Hey, we just tried Trader Joe’s Chạo Tôm (shrimp paste on sugar cane). While not as good as my mother’s, it was tasty for a 15-minute toaster oven dish.
Good evening everyone. I didn’t get arrested today but I did get spat at. At least it wasn’t blood, that stains.
On my way home, I stopped at the old folks home for a quick visit with James the Cultist. I figured that if we were going to be friends, politics would make or break it. He wants to come with me next week if we can figure out how to deal with his wheelchair. I guess I need to get that figured out anyhow, I’m bringing him to the neighborhood t-day feast.
Today is the 56 anniversary of the most famous Mothman encounter, including the stop at Dairyland to discuss over ice cream. While re-reading the account as a local who know the Point Pleasant area, I’m finding a glaring inconsistency in the account. There is NO way anyone could get to a hundred miles an hour on Rt. 64 without ending upside down at the bottom of the mountain.
Dude! Cheaper and faster, such a deal, you’ll be able to afford that villa in no time at all!
Spilling wine would be such a shame. I’m not a huge fan of red wine, but alcohol abuse is alcohol abuse no matter what.
She loves you and your hat, glasses and shoes all smell like you.
I really do think you should start applying for state or county work. Apply for anything that interests you even a little bit, even if you think you aren’t qualified. Let them worry about that. Keep checking those postings can change quickly and often only have a short amount of time to apply.
Hurray for unpleasant chore being done, dang about daughter cancelling.
I am so going to go to hell.
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Bubba
Oh dear. If you can’t hear anything, maybe you should go and check things out.
Some uneducated person taught Hazel that hands are toys and now you guys have to unteach her, the rotten cat.
That’s not a bad routine to get into, I should probably start as well. I hope it works.
That’s why I rocked up to the old folks home in my full Handmaid uniform. I’m done helping haters, I’ve turned the other cheek my entire life and here we are now.
I won’t wear it to the library tomorrow. I’ve always wanted to be one of those women who effortlessly wore long skirts daily without killing myself, but alas, it was not to be. Plus, using public toilets in a long skirt is daunting enough to make me leave my security icewaterwithlemon at home.
And the freezer door alarm just went off. This is the third time it has happened since we moved and when it was on the porch, the door would open in the wind unless I put a chair against it. Hubs is currently looking for a lock for it, its fairly obvious that the factory latch isn’t working fo rus.
Bastids. Shrinkflation strikes again. A quick google shows many shake and bake recipes, most of which have the same ingredients and instructions but different stories attached. (gawd I hate them) Maybe you can stick it to the shake and bake folks by making your own instead of giving them money for something that is no longer convenient.
And you own me a clean monitor.
Yes, I’d like to work for a government agency. My dad worked for the government all his life; two years in the Army, 20 years in the Navy, and 22 years (I think) in the FAA.
Yes. Tonight’s dinner tasted sweet to me. Since I don’t consume sugar, things can seem overly-sweet to me. Shake ‘N Bake contains high-fructose corn syrup. Recipes I’ve found online contain up to three tablespoons (per three cups breadcrumbs) of sugar. No thanks. While I appreciate that sugar imparts a certain je ne sais quois to recipes, it’s really not necessary for me. (Were it not for The Missus, I’d probably go with the jar of Cajun seasoning I’ve mixed up.) If I make my own, I can always leave that out.
Yes, I hate having to read the History of the Dish and the author’s genealogy and Personal Story™ before getting to the recipe. Fortunately, many recipe pages have ‘Jump to recipe’ links on them.
Me too. Also, I think of ‘Suffer the little children who come unto me.’
Dunno about all that! It’s “Snack At Work” day.
So far I’m halfway through a sliced apple with peanut butter (crunchy, of course), some Triscuits with an alternating topping of either chicken salad or guacamole (plus I have some brie as a Triscuits treat) in addition to the occasional Skittle or handful of Nerds, and also I’m slowwwly working through one of those tiny mini bags of Cheetos. Oh, and I treated myself to a cup of mashed taters’n’gravy from Lee’s Chicken on my break, since for some odd reason I felt the need for carbs. 
I read that Trump accepted a Rolex as part of a bribe from Switzerland. If anyone wants to bribe me, this is what I want:
Yes, it’s the cheapest Rolex. But I just like it. A lot. (The other watch I want is an Omega Speedmaster ‘Moon Watch’, but I’d rather have the Air-King.)
We use these to keep my daughter’s big freezer door shut and secure. It came with their house and had a habit of creeping open without notice. Later on also worked to keep toddlers from eating 23 popsicles in a row.
And not annoying to use in our experience. Don’t let hubs overthink it and get into big bucks replacing latches.
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This is so stinkin funny! That is exactly what Hubs ordered 
But yeah, we didn’t want to spend a lot of money, we just need the door to stay closed until we want it opened.
I lived on “snack” food at work for many years. I’m just happier eating a hard boiled egg now and a piece of cheese then while munching on carrot sticks. I think it is healthier as well as long as you do it daily. So, do it daily, mkay?
Hubs is also low carb and grew up eating corn cake. The first time I made corn bread for him he was amazed, he had NO idea how good it tasted without sugar.
I’ll bet your home made shake and bake will be great as well.
High praise coming from you!
SASK RIDERS WIN GREY CUP!
stoopid discourse; that is so a complete sentence!
Great!! That is the result hoped for at my house (beloved son-in-law grew up in Saskatoon).
Evening all. Spent some gym time, did more reading and puzzle solving than exercising but still burned 1,200 calories, so not a bad day. Bladder is still behaving itself and I’m counting every milliliter I drink, so we’ll see where a week’s experimenting gets me. Another nice day and the week ahead looks dry with temperatures during the day in the 70’s, but lots of rain predicted for next week by the Weather Wizards.
And back into scrolling mode…
Hope you had a good day at the protest, JtC. And is see some ‘gentlemen’ aren’t really that (I presume it was a man spitting). And so nice of you helping James get out and about.
For me it was always “who comes in the name of the Lord” because in some ways we never do grow up, do we? And having read further, guess I’ll have some good company in Hades-Land.
Did they do “Do You Hear the People Sing” from Les Miserables? That one always gets me.
Coppertone, you got your wish, but don’t celebrate too loudly up there in Northeast Ohio…
swampy, hope the ATT folks do a good job, I have their internet and have no complaints about their service.
flyboy, just looked at that watch price, I think I’ll stick with my $19.99 Timex…
Piper, congrats to the Teddy Roosevelts on their win today.
And it’s 9pm so this is probably my last report for the week. Take care and I’ll catch all y’all on the next MMP.
That reminds me of a dive trip I took to Anacapa Island on MV Conception in the ‘80s. I lived in the Mojave Desert at the time, and I was fond of sun tea. I always put sugar into the gallon jug. Sometimes, after a few days in the fridge, it got syrupy. So for the dive trip, I made a gallon of sun tea without sugar. Oh, My. God. It was so refreshing after that salt water that I never put sugar in my iced tea again. (Imagine my surprise when I drove through Alabama and asked for iced tea at a fast food place. 
‘Sweet tea’ wasn’t a thing in SoCal. Never heard of it.)
Oh gosh, I used to live on “unsweet” sun tea until I learned that icewaterwithlemon made me feel better. I only learned that unsweet was a word when I met Hubs and visited WV for the first time. His mother knew that I liked sun tea so had lovingly prepared a gallon of sun tea for me…that she spiked with a cup of simple syrup because regular sugar didn’t dissolve in cool tea.
That was a very awkward moment in my life.
A capella, so no Les Mis. Really the fact that we’re doing Bob Dylan (and Pete Seeger) is pretty out there. We usually do pretty high-falutin stuff. Although last year we did a weirdly high number of Nine Inch Nails arrangements. I mean, it was only two, but that’s a weirdly high amount for a chorus that specializes in classical rep.
Two click rule folks. I’m really stoned but I’m following the rules.
No, (“we’re closed so our employees can enjoy time with their families”) but the night before is “all hands on deck, no calling out” insanity-pants.
Everyone in town has a houseful of company and relatives to feed, there’s gonna be (and probably already has been) a shitload of cooking … yeah. Day before T-Day is a hella busy shift.
Are you comfortable sharing pics with us? I’d love to see your collection.
My first reaction was, “Oh, Jesus” but that might not have helped matters.
That’s a helluva range.
Monkey: “But … but … they provide scritches! And open gooshy-fud!”
Mine is at the curb, too, but joke’s on them .. it’s EMPTY muah-hah-hah!
Actually, joke’s on me, I’ve been stacking up trash bags by the door that really could be taken out, but between bad weather & work weirdness the last few days, it just hasn’t happened.
Miiiiight happen (a bit) tonight, but I worked open→close and was even productive enough to start a rather substantial load of laundry when I got home - plus I’d like to eat more than Triscuits - so we’ll see how much wherewithal I have left.
Congrats!
Empty?
Spot: “What’s the point in being a god if you can’t smite your primate followers?”
this church has bowling? is it so people don’t notice the words?