YOU GO, GIRL!

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THE PAULA DEEN QUIZ (Answers)

Here are the answers to the quiz about the queen of Southern Cuisine: (for the original quiz, click here)

1. Paula was discovered at the age of:
55

2. Paula opened her first restaurant in:
Savannah, Georgia

3. In 1989, Paula launched a sandwich delivery business called:
The Bag Lady, which also involved her two, young sons.

4. Paula made her Hollywood debut in the 2005 film:
Elizabethtown

5. Paula learned her southern cookin’ techniques from:
Her grandmother, Grandma Paul.

6. Paula has two sons named:
Bobby and Jamie Dean. She also has one grandchild.

7. Paula announced to the world she would start filming her own Food Network show on:
Oprah

8. Paula considers this former U.S. President one of her favorite guests on her show:
Jimmy Carter - she's had him and his wife on a couple of times, and calls him, "Mister Jimmy."

9. Paula often uses this word to describe her style of cooking:
Unpretentious

10. Paula was introduced to her husband, Michael, by:
Her dogs

To return to the quiz, click here.

FLASHBACK: Josiah

Josiah "Jay" Fisher is one of the best friends I ever had. Here are some extra photos of him:

Jay clutching the leg of his boyfriend, at a party.

From left to right: My older sister, Laura, Mikey and Jay at SD Pride.

From left to right: Me (scary, huh?), Mike, some girl whose name I can't remember, and Jay at a cocktail party at my old West Hollywood digs.

Jay, napping with Mikey, in my bed, at my old WeHo apartment.

For the original post all about Jay, click here.

FLASHBACK: Chris Wide

Here are a couple of bonus pictures of COLT Man Chris Wide. I decided to post these after scanning the old posts on my blog (looking for missing artwork). I created Extra Sparks long after I was posting about Chris, so I felt the need to go back and add some bonus pictures.

For the original post about this mancake, click here.

DO MY LAUNDRY!

CRUSH OF THE MONTH:April

The first three pictures are from Maxim Magazine, 2006. The last picture is taken from Michael Trucoo ("Anders") web site. For the original post about the men of Battlestar Galactica, click here.