The sole adornment on our truck is a license plate frame that says “My other car is a stagecoach”
Fun with jury duty coming later…
Just because people nag if that one-in-fifty chance is ignored… First on Third!
Break time. I’ve underglazed 4 pots, and I was about to do a plate when I decided I needed a breather. I’ve got a flower pot/saucer set that I’m going to glaze for me, because I like it. The rest of the stuff is being colored for possible sale. There are 2 craft shows in Sept that I’d like to do - hope they don’t both fall on the same day…
FIL should be out of surgery any time now - they took him in around 1030. Waiting is nerve-wracking. I expect my MIL is going out of her mind. Hope to hear from my sweetie soon.
Meatloaf is thawed - I wonder if it’s too big to cook in the toaster oven? I hate to heat the whole house. I supposed I could do it on the grill - it worked once. Must think about it.
So goeth my 3rd day of vacation…
Howdy Y’all! I’s home. Can’t wait for the veggie lasagna for diddin tonight. YUM!
MOOOOOOM you need one of those roaster oven thingys. They come in several sizes and work as a slow cooker and an oven. Great for stuff like that when you don’t want to heat the house or when you need an extra oven for sump’n like a ham or turkey so’s you can free up the big oven for other stuff. I use mine a lot. I’ll set it up on the back porch to cook and do it’s thing. They’re also great for keepin’ stuff like ribs, chicken. etc warm when grillin’. Hmmmm… I think Billy Mays has come back and possessed me. That looks like an infomercial for roaster ovens. 
Spaz our internal internet training program called “WirelessU” that’s supposed to teach us all about all the jazzy software we use in addition to being our online training is slllllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww. I’ve decided it’s designed for slow readers.
bbbobbio put a cooler of beer and several bags of pork skins out by the garbage cans. That’s what the bear is really lookin’ for. 
gotti jury duty, ick! Hope there’s at least some fun stuff to keep you entertained.
Is that because of your interest in history/Renn Faire stuff or because of where you work? 
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JURY DUTY
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Are there two other words (other than tax audit or root canal) that strike such fear into people’s hearts?
What other activity combines all of the fun and excitement of boarding an airplane with a trip to the DMV?
I arrive at the courthouse at 8 AM on Monday morning and get into line with a couple hundred other people. Slowly, we file into the building, dutifully emptying our pockets into trays so our wallets, phones and purses can be x-rayed while we walk through the metal detector. Much beeping carries on while people who didn’t know that a courthouse was an inappropriate place to bring a pocketknife get sent back to leave the forbidden things in their car. Test One for the clueless.
The line continues down the hall and around the corner and into a gymnasium-sized room. The line snakes around the room. People are being scanned in and given forms to fill out. Yes, in case you were in any doubt that this was a government gig, there are three forms! Fill them out and it’s Test Two: Put the single page white form into the plastic bin. The half-page yellow form and the two-page form get filed alphabetically. Do you know your A-B-C’s? Won’t you sing along with me? Please do. We could stand some entertainment. The room has all of the excitement of a DMV office, except for not having the endless robotic voice droning on “Now serving B-57 at Window 18… Now serving G-9 at Window 3… Now serving A-12 at Window 9…”
Take a seat and wait. Watch a droll little video on the joys of jury service. Wait some more. At 11:00, they announce that Department 10 needs jurors and they read off a long list of names.
11:30. Lunchtime. Please be back in this room by 1:15.
1:15. Wait.
2:00. Another department needs jurors. Those of us remaining in the room breathe a sigh of relief. Maybe they’ll send us home soon!
Back to reading a large-print 1998 Reader’s Digest. The courthouse was built in 2002. Wonder who left such an old magazine there.
2:45. Another reading of names. I’m on the list. <ulp> We’re escorted across the street to the old courthouse where we wait in the hall. “Is this the Group W bench?” and “Will there be 27 8x10 color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of them?” runs through my mind. We’re led into the courtroom, and the judge tells us to plan on it being a three-week trial. :eek: <eek!> :eek:
Wind slowly through all of the hardships. Amazing how many people turn into full-time students or say they bought non-refundable vacations. A surprising number of people are moved to tears at the prospect of being on a jury for three weeks.
This takes until 5, so we break for the day. On Tuesday, they start into the interview process. Eventually, one of 'em asks me what my wife does. Sneaky! I tell them what my husband does. Apparently, they don’t care to have a pale white gay guy on the jury, so it’s “The defense would like to release Mr. Myname from the jury pool” and at almost 4:00, I’m finally de-processed and out of there.
And so ends my first and last stint as a potential juror after living in this state for 20 years.
**Taxi **- There are no stagecoaches at the Ren Faire. We barely even have wheeled carts.
**Mom **- I’ll second the vote for a “countertop” roaster oven. We’ve got two and they work well. I can’t remember the last time we cooked a turkey in the regular oven. On a warm day, it’s nice to be able to park the thing outside.
I *love *this!!! I want it on a t-shirt!
Good news - FIL is out of surgery and it went well. He’s now got some metal along his spine, and the pain in his legs is gone - huzzah!! No idea how long he’ll be kept in the hospital, but hooray for successful surgery!
I got tired of sitting down in my studio, so I brought some black underglaze and one rather complex piece up here. I can watch TV while I fill in the areas I dug out - the piece looks like a maze. Not sure what I’ll do to the non-path surfaces.
The house is still open so the meatloaf is in the oven. But I will look into a roaster. I’ve got a rotisserie, but I don’t think the meatloaf would stay together on a spit. I forgot to get N.O.T., so we’ll have rice-a-roni and peas-n-carrots, and ice cream for dessert. Sounds yum.
Well, back to glazing. Laterz!!
Woo hoo, yay for the good news about FIL, FCM; sending get well wishes for a speedy recovery too.
Gotti, congrats on being “struck” for the jury pool. LOL Mind you, I’m not for shirking of civic duty - I’ve done the jury duty thing twice in fact, but tis not fun by a long shot.
I want one of those tabletop roasters too!
Hey, who was it that used to do the jokes? Or rather the ones that went like this: if the walnut sits by the wall, and the chestnut sits by the chest, what kind of nut sits by the bed? The pe-can, of course! LOL I forget who used to post those sort of jokie jokes every so often … I kinda miss them and want to see them again. hint hint
Three down, just one more to go … whew!
Show of hands who wants to know what kind of herbs Herbs is smokin’.
gotti what did you tell them DH does? The thing about not gettin’ chosen is, you can say you did your duty without havin’ to sit through a trial.
MOOOOOOM great news! WOOHOO! Here’s to a speedy recovery for FIL!
Veggie lasagna good. Da bear full.
Meatloaf was yummerrific. As was the beef flavor rice-a-roni and broccoli. **FCD **is taking tomorrow off to futz on the boat, but before I let him go, he’ll have to help me empty the family room so I can shampoo the carpet. Yay! :rolleyes:
Thunderboomers moving this way - some rain would be nice. Ice cream later. Knitting position soon.
How do I get so tired doing not much??
My Beemer is automotive nirvana and as such, is kept unsullied except for a small BMWCCA decal in the window near its passenger side Hofmeister Kink (that will have you googling).
My Suburban and Volvo have 3 or 4 small Baltimore Ravens decals of various flavors.
How does one make broccoli beef flavored?
I got an email from my church. Literally. The header said “From St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.” It wants to have a picnic on Sunday. It’s first Sunday and everybody is being asked to bring stuff like sallits, sammiches, chips and stuff instead of the usual brunchy food for an indoor picnic. Dessert shall be ice cold watermelon. NUMMY! So, I got two chickens thawin’ out. Tomorrow I shall put them in the slow cooker to (duh!) cook. I shall make chicken sallit. The big decision is, do I make sammiches with it or just take chicken salliit and crackers.
Whatever shall I do!
Glad to hear the news about FIL, FCM. Hope his recovery is speedy and he stays pain-free.
Loved your jury-duty story, gotti. My sole jury duty experience was also a “didn’t get chosen” experience.
Welcome MMP newbies (MrFloppy and Baby Driver and I’m sure I’ve missed someone…sorry)!
Yes, rigs, do tell. Which specific human(s) is (are) making you crazy.
I can’t remember who the jokester was, tarra. Maybe Sean Factotum?
Tired, long day at work, sorry for your night shift, though, Spaz.
Need to find din din.
GT
Soliciting opinions from cooks who are better than me.
Yesterday, VWife and I went to the NC Outer Banks to visit with friends from Indiannoplace. Well, the boys went deep sea fishing on Monday, and caught 417 lbs of tuna and mahi mahi. We came home with about 5 lbs. of yellowfin that was swimming 24 hours before.
What should I do with it? Tuna salad sammiches is right out of the question…
Never mind who I think is stupid. Right now I’m so tired I am stupid. Work was hellish and loooonnnngggg. I hate when busy days are long, too. And I get to it all over again tomorrow!
Bah. Off to get into jammies and do nothing.
And jury duty sucks (although I’ve never been chosen).
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We came home with about 5 lbs. of yellowfin that was swimming 24 hours before.
What should I do with it? Tuna salad sammiches is right out of the question…
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I guess I really am in for a violent culture shock once we move to the Carolinas. My California-centric reaction to 5 pounds of fresh yellowfin tuna was: Maguro!
Yanno what’s a nice dinner? Some red-skin potatoes with butter and chives and some peas and carrots with butter and dill.
Yum.
Where are youze guyze going to wind up? I done fergot (or missed it)…
Two married fellers in Cottonfield County? Culture Shock would be putting it lightly. They still burn witches here…
You never had broccoli beef at Bad Chinese??? 
**Bobbio **- I’ve used this recipe for tuna steaks - it is very yum! Except I don’t use the cilantro.
Major t-storm has rumbled thru, and it’s gloriously cool out. Windows will be open all night long - yay!
I survived the visit. Only 5 weeks till vacation. Thunderstorm!
gotti you can get good sushi in Raleigh. And good BBQ. and door to door hookers. Glad you made it out of jury duty in one piece. Where in N.C.? If it’s the Triagle, we need to Fest you!
Glad FiL is feeling better, Moooooooom!
Baby, I have a 14 year old $1900(with a full tank) ca.(Ca? I’m channeling beebs:D) The blog is right about the Priuses.
swampy, if Bobbbio puts out a cooler of beer, I’ll come foraging.
I just found out this is living in the Raleigh sewer system. MostlySFW, rated :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: for squickyness.