In perusing some of the inauguration day articles, I ran across a quote that is hysterically funny. From this article on cnn.com:
Noting that Bush's last day in the home he has known for eight years was fraught with emotion, press secretary Dana Perino spoke affectionately about her boss.
Bush "gave me a kiss on the forehead," she said. "It's something I will never forget."
Yeah. I wouldn't forget receiving a kiss on the forehead from Bush either. I'd have nightmares the rest of my life!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Nosy Little Cat
Puff may be old and deaf and have kidney problems, arthritis, and only one good eye, but she's still as nosy as ever! Yesterday, she was determined to get at some plastic wrap that we'd thrown away that had hamburger in it. She managed at least 3 times to knock over the garbage can and get completely inside. Of course, she found and ate something and then threw up a little while later.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
It's COLD!!!
On Jan. 15, 2009 the weather conditions were:
On Jan. 16, 2009 the weather conditions were:
We also had ice crystals falling and there were plenty of icy patches on the roads. Of course, people weren't slowing down...and right around the time I got to work I heard the police sirens. Gee, I wonder what happened??? I bet someone was going too fast on the icy roads...just like the person that had got their car perfectly balanced on top of a snowbank yesterday afternoon on West River Parkway.
Of course when it warms up tomorrow, we're supposed to get more snow. The long range forecast predicts milder weather, so I hope they're right.
I'll sure be glad when winter is over!!!
On Jan. 16, 2009 the weather conditions were:
We also had ice crystals falling and there were plenty of icy patches on the roads. Of course, people weren't slowing down...and right around the time I got to work I heard the police sirens. Gee, I wonder what happened??? I bet someone was going too fast on the icy roads...just like the person that had got their car perfectly balanced on top of a snowbank yesterday afternoon on West River Parkway.
Of course when it warms up tomorrow, we're supposed to get more snow. The long range forecast predicts milder weather, so I hope they're right.
I'll sure be glad when winter is over!!!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Weekend
This past weekend we had some friends over for lasagna (made in the crock pot with 2 lbs of ground beef and 4 kinds of cheese). The lasagna turned out very well. I also at temped to make so roasted garlic butter. Unfortunately, Richard turned up the oven on me and the roasted garlic got burnt. I salvaged what I could and went ahead and made a butter sauce with the roasted garlic and some Italian spices. It turned out good anyway, and it was delicious over some homemade baking powder biscuits that Richard made.
I guess it wasn't his best day at cooking because he almost had a disaster making homemade bread. He forgot the canned milk and was wondering why the dough just wasn't coming out right. He figured it out and we were able to salvage the dough. The bread turned out to be just fine even though it had a slightly stronger yeast taste than it typically does. I guess that's from the extra time that was spent messing around with it.
We watched the movie "Shadow of the Sword" which was an excellent movie about the abuses of the Catholic Church and the Spanish Inquisition. The thing I really liked about it was the story line was believable and there were no larger than life heroes in it. We also watched a few Ghost Hunter episodes and some of a Blackmore's Night concert. The concert was excellent. The quality of the sound was good and the band is amazing. It was a good prelude to watching "Shadow of the Sword."
On Sunday, I came down with Richard's cold. So, I spent the day doing laundry and messing around with the trial version of World of Warcraft. I should be getting the full version of the game in a day or two...I'm quite impressed with the virtual world that they've created for that game. There is just so much intricate detail...and the quests are interesting and challenging. I'm not very good at it, but it's still fun to mess with.
This morning there were a few patches of falling ice crystals that created some beautiful light pillars. Unfortunately, it created an icy spot on 37th street that led to an accident which I had to drive around...I'll be glad when winter is over. We're still in a pattern of getting some amount of snow every other day. It's getting old.
I guess it wasn't his best day at cooking because he almost had a disaster making homemade bread. He forgot the canned milk and was wondering why the dough just wasn't coming out right. He figured it out and we were able to salvage the dough. The bread turned out to be just fine even though it had a slightly stronger yeast taste than it typically does. I guess that's from the extra time that was spent messing around with it.
We watched the movie "Shadow of the Sword" which was an excellent movie about the abuses of the Catholic Church and the Spanish Inquisition. The thing I really liked about it was the story line was believable and there were no larger than life heroes in it. We also watched a few Ghost Hunter episodes and some of a Blackmore's Night concert. The concert was excellent. The quality of the sound was good and the band is amazing. It was a good prelude to watching "Shadow of the Sword."
On Sunday, I came down with Richard's cold. So, I spent the day doing laundry and messing around with the trial version of World of Warcraft. I should be getting the full version of the game in a day or two...I'm quite impressed with the virtual world that they've created for that game. There is just so much intricate detail...and the quests are interesting and challenging. I'm not very good at it, but it's still fun to mess with.
This morning there were a few patches of falling ice crystals that created some beautiful light pillars. Unfortunately, it created an icy spot on 37th street that led to an accident which I had to drive around...I'll be glad when winter is over. We're still in a pattern of getting some amount of snow every other day. It's getting old.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Back at Work
It was a really nice vacation even despite a few bad things happening and the crappy weather that seemed to mess up plans...all in all though we accomplished a lot of good things like cleaning out a closet, getting rid of clothes we'll never wear, getting the weight bench set up, etc...and getting things going to hopefully refinance the mortgage for the house at a lower rate.
I guess the worse part of the whole vacation was dealing with the hard drive crash of my computer. It took a couple of days to get everything installed and going on the new computer. I just hope I can recover a few of the old files from my old hard drive, but that may be impossible at this point.
Now, we'll see what 2009 has in store. I'm hoping it will be a much better year than 2008 was...
I guess the worse part of the whole vacation was dealing with the hard drive crash of my computer. It took a couple of days to get everything installed and going on the new computer. I just hope I can recover a few of the old files from my old hard drive, but that may be impossible at this point.
Now, we'll see what 2009 has in store. I'm hoping it will be a much better year than 2008 was...
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