unraveling/life's mysteries
Monday, November 14, 2011
To cats, we are terrorists
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I've neglected this train...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
and, it continues
In yesterday's mail came an invitation from a local synagogue to attend High Holiday services for free. No obligation to become a member, but if I haven't found a synagogue in the area, they can't wait for me to meet their "warm, friendly members and engaging Rabbi on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur". It's a "traditional conservative" synagogue. Sadly, I don't think I'd fit in.
Monday, June 15, 2009
prepare-ahead meat brings peace of mind
In case you can't read the caption, it says:
Molded Beef Ring Meat set in gelatin and waiting in the refrigerator brings peace of mind when company's coming.
Yes, those are pimento olives and ketchup trails for decorative topping.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
best / worst idea ever
Oh, the horror. That chocolate bar looks a little different, on.
50 lbs. Already lost 3. Start date was June 1, 2009. No deadline set. But every day I'm making choices.
Check back for updates. And yes, the before and after photos.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I made this!
The teal/brown bolster pillow. See I have this table runner on my dining room table:
That's just the corner, so you can see the colors. My living room has always been red and brown, and I added golden yellow pillows. When I bought this table runner I wanted to get the teal color into my living room (my living room and dining room have been VERY close together in my last two houses) but I couldn't find that color toss pillow anywhere. So I bought the bolster and fabric and ribbon and made it myself! The lighting is different in the two pics, but they match perfectly.
It's very rewarding! I mean, I didn't miss my calling, that's for sure. No future Project Runway contestant here.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
how much punishment do you deserve?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tanning bed bursts into flames; man escapes OR closeted gay nearly outed by tanning bed tragedy
By Shawn Cetrone - The (Rock Hill) Herald
Published: Tue, Mar. 10, 2009 08:32AM Modified Tue, Mar. 10, 2009 08:35AM
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. -- A man escaped from a tanning bed as it burst into flames, sparking a fire that evacuated a Lake Wylie shopping center and damaged several stores Monday, authorities said.
No one, including the man in the bed, was hurt. But several stores in the Bethel Commons strip mall off S.C. 274 and S.C. 49 suffered smoke damage that will likely keep them closed most of the week, said Bethel Fire Chief Don Love.
Authorities are investigating what ignited the bed at Ultratan.
The man who escaped declined to give his name but said he was working on his tan when he heard a popping noise, then saw a flame at the corner of the tanning bed near his foot. He threw open the lid and jumped out, he said.
When firefighters arrived around 4:15 p.m. "smoke was pouring out of all sides of the building," said Bethel Assistant Fire Chief David Long. By 5:30 p.m. the fire was out and smoke cleared.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
duped by my own expectations
I needed a soap dish for next to my kitchen sink. Not for soap, but for my scrub sponge. (You know, the one you use to scrub the counters. Because the dish sponge has to be a different one altogether. You know, right? Thank you, my OCD Anonymous supporters.)
I found a vendor with all kinds of colorful glass work - serving dishes, salsa dippers, probably some ash trays, and aha! soapdishes. I chose the chili peppers.
Then I got home, satisfied post-purchase, and unwrapped my wares. I proceeded to the kitchen to wash my new glass sponge-holder (of course I was going to wash it before putting my sponge to rest on it!) It was sitting out all day - who knew for how many days!
Here's what I found on the back:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
yuck
On a supermarket sweep a few weeks ago (I think I spent over $300 restocking my house for the first time since Christmas) I bought these things called Ready Rice from Uncle Ben's. I didn't realize what they were when I picked them up. It's a packet of rice that ready in 90 seconds by adding two tablespoons of water and heating. Nobody needs to make dinner that quickly.
I had a packet of plain brown rice on hand, but felt my body was craving some vegetables after my 24-hour cleanse followed by two days of fasting (Not that what's in here could possibly count even as half a serving of veggies for a child, even.) so I ventured for the Garden Vegetable variety.
I've never owned a cat but the sensation that struck me as I tore open the pouch and squeezed the slightly moist, clumpy contents into the skillet was that of feeding a pet feline.
I think I'll donate the other two pouches in my pantry. And take the 10 minutes to cook the boil-in-bag brown rice from now on.
Friday, January 30, 2009
the best dog in the world
Spent a lot of time at the vet's today, talking to the Dr. The outlook was grim no matter what. I knew that. I mean, even if the tumor in her abdomen is removable, the rest of her body is still 100 years old. And she had so many other things going on.
I didn't get to do what I wanted -- which was spend hours laying with her telling her how much she was loved and then cook and feed her a NY strip steak. But I thought even one more night would be cruel to her.
I'm going to spread her ashes in the woods behind my parents' house, where I used to sneak off to as a teenager with her (then a puppy), and where my dad took her for long walks when they kept her when I went to Australia. Great memories, a wonderful dog. She'll be coming back as a queen of a very rich nation.
I'm wearing one of my Mom's favorite shirts for comfort -- one she wore all the time the year before she died. It's a horrible cotton/poly blend from KMart, but somehow it feels like cashmere.
Monday, January 26, 2009
best seat in the house
Okay, okay, I know, it's lame. I'm an easy metro ride into the city, and I'm living back here for the first time in years, and I didn't go. It was 30 degrees and I wanted to actually see the inauguration. I was in the city every other day or night that week. I got the buzz. And very much enjoyed it from my couch.