2004-10-01

October’s logo was created by the wonderful and talented Susan. Thanks, Susan, every time I look at the logo, it cracks me up!

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Thanks, everyone who posted and emailed recipes. They all looked really good, and I printed them out and will go over them in the next few days to decide what’s doable for us and what isn’t. Y’all rock, you know that?
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We didn’t actually watch the debate last night, because we knew we’d hear all we wanted (and more!) about it this morning, spun to hell in every direction. The Kerry lovers claim Kerry won and Bush is a blithering idiot. The Bush lovers claim Bush won and Kerry is a flip-flopping fool, and ne’er the twain shall meet. All I know is that at one point we flipped over to see what was going on, and the President had this exact look on his face:
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There’s a new meme in town I’m going to try: Think of 3 pictures you’d like to see. Leave whatever you’d like to see in the comments. Things around my house, or whatever… something I can take a picture of easily. Once I have enough requests, I’ll start posting them. If I can’t, or won’t, take a picture of something you’ve requested, I’ll let you know. I’ll give you guys ’til, say, next Wednesday (the 6th) before I start taking pictures and posting them. (via PeskyApostrophe)
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Stupid City of Madison. This is what I see when I look in my backyard:
Yes, they’re STILL working on the friggin’ road back there. It’s been, what, six months? How friggin’ long can it possibly take to dig some ditches, toss down cement tube THINGIES and cover them up? I could have done a faster job with a measuring spoon and my ass. Fuckers. (Yeah, I don’t know where my ass would come into the equation. It just seemed like the thing to say.)
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I went to the post office this morning, and I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, but they’ve recently installed this do-it-yourself kiosk where you can weigh your package, decide how to send it, pay for the stamp, and drop your package into the package… drop… thingy… all without having to deal with a single, solitary person. Now, if that wasn’t created with ME in mind, I don’t know what was. The only thing that sucks is that it doesn’t give you a media mail option, so you have to send everything parcel post, priority, or express. Or, if the package is light enough, you can send it first class. But no media mail. Ah well – I guess nothing’s perfect, eh?
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Okay, time to clean off the memory stick…
Lickety lick-lick, lickety lick-lick, look at Stumpy liiiiick! STOOOOOOOOOOOP in the NAME of LOVE! Well, he’s a clean little bastard, you’ve gotta give him that. After licking the parmesan and seasonings off the popcorn in The Daddy’s bowl, Meester Boogers frantically licks the evidence from his nose.
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30 thoughts on “2004-10-01”

  1. I think the Bush lovers concede that he’s a blithering idiot now, but insist they prefer that in a president.

  2. Three pictures? Hmmm. I think all of your kitties are cute, but I really miss Tubby. He was my favorite, and I was saddened to see that he had passed on. I would LOVE to see three more pictures of the Tubster.

  3. I have one more recipe that’s really yummy, quick & easy. I call it chicken cheesy crunch. You’ll need 4 boneless skinless breasts, corn flakes, some melted butter, parm cheese, a jar of Ragu cheese sauce, potatoes, frozen or fresh chopped broccoli and olive oil.
    Cut up 3-4 red potatoes (no need to remove skins). Place in microwavable dish and nuke for 7-10 minutes til they start to cook.
    Put large chicken fryer or fry pan on med with 2-3 TB olive oil.
    Crush about a 1-2 cups corn flakes. Mix with 1 cup parm cheese (you can adjust this if you like – I don’t usually measure). Set aside 1/4 of this mixture for later.
    Beat the chicken breasts until slightly flattened. Dip chicken in melted butter, then in parm/flakes mixture and put in hot pan with olive oil. Fry chickens 5 minutes each side until 2/3 cooked.
    Place chicken in 9×13 glass pan, stoneware or nonstick pan. Remove potatoes from microwave and place around chicken in dish. Take fresh broccoli and place around chicken as well.
    Pour cheese sauce over top. Sprinkle remaining flake mixture (that you set aside) over the top.
    Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30-40 minutes at 350 or until potatoes are soft.
    That’s it. It’s not gourmet but it’s great!

  4. No doubt Kerry is a better public speaker than Bush – some people are good at it and some aren’t.
    As for the debate, I think Bush did a great job, and so did Kerry. He certainly wasn’t a “blithering idiot”.
    I am going to think long and hard about the picture requests…that will be interesting!!

  5. Kerry is a professional debater…that’s what senators do all day every day. Bush is not and it showed a bit last night. I like Bush because I like his values and I think he’s honest. I don’t like Kerry because I don’t think he is capable of making a tough decision without polling everyone in the country first. I think he flip-flops because he is trying to please all of the people all of the time or just whatever audience he happens to be in front of. I don’t want a president that has to take a poll to see whether we think he should take a leak or not. On the other hand, I know that my first reaction to this whole Iraq business back in 2002 was…”Iraq? I thought Osama was in Afghanistan.” Honestly, I think that’s an issue for Bush even though I am glad the world is rid of Saddam and that the people of Iraq will have a chance to live in freedom. Bush ought to get Osama and get him fast.

  6. Three pictures, huh? One I can think of is one of the three of you all together – I think that would be nice. And one of the front of your house (or would that be too tempting to the stalkers?) – we’ve seen the backyard, but not much of the front. And one of Fred’s new car, the stinker!

  7. I agree with the Bush “look” Stumpy. I did not watch it, but flipped past and everytime, he had the same sour look on his face. After watching survivor beforehand, I was waiting for eye rolls!
    I love the pissed off cat look. Having recently givin my flea allergic, flea bitten cat two “stop the itchin’ baths, I know the look too well!

  8. 1. The inside of the bathroom medicine cabinet. (Oh you know you look when you’re at someone’s house.)
    2. Fred’s car
    3. The inside of the fridge.

  9. I second the picture of the three of you together. I’d also like a picture of inside your refrigerator and freezer. And, finally, a picture of your toes. (I don’t know, I can’t think of anything original.)

  11. Ok definitely all three of you together and I love the inside of the fridge.. how about medicine cabinet in your bathroom.. that way no one need snoop when they come over.. haha!
    Hey, if that girl emails you the peanut butter stew recipe, could you forward to me? That sounds really different..

  12. For some reason I feel like I want to see a picture of each of you in the kitchen, one at a time. So I guess that takes up the 3. Or no, wait! A picture of all the kitties sitting on the kitchen counter facing the camera! Probably would be hard to get them to do it but how cute & funny would that be!

  13. Isn’t it odd that I’m number THREE to mention wanting to see the inside of your fridge & freezer. It must be from all the times I’ve watched Cribs on MTV. The 2nd picture would be a shot of the gym in the garage. The 3rd picture would be a shot of both of your vehicles together. No wait!! Change the 2nd picture to the inside of your closet! You seem like such a clean person, I’d like to see how you organize your closet.
    Pretty personal requests, I know… but, hey! you asked!
    Thanks!

  14. I used that new self-serve machine at the P.O. right after it was introduced and there was a P.O. lady standing there helping people learn how to do it. I asked her, “can I mail something media mail?” she said, “sure why not!” and showed me how to use manual over-ride, but I’m still skeptical. I asked a clerk one time if I could stick media mail packages in the mail bin if I have weighed and stamped them ahead of time and they are less than a pound. She said no way. If the P.O. ever starts making rules that make sense, I’m going to just keel over from shock, I think.

  15. Oh, Tracy like this one, and I made it up. It’s really easy, too.
    I call it “Fiesta Chicken” cause it sounds cool.
    Preheat oven to 375. Put about 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a backing dish, cover with a can of corn (drained). Mix 2-3 cups HOT salsa with 1/2 to 1 cup brown sugar (yes, really). Pour salsa mixture over chicken and corn. Bake for 30 min. Remove from oven and cover with a layer of tortilla chips or broken taco shells, and a layer of shredded Mexican chees mix (or cheddar/monterey jack — whatever.) Put back in the oven for 10 minutes.
    Serve with salad or guacamole. Easy, peasy.

  18. OMG… as a Canadian I cannot BELIEVE there are people down there who would say nice things about Bush! My husband and I cannot fathom why the guy has not been assasinated already.. Sorry, just my 2 cents 🙂

  19. I love the logo too! My SO always says his dog has ‘the smallest clam in the world’..I know that may gross some out, but the logo reminded me of that!
    I would also like a pic of the 3 of you…without the black tape across your eyes, heee!
    Also a pic of the spud’s room. As it is, no fair tidying up. Somehow I have the feeling her room looks a lot better than my son’s.
    And for the last one, a good closeup shot of your desk with all the stuff hanging on the wall.
    I, too, miss Tubby so can I ask for a 4th pic, another one of him?? I still think you should take the shot of him in the December month on your kitty calendar and make Christmas cards with them…..I would buy a ton of them!!
    Oh, and lastly…boy I am long winded tonight….I. too LURVE it when I can ‘do business’ without having to deal with humans…except when I need a human on the phone for customer service and I get someone from Zimbabwe that cannot speak English for shit.

  20. Oh, please, please, please post of picture of Fred’s car and satisfy our curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought her back!!

  22. 1) You, putting on your socks
    2) Fred, brushing his teeth
    3) your house, from the back fence

  23. Thought of you on the way home from work when I was left in the dust by the perfect car for you. It was a bright yellow Mustang convertible. If Fred thinks he can’t survive in the cold of Maine, the least he can do is buy you a car that takes advantage of the warm where you are.
    Love the new logo!!
    Pat

  24. First of all – OMG, I just about choked on my iced tea when I pulled up the new logo… TOOOOOOO funny!!
    Three pictures I would like to see…
    1) You vacuuming with that snazzy vacuum of yours – I want one of those SOoooooo badly (the vacuum cleaner, not the picture – LOL)
    2) The inside of the cabinet under your kitchen sink, without reorganizing it… mine’s a landmine, and I’m wondering if I’m normal 😉
    3) A pic of the Spud sitting in the driver’s seat of Fred’s new vehicle (no, he doesn’t even have to give her the keys – LOL)

  25. I’d like to see a picture of:
    1) Your purse
    2) Inside of your fridge
    3) Your collection of bath products

  27. As I read that you didn’t watch the debate,I said to myself,”Dang,she missed the President’s facial expressions!” Then having explained you flipped over once and then used The Bean’s pic as an example of what you saw-Man,that was SPOT ON! Bush reminded me of a confused,petulant schoolboy.I am sure that his keepers will lecture him on his podium demeaner and we will see a big change in the next debate with Kerry.
    I agree with Canadian Maia(big wave to Canada).I am VERY surprised no one has picked off this ‘ol boy. If by some miracle he wins the election,I would take bets someone will try to assasinate him. I AM a Republican by the way.
    Now for the important stuff…
    1.Pics of Fred in his red shorts.
    2.Pics of Fred in his red shorts.
    3.Pics of Fred in his red shorts.

  28. I’d like to see pix of:
    1. Your closet
    2. Your laundry area/room
    3. Any shot representative of Madison (besides the big honking crane just outside your fence!)

  29. I was having an insomnia episode last night and was flipping through and caught “Meet the Press”‘s roundup of the debate coverage and they did an edit of all of President Bush’s facial expressions during the reaction shots. Seeing them all one after another really brought the Stanley-bean face phenomenon home. I think you should e-mail Tim Russert a link to this page. It’s uncanny.
    Are people aware that the parties tried to get the networks to agree not to show “reaction shots” and the networks said “Oh, hell no!” I think the reaction shots, more than anything, showed the president’s lack of preparation and less experience in debating. He’s not used to being challenged and having to be confident in arguing. Reports say that Kerry, in addition to being an experience debater dating back to his elementary school days (according to the CNN profile on him this weekend, he founded the debate club at his school), and spending 20 years in the Senate in debating format, spent a lot of his preparation time for the debates at the podium, simulating the format. President Bush, on the other hand, is said to have had more informal group discussions.
    Anyway, as a Canadian, I follow it with interest because last time around was such high drama (and hey, sleeping next to the elephant and all that).

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