesn't help you get that luck-inducing pork.<BR/><BR/>As I was posting this, I realized that I misspelled pork as "port." So maybe you should drink some port as well? Couldn't hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com