Red Hat Alert

Red Hatter Alert: In The Costco Connection this month it is noted that according to a random telephone survey for Pilot Pen Corporation, "pen users of the purple persuasion make the best workers." It is also stated that "most men who use purple pens are likely to accidentally take pens home. Size doesn't seem to matter..." This is good news for the red hat ladies who covet everything and anything purple. Of course we all know that we are good workers. But chances are if our husband/boyfriend is a hard worker, we will find purple pens in his pockets!

Baby J

I've been busy. See Baby J

Notes and Mutterings

Enrolled my youngest son in Massage School yesterday. He said he'd repay me in massages. Son massaging mother? Hmmmmm. Anyway, I think he'll do great and am happy for him. He's been sad cause his girlfriend moved on to the next chapter of her life.

Uncle still in hospital, getting feisty as they come up with one excuse after another to put off his release to SNF. MRSA scares rehab places. Hospitals scare me cause that's the source of the MRSA. At least we are now beyond the cap-gown-gloves-mask phase.

Added swimming to my back PT. Forced myself to go join the "older ladies" in this complex and do laps, after dark of course. Few more days and it may become a habit. The pool is warm, the weather has been hot, it is a good mix for night swimming. No excuses.

1. Trolling:: collecting trolls (my sister)
   
2. Profile :: no, straight on
   
3. Tin:: Man
   
4. Phenom:: inal
   
5. Mug shot:: jail
   
6. Tubular:: valley girl
   
7. Six Flags:: amusement for young
   
8. Pickup:: not since teens
   
9. Auction:: ebay
   
10. Astonishing:: life
    

Enough said. The dryer buzzer is calling me.

What they say about you

I got this from Jennifer who got it from Melissa then I found out that Trinity did it too. Since everyone else is doing it, I will too.

What they say about you

They say I am - but I say I am
Full of charm - yeah sure
cheerful - because of the drugs
gifted - I like that
without egoism - I like this even better
likes to draw attention - just because I wear red and purple
loves life - what's the alternative
motion - yep got to keep moving
unrest and even complications is both dependent and independent - hmmm
good taste - jeans and tshirts???
artistic - uh uh - I can't seem to do the Wednesday Wonder this week
passionate - my husband doesn't think so
emotional - a bit
good company - I like to think so
does not forgive - yes this is one of my major character defects

Yummmmm

I carried the small white paper plate to the small round table, set it down and placed a large raspberry tea down next to it. I started on the outside, using fork and knife, working my way in, each bite getting better and better as I neared the center. I tried to be patient, eat slowly, this treat that contains more WW points than I am allowed in one day. So what. I continued through. Is anyone watching I wondered. What if one of my WW consitituents walks by? Will they recognize me? Oh well. I don't care. I'm going to enjoy each and every morsel. This spice was grown for kings - at last I think I heard it somewhere. I just couldn't pass it up. The Scent. The Aroma. I can't walk through the mall without stopping. I didn't drink all the raspberry tea. It was way too sugary. I did eat every single morsel of the...

Warning, do not click on the image below if you are hungry.

Mutterings and Muttered Hints

1. Tumbler:: glass
   
2. Recital :: piana
   
3. Reform:: ugh
   
4. Nipple:: twister - ouch!
   
5. Jackal:: heckel - oops that's for Jeckel
   
6. Mailtruck:: presents
   
7. Merchendise:: wrong spelling - merchandise
   
8. Comma:: semicolon
   
9. Erotica:: husband
   
10. Ferment:: fruits in my fridge cause I didn't eat them
    

This is what I am yearning for. Could be an early Christmas present - hint hint



5-Day Vancouver to San Francisco - Norwegian Sky
Cruise along the Pacific Coastal visiting Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and San Francisco
2003: Sep 27

I'm getting my sister some sewing lessons for her birthday next month. I gave her some last year - promised I would teach her how to sew - I didn't do it. So now I am going to buy her lessons. A gift certificate for some material would be a great idea for anyone else wanting to get her a birthday present. The big day is July 27th.

Frustration

I tried to post something here last night. Kept getting that "try again later" message. So I did what any respectable blogger would do in this case. I went to the freezer, found what I was looking for and ended up eating...

Coffee

== BlogFodder == Your coffee drink.

There are six places to have coffee drinks within 2 blocks of my residence. Not just coffee, but coffee drinks. There are more coffee places than bars which seems to be the trend most everywhere these days.

I don't have a favorite because I go where the mood moves me. My only preference is to avoid Starbucks if there is any other shop open. I like to support the independent coffee shops that have been around long before the Starbuck takeover. Besides they have better ambiance and far better baked goods and I rarely have coffee without some sort of treat.

The coffee of choice is a small nonfat latte, sprinkled with cocoa. Since I absolutely hate drinking milk, it's the way I fit it into my diet. Yes, I know that coffee prevents calcium absorbency but it doesn't hurt to try.

The accompanying treat is another matter. How can anyone walk by the counter full of lemon squares, double fudge brownies, colorful fruit tarts, assorted fresh baked breads, double layered carrot cake, crumble covered coffee cake, bulging fruit pies, whipped cream covered or merinqued cream pies, six inch cookies, huge cinnamon buns, whopper sized bagels and giant muffins without having something?

Okay. That did it. I'm hungering for something sweet and extra fattening. It's almost lunch time. I will not go to the coffee shop. I will eat something good for me like a salad. I will not go to the coffee shop....

BlogFodder, Etc

== BlogFodder ==

11 objects in your immediate vicinity.

Oh oh - caught me at work and doing blogging.

In my office:
1 desk
2 computer
3 printer
4 in box, empty (that's why I'm blogging)
5 out box, full
6 calculator
7 CDs for backup
8 telephone
9 clock
10 chair
11 pens

Outside my window:
1 2 story building
2 parking lot
3 10 cars
4 tree
5 fence
6 apartments across street
7 hills
8 telephone pool
9 squirrel
10 green awnings next door
11 bank on corner

All this blog fodder seems to lead me to one thing - lists. Not so much creative writing as I should be doing, but it does trigger my awareness. Who knows what it will lead to.

On my Alphasmart I am working on memories. Memories that should not be written here. Memories that might be a book someday. Just because everyone says I should be doing that.

Currently reading Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer. If she can get published, I think I should be able. Not to say she's not a good writer, but to say that I think I can do that.

No big breaks for new authors on Oprah. Not a chance. Current bookclub classic choice is Steinbecks "East of Eden." I never read it. Maybe I should. A newspaper article this morning pointed out that the book could reach the best seller list even though it is 50 years old. Does anyone go to the library these days? How about garage sales, second hand bookstores? There must be thousands of copies out there already.

Wednesday Wonder

This week's Wednesday Wonder is up. Oh well, I never do things on time lately so here is last weekss WW. I choose to do one "I am not" for each letter, kind of like unconscious mutterings in that I am writing the first thing that comes to mind...

an athiest
beligerant
Cinderella
desperate
eating coconut ever
fasting
grandios
having an affair
in denial
just a housewife
knitting this week
likely to vanish
much into romance
needy
often late
planning a trip
queer
rested
senile
trendy
unhappy
very enthusiastic
well to do
xrayed lately
yelling
zaftig