Sunday, November 22, 2009
ps if u think the post below is messy,,, u should see the text i have been sending on my new phone1! ahhh found the alt button,,,...dont laugh unless u r 16 & can type lightening fast on these stupid mini keyboards!
trying to post from my mobile phone...the keyboard is mouse sized and the keys are ridiculously tiny shoot,,, i cant find the alt buttonso excuse my lack of punctuation and ignore the runon sentences....appatrentlythis is aqwerty. someonehipper and younger than me pointed out the name for the keyboard mobile phones. nothing new going in my life. ijust finished abook called the eyre affair by jasper fforde...extremely unusual book...surreal fiction....onanother note...i started a new medicine...topamax...anaanti seizure med which should prevent migraines. ok...now i must go. hopefully next timei will post from a real computer and it will be a little less awkward
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
this is the time of year where my ISP contract is up and i fumble around for awhile. i may be off the net at home and using the library computer ....
last year, you could hardly tell because i wrote a week's worth of (small)) posts on Sunday afternoon and scheduled them to hit during the week.
i can't promise that sort of devotion this year!
*******
i realized today.....
email is meaningless.
when you have hundreds of junk emails, the real ones get lost and inevitably disappoint for the time it takes to find them among the spaaaammmmm....hardly worth opening up and checking the mail. it would be faster and more satisfying to open an envelope received from the old fashioned post office. (aka snail mail)
******
investment tip for time travelers:
buy stock in green dye.
i bought these biodegradable trash bags touted to be "green", in other words "good for the environment". they are literally green. it occurred to me how marketers are using this color to signify "good for the environment".
1) i bet the chemicals used to color the biodegradable trash bags are NOT good for the environment. apparently this doesn't matter because we consumers need the extra push of the color green to get us to buy environmental friendly products...this being the case:
2) wish i had bought stock in a green color dye company back in the 90's
******
i heard on the radio this morning that women who get mammograms before 50 risk getting a false positive, hence the risks outweigh the benefits.
when i heard there was a risk to getting a mammogram, i thought it was something like a risk from the radiation....not according to the lady on NPR...she just talked about unnecessary biopsies and the stress of being told you might have cancer as if women are china dolls who must be protected from the MaYbe of BreaST canCer
it is the same reason the medical community will not give women screening tests for ovarian cancer. the blood test Ca-25 could help detect the cancer early, but oh dear---you might get a false positive and have to be sent for more tests....
yeah, thanks in advance medical community for protecting my fragile mind from a false positive
*******
last year, you could hardly tell because i wrote a week's worth of (small)) posts on Sunday afternoon and scheduled them to hit during the week.
i can't promise that sort of devotion this year!
*******
i realized today.....
email is meaningless.
when you have hundreds of junk emails, the real ones get lost and inevitably disappoint for the time it takes to find them among the spaaaammmmm....hardly worth opening up and checking the mail. it would be faster and more satisfying to open an envelope received from the old fashioned post office. (aka snail mail)
******
investment tip for time travelers:
buy stock in green dye.
i bought these biodegradable trash bags touted to be "green", in other words "good for the environment". they are literally green. it occurred to me how marketers are using this color to signify "good for the environment".
1) i bet the chemicals used to color the biodegradable trash bags are NOT good for the environment. apparently this doesn't matter because we consumers need the extra push of the color green to get us to buy environmental friendly products...this being the case:
2) wish i had bought stock in a green color dye company back in the 90's
******
i heard on the radio this morning that women who get mammograms before 50 risk getting a false positive, hence the risks outweigh the benefits.
when i heard there was a risk to getting a mammogram, i thought it was something like a risk from the radiation....not according to the lady on NPR...she just talked about unnecessary biopsies and the stress of being told you might have cancer as if women are china dolls who must be protected from the MaYbe of BreaST canCer
it is the same reason the medical community will not give women screening tests for ovarian cancer. the blood test Ca-25 could help detect the cancer early, but oh dear---you might get a false positive and have to be sent for more tests....
yeah, thanks in advance medical community for protecting my fragile mind from a false positive
*******
Sunday, November 15, 2009
No wonder why the garden is still growing, it is 50 degrees outside and rain is in the forecast. It is like spring again. In fact, it is warmer today than it was on some days this summer. Not that I am complaining, just observing.
I listen to this program on the radio called The Splendid Table. It's about cooking and eating. Since I don't cook much, I didn't start listening to the show on purpose; it just happens to be on at the time I tend to run my errands on Saturday so I get to hear it in the car. Now, I am a little addicted and I make my errands longer or I turn it on at home so I can listen to the program as much as possible.
My favorite part is this game called "Stump the Cook"...a caller gives 5 random ingredients and the host of the show makes up a recipe off the top of her head. (the host is Lynne Rossetto Kasper, great voice)
Yesterday's ingredients were kale, cottage cheese, plums, crackers and humus. I think you can listen to the show HERE
The point is to look in your fridge and cabinets and see what you have... so here are 5 ingredients I have. If you can come up with a recipe, then maybe I can have dinner tonite! The rules state you can add 3 ingredients which should be common to any kitchen and I think you can also add a fat, like butter or something.
1) red kidney beans
2) radishes
3) whole wheat tortilla
4) apples
5) Italian salad dressing
Any recipe you can make with these, would be greatly appreciated. Now it is your turn...
What do you have in your fridge? Maybe I could make up a recipe for your ingredients!
Oh, part of the game is that an impartial someone has to judge if the recipes would be edible. Altho, seriously, how does one judge a theoretical recipe? The judge on Splendid Table didn't like the kale/plum sauce over cracker concoction Lynne Rosetto Kasper came up with yesterday. I personally thought it sounded okay. She added chili sauce and garlic, which is cool by me.
So, anyway, have at it...if you can think of a creative way to use those ingredients or if you want to leave some ingredients from your fridge, go for it!
I listen to this program on the radio called The Splendid Table. It's about cooking and eating. Since I don't cook much, I didn't start listening to the show on purpose; it just happens to be on at the time I tend to run my errands on Saturday so I get to hear it in the car. Now, I am a little addicted and I make my errands longer or I turn it on at home so I can listen to the program as much as possible.
My favorite part is this game called "Stump the Cook"...a caller gives 5 random ingredients and the host of the show makes up a recipe off the top of her head. (the host is Lynne Rossetto Kasper, great voice)
Yesterday's ingredients were kale, cottage cheese, plums, crackers and humus. I think you can listen to the show HERE
The point is to look in your fridge and cabinets and see what you have... so here are 5 ingredients I have. If you can come up with a recipe, then maybe I can have dinner tonite! The rules state you can add 3 ingredients which should be common to any kitchen and I think you can also add a fat, like butter or something.
1) red kidney beans
2) radishes
3) whole wheat tortilla
4) apples
5) Italian salad dressing
Any recipe you can make with these, would be greatly appreciated. Now it is your turn...
What do you have in your fridge? Maybe I could make up a recipe for your ingredients!
Oh, part of the game is that an impartial someone has to judge if the recipes would be edible. Altho, seriously, how does one judge a theoretical recipe? The judge on Splendid Table didn't like the kale/plum sauce over cracker concoction Lynne Rosetto Kasper came up with yesterday. I personally thought it sounded okay. She added chili sauce and garlic, which is cool by me.
So, anyway, have at it...if you can think of a creative way to use those ingredients or if you want to leave some ingredients from your fridge, go for it!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Monster Lettuce
I still have lettuce growing in my garden.
Ok. This is weird.
Most of my tomatoes stayed green. Finally, at the end of October, the green tomatoes that looked halfway edible turned red after I left them on the kitchen counter for a week: three of them, for a total count of 4 red tomatoes all year.
The lettuce and greens grew like monsters. One plant grew so tall it was HIP high and the leaves were massive: wider than my hands with all my fingers splayed. I cut all of the lettuce and greens that I planted in spring back to the ground about 2 weeks ago. I left a batch of dill and onions and a cauliflower plant which I planted in September.
I just checked the cauliflower, didn't see anything which looks like cauliflower in the grocery store. However, I did notice that the super aggressive spinach greens and chard are growing again. My goodness, this does not seem normal. Back in spring, I was told by more experienced gardeners that the greens would die in the summer and I could plant something else to replace them. They never went away and nothing else, not the potatoes or cucumbers or beans grew as well as the greens. hmmm, interesting.
The other thing which did well this year were the peas...but when I cut those back to make room for the beans which never grew, the peas didn't COME BACK like the greens are doing.
Ok. This is weird.
Most of my tomatoes stayed green. Finally, at the end of October, the green tomatoes that looked halfway edible turned red after I left them on the kitchen counter for a week: three of them, for a total count of 4 red tomatoes all year.
The lettuce and greens grew like monsters. One plant grew so tall it was HIP high and the leaves were massive: wider than my hands with all my fingers splayed. I cut all of the lettuce and greens that I planted in spring back to the ground about 2 weeks ago. I left a batch of dill and onions and a cauliflower plant which I planted in September.
I just checked the cauliflower, didn't see anything which looks like cauliflower in the grocery store. However, I did notice that the super aggressive spinach greens and chard are growing again. My goodness, this does not seem normal. Back in spring, I was told by more experienced gardeners that the greens would die in the summer and I could plant something else to replace them. They never went away and nothing else, not the potatoes or cucumbers or beans grew as well as the greens. hmmm, interesting.
The other thing which did well this year were the peas...but when I cut those back to make room for the beans which never grew, the peas didn't COME BACK like the greens are doing.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
I started this version of my blog on the day analog TV ended (well, the first time, then 6 months later it ended for real)...and I don't have a traditional TV. However, that does not mean that I don't watch TV....
I remember this time in my life when I never watched TV and didn't miss it. I was busy. I thought I wanted to go back to that time but I changed my mind. I don't want to be busy. I like to zone out for awhile.
So, I watch tv online. Here is what I watch:
NCIS
Big Bang Theory (can't get the whole episode but I watch the clips)
Modern Family (my new favorite TV show)
New Adventures of Old Christine
30 Rock
Sometimes I watch:
How I Met Your Mother
Numbers (yeah, most everything I watch is on CBS)
House (I can't watch this every week any longer, tired of sick people drama)
Ok...well, gott go watch tv before getting ready for work....see ya
I remember this time in my life when I never watched TV and didn't miss it. I was busy. I thought I wanted to go back to that time but I changed my mind. I don't want to be busy. I like to zone out for awhile.
So, I watch tv online. Here is what I watch:
NCIS
Big Bang Theory (can't get the whole episode but I watch the clips)
Modern Family (my new favorite TV show)
New Adventures of Old Christine
30 Rock
Sometimes I watch:
How I Met Your Mother
Numbers (yeah, most everything I watch is on CBS)
House (I can't watch this every week any longer, tired of sick people drama)
Ok...well, gott go watch tv before getting ready for work....see ya
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I think I have mentioned this before but it bears repeating, I absolutely adore this talk show on the BBC radio called OUCH...
It is about disability but that does not really explain the podcast well. The hosts are funny and personable and they find interesting musicians and performers to interview.
On the November podcast they mentioned a woman suing Missouri (i think that is the state, one of those middle of the country, west of the Mississippi states).
Anyway this woman has anxiety and the service monkey helps her with daily living. She has been told that her service monkey is not allowed in restaurants. So, she is suing...I kid you not...
Check out the article here
From this news story, the conversation on the podcast moves to a movie called Monkey Shines...OMG! It is a horror/suspense movie about a service monkey. Maybe someone in Hollywood should make a sequel with the monkey taking revenge on the places where it is not welcome to eat because the board of health says "No Monkeys Allowed"...
It is about disability but that does not really explain the podcast well. The hosts are funny and personable and they find interesting musicians and performers to interview.
On the November podcast they mentioned a woman suing Missouri (i think that is the state, one of those middle of the country, west of the Mississippi states).
Anyway this woman has anxiety and the service monkey helps her with daily living. She has been told that her service monkey is not allowed in restaurants. So, she is suing...I kid you not...
Check out the article here
From this news story, the conversation on the podcast moves to a movie called Monkey Shines...OMG! It is a horror/suspense movie about a service monkey. Maybe someone in Hollywood should make a sequel with the monkey taking revenge on the places where it is not welcome to eat because the board of health says "No Monkeys Allowed"...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I am in a pissy mood this evening. About a week ago, I moved furniture around, clearing out the "blue room" and moving all "real furniture" into the master bedroom ("the orange room"). See, I don't have a lot of furniture and I split the bedroom type furniture between two of the bedrooms so neither was really complete. (the third room is the catch-all/half painted bedroom.)
One day, I got a bug up my behind and decided one "completed" room would be better than halfsies....so, sweat and muscle, pushing and pulling I made the change. (the hallway is small so to move anything out of the blue room I have to use the closet which first needs to be cleaned out so i can back furniture into the closet, twist, turn and slide it down the hall. then everything gets put back into the closet.)
Well, my cat Le-Le got upset. He cried. He threw up. He lost his favorite hiding place under the bed in the blue room. Things were compact in the new arrangement of the master bedroom and he would go under the bed, cry like he was up a tree and needed me to coax him down. But what he needed was for me to coax him out because there was only one way in and out where as before nothing blocked his way when crawling under the bed. The first night after the change, I literally stuck my head under the bed and said "follow my voice...come on Le-Le, you can do it".
I couldn't take it this morning when Le-Le couldn't find a hiding space in the blue bedroom and whined again. I re-arranged the furniture. So, the master bedroom now has an empty bedframe, a desk and a chair, end table. The blue room has a bed with the mattress, no headboard or baseboard, and a dresser. Now, I need to buy a mattress for the master bedroom but I won't have time for that until probably after the first of the year.
One day, I got a bug up my behind and decided one "completed" room would be better than halfsies....so, sweat and muscle, pushing and pulling I made the change. (the hallway is small so to move anything out of the blue room I have to use the closet which first needs to be cleaned out so i can back furniture into the closet, twist, turn and slide it down the hall. then everything gets put back into the closet.)
Well, my cat Le-Le got upset. He cried. He threw up. He lost his favorite hiding place under the bed in the blue room. Things were compact in the new arrangement of the master bedroom and he would go under the bed, cry like he was up a tree and needed me to coax him down. But what he needed was for me to coax him out because there was only one way in and out where as before nothing blocked his way when crawling under the bed. The first night after the change, I literally stuck my head under the bed and said "follow my voice...come on Le-Le, you can do it".
I couldn't take it this morning when Le-Le couldn't find a hiding space in the blue bedroom and whined again. I re-arranged the furniture. So, the master bedroom now has an empty bedframe, a desk and a chair, end table. The blue room has a bed with the mattress, no headboard or baseboard, and a dresser. Now, I need to buy a mattress for the master bedroom but I won't have time for that until probably after the first of the year.
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