kath/ mckait 2012 ~ thread #2 ~

5 * star - loved it, breathtaking, keeper, will re-read. Possibly life changing!
4.5 * star - very good, possible keeper
4 * star liked a lot
3.5 * star - very satisfying
3 * star a solid read, nothing extraordinary, worth 1 read
2.5 * star- failed potential but somewhat engaging
2 * star A mixed bag not worth reading unless desperate
1.5 * star It was a book
1 * star Fail ! A bunch of words cobbled together




You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. - Friedrich Nietzsche



Reads for 2012 begin here..

1. Camptown Ladies by Mari SanGiovanni 4 stars
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 2 stars
3. Come In and Cover Me by Gin Phillips 4 stars
4. The Truth of All Things: A Novel by Kieran Shields 2 stars
5. Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert 3 stars
6. Defending Jacob: A Novel By: William Landay 4 stars
7. Seriously . . . I' m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres 3 stars

Just followed the linky thing so guess this is still "under construction".

Hope you are having a good day.

Second thread? Well, I guess since it's the second week of the year, it stands to reason! Absolutely, have a good day, week, month, year, etc.

Welcome to all who visit!

H calm and Peggy! Nice to see you :) thank you for finding me so quickly!

The first thread always fills quickly, I think as we find each other for the year :)

Mornin' Kath!

I don't like anything being "extremely loud and close"...
that title sounds nerve-wracking to me.
I try not to judge a book by its name -
but sometimes it is hard for me to get past it.
In this case, I don't have to.
Will move on - lots of other books :)

Hope you take a day off from cleaning today ;-)

Hi Cee ~ I have every intention to do just that..

I plan to make baked potatoes with broccoli for lunch..and reading is on my agenda..

Yeah.. as I said.. got sucked in.I try to avoid hyped books, I often dislike them it seems..
this last one was just.. well, nerve-wracking is a good way to start a long list of negative adjectives/
The second star was because there were a few parts that were touching.. they were just plonked in there
like raisins in oatmeal, but they were there .. otherwise it would have been one star.

*smooch* of the mornin' to yinz

Morning Kath- I like the new thread. It's warm & fresh. Enjoy your day and I hope your next book treats you a whole lot better.

Hi rdear and Mark.. welcome :)

I am reading Come in and Cover Me, and enjoying it. ( LTER)
I doubt I will read much before Dan leaves.. have some cooking to do .. not much.
I had a bit of a long night....

*Waves* Hi Kath! :)

Good morning, Kath! Hope the new book is a good 'un.

Have a super day. And baked potatoes and broccoli sound yummy.

Good morning, Kath!

found you!!!
sorry about EL....hope the next one is much better for you :)
back to work for me *groan*

:( groan indeed... sorry kara.. the current read is good..

today I have lost my mind...............
just waiting for her to go home or go where ever she goes

sorry :(

I know how that feels..

I know :)

Poor Kara. When are they gonna fire the old bag and make you the boss? :)

Hi Kath! Woo- putting on my blue glasses! Better late than never I guess! :)

I don't want her job cee because I can't stand the people she has to work with....even though I could do her job and do it better!!

I just want an office to me own self :) that's all I want...but it won't happen :( no room anywhere.......

broom closet?
elevator?
car?

Good Evening Kath! I'm glad you were enjoying the book you were reading!

I'm so behind, I'm commenting on your last thread. I also disliked Extremely Loud. I read it years ago, pre-LT, and thought it was terribly pretentious. I only finished it because of all the hype then and I thought for sure that I was missed something. Also because I owned it (thankfully a paperback).

I'll be in your shoes next weekend (sad mom wise) when I drive my son back up to school for the new semester... :(

Have a good day, Kath!

Good Morning Kath!

Hi Brit.. still reading it.. almost done though.. light reading, but I
tend to like that lately. I just want to be entertained, not impress anyone.. lol

Joanne.. sorry that your son will be going back soon.
It is really hard isn't it? I feel like it would be easier for me
if they lived closer, but with all of them hundreds of miles away,
not so nice. Life goes on though, so they say.......

Good morning Brit! lol.. you have ben here more than I have lately, I think?

'Morning, Kath.

I hope you have a super day.

3. Come In and Cover Me by Gin Phillips 4 stars

An LTER read and reviewed.

Nice review, Kath! Thumb for you!

Sounds really interesting...

Thanks Cee.. I enjoyed it :)

I liked her The Well and the Mine :)
nice review and I will add Come in and Cover me!

for me or her?
broom closet?.....we have mop rooms ;)
elevator?..........none
car?........I could do that but then I might be tempted to leave :P

I can work out of anything just as long as I have internet and it's quiet :)

Closet for her sounds pretty good.. do you have one with a key?

I have been thinking of reading The Well and the Mine.. I really liked this one.

My next read is going to be The Truth of All Things: A Novel
By: Kieran Shields It will be a Vine read.

I just sat and watched Dr Phil.. a show I usually dislike... a lot..
but John Edward and Char were on, doing readings. It was really good.

Then I did dinner for the furkids. I am amazed by how long that takes some days..
tuna for the kitties and the last of Duncan's meatloaf for him. Tomorrow it is
chicken and rice for him and Spaghetti for us :)

no key :( so she could/will get out..........
The Truth of all things has a pretty cover :) but that's all LT has on it........
*groan* Dr Phil...don't like him either but I do like John Edwards :) he used to have a show on a cable channel but I haven't seen it in a long time. DH doesn't like him :/ I think it's cuz DH has the "twinkle" but doesn't like to talk or watch things about it if you know what I mean. {{{denial}}}

a tuna sandwich sounds real good right about now!

So weird

I was just thinking a tuna sandwich would be a good dinner

The cable show has been off the air for years.
I follow JE on facebook.. and his website..
maybe you can HULU todays show. He was on something
else recently.. Dr Oz maybe??? Can't remember.

I dislike Dr Phil.. but I have to say that he did a great job of
just letting the show happen. John had a good segment at the end..

So weird

I was just thinking a tuna sandwich would be a good dinner

great minds in sync ;)

So we had large men with no ID badges canvassing the neighborhood again...
it happened about 6 - 8 weeks ago.. those men were banging on the windows and
coming back to the houses 2-3 times. Generally frightening the neighborhood.
I didn't open the door, today.. he had no ID, was just waving a tablet at me, with Working America
pulled up on the screen. I don't trust that... I could do that if I were a criminal.

I told him through the door to come back tomorrow..
I then called the local dispatch and asked that they send someone
to please make sure they were who they said they were. We had been told that
there is no canvassing allowed at night. ( turns out the supreme court says otherwise)

I also asked that the officer call me ... There have been several rapes both to the
north of us and near Pittsburgh to the south of us..in the last few days. General description
could have been this man or any of hundred of local men....
I called Kim to let her know to not open the door, and Margie to tell her not to open the door...
she said our neighbor Danielle a pretty young neighbor with a baby was out on the porch in her PJs
and talking to this guy. Of course I went down. I told her to go inside.. she did.. I questioned the guy
who was very rude and aggressive in his approach.

I told him it would be better if he would do his canvassing in the daylight, or on the weekend.
I told him to go away.

I came home.. the officer called and said.. "nothing I can do "
because he has said that for years. He never responds he is a lazy ass.
Has been for 20 years. He refused to even drive by and check them out..
I am VERY angry. I asked only that the police make sure that they were who
they claimed to be. Neighborhood watch meeting is Thursday. I am gunnin' for bear.
ARGH!

And you know what? I am angry at myself for being uncomfortable and
yes.. afraid. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hateful world, ain't it?

Never answer door unless dh is home...he's still a pretty big fella, 6'3" and can be loud and scary when needed...Sometimes I don't answer it even then...fortunately our tiny area is well-stocked with careful neighbors.

Ham and greens and summer squash/zucchini for dinner...made a vat of spag. sauce Sunday, had some last night and froze the rest...dh is smoking pork tomorrow.

I do love spaghetti!

yeah.. the world has lost some of its shine..

Oh, Kath what a terrible thing to happen in your neighborhood. Lazy ass cops is right!

Shouldn't they be patroling the area to make sure these creeps are who they say they are...And shouldn't they tell the canvasers to move along?

sigh.

I just got angry because it scared me.. things didn't used to.
once I would have been out there chatting them up too..

Darn nuisance getting old and dotty

What were these people "supposed" to be canvassing about, anyway? I would think that banging on windows and such would be considered harassment, regardless of why they are there or when they are allowed to be there.

They said Working America and that was the webpage he had on his device. And it was the last group that banged on the windows....these were , as far as I know, bavging only on doors. I believe in cavassing neighborhoods for good reasons. They might have been on the level...but, I just felt like they were...off. probably just me.

I had a bad feeling about my stepdad today. Called to check on him....whenthey showed up I was on the phone with my sister....he had fallen again.

:( not good.

Don't get much canvasing around here. An occasional Jehovah's Witness shows up. I think we had Mormon missionaries stop once. Census people when that was going on. Somebody stuck a Comcast flier on my doorknob. I love my boring neighborhood.

Sorry to hear you had annoying people in your neighbourhood!

I generally don't answer my door anyway. Being a shift worker people tend to knock on my door when I'm sleeping, so I don't bother to get up.
Anyone who would come visit has the door code to just let themself in or would call first, anyone else would be selling something I don't want anyway.

Good job for sticking up for the safety of you and those in your neighborhood!

I hope you have a good day!

My concern is that anyone can do this canvassing. They no longer have to check
in with the town and get a permit or even stop by and let the authorities know that they
will be in the area. They are supposed to show a badge. I made one for the local police dept on
photobucket last night.. to prove a point. Anyone can pull up a webpage on a tablet and try to look official. I know how I sound, but you know.. there have been break ins and rapes in the area, and I
can't help but wonder why they have to be out after 8 pm.

These and the last group are often rude and refuse to go if you ask them to. I almost had to drag
the guy off of Danielle's porch last night. I don't mind Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormon missionaries..
We have those too.. or have had. But they turn up during the day or very early evening. The last
pair of Mormons ended up coming here once a week for dinner .. I think we got black listed after that..
'cause the boys would accidentally watch TV .. and take food back with them. They were the nicest kids!

anyway.. I do know it sounds like I am crazy.. but I don't like the attitudes of the last groups and
I don't like that the local police ( admittedly it is this one cop who NEVER responds to anything)
would not even drive through. I am still annoyed.

And I am worried about Walter. He is fading fast.. and it makes me very sad. He is a good man.

ooops! HI Brit.. cross posted :)

Hope yours is good too :)

So sorry to see the news of your stepdad, Kath. Falls are what I fear the most among the elderly. They certainly can be lethal. Does he have a life alert type of thing to use if necessary?

Can the cops tell you at what point solicitors become harassmentors?

We finally did talk Walter into getting Life Alert. Problem is that the last several times he has fallen, it has
been outdoors. His neighbors .....well One actually looked out the door once and saw him lying bleeding from the head into the ice and snow and said are you ok? then left him there.

Usually, my sister takes him home and sees him in. Yesterday the weather was nice and he
felt okay... and ate well... so they let him drive himself.. and this happened. He has a cell phone..
but can't get how to autodial.. but he did manage to call my sister who lives one block away..

Good point.. they don't seem to care and to be honest, with the last supreme court ruling...
apparently that is a very grey area. I am pretty sure that it would have to involve a literally breaking in.

What kind of stupid uncaring neighbor is that?!!! Seriously, some people need to be made to take training classes on how to be human.

agreed, caro

I just found that Firefox has an extension called Photobucket Uploader.
This extension allow you to right click an image on any web page and upload it instantly to
your photobucket account. The photobucket page opens automatically and there you have
your html link for posting the image on LT .. as well as other options.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photobucket-uploader/
Whee!

I am re-posting this from the How To thread in the group... I know how we all like to use images...

Hope your step-dad is OK.

How nice of you to feed the missionaries - I doubt you were blacklisted. :) New ones come and the old ones go and they probably didn't know about the lovely lady who was willing to feed them. I will tell you that my friends who have boys out in the world would hug and kiss you for being nice to their boys and feeding them.

I have a sign on my door that says "Absolutely no soliciting. I don't care what it is or who you are." It has been very effective. In the last three years, I think I have only had 2 people who dared knock on my door. One was last week - a salesman for Kirby. He had the nerve to tell me he wasn't selling anything, just offering me the opportunity to see a demonstration of the vacuum. I told him he was exactly who that sign was for and have a nice day.

We usually get the vans of inner city kids selling magazines or such. It makes me uncomfortable too - you don't know if they are legitimate and it can be scary.

Jenn.. I have thought about the Mormon parents..
the ones whose kids get flung out there all over the world
and knock on strangers doors and more. Yikes! I
gave them gift cards to Uno's Pizza for Christmas..
( near where they were living.. )
but one night they brought an older man here .. I guess to
sort of check in on them? I guess he found out what a heathen I am and
I never saw the boys again :P or any others.

oh, and my step dad was okay this morning.. in fact he was mia for a while..
he is very, very stubborn. Thanks for asking about him!

sending safe thoughts to you, the neighborhood and Walter :)

They might have been on the level...but, I just felt like they were...off. probably just me.
go with your gut and damn what they think, nobody should be soliciting anything after dark!

won't there be a police officer at the neighborhood watch meeting? I thought they went....well at least one

yep... someone will show up..
I have a list.........

go for the jugular!
just don't make a mess ;)

Oh Kath! I am so sorry to hear of those " canvassers." You are not old and dotty at all! I'd be scared and angry too! I don't think anyone should come to my door after 5 pm. And I rarely answer the door if I don't know who it is. Thankfully we don't get canvassers around here much. Hugs to you!

I hope your step dad is doing okay. I understand about stubborn loved ones. Hugs again.

Hi Kath, catching up quickly, and a quick hello too :)

Hi Kath!
Be yoursel. Be strong. Be safe.
Go git'em! In the very nicest way, of course ;-)

Kath, peoples right to privacy and their right to not have people impose themselves on their property at an ungodly hour in a basically threatening and frightening manner should be upheld by the authorities. Take care of yourself.

{{{Kath}}}

{{{Walter}}}--even if he's crannky about them. It's so hard for them (and us) when independence seems threatened.

RL bookclub today---The Book Thief; a nice chat and some little snacks. Great afternoon.

Hi Kara :)

Yeah.. well... they sit and listen politely, and take no toes and ...... well...
I went to one meeting, Dan has been to a few. It is more a farce than not..

Deb..I know.. and I had not opened the door.. he came to my window.. at least he
wasn't banging on it like the last guy.. and tried to talk. That would have been the
end of it if Danielle had done the same. :P Walter makes me sad. His birthday is
Jan 15. I always think it's the 12th. Anyway.. it is the 15th and my BIL and nephew are
the 16th. He got through yesterday okay.... more or less. He didn't fall, anyway.

Megan :) always nice to see you !

Cee...nice? Dunno about that!

Paul.. thank you. I agree.. ..nice to see you :)

Thanks Gail.. hugs are always good :)
You know, I understand. I feel 18 in my head and look in the mirror and yipe!
Who is that old broad??? The Book Thief was a good one! I really liked it.

Had some phone calls last night that lasted a while and watched the movie
The Help.. it was good. Shameful.... and sad but good.

I am reading The Truth of All Things for Vine.. and it is ok..

Nothing of import happening thank goodness! Some errands to do today..

I love the picture Kath!

Thanks :)

I loved it too... I found it, did not take it..
I am a tree lover :) you must be too?

I do love trees, though normally the leaf-filled kinds, rather than the barren winter variety. Yet, the coloring of and the snowfall make this a beautiful and tranquil. I'd love to crawl up in a chair (with a book of course) next to a fireplace looking out at the window at that beautiful view.

I like them in all of their four seasonal glory :)
I have a sick tree just now, and fear that I am going to lose it..
Last spring the Ash Borer got to it.. We are trying to save it but...

That is pretty much the feeling I had about my winter tree.. that I would love
to look out and see it on all of it's snowy grandeur ... great minds..

Morning, Kath! Had my coffee, ready for the world...or not. Housework today. Mandatory; the dust is heavy.

Mmm...love trees. Hate to lose one, hoping your ailing tree makes it, Kath.

I too often think, "Who is that old woman?" and quickly want to cry because, well, it's me.

Beautiful here today. Low 50's, full sun, no danged wind to chap my cheeks and freeze my ears. I enjoy all seasons, a good thing since I've left the land of endless summer (and a 3-day winter), Florida.

Hey, Kath!
I agree - all the seasons are good. I would, however, like to be in charge of how long each one lasts. And all trees are good... even dead ones that birds and animals continue to use. I love living in the woods. And I hope against hope that your poor sick tree recovers. It was/will be? a beauty.

Re mirrors - I avoid them! I'm sure they are all totally distorted! :-P

I am with ya on the mirror thing.. when I had my hair cut last..
and it was too short? I caught a glance of me in the mirror...and
thought for a sec it was my mother...

we fool ourselves so...

Gail, Cee.. and all of us.... we wise women all agree about trees, as well..
trees = good
mirrors = bad

I have some beef in the crock pot cooking with onions.. it will turn into pepper steak later..
I found some nice red and yellow peppers at Aldi. I like to make the beef in the crock pot
so it is nice and tender.

I am going to make pork chops and parsley potatoes, for dinner..oh and cauliflower!
Then, the pepper steak will be just extra cooking day food. I can heat it up and make rice
whenever I want..

I cooked for Dunkers yesterday...

So I am good for a day or two or three aside from rice.
On the other hand, Dan usually prefers noodles to rice for pepper steak so ?
Dunno. I love rice!

Hi!

I like to do a big crockpot with venison (i get it for free...so use instead of beef), onions, garlic, and beef broth...very versatile base for pepper steak, fajitas, stew

I love rice, too..sometimes i crave a bowl of rice in the evening...so, i usually keep some , cooked, in the freezer..And I love Rice Crust Pizza!

Mirrors, bah! I know what I look like and have come to accept the fact that I am not gorgeous...so what, i say???!!!

;-}

Standby for a report on the chicken lasagna - it's in the oven.
If it comes out good... I'm gonna be hard-pressed to remember what I did to the recipe.
I pulled a "Kath" on this one.
Ya know - did not follow recipe, some of this and that, eyeballing... OY! (as Jude would say)

We had one of my favorites for supper---pumpkin and sausage soup. It may not sound good but it is delish.

Hi Kath- I'm glad I just ate, otherwise this thread can be drool-inducing. Chicken lasagna, never heard of it or pumpkin and sausage soup either. Hmmmm...

Did Kath(y) run away from home..or, is she just being Cryptic???

how was the lasagna Cee?

Don't like Venison jude :(

Pumpkin and sausage? hmm interesting, Bonnie...

Hi Mark... !

not cryptic jude..
I was coming up from the basement and did nothing more than lift my foot to step onto a
stair tread and something popped in my back ... I can hardly move.. ouch!!!
:(

pls forgive.. back tomorrow...

Hi There Kath

I'm sorry that your step dad is falling. I'm sure this is a worry.

Will and I went to dinner at a local diner tonight. As we left, I noticed a man who was trying to get through the door, down the steps and out into the parking lot. Clearly, he was having problems. I tried to help him. Because I'm having balance issues, it really was like a comedy skit. Will tried to help as well. Will was helping me while I was helping the guy with the walker.

As we finally got him to his car, we both noticed that the entire car had dents, bent fenders and long gashes in almost every square inch of the car. Clearly, he should not be driving. As we watched him drive out of the parking lot, he proceeded to drive right over a concrete divider.

What in the world is going to happen in our society. Who will help these people? I vow that when I retire If I am able, I'll find an agency where I can volunteer to help those without a family.

By the way, as we were helping the man in his car, his pants fell down. Poor guy was standing there with his slacks down around his ankles. It was cold outside tonight. I did not try to help him get his pants up....

Will laughed and said that there is always an adventure wherever I am.

Good Morning Kath!

Not much going on here. Dang radiator clanged at midnight and woke the punk up. He spent the rest of the night with us because any time we put him in his room he just screamed. So, not such a restful night. Glad I'm headed to doc's this morning because my ear continues to hurt. Antihistamine didn't really help. :(

Hi Linda :) it is really good to see you here... I am glad that you fell well enough to go out to
dinner, but what a sad story when you got there. The poor man. I have seen similar things..
older men and women who have no one to care for ... or about them. It makes me so sad.

Dan saw an older man from the neighborhood.. in his 80's ... shopping at the convenience store
nearby.. waling up this treacherous hill with mild and cat food and some other things. He refused a ride.
I went to their house the next day to offer rides to the store. The man is a little slow, I have known that..
but his sister now has dementia and they made her stop driving. It was so sad. She told me all sorts
of stories about her husband ( who passed many years ago) being in the hospital. She also said that people come in all the time and steal her glasses and phone book. I put my number
by their phone, and on a great big note with another number on the fridge. So far they haven't called and
when we checked on Wed. did not accept a ride to the store. Sad and worrisome. At least Walter has us..
even though he is so stubborn. Not sure what we will do when the weather is bad.. it is impossible to keep him in...and his falling has become an issue..

Hi Brit.. oh no.. what a way to wake up! lol. I have always been a huge fan of
those clunky old radiators :P I used to put our clothes on them so they were toasty when
we put them on in the morning :). I swear they keep it warmer, too. Poor Will, though..
and poor moms! My nephlet is afraid of the garbage truck and also wind. This is trash and recycle
day, which means two trucks.. and also a windy night/morning, so I suspect Kim had an interesting
time of it too. And I am so sorry that the earache is still with you.. that is awful! Hopefully you will
get some relief today :(

My back still hurts.. it is slightly less sharp a pain when I move this morning so I hope
that means it will get better quickly..

I did not go to the neighborhood watch meeting last night. Dan went.. and
so did Margie. There were no police there... but the mayor showed up. Mostly he kept saying
call the chief and tell him. The chief never answers his phone or returns calls, but there ya go!

On the lighter side.. I learned we have a resident who is a cross dresser. Margie used
to have a friend named Shirley who lived in town and had a masculine appearance. So
When she walked in and saw this person ( short dress, purple tights ) she said ..
"Shirley?" "NO, Jim" was the curt reply. Sounds like a good way to start the meeting!
Jim sat next to the mayor, who reportedly kept moving his chair away..

Did I tell you all about the woman I saw holding a sign about a killer dog?
She was standing at an intersection on the way to the main street of town on
Monday. I told Margie about it ... and described the nice looking, well dressed woman
and expressed concern that the dog she was concerned about might have hurt or killed her
dog. ( considering what the sign said) . Yeah. Turns out it was Jim. No dogs were harmed
but the poor guy ( ex airline pilot ) is absolutely terrified of dogs. Apparently the one that lived at 381
is especially scary to him. He thinks all dogs should be shot by the police.. so while I
am sorry he is so frightened, I .... don't agree. I am glad no dogs were actually injured though,
and suspect the dog at 381 is a fine, and perhaps just loud dog? Poor Jim. Terrible to be so afraid.

I do not have children and would lay odds that they are not in my future plans (not ruling anything out, but I don't think it likely I'll be a parent) and I do sometimes wonder what will happen to me in old age. Not that you have children so that you have a caretaker, and not like all children accept that role, but I still, the question/concern rears its head every once in a while.

4. The Truth of All Things: A Novel by Kieran Shields 2 stars

ugh

ty, families are often created by making good friends. Children are not a
guarantee of care, sad to say :(

Hi Kath, Your town sounds quite... ah.... interesting? Glad I live in the forest (as my grands would say).

Be nice to your back :(
It's trying to tell you it needs a rest.
I know once you get going, your reading will leave me in the dust.

{{gentle hug}} for sore back :)

*weep* because it is the 13th and I never seem to have a good 13th.
today was no exception

Kath, sorry to hear about Walter and about your back and your neighbor who needs help but won't accept it :(

86 Kara, bad day? I'll stop over to your thread.

Love the snowy tree pic up top, Kath.

Sorry to hear of your frustrations of late.

Hope the weekend lines up good for you!

Warning. Pinterest.com is addicting.

just saying..

Cee... small towns.. what can I say, no secrets.. almost no secrets :)

Kara.. so sorry it wasn't a good day ((((kara))))

Hi Terri.. yea.. a bunch of stubborn folks!

Hi Joanne.. I have high hopes for the weekend :)
Hope yours is good, too..

How sad, the elderly man that you ran across. It's so good of you to try to help him. It's difficult to know exactly what to do about the these sorts of problems. I could never live in a small town... For about 7 years we lived in a somewhat isolated suburb of 20,000 people and I nearly went crazy!!! As you say, everyone knows everyone and I found it hard to fit into a town that kind of had it's people that had lived there since 1900 and was not that welcoming to newcomers. We ended up selling our house and moving back into the city. That's my kinda place!But everyone is so different. I've always been a city kinda girl. I like the anonymity and services of a city.

Ohhh I wish I hadn't seen your post about pinterest.com ... because I had to check it out!
darn. like I need yet another website to waste time on.

Kath - delurking to say that your peppered steak has me salivating and your tale about the old man and your wish to help them get to the store has me offering hugs that basic human kindness is alive and well in Beaver County, Pa!

pinterest.com = The Devil.

Deb... I could no more live in a city than fly to the moon on a broomstick.
I try to live by the GR you know? Sometimes it works better than others. I was
not very nice to Comcast on the phone yesterday. I might have done better if she was not the second agent to completely refuse to listen to what I said and just read her script. So.. I am just like all of us .. I do the best I can. But trust me, if ther actually was an anti gravity weapon, I would point it a few folks and watch them pop into outer space. I have a shortlist and a long one. lol

Chelle ... in my defense, I did not provide a link... on purpose. lol

Paul.. today I am thinking of latkes.....and yes.. it is a good thing to live in Beaver County imo.
Most people are V nice, or at least it used to be that way.

rdear. neener.

I am having fun with my current read, which I expect to finish this morning.

Morning Kath- I have high hopes for your day too! Enjoy!

Hey Kath, your neighborhood sounds like a novel in the making. What's the series you like, Pinesomething? You really need to sit down and write.
Have a great weekend!

If anyone wants to find me on Pinterest.com..
Kathleen McStay with my kitties as a pic

I was just there again..
love it!

Another online addiction?? why you do this to us?

;-}

I know.. I am sorry, and you're welcome!

That's okay..I checked it out....thinking about it....

mind.. you can click on "everything" and narrow it down tot things you want to look at..

Hi Kath!
NOT looking! :P

I second the idea of you writing a series! :)

Want to go to a library this afternoon - but none open around here since it's Saturday.
Also, not open Sunday or Monday.
Good grief!
So... I live forTuesday which is gonna be a 1/2 day off for me -
also the day Loki is rescheduled for his teeth extractions.
Oh, gawd. Gotta go through this again :(

Sorry, Kath, I refuse to look at another addictive web site! I spend way too much time on LT as it is.

Have a great day! :)

People all weekend long. How did I get so lucky? Little work going to get done, dammit.

WILL NOT LOOK AT PINTEREST TODAY. NO. NO. NO.

5. Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert 3 stars a comfort read

6. Defending Jacob: A Novel By: William Landay 4 stars A vine read

Next up, an LTER

A Place Of Secrets by Rachel Hore

And she's off and running!

Glad you are having time for reading...
Pleasant dreams tonight, my friend!

7. Seriously ... I' m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres. 3 stars

Touchstones added later as I don't see any brackets on The touchpad :P

Hi Cee......sweet dreams back at ya!

Just stopping by to say hello. I got an invite from Pinterest this morning but I'm still not sure what it's all about.

Hey Kath! The brackets on the iPad - from the main keyboard, go to the number screen, then there is a button for more symbols. You should see the brackets on this third variation of the keyboard.

I'm off to bed - up way too late watching football. Tomorrow could be a long (and cold) day!

Bonnie, nice to see you :)
Pinterest is a site where people "pin" or just post things that they like. either recipes,
photos, books, ANYthing that piques their interest. Then they show up on a main board for you to look at. There is a main board of "everything" and that option gives you a drop down menu to select and narrow to art, pets, clothing, tech etc. I is fun.. a nice place to store bits and pieces of things you might want to look at again or share with friends. You can follow people and they can follow you to see what you have pinned.

Brit to the rescue! I will have a look I need to practice with that keyboard! I will look for keyboard #3.
Thank you!!

I should know better than to post intentions.. I did not start the LTER, I did start
Curse of the Narrows by Laura M. Mac Donald ..Amazing how much more reading time there is if one is not playing games on fb.. I did however play Bejeweled on iPad :PPP

Although I like to be on the cutting edge of technology, Kath, I'll forgo pininterest for a bit but file the idea away for later use.

Thinking I'll check the library for the Degeneres.

ETA: Just put Ellen in audio version on hold. It will be good for the drive.

Sunday *smooch*

Fabulous Sweets! by Christina Strayer
posted this on Pinterest:

Recipe: Soda Can Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 box cake mix, any flavor
1 can room temperature soda, any flavor
Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°
Line muffin pan with liners.
In a medium bowl combine your soda and cake mix, stirring with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone.
Fill each liner 1/2-2/3 full of batter.
Bake for 18-20 minutes until cupcakes are springy and toothpicks comes out clean.
Let cool completely before frosting.
Variations

You can use any flavor combination you would like. Coke or Dr. Pepper would be great in a chocolate cake mix. Orange Soda, Mountain Dew, Sprite, Root Beer would all be fun to try too.

That recipe looks good...too good....I'm running away...

I have a recipe for a Root Beer (Float) cake...will try to find a link. It's great for kids' birthday parties!

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Easy-Root-Beer-Float-Cake

****don't know if you can get packages of Dream Whip any more****

Oh, and Pinterest, right now, is "by invitation only"...I'm on their "waiting list" (Huh, they vet people???).....which is fine by me. I'm not sure how much time I want to spend on another site....but, given the fact that FB is now monitoring comments/likes for political content...FB might be off my radar soon:

http://allthingsd.com/20120112/facebook-gives-politico-deep-access-to-users-poli...

Keep warm, kiddo!

smooch back rd!

jude.. I have been trying to invite you via FB for days.. but it isn't working..
I sent an invite to your email addy though. If anyone else wants to have a go at it..
I will send one your way too.. just message me on my profile.

As for fb.. ah let them look.. no such thing as privacy any more.. I don't expect it.

>114 mckait: Mmm!

Mornin' Kath!
I have absolutely. no. interest. in pinterest. :-)
But that kinda follows that I have no interest in the human race in general.
I am lasting on this site cuz for some reason most people here are able to rise above the maddening crowd.

Ron just informed me that the air going out of the chimney from the new furnace is about 500 degrees! Measured by the guy who services the furnace. Huh? That sounds like a waste of heat to me. Maybe that's why we can't get any snow around here. I would think men would be all over that - trying to figure out how to harness that hot air!

Have a cuddly warm day!

The thing about Pinterest is.. for me anyway.. It is a place to find and keep sorted
things that I want to revisit. I like that about it :)

500 degrees??? That sounds crazy.. it that normal?
And I agree.. there should be a way to harness the hot air..

Mornin', Kath.

Quiet and cold Sunday here. Trying to get caught up on (shudder) laundry; trying to figure out quick, easy dinner...shrimp is available...I'll do something with it.

>118 -Cee-:: Cee, the reason folks here are good news, is of course books. And selective hanging about with similar types. I think.

How's the back, Kath?

Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 6 oz • Points: 4 pts
Calories: 197.3 • Fat: 4.1g • Protein: 35.9 g • Carb: 2.4 g • Fiber: 0.1 g

2 tsp olive oil
2 lb shrimp, shelled and deviened
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime
salt and pepper

Heat a large frying pan
Heat a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Add oil to the pan, when hot add shrimp. Season with salt and pepper. When the shrimp is cooked on one side, about 2 minutes, turn over and add garlic. Sauté another minute or two until shrimp is cooked, careful not to overcook. Remove from heat. Squeeze lime all over shrimp and toss with cilantro. Serve hot.

Also on Pinterest!

Thanks for asking Gail.. Back is better.. still "catches" at times if I move..
Do the laundry tomorrow! relax today :)

I just repinned that recipe this morning.. looks so easy and so yum!

OK... stop the presses! I got that a little wrong. :{
The OLD furnace sent air up the chimney at 500 degrees.
The NEW furnace is only 300 degrees.
STILL! Good lord! That's hot. I don't get it.

Yum! Sounds wonderful.

Here's a thought re: laundry

One daughter yesterday sent me a brief email on "Simple pleasures"---Warm sheets fresh out of the dryer. Then she wondered what our ancestors did about laundry in the winters. Well, probably ignored it, is my guess, as bathing wasn't a high priority in the distant past. Although I remember frozen sheets, frozen diapers (imagine, if you youngsters can, *cloth* diapers, washed daily), and frozen fingers.

Life is better now.
I think.

Oh, C..that sounds right..old furnace vs new...my old furnace was so inefficient, it wasn't funny. The new one is so much better.

Thanks, Kath...i'm now Pinterest-ed. Don't know why the FB thing didn't work... I like Pinterest because it will keep my "bibs & bobs" in one place

Love the shrimp recipe..I'd kill to be able to buy decent shrimp, here....

;-}

iPad COPY & PASTE tutorial:

http://www.ipad-transfer.com/ipad-tips/ipad-copy-and-paste.html

....because I've wondered how to do that, too

;-}

hey! thanks jude!!

You're vurry welcome!

Off to Walter's ( stepdad) birthday bash

Hey Kath - just checking in. I need to spend some time on pinterest. Maybe I'll do that tonight while I'm on duty. I'm wondering how I'm going to make it until then.

I'm jumping off the lurking launch to add a comment that two good friends of mine have been complaining recently that pinterest seems to have been invaded by lots of porn, so caveat emptor or whatever.....

PORN?! On pinterest?! I admit I'm shocked.

I finally get some time to log in to LT and oh momma...I'm overwhelmed. So I'm just going to start again at this very spot .... although it's very tempting to try and scroll up to see what porn discussion on pinterest is all about.

Caro... I suspect that porn in some cases in in the eye of the beholder and that if there is porn, it is
rare and avoidable? Just my opinion.. Heaven knows that I can't comment on the entire website after spending only a bit of there here and there exploring it. I have not seen anything I considered to be pornographic.

Don't get excited rd.. it may or may not be true, but I will know where to look for you if you go missing ..lol

Tina.. that is interesting.. I am sorry that your friends ran into something ....

Hi Brit... long day? Sorry ... hope today is easier... you do have a lot on your plate each day though..

Walters dinner was nice.. an underlying sadness.. He hates being made a fuss over and so he was grumpy.. but we are onto him a bit.. Kim gave him oatmeal, I gave him frozen blueberries to put in it.
He did eat well.. but made me sad when he didn't want to go home.

I have an appt. this morning.. so I will not be around much this morning..
Hope everyone is well..

eta

http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/predictions-of-what-2011-would-be-like-in-a-1911...

for your reading pleasure :)

Wow Kath, that like just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read!
Hope Walter is recovered from his big birthday bash.

I'm having trouble loading the site (thank goodness) but from what I can tell it's a 'pinboard' for things you like? I suppose if someone liked porn and decided to pin it... ??? Do they monitor adult content? Otherwise I suppose it's in spirit of the site, if that is someone's, well, interest... o.O

Hi Kath!
Glad to hear Walter had a nice dinner. Was it at Kim's house? Isn't she about to give birth? She likes to cook and entertain THAT much? wow

Have a great day!

Dinner was at my sister's house, Cee.. and so will it be tonight. Kim has another week or ? to go..
That baby is 9 lbs plus by now so I am not sure how she is doing it.. I plan to stay home. I slept from
11p - 1 am then from 4:30 - 6:30 am and I am really tired. Then Dr appt, bloodwork and a quick stop at the hardware store to get the stuff that you spray on your window to make the ice disappear.
bought a couple of strings of outdoor lights too, to put in the decorative doo dad at the end of my porch..
and some giant hooks.

Stephen.. you have a point, guess it depends on what you like?
I seriously doubt that porn will ever outweigh good recipes and
pictures of crafts, puppies and handbags......never know though.

Linda.. He is so tired. That is the thing. He sleeps so much.. he doesn't even realize it. he just falls asleep talking, or sitting waiting to open his cards.. or ? It makes me sad. If you had known him even 3 years ago.. he was still working! He was a houseman at a local motor inn..

I came home and make some quickie soup and served it with nice crusty bread..
I have to clean up the kitchen.. but thought I would pop in here for a sec...

eta

met up with some folks who work / worked where I did... more on that later.

I've finished and reviewed Stephen King's Under the Dome in my thread...post #249.

So, I picked up my nook to read. I started feeling drowsy which is what I
expected would happen. I began to fall asleep.

yep. she did.

Hi, Dear...nothing wrong with nodding off occasionally.

Glad Walter had a good party; I know what you mean about the sleeping...

Hope you manage to have a nap - that sister of yours has a strange sense of timing.

passing through :)
met up with some folks who work / worked where I did
uh oh
Pinterest? *runs* I will live vicariously through you :)

True Gail, still I feel a little guilty if I nap...
Walter... one of the saddest things is his personality change. He has gotten
almost impossible. He used to be mostly easy going and now he gets angry
and petulant. I am sure that you understand that, too :(

calm. It is uncanny. AND she does not feel the same as Gail. If I mention that I was
sleeping or napping.. she gets huffy. *sigh*

Kara... it was good.. I got hugs and told I look wonderful..
that my hair is beautiful.. ( several times by Mona )
and heard a story or two . Mona left years ago and told stories
similar to mine.. worrying about kids etc..

Sherry is still there. At this point she has had her arm broken 2x and her foot one time.
Worse injuries than when she was hit by a truck in a parking lot. She is a really tough cookie.
Emotionally she hold up well because she doesn't take crap from ANYone. Ever. She has gone
nose to nose with the director more than once. She cares about the kids, but not the job..
if that makes sense.

Pinterest.... it needs you.

no it doesn't :P

Turn Sister Woman on to pinterest. Serves her right for all the pain and agony she causes you!

It does, kara.. it told me.

I am trying rd... it loves you... it told me

NO
NO
NNNOOO

it's lying to you ;)
it's evil :)
*screams with Richard*

Yes rdear.. you know you want to... for Cookies with bacon click here

NO
NO
NNNOOO
RICHHHARD!

*slaps Richards hand away from evil blueness*

P.S. I haven't clicked :P

jude can post the recipe...........
no clicking needed ;)

Hi Kath- Just passing through! Everything looks cheery over here. I like that.

What, did I hear my name?

I did repin that recipe...because I lurves bacon & chocolate...problem is, I don't bake! Well, I might have to...those puppies are drool-inducing, no?

Carry on, kids...

*weep*
I bake
like bacon
like chocolate
*weeps*

Recipe for the cookies is on my thread...bring a drool bib!

I put a couple pics of Kitteh on one of my boards....

159+160> did you say Oh My! after that?
no bears....huh!

Thank you jude!

>158 curlysue:, 162 Stay strong, sister! I support you in your resistance!

(My resolve is strong, strong, strong! Neener neener!)

such nice young men posted there.. possibly hot ones.. possibly nude.. you heard tina ...

Satan! YOU ARE SATAN!!

>166 mckait: SEE?! SEE?! She even admits it!

I almost choked @ #166 was laughing so hard!

*inspects finger nails carefully*

Oh boy, finding and starring your thread, Kath, and it's making me hungry just skimming down the 169 posts. Oh, my tummy-growling might also be due to boeuf bourguignon simmering in the oven..... oh boy.
pinterest.com. Uh oh. Just what I need.

Oh, Kath, Kath, Kath. You temptress, you.

The snickerdoodles! Weakening...oh, help....

Ahhh Kath, you made click on it and look at that big stack of cookies and glass of milk! Stephen, you are such a crack up! ;) Your thread is always full of fun, Kath!

Food is not appealing right now (did I just say that?)... too nervous about my baby boy.
What I need is a good stiff drink.

Gotta take Loki in for dental surgery tomorrow and snow/ice is predicted. Which should I be most worried about? Can't decide. :(

I'm on the pinterest waiting list (waiting? me? NOT patient!) but really like the concept of the site. And I'm always looking for a new places to find recipes. And places to through a bunch of reminders to myself.

A somewhat similar site (for shopping purposes at least) is svpply.com

> 170 nice to have you here.. glad I could tempt you even a little!

Gail, Deb and allif you want an invite to Pinterest... if anyone does..
leave your email as a PM and I will send you one in the morning.. :)

Cee... You have waited this long, reschedule if it is bad. Trust me it is okay..
they will get you in again ASAP...I understand that nervousness... and I will be
sending Loki energy either way.. you too!

>175 ty1997: ck messages...

:)

ok.. I am outta here tonight..
have fun without me

Hey kath - just catching up with you. Glad to hear that things seem to be going on pretty well.

nighty-night cuddlepumpkin

Hello there Brit and rdear :)

hope you are both well this morning :)
I hope all of my sweet LT friends are well and happy.

I am making slow but steady progress on
Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 by Laura M. Mac Donald

It is a wonderfully well written account of a terrible event.

I have little planned for today and it is no ones birthday unless
Owen decides to arrive...

Apparently the porn is not wanted on pinterest. In my welcome letter:

"- Pin carefully! As one of the first members of Pinterest, your pins will help set the tone for the whole community. Use big images, write thoughtful descriptions, and pin things you really love. Also, no nudity :)"

shhhhhh don't tell rd!

Mornin', Kath. Enjoy your day of resting; Owen's arrival would be a pleasant surprise...

Just catching up and laughing my head off.

re Pinterest - I like it, but haven't become obsessed like some. It is a great way to keep track of things. Much better than bookmarks. I would say there is no porn, but that some people define nudity very loosely. I've seen plenty of mostly naked lady and naked lady with pertinent parts mostly covered photos on people's exercise or beauty boards. I also saw that someone had knitted a very unique set of ahem - fitted drawers for a man in their life. URp.

How's the back Kath? Hope you're up and around and back to normal.

Thanks for the links, Kath. I'm way behind but wanted to mention that I got a big kick out of the 1911 predictions. The change in the alphabet might be my favorite.

Gail, I agree. I am ready to meet him :)

Jenn... nice to make someone laugh :) I agree.. it is a great place to keep things..
I wish there was a bit more sorting available on the boards.. like alpha order or date or something..
but I like it just fine as is.

Jim. Quite welcome :) That showed up on FB and I thought foks here would enjoy it, too ...

Errands done. I found out when I got home that I should have gotten paper towels.
Oh well.. I have 3 rolls..

I have to cook some chicken today... might do beery chix sandwiches for dan
before work and then turn leftover into something on pasta for tomorrow??

I survived my shopping Trip as well....and, I remembered to buy BACON!!!

Beery chix sammies? Recipe, please.....I have an idea how you might do them but...

;-}

*smooch*

Beery Chicken Sandwich? Sounds yummy!

cook some bacon in a large skillet.
set aside

Chop chicken into strips.
Old Bay it.
Flour ... seasoned as well.

dredge
brown in bacon fat
add beer and steam
add bacon
pile onto thick cut bread

voila'

alternatively
cook bacon
set aside
add potatoes sliced into chip thick slices.. as in VERY thin into bacon fat
brown
set aside

then put the floured chicken into bacon fat
brown it well
add potatoes
add beer
cook until chix is done.
crumble on bacon

Oh thank you!!!

checking in :)
yummy looking recipe!
with bacon of course ;)

bacon. good thing I hate to cook it..
I did however make extra so I will make baked potatoes with sour cream and bacon
and I will make bacon and egg sandwiches in the next couple of days..
I cook it to almost crispy and put in frig. then tick it under the broiler for a few seconds
when I want to eat it.

oh stop woman, I'm starving right now :P
bacon and egg sandwiches are a favorite of mine!

Come on over... I have fresh italian bread and mayo

k
*getting my broom out for flight*

*watches out window*

Hi Kath- All this food talk, always gets my tummy grumbling. I am baking pork chops. they need to hurry the hell up.
Nasty mix of weather today and it's getting colder. Mid-teens Thurs & Fri!

*stuck in broom traffic*

I am always impressed by a husband who cooks, Mark!

*wonders if kara gave up and stopped at Sonic*

Can I have my bacon extra crispy please, I don't like it wiggly

Always extra crispy at this house :)

good to know that Sonic drive thru is broom accessible :)
traffic/weather was too bad going north...sorry

When the wind started up, I figured I had lost you.. :(

turned the ole' broomstick around when I got that headwind.....
will try another day :)

I will cook bacon.

More bacon talk? Good thing i bought some today

Kara better watch her broomstick ride....wind is picking up around here...and it's heading your way, Kath

;-)

don't I know it...

OMG and in my thread the cocktail partiers want more chicken satay AND more asparagus terrine! I had to zip over to Joe's Book Cafe to get a giant order of hot, fresh fries to keep the hordes from rebelling. Came to tell you to come get some fries, Kath.

On my way!!!

Talk about extra ceispy -
Burnt my bacon for the first time ever last night.
Gas on new stove is set too high... Ron adjusted today.
Will try again.... :P

I see you guys are all well - I need sleep. Over and out!

Did you know...were you aware...that Lousy Louise has stuck it to us Murrikin Gamacheans? She has published The Hangman as an ebook for Canuckistanis only.

AND it's set in Three Pines!

LOL at Rdear! :) Oh Kath, my old stomach used to love bacon, but now I just cannot eat high fat foods ( except for chocolate, of course, which is a health food... )

Oh Deb... I do feel for you. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't eat bacon anymore. I had an incredible blueberry and bacon muffin this morning from the bakery downstairs at the office.

But, deb! Bacon is a health food too.... life with no bacon sounds too cruel....just too cruel...

rd.... that sounds too cruel for words, too. Maybe we can have it later? Or maybe move to Canada?

Caro.. a muffin sounds fairly tame thank goodness.. but blueberry and bacon? dunno about that. I guess
I am not adventurous regarding food.. lol.. the old fruit and meat thing doncha know..

morning has broken.. yesterday was .... odd.
Hope today will be quiet, I am sure it will be cold.

life with no bacon sounds too cruel

Words of truth.

Hey how's it going Kath!?

Not at all tantilized by bacon cookies. :P
Poor mom was stuck in a Kosher Rehab facility this past summer and having no bacon nearly killed her! Having no Pepsi when I visited nearly killed me!

Well, have a good day!

I just contacted my government officials regarding stop SOPA/PIPA.
A search on Wikipedia should take you to a page which gives you information
on how to contact your own elected officials.

217>Lynda..I am a coke fan more tan pepsi, but I hear ya!
216> universal truth

http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

Protect IP! Use the above link to easily send your request to stop the government from
blocking access to websites. Protect the internet

#219 - Yep. All over that.

Morning Kath. Hope things go well for you today.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/child-44-tom-rob-smith/1100297215?ean=9780446537...

Child 44 is .99 today...for nook

Hi Kath. Thanks for the recipe (waaay up there at #189!). It sounds yummy. And, go figure, now I really want bacon. I'm trapped in the house with a snow day, so I might just have to fry up a couple of strips.

mornin' Kath!
Poor Loki... trying soooo hard to stay awake and do his work (Letting us know every movement with a mile radius.)
Here's something - since he has come back home, he has not barked once! I'm not entirely sure we have the right dog.
Do you think his mouth hurts too much? Or maybe he has a sore throat from intubation? Or what?
It's a mystery!

Hope you have a good day... time for Owen to make an appearance! Maybe he's waiting for a warm day.

Hi Cee... intubation would be my guess. He will be fine. I only know one
dog to lose her voice permanently from it, and that vet was a *&^%^$&&*
Ahem.

Owen... sooner better! but Monday at the latest..

Way back, msg 199:
I am always impressed by a husband who cooks

My husband (the cook in our house) is away for a week, I have now an other male in the house, who is here to paint all woodwork (window, doors), as my husband is overly sensitive to the smell of the paint. And he does the cooking as I am no cook at all!!

Impressive indeed... My son in law does a lot of cooking..
he is a better cok than my daughter.. better than me, for
that matter. So if he wants to eat well, he cooks :)

All of my sons cook..
Their father can barely pour milk on cereal...

sigh

I'm back...it was a long wait for a 20-min meeting. I will have to come back one more time, I'm told.

Lots of poking, a little prodding, some sniffing, and a scoche of squeezing. I hated every minute of it, but it's over. For now.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

do you have the next appt set up or is it more waiting??

More waiting. No, next appts not set until reports bla bla bla

A week and then I call.

Barking has resumed - back to work! :-)

good news..

I think I am out for the night..
not feeling well :(

better tomorrow, I'm sure..

I certainly hope you're feeling better tomorrow, kath. Rats to the not feeling well. ☹

Hi Kath- Trying to keep up with the Threads lately, has my head spinning and eyes drooping. Have a good night!

Hugs for health!
Catch ya tomorrow ;-)

What Mark said!! But I actually did read your thread all the way from the beginning. Weird door bangers. Lonely old people. Sore back. See? And now best wishes for you to feel better!

>234 EBT1002: Is it Ellen? I'm sorry.. hard to remember ☹
I am indeed feeling better. Just one of those things...

Mark, I know.. they are like a fast growing monster! Impossible to keep up..
I am falling behind on some folks I would love to keep up with.. but I don't know
how to manage to do that..

Thanks Cee.. better today. Glad Loki was already back at it by evening
I am sure he will be fine.

Kim.. I am very impressed! lol...
Nice to see you here :)

Still reading The Curse of the Narrows.. really good..
almost finished and ready to move on to something else..

Nothing much else to share just yet....it's early ☹

glad your feeling better :)

meeting today from 12 til when ever........usually until 3ish :(
she who shall not be named is running it
it will be a zoo, I see it coming
my job will be to keep her on track with what we need to be doing not going off on a tangent

will definitely need a break after!

Thank goodness no more work for me.

Hope today is a good one for you, Kath. We went grocery shopping today for the Big Order (every other week we do cans and paper and coffee and such); so tired I had to take a wee break over here, just for a minute, till I have enough energy to put away the nonperishables.

Oh, here's a shameful thing about myself: I clean the fridge about 3-4 weeks. Today was the day...I always combine it with a Big Order Day...found a bottle of ketchup we had been happily using for cocktail sauce with a "Use By Date" sometime in 2010! Perhaps the horseradish kills all germs?

*blushes and slinks away*

*smooch*

See what happens when you look at those dates Gail? Nothing good. Now you will be
forced to buy new ketchup .. and the current one has not done you any harm. The only date
I pay attention to is milk.. I am suspicious of milk at all times.

I am considering getting a mask and big pocket coat to use when I need coffee.. it is just too expensive.

I can never keep up with your threads either, kath, but send happy thoughts your way.

Glad you're feeling better, kath.
And yes, it's Ellen, and no worries about that. At one point I had made a little cheat-sheet with first names and their associated user-names. I still occasionally have to check, especially with the explosion of activity on LT in the past month or so!

>242 mckait: Coffee and peanut butter, both have skyrocketed in cost and both (supposedly) because their harvest was poor.

Hi Kath!

Coffee prices make me weep...but not nearly as bad..if I had to forgo my Java...that would be criminal

Hope all is well..I miss you

;-}

Hello Kath! I just skimmed to catch up with you. Coffee has been expensive lately - even the dunkin' donuts that I buy seemed more pricey this time around. Although coffee is one thing that I like to spoil myself with. I like buying one nice bag to enjoy on the weekends.

I love coffee... I try to make only one pot a day.. that means two cups
for me if none of the kids are home. I try to keep an extra carton or two ahead..
Nice to see you.. I missed you!

So Kath, where are you? Checking all the dates on your canned goods, etc? I might have more room around here if I cleaned out the outdated stuff? Hmmmm I try to do this twice a year... but the years are going fast!

Coffee is like a prescribed med - whatever the cost - NEED IT!

Heading to bed soon, even tho I've been there most of the day.
Hope you sleep well tonight.

Pooh, so behind already. I confess I didn't read this thread. :( just marking my space for the next one!

I agree Cee... Coffee is necessary!

You actually deliberately set out to sort through your
canned food to look at dates? I am impressed. The best I do is to put the newest
cans behind the older ones in the cupboard. Most of the time. lol
Hope you slept well and fee better today..

Susan, Nice to see you as always ... I understand.. believe me, I am
unable to keep up with the threads.. we are a chatty bunch!

I can actually do without coffee ... unless it's nice and strong... but the downside of strong coffee is that it makes me sleepy. I stopped drinking coffee regularly about 20 years ago with no regrets.

It's Friday night and I'm...... staying in...trying to decide if I should burst the blister on my foot.

What happened to your foot? You weren't in a burning building or anything were you?
Hard to tell what you might get up to. My sister makes TERRIBLE weak coffee. ugh!
I like tea.. but I crave coffee... friday night in... I bet you don't stay in..

Walking all over a very large mall after my last meeting, trying to find birthday presents for friends I'm meeting over the weekend in shoes that were a little worn, or at least maybe not meant to be walked on over uneven floors (whoever the designer of the mall was who thought having pebbled flooring was a good idea deserves to be beaten with a spiked paddle!) Odd place for a blister though, it's under my foot.

Hi Kath!
Filling up my caffeine receptors and gazing (w/o pain) at the beautiful snow everywhere. Looking forward to a DOOB (ha! that would be Day out of Bed!)

Caro staying in? Blister must be painful :{
Hope that means extra rest/sleep for our intrepid wanderer :)

I haven't had any trouble in the sleep department, although last night I spied a palm civet climbing up onto the balcony ... cute little thing, but my mother wasn't amused because it's damaged and has been damaging her roof.

Cute? Sorta... looks like a cross between a cat and a raccoon.
Never heard of them before. cool.

Caro.. You are with your mom? aww good!

glad you are coffeed and ready to go and become a lady who lunches :)

It's 8am and I already had to google something because of this thread, never heard of a palm civet before! It actually is kinda cute

Hi Kath!

That's caro for you... she keeps us on our toes! lol

Hope the coffee situation gets better, Kath. If you like virtual coffee, the prices are good over at the cafe.