| Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 |
| 7:41 am |
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| Monday, February 8th, 2010 |
| 10:01 am |
Thank you
I want to thank everyone who has been so supportive of us while I've been out of work. Sometimes it's hard to know what to say when you all ask me how things are going. I don't want pity. Intelligent sympathy is always good. And sometimes I don't know how much to tell you when you ask. Suffice it to say that so far the jobs that have been available will not pay for my share of the bills, including the mortgage. I am applying for positions, but in a time when so many people are out of work - I am usually very much Over Qualified or Under Qualified for the positions at hand. And the Library field has been hit hard in the Commonwealth. What jobs I *am* right for all seem to be in the Pittsburgh area, which is not an option at this time. So my Out of Workness is not going to end any time soon. But not for lack of trying. Meanwhile, I am making Tuscan bread soup for supper, cleaning up from having company all weekend, and my cat has his head in our tissue box. |
| 9:47 am |
Saturday night gaming
Had a most excellent gaming session on Saturday. Missed having the spouse with us, as he was plowing all that snow. But otherwise, lots of mooks to take care of, and banter banter banter with our Superhero characters! |
| Friday, February 5th, 2010 |
| 11:00 am |
Ham-asparagus rolls.
Yah, haven't been posting as much since I started playing games on the Evil FB. Last night I made ham-asparagus rolls for supper. We had a huge spiral cut ham for Christmas, and so these were leftover slices that I'd been trying to figure out how to use. Waste not, want not. Anyway, you take 8 ham slices that are thin enough to roll around stuff, and 2 cups of grated/shredded swiss cheese. Steam 24 asparagus spears. In each slice of ham place three spears of asparagus and 2 Tablespoons of shredded swiss cheese. Roll them, and place in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with the over-wrap/edges on the bottom. Take 1/4 cup of butter and melt it in a saute pan, add 2 Tb of flour and stir over low heat until bubbly. Gradually add 1 cup of milk and continue stirring until smooth and thickened. Add 1/4 cup of shredded swiss cheese and 1/2 cup of sour cream (the receipt calls for whipping cream, but I used sour cream and it was great) and continue stirring until the cheese is melted. Pour the sauce over the rolls in the pan, and then sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Broil for 4 minutes 4 to 5 inches away from the heating elements. Really very tasty. Original recipe was from the Southern Heritage Cookbook. |
| Sunday, January 17th, 2010 |
| 12:05 pm |
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| Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 |
| 10:32 am |
Sort of tired, but...
Got a call from a friend who is the Judge of Elections at my polling place! He asked me to work the election as a Clerk for the day! It's not the $100, which *is* needed. It's not the 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. working day. It's that I will be taking part of something that is a vitally important facet of American citizenship, and I'm very, very excited. Spouse said, "What about the requirement that you have to be over 70?" Hahahahahahahahaa. : P I have always wanted to volunteer, but never could because it would mean taking off the one night a week that the library was open, and I would never have coverage (yeah, the person hired to work evenings "can't"). So taking a personal day would mean closing the library. Actually, that's not too bad an idea - but that's me talking who is not working there at the moment. November 3rd! Don't forget to vote you Pennsylvanians! |
| Saturday, October 17th, 2009 |
| 6:10 pm |
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| Thursday, October 15th, 2009 |
| 10:10 am |
Snowing!
It's Snowing! Just a few minutes ago it was raining heavily, and now it's snow! Yata! |
| Monday, October 12th, 2009 |
| 8:31 pm |
Footloose
Well, the same year that I missed Footloose when it came out in the theaters... I also missed Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. I started looking through the list of movies, but though I recognized titles - I didn't see any of them. Stopped halfway through the b's. |
| Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 |
| 9:31 am |
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| Saturday, September 26th, 2009 |
| 11:52 am |
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| Monday, September 21st, 2009 |
| 10:14 am |
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| 10:09 am |
phones and things
Just wanted to let people know, we're voluntarily having the cell phones suspended for a while. We'll get them back when I am working full time again. So you have to call us on our land line. Actually, I'm feeling rather optimistic. We've paid the cell company, so we're all paid up on that. |
| Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 |
| 1:36 pm |
Into the Forge by Dennis L. McKiernan (Bestselling Author!)
 Into the Forge by Dennis L. McKiernanWell... this book was ... It had...Bad writing. Bad, bad writing, no biscuit for you, Bestselling Author! Aside from the massive quantities of derivative plot (has everyone read Tolkien?) there were words that were used incorrectly, writhing unending sentences, and garbage bags full of overwriting and overexplaining.Why did I keep reading it? Partially, because I was looking for the next BAD bit. Honestly, if this man had retained a decent editor, or someone to quieten down his purple prose, he might have had something. View all my reviews >> |
| Friday, September 11th, 2009 |
| 8:58 pm |
What I remember...
most? Is that we were threatened with being "insubordinate" if we discussed the terrorists, the world trade center, anything to do with it, or allowed our children to know anything about it in any way. Instead of dealing with this as a community or a teachable moment, we were told that it did not happen and it was a firing offense to discuss it. One teacher lost her sister at the WTC. I was so worried about my sister, who worked in the Pentagon at the time, and so many of our Otakon staff. We couldn't reach them, and people were crazy on the internet trying to find something out. And then people started mocking the president. Who heaven knows I do not like, and never voted for. But how the *heck* did they expect him to react? Jump up and make a scene and scare the preschoolers? It was a political joy ride. And then the hate crimes started. And people called me a traitor because I said that Muslims were not our enemy, neither was Islam. And Italians had their businesses fire bombed because "they looked Arab". And dissent was shouted down, and those who spoke against the hate were told that this was America, love it or leave it, and that we should shut up and support hastily and poorly planned last minute bits and pieces to "safeguard our nation". So... that's what I remember today. And no, I don't want it to ever happen again. |
| Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 |
| 4:55 pm |
Scalloped potatoes
that's what is for supper. Homemade. With a half rack of ribs that was in the freezer. And the Eldar Spawn will make us a salad to go with it. Spouse returns from a shoot in Joplin MO tonight at 11:30. Oh, and the Eldar Spawn now has her *permit* and is driving very well, thank you, |
| Saturday, September 5th, 2009 |
| 4:04 pm |
Furlough
I have been "furloughed" for an indefinite period of time - got the letter today. What does this mean? It means I've been laid off. The good thing is that this means I can ask some very important people in the agency to act as recommendations for me. The bad thing is, of course, that I have no health insurance as of the last of September. The state senators and representatives are receiving *their* pay checks, *and* have a benefits package. Just pointing that out. |
| Friday, August 28th, 2009 |
| 5:28 pm |
Provinces...
This will be my third Canadian Province (I think it's only three) Nova Scotia and Ontario being the others. |
| 4:06 pm |
well...
I have not been on the Intarwebs for most of the week, and have been trying to catch up. Will not get to things like bulletin boards - not with all the other stuff I need to look at. And the spouse and I will not be online for the next week. We have been married for 20 years. We are going on a cruise to celebrate, and to give us the chance to write up character backgrounds for Bruce's next game. And read. The spawn start school on Monday, and my Mom will be here to watch them for the week. So... if you do not hear from me for a while, that is why. |
| Monday, August 24th, 2009 |
| 10:26 am |
It's been a long weekend, but enjoyable. Did not hit much during The Summer Shoot, but got some healthy sunlight. Played Race for the Galaxy three times, and lost all three times, but I love that game! Played a nifty ship game, and would like to play it again... Now to do the dishes! Kansas is posing like a lion atop the coffee table. |
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