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May 2, 2013

MAY 2 WATERED DOWN

2 Years ago today, Osama Bin Laden was killed and his body was dumped in the ocean. 3 Years ago, the thousand Year flood hit Middle Tennessee. and 80 years ago today, the Lochness Monster was spotted in Scotland. It's a bad day for water.

May 1, 2013

TICKS SUCK!

This flea and tick season is the worst. And the mosquitos are no picnic either!

Apr 18, 2013

WHOEVER CAME UP WITH "RAH! RAH! SIS BOOM BAH?"

 

Apr 17, 2013

DARN THAT GRAVITY

Could it be? Mom was wrong all this time?

I new study shows that women are better off going au natural instead of wearing a bra. What do you think? Read the article here.

 

 

Braless is Best? Study Says Bras Make Breasts Saggier

Apr 8, 2013

DREAM COME TRUE OR NIGHTMARE?

Everyone who has every been to a flea market or garage sale dreams about finding something that turns out to be a treasure, right?

Well, this woman buys a $7 painting at a flea market. She finds out soon after that it is an original Renoir! Great news right? Well not quite! It was reported stolen by a museum in Baltimore 60 years ago and they want it back! But wait, there's more! An insurance company says they paid off on the loss years ago and the painting now belongs to them! So a federal judge is trying to figure it all out!

Mar 25, 2013

I married an Alan wrench

Mom told me to marry a man who is good with his hands. (OK,  get your mind out of the gutter.)

Thankfully, I did.

I bought some new Patio Furniture this week because our 10 year old table and chairs were kaput! Well, the "Easy to Assemble" claim was a big fat lie! They included some stinky little allen wrench to put it together. Seriously? 7 pieces of furniture? Have they lost their minds? That would take a month!

Fortunately, I MARRIED an Alan wrench!

Mar 12, 2013

Where's FAT Stanley?

If you have little people, you are likely family with this character or some facsimile thereof.

Flat Stanley has made it's way into my family and I am under pressure to come up with creative ways to photograph him. It's easy to hit all the local landmarks but here are some of the creative ways I've seen:

Feb 27, 2013

FLUFFERNUTTER

You can't tell me you have never had a Fluffernutter!

Seriously?

Well then, here is your assignment:

Take White Bread, Add a thin layer of peanut butter*, then a thin layer of marshmallow fluff.

Cut the crusts off and cut diagonally into 4 pieces

Eat with ice cold milk. Chocolate optional. Then send me an email HERE.

*whipped Peter Pan Peanut Butter suggested.

Feb 26, 2013

SNUBBED AFTER DEATH?

My favorite part of the awards shows is the In Memorium. Is that Sick? Probably. But after all is said and done, I like to remember, who I forgot to remember that I forgot. What's wrong with that? However, I always try to find people that were left out and this year's Oscar's was no exceptions.

 

Feb 19, 2013

YUMMO!

I just stumbled across this recipe that made me wish it was Thanksgiving. There's no rule that says I can't make it anytime, but it looks and sounds and probably smells like Thanksgiving! SWEET POTATO CUBES WITH CINNAMON ALMONDS 1/2 cup Cinnamon Spiced Almonds 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 TBSP olive oil 1 tsp lemon juice 2 TBSP honey (or pure maple syrup) 2 tsp ground cinnamon Dash of nutmeg 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Peel and cube the sweet potatoes, then add them to a mixing bowl.

Feb 5, 2013

Valentine's Shmalentines!

Bah Humbug! Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Do you care? Are you excited? Or do you just wish it would go away. In all the conversations I have had about this, most people either don't care one way or the other. OR they dread it.

Nov 11, 2012

The Mastery of Mutts

 

Oct 22, 2012

I Like Fall but LOVE Autumn!

Oct 19, 2012

Kim's Dad at Newsweek circa 1970 (The guy in the glasses)

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Oct 18, 2012

Inspirational People

Have you read the article about the young man who is trying to have his picture taken with "every animal on earth?"

Don't you wonder what inspires people to do things like this?

 

Aug 22, 2012

The Crown Jewels?

Oh Prince Harry! He and a bunch of friends were in Vegas for a little fun, and may have gotten into a little more "fun" than he anticipated. The chums all went down to the hotel bar and found some girls who were more than happy to join the Royal and his buddies in the VIP suite for a game of strip billards.  Yes, the prince ended up in the buff, along with several others and of course, some photos were taken and ended up on the Internet. Click HERE if you want to see them. (Don't worry.

Aug 13, 2012

Special Sauce

This is it. McDonald's SPECIAL SAUCE. As in "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."

Interested? It was released by a Canadian McDonalds. and HERE IT IS.

"...The chef pulls out a mixing bowl with mayonnaise, relish and yellow mustard.

Aug 6, 2012

Fear Not!

Why is it when someone else has a fear of say, Spiders, we consider it an irrational fear, but when it's US, it's a perfectly normal, legitimate fear!

I never considered myself to be "phobic" in any way, but as I get older, I think I'm becoming moreso.

While traveling home from vacation in New England. I got stuck on a completely full flight for an hour before it took off. Plus, the air conditioning wasn't on and we were all dripping. Lovely. I kept fiddling with the round fan thing over my head but could barely feel anything.

Mar 5, 2012

Midnight's Eve
Why is it always the middle of the night that I get the urge to write? The wind is howling tonight, but that usually puts me to sleep. When I was little, I loved to stay up and look out the window at the lightning flashing thru the grape vines in the neighbor's backyard, and over our barn at the back of the property. I wish storms weren't so destructive. I feel guilty for enjoying them, knowing that people have been hurt by them. Chapter two: Tomorrow is the first day of voting in the 2nd Annual Mix 92.9 Singing Star Contest.
Mar 1, 2012

You know you are getting old when...

I was bummed when I heard about Davy Jones yesterday. Here is the news blurb seen on our "As Heard On" Page:

The sweetheart of The Monkees has died at age 66. Davy Jones was named the #1 Teen Idol of all time just recently by Yahoo Music.

Feb 17, 2012

Which New TV Shows Are Going to be Hits? YOU TELL ME!

 

I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE ONES I AM PERSONALLY INTERESTED IN.

Feb 10, 2012

GRAMMYS 2012

GRAMMY NOMINEES. Who are YOU picking?

Jan 19, 2012

Joshua Tree is more than a U2 Album!

I headed for the desert for a few days! And hopefully headed AWAY from all the desserts!

I am visiting my Mama, who lives right down the street from Joshua Tree, California.

Did you know Joshua Tree is a National Park? One of the prettiest in the world

Click here to read more about it! See you next week!.

Jan 9, 2012

A MIX of Deer?

Is it just my neighborhood or are we inundated with DEER these days? This is just what I saw from my back door!

 

Dec 6, 2011

"KEEP MOVIN' ON" A SONG OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Three little girls from Currey Ingram Academy wrote this song after one of them had a terrible scare; her mother ran in this year's Bostom Marathon and just missed the bombing by minutes. Megan, Maddie and Sasha got together and with a little help from parents and teachers, managed to produce a song which they wrote by themselves. Plus, they made a video, which they found out was a lot of work.