Yeah, I know: I shouldn't publicize them because that's just giving them more porn to play with themselves by. That's the thing with blogs - you never really know who is reading them. Could be Ted Turner, could be Lassie, could be the ax murderer down the street. However, a new factor came to light:Someone in th

For those of you who exist only to attempt to post really stupid shit - and I just got some illiterate online vitriol from a new LJ account designed to be offensive, too cowardly to give their name, and who is apparently using the anonymity of the internet to strike out randomly, inbetween masturbatory sessions - I give you

I took a Darvocet a couple of hours ago since it seems to take awhile to kick in. I am not feeling it yet and you'd think I would, especially on an empty stomach. Years ago I took them - possibly for dental work, I don't remember now - and within 30 minutes I'd be amusing myself by just staring at the wall for hours on end.

It's a little bit early, but you can get started on your birthday road trippin' tomorrrow...

After the wrangling and nonsense yesterday, I did get home with Darvocet. I took one about 9:45 PM. After an hour, nothing. Two hours, nothing. Huh? Maybe I'm immune to them?Gary said he thought it would kick in when I went to bed. He was right. When I lay down, suddenly I had that woozy sensation you get when y

Kaf·ka·esque Pronunciation: ˌkäf-kə-ˈesk, ˌkaf-Function: adjective Date: 1946- of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially : having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality - Merriam Webster DictionaryMade calls to RIOH tod

This morning before 7:00 AM I left a voice mail message with RIOH (who I had to go see when I was injured on the job), requesting (a) a prescription for painkillers (b) the radiologist's official results of my x-ray and (c) an explanation of why the doctor released me to go back to work when I'm clearly in pain.

This actually made me laugh out loud. I can't explain it.

Some months ago I came across this interesting (to me, anyway) blog that is dedicated to fashion and music of the mid-to-late 1960's and very early 1970's, with LOTS of photos. Does it say something about me that I actually remember some of these photos? This blog is a labor of love from the young woman putting it to

My rib really freakin' hurts.I may call the doctor tomorrow for the Darvocet after all.

Thanks for all your good wishes yesterday. My rib still hurts but it is being eclipsed by the pain in my right knee (swollen) and left foot, which are on the increase. I suppose I will survive.

Went to work as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary. At 9:35 I went into the restroom, slipped on some water on the floor, and came crashing down in a way that I thought would cause everyone in the building to panic, thinking a bus had run into the side of the building, but I guess it only seemed that loud.

It's been hot here, over 100/38 every day for a week and another week just like it ahead of us. How hot is it here? It has to get over 110/42 before they call a severe heat advisory. So at the end of a long hot day - it's after 9 PM and it's 88/31 - I don't want to turn the stove on.I remembered I have some

I called the vet and was told Coquette was a bit woozy but ready to come home. I went back into Redding and retrieved her and left another considerable amount of money.She had a foxtail in her vagina. The vet tech told me they have had LOTS of foxtail cases - last week they had a male cat with a foxtail in his

Normally I'd be in bed by now but as you can see, I am awake and expect to be for several more hours.About 9:10 PM Coquette came in, quite distressed, growling, trying to clean her bottom and really shrieking and screaming. I tried to have a look and of course she threatened to remove my lungs through my nose, s

I've been a dull person. I've been tied up with some other projects that take me away from LJ. I try to remember, balance is good. But still, I'm not on here as much as I'd like.It's been very hot here, 107/42, for several days. I know this is no big news to those of you suffering through on the East Coast, and

I write likeChuck PalahniukI Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!I guess it would be nice if I had any idea who he is. Or maybe not.

1/2 gallon buttermilk1 cup sugar 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice (not syrup)1 jar maraschino cherries and juiceIn a large plastic container (a 9 x 13 carrier works well), mix buttermilk, sugar, crushed pineapple and juice. Halve the cherries and add them and juice to the mixture. Mix we

Oscar had his feet chopped off by a combine harvester last fall. It made me cry to see how they fixed him, and how Oscar just got up and got on with his life.

I made this yesterday to go with the BBQ chicken and it turned out really well. I tweaked the recipe (from Epicurious) a little: instead of the bagged slaw mix I chopped 1/2 a head of green cabbage (those bags are expensive and the veggies in them were chopped a few days ago!). I cut the oil called for in half. And I used s

That Irish lass marzut posed a question I didn't really have a definitive answer for: is there a special national dish for July 4, like there is for Thanksgiving?My best guess was that anything cooked on a bar

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No matter what happens, I tell myself, "it's going in the blog." Today was one of those days.Now you understand, California and all 58 counties are in a financial crisis, right? You're heard about it. It's been on the news. Big stuff. We Shasta County employees are now getting 3.5% less in our paychecks. Blah bl

Saturday I was at home, cooking, cleaning, getting ready for the dinner. The phone rang occasionally and I always expected it to be someone saying, "Sorry, I have a touch of scurvy and can't make it."I took a nap in the afternoon and was awakened by the phone. When I answered it - groggy - the voice asked if thi

Every time LJ puts something new up at the top of the page I think there's something wonky with my computer. Like today. At the top right as I type this there are multicolored M-shaped brush strokes of paint. I guess they're supposed to represent Gay Pride Week, which is great and I support it, but it makes me think this pa

Some time back I raved about the various changes that are happening at my office. I had heard that we would lose our flex days off (goodbye every other Monday off) and that we might lose our flex hours. This in addition to a pay cut. As you can imagine morale around the office is lower than a snake's belly.

Younger people may not recognize the name John Hartford but those of us of a certain age well remember him on The Glen Campbell Hour, The Smothers Brothers Show, and of course he was the composer of "Gentle on My Mind."He also did this - uh - song. We were listening to it driving up the freeway the other day and

.Violet...Arlo..I lost two of my furbabies in the last two weeks. Violet died early one morning of unknown causes. This morning I finally had to accept reality and take Arlo to the vet to p

To sloanpeterson5, who graduated with honors this morning from the San Francisco Art Institute, with a bachelor's degree in fashion design!Of course, I'm a li

The story is that some folks would come home and find water all over their deck. They thought neighbor kids were sneaking in and using their pool, so they set up a cam to catch the culprits...

Gary sent me this article. I thought it was pretty funny, and very, very true. Rich people say the darnedest things when you're eavesdropping on them at the Bar Hemingway in the Ritz by Francis Lam The Ritz in Paris is nearly the definition of fancy. A hotel built literally like a pal

I've been making this for myself frequently every summer for a long time but for some reason I never made it for Gary, until Saturday night. It was a hot day and we didn't feel like cooking anything elaborate. He loved it and he loved the cold leftovers the next day.I've seen many variations in cookbooks for thi

Has someone you loved and respected ever done something you consider despicable? If so, how did you deal with it? Did you try to forgive them? Did it permanently change your feelings for them?Submitted By jadeh

I filled out my absentee ballot today. While it isn't nearly as satisfactory as when I was able to go to the polls and stab that ballot with the punch and yell, "TAKE THAT! AND THAT! YOU LOSE!" it was still a pleasure to vote against the tetes de merde.

I started working here in 1982. I have always been very good at what I do and for many years I was totally all about my job. I came in early just so I could make sure there was paper in the printer, get work ready for the start of the day, clean up any messes. I never got paid for that extra time. I was happy to do i

If you had to choose a theme song for your middle or high school years, what would it be, and why? View 1036 Answers No question.

Yesterday I went to see "Sex and the City 2." I do love me some SATC TV show and the first movie, but Lordy Lordy what an awful, terrible film. Bad writing, even worse characters, situations so improbable it might as well be science fiction. Do not bother paying good money to see this.***************************

What is it about kitty farts that makes them so DEADLY? It's not like they go out for Mexican food or something like that. They just eat kibble and canned Friskies.

Where are the maple cream- and lemon cream- filled chocolates?I'm blaming the cats.

For my nifty new glittery sunglasses!

Coquette brought in this LIVE baby cottontail this afternoon. I took it away from her and set it free.

From the San Francisco Chronicle:Apple won't take iPad buyer's cashApple wants your money -- just not the paper kind as one Bay Area woman discovered recently while trying to buy an iPad.Diane Campbell, who is disabled on a fixed income, saved up enough cash for an iPad, accordi

Last night and again this afternoon IE and Microsoft sidebar (whatever that is) have quit working for me, repeatedly. I'm using Firefox.Is it something I did?

While trolling the internet I came across a list of 1954 death notices from Fulton County, Indiana, as printed in The News-Sentinal. They range from ordinary to horrific, but what struck me were two things: deaths were not tidied up for public consumption - there was no "after a long illness," as is referred to nowad

The 19th perfect game ever in baseball history. It happens about 3:30 in the video. At 5:00 you see him and his grandmother, who raised him after his mother died.For non-US readers: it is the job of a pitcher to prevent the opposing team from hitting the ball as much as possible, but in all the thous

For the milk and cookies! <3

Our great good friend Doni Greenberg invited Gary and me and supermatt41 & Chris over for a pasta-making night. Doni and her GIANT jar of f