Page Two Tuesdays

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And now, the strange, bizarre and just plain stupid news....

The Nebraska legislature's new "safe haven" law for unwanted babies, like other states' laws, allows them to be dropped off anonymously at hospitals to discourage abortions (and neglect by unfit parents). However, unlike other states' laws, Nebraska's applies not just to infants, but "minors," because, said Sen. Tom White, "All children deserve our protection." In September, the first two non-infants were abandoned, as exasperated parents gave up on rebellious sons aged 11 and 15, and critics say the law could apply to those up to age 19. [Lincoln Journal Star, 9-15-08]

In August, the U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled new rules for train and bus drivers returning to work from drug-use suspensions. They must now be tested first by a strip search to detect devices for cheating (such as artificial penises), and if none is found, they may re-dress themselves, but a monitor must still "directly watch the urine as it goes from the employee's body into the collection container." Not surprisingly, several unions have challenged the rule in court. [Railway Age, 8-13-08]

Joey Bergamine, 19, who is preparing for a re-trial in Fayetteville, N.C., on a DUI charge stemming from a July 2007 incident, will argue that he should have been advised of his right to have a lawyer present when his father kicked open his bedroom door hours after the incident to help police officers who had come to question him. Joey's father is the police chief of Fayetteville, and Joey's lawyer said entering a locked room, as well as the subsequent interrogation, constituted "police" action and not "parental" action, and since his dad failed to "Mirandize" him, the charge should be dismissed. [Fayetteville Observer, 8-16-08]

Christopher Sullivan, 43, was arrested in Oshkosh, Wis., in August as the person who allegedly sent his upstairs neighbors threatening packages, including a Polaroid photo of three naked Barbie dolls with their heads cut off. He told police he was angry that the couple were too loud when they had sex. [The Northwestern (Oshkosh), 8-26-08]

and finally

Michael Mahoney, 25, is the most recent rapist (according to police in Somerville, Mass.) to believe he is such hot stuff that he gave his phone number to the victim, certain that he had charmed her into wanting to keep seeing him. Police quickly arrested him in July at home, where he lives with his parents. [Boston Herald, 7-9-08]

Drunk Pumpkins

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I thought this was toooooo hilarious!

Sarah Sucks or Puck Palin

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I didn't know which title to use; so I added both.

So last nites debate just reinforced my thought that she is too stupid to run America, when McCain drops dead in office due to his age. That may be a stretch, but it is how I feel.

She dodged 10 questions to Biden's 6, kept going back to her energy initiatives, trying to play McCain as a maverick, and had that stupid ass grin on her face the whole time. Gimme a break, she wasn't doing the beauty pagent Q&A, where you have to be all nice and pretty....blech! Palin was involved in the ONLY VP debate of the election, and you are going for a serious title bitch, look serious, not like some air-headed barbie doll.

I thought I was going to puke on how many times she called McCain a "Maverick"; come on, that term was coined back in the wild, wild west. If you want to portray yourselves as being modern or "in touch", come up with a new tag line.

Lastly, I would LOVE to see hwat this DIVERSE family and friends group that she has. I am sure it is nowhere as DIVERSE as she thinks it is. Go ahead and try to "pray away the gay" Palin. You need to do something else, cause I don't think you have a snowballs chance in hell becoming the next VP.

I HATE POLITICS!

Heya everyone....

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I know it's been a while since I have posted....Nothing exciting or exceptionally great happening, just thought I may want to hop on my soap-box here and there.

Basically I am re-opening the blog to eveyone, and will start posting again soon.

Y

Spring has Sprung!

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This is the magnolia tree out front of our house. I do believe it is the precursor of what great weather we will have this Spring, I HOPE!

As for the eearthquake this morning, the girls and I slept right thru all the excitement. I guess they are saying at 4:38 am we had a 5.2 earthquake, hmmm, ok I guess.

But I was at work this morning around 10:15 this morning, we had an aftershock that I did experience. They say that one was around 4 or something. My computer monitors started shaking and then I heard all the chatter on the floor about it. Kinda cool, but I don't want to experience this little joy that Mother Nature likes to throw at us from time to time.

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!!!

~Y~

The results

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Ok so I told you all that 1-800-find-a-friend policy was in affect. I could not stand the thought of going to the Deal or No Deal audition alone, so I too Name Dropper's daughter with me.

I picked her up promptly at 10 am, and headed over to Decatur.

When we drove into the mall parking lot, we could see the line stretching around the corner. I figured we should park towards the end of the line, so I dropped he off at the end, and went to park the car.

I didn't thik about the weather, and I seriously thought we would be inside the mall waiting in line. I was SERIOUSLY WRONG! I thought it wouldn't be so bad, stuck inside a mall most of the day, take breaks and shop, grab something to eat, read a book.....HAHAHAHA, the fickle-finger-of-fate had other plans for us. It was freezing outside. Thankfully I had a pair of gloves and a headband thingy in my car from when I went skiing last year. We were in line at 11 am, and the line moved pretty good, but we were still outside in the wind till 1 pm. It was horrible.

At least we got to know the ladies in front of us and the lady behind us pretty well. The group in front of us were total Orange County Housewives, all gussied up and make-up laden. One of them even had this fierce pair of gloves.


No sooner that we would sit in our bag chairs that I brought, the line would creep up just a tad, so the chairs became a pain in the ass.

People get getting in line amazed at how long it was, and the whole group of us would laugh. "Just keep on truckin'" was the theme of the day. People came out in all kinda of costumes as well. Some serious freaks. I'm just a sayin'.



This was the only cute guy in my vacinity that I could see, and he wasn't all that, but had that "bad boy" vibe a happenin', with his tatts and all.Check out the freaky Belly Dancer....woooohoooo!I guess she was all kinds of pissed off and upset she didn't make it thru the first rounds of interviews....

Finally we reached inside, but it was like herding cattle all thru the mall. It took us from 1 - 330 to get to the place where the actual auditions were held. It was a mad house and boring as hell.

Normally, malls have food courts right? Well this one had one, but it only had a Subway and a Panda Express. No kidding that's all folks. So let me see, some old lunchmeat sammie or a sodium filled fat feast. I opted for a diet coke, lol.

Fast forward the 2 hours, and they had you go in lines of 10 people to see the casting crew at tables. People were whooping and hollering and I was getting quite over the whole mess, people were on my last nerve and I had to pee.

I was in the front of our line and I actually knew one of the wranglers at the front of the area. We chatted ti up and she kept telling me to act stupid and be excited and smile.

So our time came up and we ran off to the table. The casting guy, said he would go around the table and we all had 20 seconds to impress and sell ourselves. I was at the end of the table that he pointed to as the start point. YEA FOR ME!

I said what the hell, and spat out my little story, punctuating the useless trivia in my head and love of disco, and being the re-incarnated original Dancin' Queen. All the while looking him straight in the eye, smiling and winking at the end. I guess it must have worked, cause he asked me to stay at the table with two others, and the rest could exit stage right.

Another casting guy came up, and said 5 seconds, go...This guy was cuter and definitely a family member, so I really turned on the flirt and charm. This time the wink was back in my direction from him, and he said that I need to go to the last interview. One of the girls that was in the group in front of me also got to go thru. We both ran off to the last staging area, jumping up and down, thinking we were the shit!

We turn the corner, and this is what we see.


UGH!

Altho, I didn't notice the yummy cutie-patootie in the maroonish-brown shirt and jeans, front and center, thank you very much!

So we wait in this area for another hour, and by then my energy level was sinking again, and I still had to pee! So anyway the last interview, was like the first, 20 seconds - GO! I was like you have got to be freaking kidding me. So I did my same spill and this time it was a lady, and I don't think my charm worked on her like the guys before. Damn breeders! She took our applications and said hopefully we will hear something from them soon. Exit stage left please.

So I finally left and had to listen to Name-Dropper Jr all the way home, I wanted to jab something in my ears to escape the pain of her voice. She didn't make it past the first stage and I felt kinda sorry for her, since she had to wait out in the middle of the mall alone. She of course had 20 questions and was calling her Mom, filling her in as well.

So I think this weekend I am going to work on a 5 minute tape and another application and send it off to Hollywood, just so they can put a cafe with the name, and who know, maybe there will be another family member there that will see the tape and think I am perfect for the show.....you never know.....

~Y~

**QUICK UPDATE**

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Heya, everything is wonderful in the land of ~Y~, I have just been busy as hell lately.

I made it thru 3 rounds of interviews for DOND, and they said hopefully I will hear something soon. In plain english I think that translates to "pull this leg and it will play Jingle Bells", but it was fun and a LOOONG, exhausting day. I will post pics and stories that will keep you all riveted to your seats I assume.

It looks as tho Spring has finally sprung here in the Land of Lincoln, but the forecast is for rain thru the end of the week, along with possible snow showers this weekend. Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have planted crap in the backyard yet....oh well.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy, talk to ya'll soon.

~Y~

So here's the Deal....

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I have taken the advice and I took this afternoon off and I am going over and try to get thru the "Deal or No Deal" auditions.

I tried 1-800-find-a-friend yesterday, but no luck. They all said that they wante to go, but couldn't get away from work. Damn the luck. I hate going places most of the time by myself, and especially today I wanted someone to go with me to point out freaks and laugh and such. Plus, I saw on the news last nite that people were already camping out in front of the mall for the auditions today at 1 pm. Crazy fools, don't they know I am the one who will be picked.

So anyway, I made the decision to bite the bullet and go alone, when Name-Dropper said her daughter wanted to go. I am not being picky here, and I have met her daughter a couple times and she seems nice enough, so I jumped on the chance.

I am picking up my co-workers daughter at 10 am this morning and we are off to see the Wizard.

Oh and did I mention that they are having the auditions at a MALL!!!!! I gotta wear my shoppin' shoes, heeheehee

Wish me luck, I will need it!

~Y~

Have a great weekend....

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Willow and I plan on having a wonderful, relaxing weekend......





and we hope you are able to do the same!

peace/out

~Y~

MMMMM, MMMMMM Good

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OK gang, it's once again for another favorite recipe. As with all the recipes that I will put on this blog, I personally substitute ground turkey or ground chicken for any beef recipe. It's better for you and I swear you can not tell a difference. I haven't ate hamburger at home for going on 3 or 4 years now, and the last time I had a burger at a restaurant, I thought it was disgusting. But me still loves a nice beef filet or NY strip, mmmmmm I am drooling here, lol.

So without further ado....I present to you....(this recipe makes a HUGE batch, but is totally freezer friendly)

Green Pepper Soup

2 lbs hamburger (I use turkey burger)
1 lg can tomato juice
2 cups green peppers
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 medium onion
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups dry rice (I use whole wheat rice, cook it according to directions and add to soup)
red pepper flakes as desired for hotness (small palm-full is just right - soup result is not hot at all)
2 cans beef broth (I use Swanson fat-free reduced sodium chicken stock)
salt/pepper to taste
2-3 cups small chopped cabbage (totally optional)

Brown the meat of choice in skillet and add to a crock-pot along with all ingredients EXCEPT the rice. Depending on the type of rice used, I personally love whole wheat rice, cook according to instructions and add to crock-pot.

Let this soup simmer a couple hours till the ingredients have a chance to come together and fully cook. Serve in a bowl and...Do a little dollop, a little dollop of Daisey....sour cream that is. (Don't know if that is a national brand and commercial???)

Once again I use the lite version. NOT THE FAT FREE VERSION, that crappage is horrible.

There are certain things that you just can not use that are FAT FREE....sour cream, mayo, butter, ice cream.......those things just are not right. I think they were actually a lab experiment that went HORRIBLY wrong.

Some of you may have seen this recipe before on my other blog, but it is so delicious and good for you, I felt I needed to share it again.

peace/out

~Y~

Deal or No Deal?!?!?!?!?!

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OK, so I am stuck between and rock and a hard place. I don't know what to do.....

The hit NBC gameshow Deal or No Deal is coming to a town about 45 minutes from my place and I SOOOOOOO want to go "audition" for a chance to meet Howie and the Ladies, but they are only there from 1-4 pm Tuesday the 1st.

All the radio stations have been playing it up and the local NBC affilliate also has been promo-ing the event, so there will be 2,000 rednecks, dirtbags, trailer-trash and red-headed step-children in line, for only 4 hours worth of auditions. AND let's face it, it's a chance for FREE MONEY, those fuckers will be inline starting Monday nite, GGGRRRRRRR!

One radio station and the local NBC affiliate are givingout "GOLDEN TICKETS" that let you pass everyone else to the front of the line. SOB I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THOSE FUTHER MUCKING TICKETS!!!

What do you think? Should I or shouldn't I go???

stay tuned.....

The Ultimate Peep Show

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This had my ass cracking up!!!!! Do you know where your peeps are????

Animal lovers take notice!!!

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I was sent an email from my original FagHag Tracey. Tracey and I go WAAAAAAY to a time when life was good, full of fun, and our parents paid for almost everything we needed. AWWWWW the 80's, gotta love 'em.

Anywho, she sent me an email that has a link, that just by clicking it, you can help donate food to animal shelters and it doesn't cost you a dime.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS LINK; and here is the actual email I received...

Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple... Please tell 10
friends to tell 10 today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble
getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of
getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.
It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site
and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals' for free. This
doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the
number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in
exchange for advertising.Here's the web site! Pass it along
to people you know.

The Animal Rescue Site = http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS
Thanks

I will check into it for more information, but for now, I think this is legit!

**POST UPDATE**

They are partners with PetFinder.com, so they are part of a fantastic team, please check them out. I am having hyper-llink issues from work, I will have to work on it once I get home, so please copy and paste the IP address.

A Life 4 Sale...

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Have you all heard about this one.....A gentlemanin Perth, Australia is selling his life. What's that you say...WHAT?!???

You heard me right, he is selling ONLINE, his house with all it's contents, a car, a motorbike, a jetski, HIS FRIENDS and HIS JOB....

In a nutshell:

"ALife4Sale.com is exactly what it says. My whole life is for sale.

Everything. Lifestyle. House. Car. Motorbike. Job. Friends. Everything that I own, and all of the things that I don't own, but that are still an important part of my life!

For further details on where I live, the life I lead, all of my possessions, a photo tour of the house and everything in it, as well as more information on friends, job, and much much more....."

It was featured on AOL mainpages today, so the site is getting slammed, but check it out on off hours ; Life 4 Sale

In the cold Kentucky.....(fill in the blank)

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I always thought Elvis sang Kentucky Rain, but I guess I was wrong. I still don't know what this guy was saying.....it's in the last 5 seconds of the song....you be the judge. Have a great weekend everyone!
Happy EARLY St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Living Hell!

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OK, so this past Monday, I had to go to a Senior Fair at a college not too far from home. I had to pick up the name-dropper at her house at 6 am to begin my little trip to hell.

There were many different exhibitors, showing off their wares, giving advice, demonstrations and of course freebies. Now the only reason I like doing them are for the freebies. I feel a little awkward going up to the different vendors and taking their stuff, but hell you get some neat-o stuff. Usually you can always get the pill holders, calendars, pens and pencils, but this time I got a spatula and a CD opener thing-a-ma-bob. It's actually kinda cool, you slide this little plastic circle over the casing, and a tiny razor comes out and slices open the CD jewel case. I will have to take pics of my treasurers so you will all be jealous....just don't be a hatin'....I'm just sayin'.

So anyway, at this particular health fair they had entertainment....and not just any entertainment I'm telling you....BOY-O-BOY, they had an Elvis impersonator!!! He even talked about himself as being older than some of the people there and had more energy, with him even being DEAD for 30 years...ba-dum-dum

He actually sang decently, and did all the fancy footwork, and a grinding of the hips. It was a little funny, cause he was s'posed to go for 45 minutes, and you could tell he was winding down after about 25. I had a video of him singing "Kentucky Rain", if I can figure out how to get it on here, you will crack up.

Then we had a group called "The Silver Belles and a Beau". The Beau was a freak show that sang songs I had never heard of before, except for "Happy Trails" from the Roy Rogers Show. He even did the Trigger horse whinny. I wanted to kill myself. It was insane.

The ladies, all of whom looked as tho they needed a walker at first, got on stage and started cutting a rug to some show tunes.


They even had two different troops of "Belles", and you could tell one group was the varsity troop and one was the back-up troop. Each troop did 3 songs a piece and a Finale number!

THEY EVEN HAD COSTUME CHANGES!!!! LOOK OUT CHER!

Seriously, I felt like I was in a REALLY bad, bad, bad episode of "The Golden Girls". I kept waiting for Sophia or Dorothy to get up on stage and start singing "Me and My Shadow" or some dumb shit.

That shindig was followed by an AWFUL singing Banjo player and then a game show kinda bullshit, where you either has to "Sing it, Name it, or Dance to it...!" At that point I knew I was truly in HELL and being punished! The ride home was just as bad tho. Name-dropper was blah-blah-blahing names that she was going out with that nite, since the IL legislature was in town, trying to pass a budget and waste more taxpayer money, they would all be hitting the town tonite, eating, drinking and making illegal merriment all over downtown.

So anyway, I have ANOTHER Senior Fair with Name-dropper tomorrow, and we have to leave at 5 am....wish me luck, and I will see what kinds of freebies I can get this go round! YEEEEEHAW!!!!!!!!!

Back to the grindstone...

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Well, I am back in Beautiful Downtown Springfield! After being on the road Friday, Monday and Tuesday, it is kinda nice to be back in the office.

I was on the road with a certain, looney-ass, shit-stirrer that I work with. I heard non-stop stories of her fabulous life, the highs and lows, her kids and more name-dropping that one person should ever have to endure. I mean this lady has met some Beatles, Rat Packers, Laurel and Hardy, NKOTB, John Wayne Gacy, 5 Presidents, and tons of other "people in the know". **wink, wink**

Seriously, I don't know when the crappage begins OR ends. Seriously, I thought about running the car into an enbankment; but at about the time I decided to take the plunge, she started talking about how depressed and in how much pain she was in....that I thought it was only right to save this child from SUDDEN death, and make her go thru the same hell I had been subject to for the last 3 workdays. heeheehee - O YEA, and pray for her soul **wink, wink**

I have more stories and pics and maybe even a video from the time OTR (on the road), if I can figure out how to get it off my phone.

Hope all is well....

On the Road again.....

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So today I was out of the office, doing one of my wonderful events. I was working in conjunction with a somewhat local State Representative, well actually one of his flunkies, giving away energy efficient light bulbs. When I call this guy a flunky, I by no means mean it in a bad way, cause hell, to me if you aren't the main man or woman, you are basically someone's flunky, myself included.

So I have to travel across the Land of Lincoln to get to my destination of choice, this time in Arcola, IL. In the heart of Amish Country! YEE HAW!!!

I saw some things that I thought I must share with ya'll in the blog-o-shere, in case you have never been to Amish Country!

This first little sign was what I needed to what out for.....


EEEECK! there's one now!


Then as I was driving along, I stumbled upon this....Even I had never seen one of these before....I bet the Motor City doesn't have one of these....and altho it is a used lot, I wonder where they get the new, off the assembly line jobbers????

**click to enlarge**


Who would have thunk that they have their very own used buggy-lot, where they buy, trade and sell those puppies....Now ya know.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and look out for those buggy's or is it buggies!?? Whatever....

~Y~

What a difference a day makes....

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Check out these photos. The are of basically the same positions and from the same office windows as yesterday.



Then of course you have yesterday, when the same shot looked like this:


I certainly hope like hell that Spring is just around the corner. I am getting a little tired of the cold and snow. It's not like when I was a kid and got to run and play in it all day.

here we go again.....

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Well, true to form, if you don't like the weather in Central IL, just sit tight, it will change in a few.....This latest round of handywork of the devil, errr I mean, Mother Nature, started this morning at 11 am, and has been going strong ever since.


I mean gimme a break, in the 70's on Sunday and now a wonderful wintery snow mix from 4 to 6 inches. I mean if you are gonna give me the low hard one, make it at least 6 to 8 inches, heeheehee.

I will see what kind of fun pics I can get at lunch.

Cheers!

Rainy days and Mondays......

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I hate my job, I hate my job, I hate my job.....breathe in, count to 10.......

Ok so I actually DO NOT hate my job, I just hate the MOTHERTRUCKING IDIOTS I WORK WITH. The job we do isn't brain surgery or rocket science, we basically have to sort thru the mundane crap, have people prove their identity and heirship for property. It's pretty cut and dry, policies and procedures have been set up.....pretty simple huh? I have been working with the same group of morons for 3 plus years, there are 6 people in my division, and only 2 of us have a clue as to WTH is going on. It is sooooo frustrating. Unfortunately this is state government, if this was the private sector, these idiots would be out on their asses. I mean, I get sooo fed up with the bullshit. I have about 10-15 irons in the fire on any given day, while they don't even try to delegate any more work on the other idiots, cause they will just fuck it up. There is a third person in our division that is competent, but she is lazy and does nothing but bitch 24-7 at work. That is COMPLETELY different from MOI- I just bitch here, not at work, heeheehee. I am sure you have all worked with this type of person, all she does is stir the pot, just trying to create friction and drama here. She came into my office one time, trying to get me going, and it kinda back fired on me, cause I lost it and told her, "Get the fuck out of my office, before I slap the bitch out of you!", luckily my door was shut and the rest of the office didn't here us. I think she may have tried to get me back for that little blurb, but I have the seniority and respect of the management and staff, that nobody believed her. Well, everyone except for my closest of co-workers, whom I couldn't wait to re-tell the story too, lol.

So anyway, it's monday and I am back at work, hating life and all....It was 72 degrees here yesterday, I was running around in shorts and a T-shirt and now we are expecting falling temps and 4-6 inches of snow by tomorrow afternoon. WTF, MotherNature needs to get off the crack pipe and figure out what to do with the weather. I am sick of it - that's all I know, and that's all I'm telling ya.

Oh yea, and it's RAINING....not RAINING MEN, just RAINING....but enjoy the video flashback!



Oh the memories of this song and the 80's.....Boy, Martha Wash has got some ta-ta's happenin'.....I'm just sayin'

I got nothin'

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Hey Gooster, since you are the only follower these days, lol....

Seriously, I hope all is well out there in the real world, same ole chit happenin' here.

PookieBear and I are working on another bedroom now, we went to the HomoDepot last weekend and found some granite tile on sale. Got a GREAT price, only like $2 bucks a tile, it usually goes for around $7 bucks or more. We are having the spare office and the master bedroom and bath done with this tile.

The people FINALLY came and put the desk together, I kno call me lazy, but it was worth the $80 bucks to have someone put it together. It would have taken me FOREVER to do it myself, plus a ton of aggrevation.

The parents came last weekend and Mom has gotten a new puppy. She got a Yorkie, and named it Libby....ewwwww....sorry Libby's of the world, I just don't think that it's a good name, but hell, mine are Buffy and Willow...who am I to judge. She is adorable tho, and loved to play with Buffy, but didn't like Willow at all, it was hilarious to see them all together, heeeheehee.

It is snowing here AGAIN....man am I ready for Spring. This is the view out my office window - usually you can see the Old State Capitol clearly, but not today with all the snow = ( also why are the flags at 1/2 staff??? Maybe due to the NIU shootings? No clue here....I can't believe they haven't cleaned the walkways....broke ass state gov't at work for ya!!!

I can't wait to get home and do NOTHING this weekend. Oh yea, gotta put the home-office back together and move some other furniture, seal the grout and tile, take the girls to the groomer, probably shovel a freakin driveway, weekend errands.....pfffft I need a drink.

Thankfully we picked up a BIG OLE BOTTLE of Captain Morgan and the mixers for some homemade Sangria last weekend!!!!

Oh well, hope ya'll have a great weekend, and hopefully I will have pics after we get some things accomplished this weekend.

peace/out


~Y~

Recipe of the Day

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We had a food day at work once again, it seems like everytime somebody farts around here, we have another food day. The only thing that makes it worthwhile is I get new recipes


This one looks better in person and tastes fantastic. I don't really eat ground beef anymore, and I will sub-out ground turkey, but damn it was yummy, especially on a cold day like today!





SANTA FE SOUP

2 LBS. GROUND BEEF
1-2 ONIONS, CHOPPED
2 PKGS. FIESTA RANCH STYLE DRESSING MIX
2 PKGS. TACO SEASONING MIX
1 (16OZ) BLACK BEANS UNDRAINED
1 (16OZ) KIDNEY BEANS UNDRAINED
1 (16OZ) PINTO BEANS UNDRAINED
1 (16OZ) CAN TOMATOES UNDRAINED
1 CAN ROTEL DICED TOMATOES WITH CHILIS UNDRAINED (MAY USE 2 CANS TO MAKE HOTTER)
1 CAN WHITE CORN UNDRAINED
2 CUPS WATER

COOK MEAT AND ONION TOGETHER. STIR DRESSING MIX AND TACO MIX INTO THE MEAT. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS. SIMMER FOR 2 HOURS. ADD MORE WATER IF TOO THICK. GARNISH EACH SERVING WITH SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE AND SLICED GREEN ONIONS. SERVE WITH TORTILLA CHIPS.




We also had a cheeseburger soup, green pepper soup, potato soup and veggie soup.





And damn if sum bitches didn't make dessert too!!




That would be me, being the first one to cut into all that yummy-fat-ass-carb-and-calorie laden chit. Me luuuuuvvvs me some brownies!!! The other is some sort of apple pie only made flat on a cookie sheet.



I hate all the bitches on this floor tho, they make great food and it's like Paula Deen herself was up in here stickin' butter quarters up our asses. None of them cook healthy, it's all good ole midwestern fats and cholesterol. I am sooooo screwed, thank gawd I got my blood work done the other day while I was off. The Dr. could REALLY bitch me out next week when I see him for my check up.
(man what a scary pic...I look possessed, heeheehee)
Oh well, I am off for seconds....
Chow! errr I mean Ciao!
~Y~
**UPDATE - I feel sick, I ate too much = ( **

Numero Uno

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Isn't he just the cutest damn thing. Uno, is the first Beagle to ever win "Best in Show", from the Westminster Kennel Club.

A day off w/nothing accomplished

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So it was nice being off yesterday for Lincoln's birthday, one of the few pluses being in the State of IL. It was a nasty day out, so I was glad to be home with the girls.

I want to know why I never have the delivery man or home fix-it man that is in porno$. I mean hell, in my 40+ years there has never been a boom-chica-bow-wow music cue, with me opening the door with some strapping young hunk at the door, ready and williing to give me a DELIVERY or SNAKING OF THE PIPES, **wink, wink**. There was that time back in the early 90's that I was playing with the phone company/electrician, but that is another story, heeheehee. But really, who does this happen too??? Better yet, WHERE does this happen????

Case in point, yesterday we had a new hot water heater installed, and let's just say he was a little back-woodsy. I almost wanted to call the company back and ask for a cuter model, but I thought that would be just plain mean, heeheehee. He was not even cute in the slightest, only like 5'8", missing a couple front teeth and smelled like he had smoked a carton before coming to our place. He was nice enough and polite with his "Sir's" and "May I" stuff, but it took him ALL DAY LONG to complete the stuff we wanted done. You see, he not only installed/disposed water heaters, but whent he house was built, they put the key to turn on the fireplace, INSIDE the damn hearth. They also used aluminum pipe to run the gas to it, so we had it install new pipe and drill a new turn key on the outside brick to bring it up to code. All said and done for less than $2K, not bad, but time-wise it was from 9:30 am to 5 pm.....grrrrrrr and the girls were none to happy either, they wanted to check out the visitor, but I had to either keep them in the bedroom or on the porch.

It was nice having a HOT 15 MINUTE SHOWER this morning, aaaahhhhhhhhh

In the next week, we have a ton o shit being delivered, so I will have all kind of pics for the masses, but can I just have one sorta-boom-chica-bow-wow moment.....please.....heeheehee.

By the way, the guest bedroom is almost done, but one major piece of furniture has had the delivery date pushed back....so maybe tonite I will update on what has happened in there so far....

peace/ out

~Y~

***New and Improved***

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Just let me begin by saying that I do not know how much or how often I will be posting to this blog.

I mainly like the name of it, since most of my blogroll know me by this name, and then if I do decide to take up blogging fulltime again, I have it here to do.

I don't know what the hell I did, but I was trying to merge all my stupid blogger/google accounts, and somehow I deleted The Martini Lounge. Oh well....

The guest bedroom is almost finished, just waiting on the desk to be put together/delivered this next Tuesday. Once all is said and done I will post pics, The Girls don't know what to think of it. Every chance they get they are in there sniffing up a storm, lol.

The weather here sucks, one day it is in the mid 60's, then we got a foot of snow the next, and then we had thunderstorms the following day. WTF is up with that...the apocolypse????

Well, time for me to scoot, I am going to fudge around with the layout and colors...just wait till you see me next, heeheehe.

~Y~