Sorry, I have a bug today. I typed in "flu" and got that image. Well...okay then. So, tell me, what's on your mind?
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Sorry you're not feeling well DD.
We got back last night from Cancun. We laid by the pool the entire time. While we were gone, our town got about 5 inches of snow which is a BIG deal. I'm glad we weren't here.
Oh, NO RING! I guess I'll have to ask! I'm trying to work up enough courage to do so.
Oh sorry you feel crappy Pat. I hope tomorrow is better for you. Yesterday was Oldest`s 21st birthday. It was an absolutely gorgeous day all around. The temps were hovering near 50 deg F, the sun was out, and everyone was in a good mood. Her present is money toward her fourth tattoo. She is getting it today. So what do I wake up to this morning?? About 2-3 inches of snow on the ground! It isnt very cold though. Hubs and I were throwing snowballs at each other..LOL He got one on my neck and went down the shirt..that was the end of that!
I bought seeds yesterday. For gardening at home, I bought Kale and Swiss Chard. They grow too big to be in the beds at the community garden. I also bought beets, cauliflower, peas, carrots, a radish mix, and I think that is it so far. Has anyone grown cauliflower before? How big does the plant get?
Palmetto girl; does he know you are expecting a ring?. Good luck with your plans.
I am thinking about the Marines in Afghanistan. I hope that this is not a repeat of Sadr city, where we took the town twice because Amb. Brenner thought it to aggressive to put Americans out front and offending Shiite Iraqis.
An 11 man Target Interdiction team (hit squad), assassinated a Senior Hamas leader in Dubai. They were in country for less than 19 hours and killed the guy in his hotel room by suffocating him. Common knowledge suggests that Mahmoud (Hamas Cmdr), was on his way to Iran to plan for acquisition of enriched uranium for a dirty bomb.
The Israeli intelligence community said that Mahmoud was also responsible for 2 kidnappings of soldiers in the past 3 years.
Nine years is too long to fight anyplace, finish it or bring'em home. Hold politicians accountable for their hypocrisy.
Biden wants to take credit for the surge in Iraq!?. I remember Harry Reid declaring the war lost, Obama saying the surge would not work, and Biden wanting to split the country in 3 pieces. makes me sick.
I'm back at work today after four days off. Yesterday, I watched TV and that's pretty much it. I watched that show "Hoarders" and thought of your mom, Pat. Have you ever seen it?
has anyone seen the pix of roger ebert that came out today?? poor guy....he looks horrible....
also, if anyone is interested in the egyptian pyramids, i highly recommend The Pyramid Code....covers all different topics and raises good questions to think about!!!
love the pic! Hopefully today will be the last day the kids are home from school due to the big kahuna storms we had. I'm worried about the kids that walk to school. We don't have sidewalks in my hood and the roads are plowed to one lane only. I'm thankful I have a car to drive my kids. There's a weather website I've become a fan of called footsforecast.org. It's a teacher with a team of student meteorologists that due weather prediction. They're pretty good.
I'm sorry you're not feeling well today, Pat. I hope it isn't anything serious. I also hope your mom and your aunt stay away and let you get some rest. The picture is adorable, by the way. So far it's just errands, today. Took Andy to school, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the way there. Came back home and organized bottles and cans (my mom always gives me hers, too) and plastic shopping bags and went out and recycled. It was to early for the pharmacy to be open, so I came home and took care of my chickens. Went back out to the pharmacy and checked the lucky numbers at Bi-Mart, and then came home to sit for a few minutes before I load the dishwasher and washer, and clean the kitchen. I have a lot of cleaning to do, and I'll get the most done while my husband is still sleeping. Yesterday I worked the full twelve, and had a really nice patient who never did go into labor. They were going to turn her off, and restart today. It's rained lightly this morning, but things are good right now. Think I'll go out and see if there are any peas or sweet peas raising their little heads, and if not, I'll poke a few more in the ground.
Pat, I am sorry you are not feeling well. Sending you hugs. Everyone can use them.
Tomorrow my son goes in to have tubes put in both his ears. I am nervous but trying to stay positive. If I can ask to have anyone who wishes keep us in your thoughts or prayers, I would love to have more positive energy for tomorrow. This commnunity is awesome and everyone who has given me advice or well wishes have really helped me in this process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I've had about 13 pieces too many of King Cake... boy is it good. My husband said he is sweeted out after all the baking I've done the last few days. There is no such thing in my world. LOL.
More snow. 5 inches so far. Shocker!
Get some rest Pat, hope you start to feel better....
aaaand guess who I hear waking up from her (short) nap....
I agree, Jarhead! I'm sure I'm on a watch list somewhere because I am constantly writing to the President asking him why we are still fighting a way that will never have a winner.
DD, I hope you get feeling better quickly! Winter sucks!
I love this picture! Very sweet. Hope you don't have the H1N1, DD. I was soooos sick when I had it. The sickest I'd been in my adult life from any type of flu. High fever and every time I took a deep breath the pain in my chest was off the richter scale. I was so delirious from the high temp etc that for the first few nights I was singing nursery rhymes and little kid songs to myself--which I had never done before:)I got on the anti-viral med on the 2nd day but I don't know if it helped at all. And, it lasted a really long time. Acute stage lasted 9 days but did not feel all better for a month. It was real bad.
DD, the Bayou Gardener has seed packs for sale. Do you think it's better to buy individually or to get his group of spring/summer?
I'm glad you are taking some time off DD. Seems you've been sick for a while now.
Amy Mom;
Glad you've heard from your son. Remember that he has an immediate source of support and security in his buddies. You need the same, and maybe more since his mind is occupied with the task at hand, and yours only thinks about him.
But...the picture actually made my day. I've been kind of low today and seeing the baby piglet snuggled up to its mommy (presumable) lightened my mood.
Sometimes I wonder how I am able to eat meat when I see these type of pictures *sigh*.
Palmetto...has the talk of marriage ever come up? Do ya'll talk about the future? Maybe it's time to start droping hints!
Jarhead...it's great to have you to keep us adised of what's going on or has gone on. I was hoping Obama would push to get the troops out! Guess not!
Pat...hope it's not the flu. I had the flu shot and still got it!! They tell me it would have been worse without the shot! Hope you feel better soon. Maybe it will keep the family away---tell them you're contagious.
Heidi...cauliflower grows big and will take up a lot of space. It would be a plant to grow at home.
Happy Mardi Gras everybody!!!! Biz...glad your cake was good. I'm assuming you didn't use the baby. Thinking of the baby---do you have a name for the "bean" yet? If you're looking for a nickname, I think you already have it--Bean! Hope Sam had a good nap!
Pat, Sorry you are feeling under the weather. Just take it easy and take care of YOU! That pic you posted is so cute. I love pigs. They are highly intelligent creatures. If I had a lot of land, I'd get a pig along with cats and another couple of dogs.
Dogs are natural predator of pigs :( I guess it would be ok if you were going to keep them in a secure pen that dogs could not get into.
I really want a pig (and a donkey, for that matter), but I wanted a pot belly pig so it could come inside the house on the lower level in regulated rooms, and we were looking into it. From research I found that it would be a no go because of our puparoos.
Maybe once the puparoos have passed on (and God forbid that be any time soon) we will look into it again. Buy that time, though I may be too old, lol. Pigs can live a long time, assuming that they don't become sausage, bacon and pork chops!
Pat, I hope you feel better soon. You cannot catch a break this Winter. Of course the Winter from Hello that is never ending doesn't help I am sure.
Moon, I had a pot bellied pig as a gift from a friend. We though it was a Rita but we ended up naming him Russel the love Muscle because of finding out he was a he when he humped the couch pillow and his cork screw came out. He was such a sweet pig and I had him for 7 years. He went in a litter box and was leash trained. I loved that pig but he got too big for my apartment. He went to live with a farmer and died about 10 years ago. I was heartbroken that I had to give him up but I didn't realize the diet you had to follow to keep them a manageable size. They are very clean animals!
Hi DD, hope you feel better. The flu sucks. Those pigs are cute though. I've heard pigs are smart and make good pets. I will stick with my cats though.
I am depressed. I got rear-ended last week and hit my head on the steering wheel. It also jarred my jaw and now the symptoms I had from grinding my teeth are even more annoying. At least I get free physiotherapy now...I couldn't afford it before. I also have stiffness in my neck and back, ugh, hopefully this will help. I also have a black eye and when I go out in public everybody keeps looking at me like they want to ask if I got beaten up. Nobody's had the guts to do so so far though.
My brother was in the car with me when we got hit and he *freaked out*. He does not want to even drive on that road anymore. Oddly enough my other brother got rear-ended on that road too a few years ago. Maybe he is right and we should just stay away from it. It's not even that busy though.
Thank you Bayou. I kind of figured the cauliflower would be big when the package told me to plant 4 seeds per mound..LOL
I also read that when the head is baseball size, lift and secure the leaves above it. This protects it from the sun. When the cauliflower grows bigger then the leaf papoose, it is time to harvest. So cauliflower, kale, and maybe collard greens will be grown at home. It snowed and hailed big time this evening and I had to drive in that shit! Yuck!
i was just thinking that it shows how awesome DD is that even though she's under the weather, she still thinks of everyone else in giving us an open post on which to chat. so lovely! (and quite a long run on sentence!)
I have one more day off. We get Mon., Tues., & Wed. off for Mardi Gras! It makles for a short week at school! Love it!
Then Lent starts and things get a little somber around here. Old Catholic habits die hard!
DD...why don't you watch some old beach movies. Maybe they will help you forget about the snow for a while! Put on a bikini over your sweats! Sit back with a Mai Tai or 12!
Does anyone know if this is a Leap Year? I'm still thinking about Palmetto Girl. Palmetto---is he a little dense? I mean 5 years!!! I really know of a woman who went through 4 engagement rings with one man. They were engaged for like 40 years. They finally got married when they both retired.
This discussion about pot-bellied pigs made me laugh. A few years ago, someone gave the owner of the stable where my son was riding, a small, cute mini-pig. He was so cute - would snorkle around, play with the goats, etc. He was a smart little bugger. Smart enough to jimmy the latch to the feed room and gorge. 450 lbs later, he wasn't so little. They really do have to be seriously policed in their "dietary" needs.
Heidi - cauliflower is almost identical to cabbage in size and growth habits. Those leaves are tied over the head to keep the cauliflower as white as possible.
Pat - how awful that you've come down with the flu. You've had such a down time these past weeks - hugs to you, stay warm and drink lots!
Biz...I have a site with pictures of Drew Brees as king of Bacchus. There are also pictures of the rest of the parade for anyone who has never seen a Mardi Gras parade. Usually, Bacchus' king is a TV or movie celebtity. I think Drew is the first sports star. Sean Payton was also a king of another big parade. Bacchus has grown to be one of the biggest parades rolling. Really beautiful floats! email me at mjroby@charter.net
BoMoon, Donkeys are the loveliest animals with the most soulfull eyes! If you get one, he/she will be very lonely--get 2 and they will be little bother except for the cost food and apples and other treats + hay + shelter. Love donkeys.
I will start the cauliflower early early early. That way it will get a head start before the summer heat gets to it. (i live in CT so it has some time to set up nicely..i will take pics)
I love pigs. For years I have collected different pig things. Especially piggy banks. Large and small. How you feeling Pat? I think watching some Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello is a great idea! Throw in some Tab Hunter and you will be all set!
He is very aware that I'm ready to get married. He was married once before and he has the "been there, done that" mentality. I am definitely going to bring it up, specifically before this tax credit for first time home buyers expires. Otherwise, if he says no, then I lose the chance to purchase a home with this credit which I think expires in April.
Jarhead, you are so right about bringing the troops home. They have been there long enough. The sad thing is that most likely when we do leave, the place will revert back to the way it was prior to us going over there, such a waste of time and horrible loss for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting.
Apparently I've got this Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction thing that basically means your pelvis is all messed up because of pregnancy. Anyone else ever have it?
Other than that, I kinda wish it would snow in Vancouver. How come you guys in the States have all our snow? LOL
Sorry you're under the weather, DD. Hope you feel better soon!
Palmetto Girl I hope you get the ring you're looking for. Meanwhile, focus on appreciating the qualities in the person you love, open communication, building and refining your relationship and taking that into the future with a happy aura wrapping you both. A ring is a thing.
Jarhead, So sick of the morass of smarmy political rhetoric designed to accomplish personal agendas using honourable, dedicated people who are doing the right thing for the right reasons for the wrong people.
Bayou Jane, I thought it would be over by now too. I guess the one thing politicians will always follow through on is their endless capacity for not following through, affecting needed change and in the end disappointing us.
2010 is not a leap year. Leap years can be determined by dividing by 4.
Ronnie, I had pelvic misalignment issues after childbirth. My whole body changed shape completely in the pelvic/hip region. I was so absorbed in caring for a newborn I didn't realize how much pain I was in or that I was walking/shuffling like a hunchbacked old woman to compensate for it. Also had my tailbone broken at the same time. A chiropractor did wonders for the pelvis issues. The tailbone will never be normal but life is still good.
It's March Break here in Munchkinland where everyone drives like idiots and March/Spring Break lands in February in the middle of winter. We have a new layer of snow covering all the old dirty snow and it looks beautiful. I like snow and cold far more than hot. I feel badly for those of you who are negatively affected by it.
What do you call it when a person thinks that normal inconveniences are caused by people who are doing it intentionally? I think a friend of mine needs mental help. Their aged and ill mother with whom they have been living, has been coughing for three days and they think she's been hacking up her lungs to annoy them intentionally. Am I the only one who thinks that is mental?
DD hope u feel better real soon :) stay warm and no dollar general trips for a while tell the olde bitties to call a cab or your loonie aunt can have Hollywood send her a limo for her pension check run she is a famous star ! :-))
bj & biz hope u had a great mardi GRAS and ate all the sweeeeeet king cake !
Ita there is not a snow flake in site in Vancouver unless it's made by a snow machine on the slopes. This is the winter that wasn't for Canada ?! It's real strange not to have any and it seems to be all going down to the Midwest parts of the USA and the south east ie Georgia Florida it's nuts !
Palmetto girl don't fret about the ring thing so much. Try not to but ask yourself if u can live without him in your life ? If u can't then u don't need a ring it's him that matters first. If he loves u and u love him that's the important part. Remember a ring is just a symbol like the way that a marriage liscence is to the govt getting involved in permiting you to marry. I wish you happiness and to find a peaceful middle ground to talk to your Beau and realize what's the most important to you both. Let him know by all means but do not expect anything if you keep this position u will not be disapointed & when he does give u a symbol of his love and committment it will be all the sweeter for you both not to be forced but accepted with eloquence and grace. Good luck :) Kiki
Wow, Jarhead...thanks! That's acutally the best thing anyone has said to me since he left.
I really appreciate those words. They are so true!
I've been trying to build a support network and it's definitely working! Everytime I hear from him and he sounds happy or even OK, it puts my mind at ease.
Interesting, Moon, I had no idea that dogs are natural predators for pigs. I know they definitely use dogs (often pit bulls) for hunting the feral pigs that are becoming so dangerous in many states, but never thought of it that way. Baby pigs are cute, and in our previous home, we had neighbors on both sides of us that had pot-bellied pigs. They were never any bother to us, and were interesting to watch, but were never our thing. The donkeys, though. . . I would love to have a couple of those, and a couple of goats. I grew up with goats, bunnies and the occasional chicken. Our place is too small for the donkeys for sure, and maybe for the goats as well, but we do have chickens, and I will be getting more next week:). Palmetto Girl----I am sorry that you didn't get the ring you want. Has he known for a long time that this is something that is important to you? Having "been there and done that" is not the same as doing that with you. I hope you stick up for what you want with him. I hope you're feeling better soon, Pat, and that your mom and aunt have at least temporarily been caught up in the celebrity lifestyle, and have forgotten you. (I have a dry sense of humor--please don't be offended.)
DD- I'm wondering if you feel better or worse today? Wish I was there to make you hot tea etc.
Heidi- I want to hear all about everything you plant. DD's gorgeous veg + flower garden is what hooked me to this site. I want to plant veg's this year-have not done before.
Jarhead- Thanks for your post on the hit squad. I had not known that happened.
MuserMominPA- I'm wondering how you and your son are today. Lots of healing prayers sent your way. Hoping the tubes do the job and eliminate serial ear infections. I'm assuming that's why he needed them.
Ronnie- SPD is not fun. I did not have it but know all about it. The pain is intense. What month are you in? Some Moms notice symptoms in 1st trimester, others experience the separation during birth or post partum. The pain can radiate to lower abdomen, inner thigh & groin. If you are a swimmer for exercise, do NOT do breaststroke. Is this your 1st baby? Vaginal birth is preferable. Spreading legs is tricky so best positions are "all-fours" (hands + knees) or side-lying. Squatting will be too painful, as will be the most common birthing position, sitting with legs wide apart. Make sure that you tell all the nurses that you have SPD--the downside of an epidural is that the pain of separation will be masked and you could be put in positions that only make it worse; this you would not find out until the epi anesthesia wears off. Thank goodness, once the cartilage softening hormones decrease it totally goes away. Just because you have it this pregnancy does not mean that you will in subsequant pregnancies, but you might. PT, Tens Units, accupunturists and chiropractors are often recommended. pain meds sometimes used to. What did your Dr. say to do?
My son got the tubes early this morning. He was so good. They gave us a wagon for him to ride in to distract him while they did prep. They pulled him in the wagon to the surgical room and he looked back at us with a sad face. It was very quick only about ten minutes later the doctor came out and said everything went well. A nurse was holding him when we went back to see him. He was a little fussy in the car on the way home but as soon as his coat was off he was on the floor playing. He took an early nap and his appetite is down but otherwise he is doing very well. Thank you Moon, NancyB and everyone else for the well wishes.
I meant to ask you, DD, if you had seen the movie "The Gift"? I just saw it today on netflix. Lots of stars in it and good character actors. Kate Winslet does, in this southern girl's opinion, a helluva good southern accent.
Glad the tube surgery went well! It will make so much of a difference, i bet.
Oh iambriezy! I took the leftover shredded beef and liquid to make lunch for me (dinner for hubs to take to work). I added 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to 4 tablespoons of water and added it into the juice. It made a really good gravy. Then I cooked super wide egg noodles. I melted margarine with a little bit of Parmesan cheese in the pan and mixed it around. Then just served the meat/gravy over the top of the noodles. Added some crusty bread and it was yummo! Thanks again
DD - Sending you Get Well Wishes, with a hint of lavender to help you think spring! This crazy weather has taken a toll on our family here in PA. 40+ inches of snow and it can't decide if it wants to be bitterly cold, or just barely above 32, which is feeling kinda warm lately. LOL
I would send get well wishes to the ear-tube boy, but it sounds like he is doing just great already. :) Perhaps I will send him wishes for ice cream instead :)
Palmetto Girl-Hugggs. I waited almost 2 yrs the second time around for a ring, which I never ended up getting, but we still got married anyway. When I tease my hubs about not having a ring even now, he jokes back and says my ring is parked in the garage. We needed a car big enough to haul around the blended family, and he let me pick out my Suburban the way I wanted it. :) Yea, he loves me, even without a ring on my finger. I hope things work out for the 2 of you, and I wish you all the happiness, and crazyness that happens in a marriage. :)
Jarhead- OORAH! I wish our leaders would not be so wishywashy about stuff, and let the military leaders do what they do best. Fight to win, stabilize and then get out. I'm an AF brat, who worked for the Army, while living next to Quantico. I have great respect for the members of our Armed Forces, and regardless of what happens, I support our troops, overseas and at home. Their sacrifices allow me to enjoy the freedom if living in this country.
To all the other posters who have made my experience here so enjoyable, thanks for sharing a bit of who you are. I enjoy coming and reading here.
I'm glad this is an open post because there is something I wondered about for a long time.
If a person is standing on top of magnetic north, which way does the needle of a compass point?
I did have this explained to me one time, but after I thought about it a while, I really think that person was shooting me a line of BS.
Can anyone explain this in simple terms?
Pat, when you feel like it , can you clear something up? Is Hollywood and Aunt Ruth the same person?
I've got to go back to work tomorrow. Holidays are good but it just makes it harder to go back. I'm just getting back into the groove of doing things. Had a girls day out today with my sister. I had forgotten what it was like to do things on the spur of the moment and not have to worry about rushing to get home. Palmetto, I was married for 35 years and I can tell you, the ring is the last thing you will regret not having! Be patient and live in the moment. Love him for now and everything else will fall into place!
A whole day of not seeing your comments and I just want to check in - I hope you are getting better and doing the best thing you can, resting. I am thinking of you and am sending you healing thoughts. Just drop a quick comment to let us know that you are alright and just not in the mood or have the energy to do much more.
Assuming by North Pole you mean the geographic pole, the compass needle would point toward the magnetic pole, which is south of the geographic pole. I really enjoy your posts.
Musermommy...so glad to hear everything went well. It's so scary when our little ones have to go into any kind of surgery. My daughter had her appendix out when she was 3...so I was feeling for you.
Heidi...that sounds yummy! Totally doing that with my next round of sammich leftovers. Thanks for the idea!
DD...hope you're okay. Don't make me light my Bobby Trendy candle again.
Nancy...the question is if you are standing on magnetic north. I know it is different from what we call the north pole. That is actually always changing. I think magnetic north stays the same, but I'm not sure.
Sorry--Well, it tries to point straight down...but since it can't, it just spins in circles. But there's more to the north magnetic pole. It's location isn't fixed in one spot...it's moving! And quite quickly.
The north magnetic pole is slowly drifting across the Canadian Arctic. In the last 50 yrs or so it's started to move faster. Scientists are constantly checking on its position, but because its location is now in the Arctic Ocean, they can only visit the location briefly each spring. It's drifting away from North America so fast that it could end up in Siberia within 50 yrs.
Wait...there's more! The location of the pole is moving but as it moves, it also wanders around! On any given day it can be up to 80 km away from where you think it is. This wandering is due to disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, caused by sun particles hitting the magnetic field lines. These same particles cause the Northern Lights.
If the north magnetic pole does end up in Siberia in this century, Canada & Alaska could lose their Northern Lights. Sorry for long post but I find the poles as fascinating as the sky changes that occur during the vernal + autumnal equinoxes. DD must be feeling really badly to not post all day. I hope that's not the case.
In map reading there are 2 "Norths", a Grid North which is the one that you use to mark bearings and orientate through in a map.
The second is the Magnetic North, which is adjusted through a "declination diagram", which gives you the degree offset to True North (Magnetic).
After you mark your bearings on the map, then you add or subtract the number of degrees necessary to convert your azimuth from grid to magnetic. The number varies depending on your location around the world and the offset to Magnetic North. Once you have that then you can follow your compass in sync with your map. Declination diagrams are found near the legend at the bottom of the map.
The Mag North does shift, but I don't know about the speed at which Nancy B mentioned. I think that may be from East Anglia U. data, because I have been reading maps for almost 20 years and the dec diagram has not shifted that much.
Pat I keep coming back to see if you have posted but no luck.... I hope you are ok... (this is the third time I try to post this with no luck but will keep trying cause I want you to know i'm thinking about you)
I was bored and went to see what Heckman was up to and his blog is deleted... did he finally cave in/accept defeat and is waving the white flag??? Just wondering since I never really understood what was going on but I knew he was messing with Pat and that is NOT a good sign in my book.
I hope you did not get the swine flu. It was awful when the kids got it last fall. I was literally Florence Nightingale. I did not get it. I guess I am immune from when I got it back in the 70s.
It is in the upper 40s today and I am going to continue the Spring Cleaning quest. I already scrubbed away all the baked on grease behind the stove. Today I tackle the pantry! LOL I sound so excited, dont i? Not really in the mood but I did not do it because my back was so bad..so I am catching up.
I actually read about the rapid movement of magnetic north in Scientific American magazine, but I can't locate that article so here is a link to N'tl Geographic.
Sorry, Jarhead, I must be doing something wrong--I can't get it to link highlighted & underlined. Do you have any idea how to do that? I used Ctrl C then Ctrl V. Oh well.
this morning i got up and my oven door was wide open! my dogs don't have access to the kitchen at night time and a kitty couldn't have opened it.....a spirit was having fun i believe!
New research shows the (North magnetic) pole moving at rapid clip—25 miles (40 kilometers) a year.
Over the past century the pole has moved 685 miles (1,100 kilometers) from Arctic Canada toward Siberia, says Joe Stoner, a paleomagnetist at Oregon State University.
At its current rate the pole could move to Siberia within the next half-century, Stoner said.
"It's moving really fast," he said. "We're seeing something that hasn't happened for at least 500 years."
Stoner presented his team's research at the American Geophysical Union's meeting last week in San Francisco.
Lorne McKee, a geomagnetic scientist at Natural Resources Canada, says that Stoner's data fits his own readings.
"The movement of the pole definitely appears to be accelerating," he said.
The shift is likely a normal oscillation of the Earth's magnetic field, Stoner said, and not the beginning of a flip-flop of the north and south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that last occurred 780,000 years ago.
National Geographic now points out that the pole is shifting at the rate of 40 miles, instead of 25 miles, per year.
As you all are aware, I don't post here much but I do stop by several times a day to read the witty words of our friend DD. So, this comment is for Pat, I miss you! and I am hopping that you are feeling better real soon. From the looks of things, I'm not the only one missing you. So please take care of yourself and get back to us real soon!
OK PAT....PANIC IS SETTING IN! IF YOU HAVE THE FLU, COUGH ONE TIME! IF YOU LEFT THE FROZEN TUNDRA, COUGH TWO TIMES. YOU GOT TO GET RID OF THAT BUG!!! NO SHIT GIRL--HOP TO IT!!!
Miss Tia...if the spirit can open the oven door, it should be able to bake. Leave out a couple of recipes and see what happens.
NancyB...thanks for the info. I could almost understand most of it. It was in a language I could relate to.
Jarhead...I have trouble setting my GPS so understanding all of that was way over my head. Glad you could figure it out. I guess the guy who tried to explain it to me the first time wasn't shooting me a line of BS because it did sound like your answer. I'm just glad none of our armed forces had to depend on me for directions because right now we would be at war with New Zealand. I'm the kind of person who has to turn the map upside down to understand it!
Thanks to both of you, I now know the little needle would just spin around in circles!
Just checking in to see if DD is back on. Please post as soon as you can DD we miss u and care.
To the posters who have been take liberties in DDs absence FUCK OFF & u can leave Miss Tia alone and stop writing all those mean things about her as well as Moon. We are all friends here who meet and greet and speak daily to one another from all over the world. We like it here and do not need your rude remarks ! Go away and take a hint for christsake ! Kiki
Why do you assholes always start this crap on Pat's blog whenever she is ill?
I suspect that most of these posts are Matt Heckman himself since he has been banned everywhere else and was stupid enough to delete his blog thinking that would help him. Go away, Matt. No one believes anything that you say and never will.
Go make some honest money to pay your attorney, or at the very least feed your children, and leave us alone.
Oh dd :) I just emailed Casey I also asked moon to call u too I'm so glad you are ok ? I thot your mom and aunt had gotten in to your house and were driving u nuts ! Glad just to hear you are there and ok. Some dumbass trolls got in whilst u were resting but we are on to them don't worry ;) thanks for letting us all know we miss u. Kiki :)
I worry when I don't see a new post up every now and again. I thought the old ladies car jacked you and made you take them to Hollywood or Vegas. Get well soon. Take some Vitamins.
Valle :-)) LOL that was a funny image I just spit my drink out thinking of DDs aunt with those big sunglasses and scarf waving in the breeze as DD drives her to her adoring fans in hollywierd !!! LoL !!! Too funny !!! Kiki :)
Miss Tia- Bayou Jane's post about the spirit's baking and your response gave me a great big laugh!!! Thanks to both of you. Miss Tia-what is the weather in NE OH?
So glad to know DD posted--she must be REALLY sick because when she was so ill a few weeks ago & hospitalized she still posted. Also when I found DD's GORGEOUS garden blog and spent that weekend reading all the posts from that Blog and this one, I was totally amazed to see that when her dearest son, Eric died last year, she continued to post. That really really moved me. I know that I would not have been capable of functioning at such a high level, as she. So, I was getting really worried. She must feel horrible and I sure hope someone is loving her up! Her daughter Casey J lives a few hrs. away is that right?
Escrow- Glad you reminded me about the Sticky Chicken--I'm going to make it tomr.
I hope you're feeling better soon, DD. I miss your posts.
I also came back to thank whomever posted the recipe for the sticky chicken...we made it tonight, and my husband proclaimed it the best chicken he's ever had lol. We marinated thighs in the sauce, then baked the whole thing in the oven. I had to thicken the sauce with some cornstarch at the end...but it was fantastic. So... thanks!!
weather in NE Ohio right now is around 30 degrees....sun was out today and it got about 34 and snow started to melt--can see my street!!! i forgot it had been brick!!! suppose to stay around 30 the next few days but we might get another inch or so of snow....
Palmetto girl - based on the amt. of snowfall you got, I thought you might be a bit closer....we got 4.75 in. (course it melted the next day). Also, if you are able to take advantage of the first time home buyers tax break by yourself, worry about getting engaged later and buy yourself a home! Prices couldn't be better! Nice to 'see' you too!
Pat...glad to see the "family trolls" didn't get you! It's been one hell of a winter. Peace and health my friend!!!! All the candles are burning and a new supply of good gris gris is coming you way!
Melissa, I was looking for it too and found it a few topics down. Here it is. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow.
Sticky Chicken is all about the sauce.1/2 cup balsamic vinegar1/2 cup soy sauce1/4 cup sugar1/4 cup packed brown sugar2 Tbl honey3 cloves garlic1 Tbl fresh ginger(I use my microplane to grate the garlic and ginger)1/8 tsp pepper Combine all ingredients in a non-stick pan and reduce to around half. The longer you reduce the thicker and stickier it gets. Grill or roast your chicken then coat in the sauce and pour over your hot rice. I used 2lbs of wings tonight and that amount of sauce was just right for 2. This sauce is also excellent with pork! chow down!
I made the Roasted chicken you all mentioned a few days ago. I emailed it to my sisters and made another one for my brother who's with me right now. He won't touch a dish to help unless you throw it at him, but he makes for good company and is not bad at cards. The crispy skin is excellent.
How about the software engineer that flew into the IRS building in Austin!.
Yeah Jarhead..I read about the guy briefly this morning in the news but I have the paper so I can really see what has happened. They are saying there are 2 confirmed dead and everyone is accounted for.
Hubs and I are going to venture into new food territory today. I am roasting beef marrow bones in the oven. You spread the cooked(it is like butta) marrow onto toasted french bread pieces and add a little sea salt. I will let you know if it is a Yay or a Nay! Anyone else try this before? The bones are cheap as hell. We saw it on Anthony Bourdain once and it is just one of those things we have to try.
Heidi, I buy and bake those bones for my dogs. (If you're talking about shank bones) They are the only bones they can't chomp through. My Chi's love chew stuff and will work for hours trying to get the marrow out. I've seen Anthony eat the marrow. I don't think I would want to try it. Anthony eats anything, so I'll wait to hear your opinion.
OMG! It is like beefy butter. Both hubs and I both gave it the side eye at first. It is not glamorous looking at all. It is the consistency of spreadable scrambled eggs. If that is possible. Once you spread it, it is like butter. Sprinkle a little salt on top and it is really good. Not good for your cholesterol count though..LOL
My Chi is standing next to me with this forlorn look on her face. What about me? I would not make this an all the time thing because of the pure fatness of it..but we can say we tried it and if it was ever served to us someplace..we would know how good it is.
I like that Andrew Zimmern (sp?) guy that does the Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel. That dude will eat anything.
To everyone:
What is the most bizarre food that you have ever eaten? And did you like it?
I am not very adventurous, unfortunately. My most bizarre foods have been pretty common foods in another country - Scotland - blood pudding and Haggis. UGH on both the blood pudding and the Haggis. Blood pudding is like blood (DUH! because that is what it is) and the Haggis tasted like the smell of a dark, dank, musty, moldy, 500 year old dungeon.
Oh yeah, and Spam in the US, lol.
I like Spam - I haven't eaten it in 30 years, but I do have decent memories of it.
I liked the bugs he ate that he said tasted like Tuity Fruity Gum. I remember that gum. I still don't think that I would eat the bugs - I can't remember what kind of bugs they were, but I think that they were alive.
Thanks for the help, guys. I am going to see a chiropractor - I just want to run it by my midwife first. It's not fun but I can handle the pain as it is now. It's just reading scary stories about women who end up on crutches or in wheelchairs that is getting me all worked up. I'm 22 weeks along now and it looks like it'll be another boy to go with my 15 year old son :-)
I like Andrew Zimmern, too. I remember the episode with the Durian, and that he spit it out. (something I've never seen him do otherwise) I think it made him gag, if I remember correctly. I haven't eaten anything adventurous in many years. My husband likes fairly ordinary things, but he does eat something I don't like. He is Hungarian, and they eat a kind of bacon that is smoked only, not fried or baked, etc. The smell and flavor of it is good, but the texture is as if it was still raw. Other than that, just what many people have tried---squid, octopus, etc.---nothing off the beaten path.
My daddy was very adventurous and grew up somewhat experiencing the "great" depression. They had cows, pigs, chickens, and always a garden. They lived on the edge of town and were able to have that kind of stuff. So when they butchered an animal, everything was used. We used to be able to buy blood sausage when I was young and I have eaten it. Being young (and liking most foods), I would eat what my dad said was good so I tried a lot of things that might make most people cringe, but I'm glad I did. I truly love hogs head cheese which is not cheese and crackling or gratons. The Mexicans call it chichirons--I think and I know the spelling is way off---kind of like pork skins but not puffy. I have eaten fried tripe which I remember liking. Now this is the kicker...I remember eating calves' brains and eggs (scrambled). I suppose I liked it then but don't know about now. There is something some cultures down here eat called chitterlings. I remember my daddy trying to cook this one time and my mom (who was a very agreeable person and put up with a lot of things he did) made him throw the pot and everything in it out in the yard. The house was stinking for days and the pot was never brought back into the house. That was one time she really put her foot down and I was afraid she was going to put her foot up his backend! I have eaten thistle and I would still eat it now if I weren't so lazy. Daddy showed me a way to make powder puffs out of the thistle flowers. The plant flower had to be a certain age for it to work. I wish I knew how he did this. There are a lot of old ways that are becoming "extinct". Does anyone have some "old ways" that you remember and will share?
Heidi...if the shank is the same as a soup bone, I have eaten that. I never told anyone but I always eat the marrow out of the soup while I taste for seasoning. I have a small cup of soup to taste and by the time I have it seasoned right, I'm too full to eat anymore.
BJ, Yup, it was the soup bone. The marrow was good!
Besides that..the weirdest things I have eaten recently are Scotch Eggs on Christmas Eve. I really liked those! And I had stinky tofu at the local Thai place. It was actually really good!
I love beef kidneys (I prefer them cold out of the fridge) You do have to soak them overnight to get all the urine out before you cook them. My husband told me to never make those smelly things in the house again. There were 7 of us growing up and they are cheap but they're quite tasty. I also like beef tongue, head cheese, pickled pigs feet, any kind of liver, gizzards, kishka (blood and barley sausage) and limburger cheese on rye bread. I wouldn't eat a bug if you paid me.
Since Comcast just decided to add The Travel Channel about a month ago, I watch Anthony and and Andrew every day. Andrew wont touch the Durian but Anthony chows down on it.
Excessive worry becomes a demand. Am I the only one who thinks it's odd to insist someone who's ill come in to post just to make everyone else feel better??
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Sorry you're not feeling well DD.
We got back last night from Cancun. We laid by the pool the entire time. While we were gone, our town got about 5 inches of snow which is a BIG deal. I'm glad we weren't here.
Oh, NO RING! I guess I'll have to ask! I'm trying to work up enough courage to do so.
Hope you start to feel better!
~Palmetto Girl
Oh sorry you feel crappy Pat. I hope tomorrow is better for you.
Yesterday was Oldest`s 21st birthday. It was an absolutely gorgeous day all around. The temps were hovering near 50 deg F, the sun was out, and everyone was in a good mood. Her present is money toward her fourth tattoo. She is getting it today.
So what do I wake up to this morning??
About 2-3 inches of snow on the ground!
It isnt very cold though. Hubs and I were throwing snowballs at each other..LOL
He got one on my neck and went down the shirt..that was the end of that!
I bought seeds yesterday. For gardening at home, I bought Kale and Swiss Chard. They grow too big to be in the beds at the community garden.
I also bought beets, cauliflower, peas, carrots, a radish mix, and I think that is it so far.
Has anyone grown cauliflower before? How big does the plant get?
Palmetto girl; does he know you are expecting a ring?. Good luck with your plans.
I am thinking about the Marines in Afghanistan. I hope that this is not a repeat of Sadr city, where we took the town twice because Amb. Brenner thought it to aggressive to put Americans out front and offending Shiite Iraqis.
An 11 man Target Interdiction team (hit squad), assassinated a Senior Hamas leader in Dubai. They were in country for less than 19 hours and killed the guy in his hotel room by suffocating him. Common knowledge suggests that Mahmoud (Hamas Cmdr), was on his way to Iran to plan for acquisition of enriched uranium for a dirty bomb.
The Israeli intelligence community said that Mahmoud was also responsible for 2 kidnappings of soldiers in the past 3 years.
Nine years is too long to fight anyplace, finish it or bring'em home. Hold politicians accountable for their hypocrisy.
Biden wants to take credit for the surge in Iraq!?. I remember Harry Reid declaring the war lost, Obama saying the surge would not work, and Biden wanting to split the country in 3 pieces. makes me sick.
Jarhead
Sorry you are feeling "buggie" Pat. Get well soon.
I'm back at work today after four days off. Yesterday, I watched TV and that's pretty much it. I watched that show "Hoarders" and thought of your mom, Pat. Have you ever seen it?
just shoveled 5 inches....it's still snowing!!!
has anyone seen the pix of roger ebert that came out today?? poor guy....he looks horrible....
also, if anyone is interested in the egyptian pyramids, i highly recommend The Pyramid Code....covers all different topics and raises good questions to think about!!!
That image is adorable. Swine flu, I guess.
BODA lose weight
love the pic! Hopefully today will be the last day the kids are home from school due to the big kahuna storms we had. I'm worried about the kids that walk to school. We don't have sidewalks in my hood and the roads are plowed to one lane only. I'm thankful I have a car to drive my kids.
There's a weather website I've become a fan of called footsforecast.org. It's a teacher with a team of student meteorologists that due weather prediction. They're pretty good.
Sorry you are feeling unwell, Pat. As always if there is anything I can do, just call or email - I am thinking of you!
I loved the pic, BTW!
To everyone:
Happy Mardi Gras!
Laissez le bon temps roullez!
I'm sorry you're not feeling well today, Pat. I hope it isn't anything serious. I also hope your mom and your aunt stay away and let you get some rest.
The picture is adorable, by the way.
So far it's just errands, today. Took Andy to school, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the way there. Came back home and organized bottles and cans (my mom always gives me hers, too) and plastic shopping bags and went out and recycled. It was to early for the pharmacy to be open, so I came home and took care of my chickens. Went back out to the pharmacy and checked the lucky numbers at Bi-Mart, and then came home to sit for a few minutes before I load the dishwasher and washer, and clean the kitchen.
I have a lot of cleaning to do, and I'll get the most done while my husband is still sleeping.
Yesterday I worked the full twelve, and had a really nice patient who never did go into labor. They were going to turn her off, and restart today.
It's rained lightly this morning, but things are good right now. Think I'll go out and see if there are any peas or sweet peas raising their little heads, and if not, I'll poke a few more in the ground.
Pat, I am sorry you are not feeling well. Sending you hugs. Everyone can use them.
Tomorrow my son goes in to have tubes put in both his ears. I am nervous but trying to stay positive. If I can ask to have anyone who wishes keep us in your thoughts or prayers, I would love to have more positive energy for tomorrow. This commnunity is awesome and everyone who has given me advice or well wishes have really helped me in this process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
@ MuserMommy~
Awwwwww! Sending you massive hugs and oodles of positive energy!
You know that my email is always open to you if you need an extra ear!
I feel that everything is going to go smashingly well tomorrow, so try to breath (even though it is hard).
If I don't hear from you in the meantime, please let us all know how it went tomorrow. Keep the faith!
XOXO
I second the happy Mardi Gras bo'moon!
I've had about 13 pieces too many of King Cake... boy is it good. My husband said he is sweeted out after all the baking I've done the last few days. There is no such thing in my world. LOL.
More snow. 5 inches so far. Shocker!
Get some rest Pat, hope you start to feel better....
aaaand guess who I hear waking up from her (short) nap....
I agree, Jarhead! I'm sure I'm on a watch list somewhere because I am constantly writing to the President asking him why we are still fighting a way that will never have a winner.
DD, I hope you get feeling better quickly! Winter sucks!
I love this picture! Very sweet. Hope you don't have the H1N1, DD. I was soooos sick when I had it. The sickest I'd been in my adult life from any type of flu. High fever and every time I took a deep breath the pain in my chest was off the richter scale. I was so delirious from the high temp etc that for the first few nights I was singing nursery rhymes and little kid songs to myself--which I had never done before:)I got on the anti-viral med on the 2nd day but I don't know if it helped at all. And, it lasted a really long time. Acute stage lasted 9 days but did not feel all better for a month. It was real bad.
DD, the Bayou Gardener has seed packs for sale. Do you think it's better to buy individually or to get his group of spring/summer?
Hope you get to feeling better. I will be home to see you next week. Tue and Wed, and I have a Valentines Day Gift for you! Love you mom.
Dd, take care of yourself.
Love the piggy pic, so sweet!
DD, I hope you're feeling better soon. Sure wish I could share our sunny weather with you...
I'm glad you are taking some time off DD. Seems you've been sick for a while now.
Amy Mom;
Glad you've heard from your son. Remember that he has an immediate source of support and security in his buddies. You need the same, and maybe more since his mind is occupied with the task at hand, and yours only thinks about him.
He'll be back before you know it.
jarhead
I am sorry you are feeling better Pat. :(
But...the picture actually made my day. I've been kind of low today and seeing the baby piglet snuggled up to its mommy (presumable) lightened my mood.
Sometimes I wonder how I am able to eat meat when I see these type of pictures *sigh*.
Take care Pat and feel better soon.
Palmetto Girl, I was rooting for you to get that ring on your trip. Bummer:(
@ Pomegranatetears~
At least pork is not red?!?!? ;)
Palmetto...has the talk of marriage ever come up? Do ya'll talk about the future? Maybe it's time to start droping hints!
Jarhead...it's great to have you to keep us adised of what's going on or has gone on. I was hoping Obama would push to get the troops out! Guess not!
Pat...hope it's not the flu. I had the flu shot and still got it!!
They tell me it would have been worse without the shot! Hope you feel better soon. Maybe it will keep the family away---tell them you're contagious.
Heidi...cauliflower grows big and will take up a lot of space. It would be a plant to grow at home.
Happy Mardi Gras everybody!!!!
Biz...glad your cake was good. I'm assuming you didn't use the baby. Thinking of the baby---do you have a name for the "bean" yet?
If you're looking for a nickname, I think you already have it--Bean!
Hope Sam had a good nap!
I've tried to post a few times and once again I get the message that it can't be posted.... what am I doing wrongggggggggggggg????
Pat, Sorry you are feeling under the weather. Just take it easy and take care of YOU! That pic you posted is so cute. I love pigs. They are highly intelligent creatures. If I had a lot of land, I'd get a pig along with cats and another couple of dogs.
Merette~
Dogs are natural predator of pigs :( I guess it would be ok if you were going to keep them in a secure pen that dogs could not get into.
I really want a pig (and a donkey, for that matter), but I wanted a pot belly pig so it could come inside the house on the lower level in regulated rooms, and we were looking into it. From research I found that it would be a no go because of our puparoos.
Maybe once the puparoos have passed on (and God forbid that be any time soon) we will look into it again. Buy that time, though I may be too old, lol. Pigs can live a long time, assuming that they don't become sausage, bacon and pork chops!
Pat,
I hope you feel better soon. You cannot catch a break this Winter. Of course the Winter from Hello that is never ending doesn't help I am sure.
Moon,
I had a pot bellied pig as a gift from a friend. We though it was a Rita but we ended up naming him Russel the love Muscle because of finding out he was a he when he humped the couch pillow and his cork screw came out. He was such a sweet pig and I had him for 7 years. He went in a litter box and was leash trained. I loved that pig but he got too big for my apartment. He went to live with a farmer and died about 10 years ago. I was heartbroken that I had to give him up but I didn't realize the diet you had to follow to keep them a manageable size. They are very clean animals!
Feel better, Pat. Seems like it's been a tough winter for you. Hope spring comes early to Gun Town this year.
Hi DD, hope you feel better. The flu sucks. Those pigs are cute though. I've heard pigs are smart and make good pets. I will stick with my cats though.
I am depressed. I got rear-ended last week and hit my head on the steering wheel. It also jarred my jaw and now the symptoms I had from grinding my teeth are even more annoying. At least I get free physiotherapy now...I couldn't afford it before. I also have stiffness in my neck and back, ugh, hopefully this will help. I also have a black eye and when I go out in public everybody keeps looking at me like they want to ask if I got beaten up. Nobody's had the guts to do so so far though.
My brother was in the car with me when we got hit and he *freaked out*. He does not want to even drive on that road anymore. Oddly enough my other brother got rear-ended on that road too a few years ago. Maybe he is right and we should just stay away from it. It's not even that busy though.
Thank you Bayou. I kind of figured the cauliflower would be big when the package told me to plant 4 seeds per mound..LOL
I also read that when the head is baseball size, lift and secure the leaves above it. This protects it from the sun. When the cauliflower grows bigger then the leaf papoose, it is time to harvest. So cauliflower, kale, and maybe collard greens will be grown at home.
It snowed and hailed big time this evening and I had to drive in that shit! Yuck!
Heidi, isn't cauliflower a winter crop? It is here in the deep south and will not do well it there is too much warm weather.
i was just thinking that it shows how awesome DD is that even though she's under the weather, she still thinks of everyone else in giving us an open post on which to chat. so lovely! (and quite a long run on sentence!)
You gotta love a smiling pig!
I have one more day off. We get Mon., Tues., & Wed. off for Mardi Gras! It makles for a short week at school! Love it!
Then Lent starts and things get a little somber around here. Old Catholic habits die hard!
DD...why don't you watch some old beach movies. Maybe they will help you forget about the snow for a while! Put on a bikini over your sweats! Sit back with a Mai Tai or 12!
Does anyone know if this is a Leap Year? I'm still thinking about Palmetto Girl. Palmetto---is he a little dense? I mean 5 years!!!
I really know of a woman who went through 4 engagement rings with one man. They were engaged for like 40 years. They finally got married when they both retired.
This discussion about pot-bellied pigs made me laugh.
A few years ago, someone gave the owner of the stable where my son was riding, a small, cute mini-pig.
He was so cute - would snorkle around, play with the goats, etc.
He was a smart little bugger.
Smart enough to jimmy the latch to the feed room and gorge.
450 lbs later, he wasn't so little.
They really do have to be seriously policed in their "dietary" needs.
Heidi - cauliflower is almost identical to cabbage in size and growth habits. Those leaves are tied over the head to keep the cauliflower as white as possible.
Pat - how awful that you've come down with the flu. You've had such a down time these past weeks - hugs to you, stay warm and drink lots!
Biz...I have a site with pictures of Drew Brees as king of Bacchus. There are also pictures of the rest of the parade for anyone who has never seen a Mardi Gras parade. Usually, Bacchus' king is a TV or movie celebtity. I think Drew is the first sports star. Sean Payton was also a king of another big parade. Bacchus has grown to be one of the biggest parades rolling. Really beautiful floats!
email me at mjroby@charter.net
BoMoon,
Donkeys are the loveliest animals with the most soulfull eyes! If you get one, he/she will be very lonely--get 2 and they will be little bother except for the cost food and apples and other treats + hay + shelter. Love donkeys.
awww..... so cute, how could anyone eat them?
hope you're feeling better pat!!
I will start the cauliflower early early early. That way it will get a head start before the summer heat gets to it. (i live in CT so it has some time to set up nicely..i will take pics)
I love pigs. For years I have collected different pig things. Especially piggy banks. Large and small.
How you feeling Pat? I think watching some Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello is a great idea! Throw in some Tab Hunter and you will be all set!
Jarhead & Bayou Jane,
He is very aware that I'm ready to get married. He was married once before and he has the "been there, done that" mentality.
I am definitely going to bring it up, specifically before this tax credit for first time home buyers expires. Otherwise, if he says no, then I lose the chance to purchase a home with this credit which I think expires in April.
Jarhead, you are so right about bringing the troops home. They have been there long enough. The sad thing is that most likely when we do leave, the place will revert back to the way it was prior to us going over there, such a waste of time and horrible loss for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting.
~Palmetto Girl
Aww dd sorry to hear your not feeling well. I would send you some virtual chicken soup. But I dont want it to ruin your hard drive.
Nice piggy pic.. very sweet...
I with all of you that getting are solider's out of this war. Its time to end this. Enough is enough.
Happy Belated Mardi gras everyone.. MMM King cake.
Hope U R feeling better today PAT
Apparently I've got this Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction thing that basically means your pelvis is all messed up because of pregnancy. Anyone else ever have it?
Other than that, I kinda wish it would snow in Vancouver. How come you guys in the States have all our snow? LOL
Sorry you're under the weather, DD. Hope you feel better soon!
Ronnie - have you thought about seeing a chiropractor??
DD, I hope you're feeling better soon.
Palmetto Girl I hope you get the ring you're looking for. Meanwhile, focus on appreciating the qualities in the person you love, open communication, building and refining your relationship and taking that into the future with a happy aura wrapping you both. A ring is a thing.
Jarhead, So sick of the morass of smarmy political rhetoric designed to accomplish personal agendas using honourable, dedicated people who are doing the right thing for the right reasons for the wrong people.
Bayou Jane, I thought it would be over by now too. I guess the one thing politicians will always follow through on is their endless capacity for not following through, affecting needed change and in the end disappointing us.
2010 is not a leap year. Leap years can be determined by dividing by 4.
Ronnie, I had pelvic misalignment issues after childbirth. My whole body changed shape completely in the pelvic/hip region. I was so absorbed in caring for a newborn I didn't realize how much pain I was in or that I was walking/shuffling like a hunchbacked old woman to compensate for it. Also had my tailbone broken at the same time. A chiropractor did wonders for the pelvis issues. The tailbone will never be normal but life is still good.
It's March Break here in Munchkinland where everyone drives like idiots and March/Spring Break lands in February in the middle of winter. We have a new layer of snow covering all the old dirty snow and it looks beautiful. I like snow and cold far more than hot. I feel badly for those of you who are negatively affected by it.
What do you call it when a person thinks that normal inconveniences are caused by people who are doing it intentionally? I think a friend of mine needs mental help. Their aged and ill mother with whom they have been living, has been coughing for three days and they think she's been hacking up her lungs to annoy them intentionally. Am I the only one who thinks that is mental?
frimmy---sounds like caretaker burnout....
DD hope u feel better real soon :) stay warm
and no dollar general trips for a while tell the
olde bitties to call a cab or your loonie aunt
can have Hollywood send her a limo for her
pension check run she is a famous star ! :-))
bj & biz hope u had a great mardi GRAS
and ate all the sweeeeeet king cake !
Ita there is not a snow flake in site in Vancouver
unless it's made by a snow machine on the slopes.
This is the winter that wasn't for Canada ?!
It's real strange not to have any and it seems to
be all going down to the Midwest parts of the USA
and the south east ie Georgia Florida it's nuts !
Palmetto girl don't fret about the ring thing so
much. Try not to but ask yourself if u can live
without him in your life ? If u can't then u don't need
a ring it's him that matters first. If he loves u and u love
him that's the important part. Remember a ring is
just a symbol like the way that a marriage liscence
is to the govt getting involved in permiting you to
marry. I wish you happiness and to find a peaceful
middle ground to talk to your Beau and realize
what's the most important to you both. Let him know
by all means but do not expect anything if you
keep this position u will not be disapointed & when he
does give u a symbol of his love and committment it
will be all the sweeter for you both not to be forced but
accepted with eloquence and grace. Good luck :) Kiki
Wow, Jarhead...thanks! That's acutally the best thing anyone has said to me since he left.
I really appreciate those words. They are so true!
I've been trying to build a support network and it's definitely working! Everytime I hear from him and he sounds happy or even OK, it puts my mind at ease.
Interesting, Moon, I had no idea that dogs are natural predators for pigs. I know they definitely use dogs (often pit bulls) for hunting the feral pigs that are becoming so dangerous in many states, but never thought of it that way. Baby pigs are cute, and in our previous home, we had neighbors on both sides of us that had pot-bellied pigs. They were never any bother to us, and were interesting to watch, but were never our thing. The donkeys, though. . . I would love to have a couple of those, and a couple of goats. I grew up with goats, bunnies and the occasional chicken.
Our place is too small for the donkeys for sure, and maybe for the goats as well, but we do have chickens, and I will be getting more next week:).
Palmetto Girl----I am sorry that you didn't get the ring you want. Has he known for a long time that this is something that is important to you? Having "been there and done that" is not the same as doing that with you. I hope you stick up for what you want with him.
I hope you're feeling better soon, Pat, and that your mom and aunt have at least temporarily been caught up in the celebrity lifestyle, and have forgotten you. (I have a dry sense of humor--please don't be offended.)
DD- I'm wondering if you feel better or worse today? Wish I was there to make you hot tea etc.
Heidi- I want to hear all about everything you plant. DD's gorgeous veg + flower garden is what hooked me to this site. I want to plant veg's this year-have not done before.
Jarhead- Thanks for your post on the hit squad. I had not known that happened.
MuserMominPA- I'm wondering how you and your son are today. Lots of healing prayers sent your way. Hoping the tubes do the job and eliminate serial ear infections. I'm assuming that's why he needed them.
Ronnie- SPD is not fun. I did not have it but know all about it. The pain is intense. What month are you in? Some Moms notice symptoms in 1st trimester, others experience the separation during birth or post partum. The pain can radiate to lower abdomen, inner thigh & groin. If you are a swimmer for exercise, do NOT do breaststroke. Is this your 1st baby? Vaginal birth is preferable. Spreading legs is tricky so best positions are "all-fours" (hands + knees) or side-lying. Squatting will be too painful, as will be the most common birthing position, sitting with legs wide apart. Make sure that you tell all the nurses that you have SPD--the downside of an epidural is that the pain of separation will be masked and you could be put in positions that only make it worse; this you would not find out until the epi anesthesia wears off. Thank goodness, once the cartilage softening hormones decrease it totally goes away. Just because you have it this pregnancy does not mean that you will in subsequant pregnancies, but you might. PT, Tens Units, accupunturists and chiropractors are often recommended. pain meds sometimes used to. What did your Dr. say to do?
Thinking of you, Pat...
Hope you are feeling better Pat.
My son got the tubes early this morning. He was so good. They gave us a wagon for him to ride in to distract him while they did prep. They pulled him in the wagon to the surgical room and he looked back at us with a sad face. It was very quick only about ten minutes later the doctor came out and said everything went well. A nurse was holding him when we went back to see him. He was a little fussy in the car on the way home but as soon as his coat was off he was on the floor playing. He took an early nap and his appetite is down but otherwise he is doing very well. Thank you Moon, NancyB and everyone else for the well wishes.
MuserMommy---I am so tickled to hear that things went so well for you and your son! You've been in my thoughts and prayers.
Awwww...that is a sweet picture.
Hope you start feeling better soon.
I meant to ask you, DD, if you had seen the movie "The Gift"? I just saw it today on netflix. Lots of stars in it and good character actors. Kate Winslet does, in this southern girl's opinion, a helluva good southern accent.
Glad the tube surgery went well! It will make so much of a difference, i bet.
Oh iambriezy! I took the leftover shredded beef and liquid to make lunch for me (dinner for hubs to take to work).
I added 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to 4 tablespoons of water and added it into the juice. It made a really good gravy.
Then I cooked super wide egg noodles. I melted margarine with a little bit of Parmesan cheese in the pan and mixed it around.
Then just served the meat/gravy over the top of the noodles.
Added some crusty bread and it was yummo!
Thanks again
MusermommyinPA, glad to hear the surgery went well. Your guy sounds like a real trooper.
DD, hoping you're feeling lots better...can't help but worry about you.
DD - Sending you Get Well Wishes, with a hint of lavender to help you think spring! This crazy weather has taken a toll on our family here in PA. 40+ inches of snow and it can't decide if it wants to be bitterly cold, or just barely above 32, which is feeling kinda warm lately. LOL
I would send get well wishes to the ear-tube boy, but it sounds like he is doing just great already. :) Perhaps I will send him wishes for ice cream instead :)
Palmetto Girl-Hugggs. I waited almost 2 yrs the second time around for a ring, which I never ended up getting, but we still got married anyway. When I tease my hubs about not having a ring even now, he jokes back and says my ring is parked in the garage. We needed a car big enough to haul around the blended family, and he let me pick out my Suburban the way I wanted it. :) Yea, he loves me, even without a ring on my finger. I hope things work out for the 2 of you, and I wish you all the happiness, and crazyness that happens in a marriage. :)
Jarhead- OORAH! I wish our leaders would not be so wishywashy about stuff, and let the military leaders do what they do best. Fight to win, stabilize and then get out. I'm an AF brat, who worked for the Army, while living next to Quantico. I have great respect for the members of our Armed Forces, and regardless of what happens, I support our troops, overseas and at home. Their sacrifices allow me to enjoy the freedom if living in this country.
To all the other posters who have made my experience here so enjoyable, thanks for sharing a bit of who you are. I enjoy coming and reading here.
DD, hope you're already on the road to recovery.
Palmetto Girl - I bet you are not too far from me in the Palmetto state, I'm in Ft. Mill.
Linda
I'm glad this is an open post because there is something I wondered about for a long time.
If a person is standing on top of magnetic north, which way does the needle of a compass point?
I did have this explained to me one time, but after I thought about it a while, I really think that person was shooting me a line of BS.
Can anyone explain this in simple terms?
Pat, when you feel like it , can you clear something up? Is Hollywood and Aunt Ruth the same person?
I've got to go back to work tomorrow. Holidays are good but it just makes it harder to go back.
I'm just getting back into the groove of doing things. Had a girls day out today with my sister. I had forgotten what it was like to do things on the spur of the moment and not have to worry about rushing to get home. Palmetto, I was married for 35 years and I can tell you, the ring is the last thing you will regret not having! Be patient and live in the moment. Love him for now and everything else will fall into place!
Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Rest, hope you feel better soon.
Pat, are you OK?
A whole day of not seeing your comments and I just want to check in - I hope you are getting better and doing the best thing you can, resting. I am thinking of you and am sending you healing thoughts. Just drop a quick comment to let us know that you are alright and just not in the mood or have the energy to do much more.
Bayou Jane-
Assuming by North Pole you mean the geographic pole, the compass needle would point toward the magnetic pole, which is south of the geographic pole. I really enjoy your posts.
Musermommy...so glad to hear everything went well. It's so scary when our little ones have to go into any kind of surgery. My daughter had her appendix out when she was 3...so I was feeling for you.
Heidi...that sounds yummy! Totally doing that with my next round of sammich leftovers. Thanks for the idea!
DD...hope you're okay. Don't make me light my Bobby Trendy candle again.
Nancy...the question is if you are standing on magnetic north. I know it is different from what we call the north pole. That is actually always changing. I think magnetic north stays the same, but I'm not sure.
Glad to hear everything went well, Musermommy :)
Pat, are you okay?!?!?!
We are getting worried here :(
Bayou Jane,
Sorry--Well, it tries to point straight down...but since it can't, it just spins in circles. But there's more to the north magnetic pole. It's location isn't fixed in one spot...it's moving! And quite quickly.
The north magnetic pole is slowly drifting across the Canadian Arctic. In the last 50 yrs or so it's started to move faster. Scientists are constantly checking on its position, but because its location is now in the Arctic Ocean, they can only visit the location briefly each spring. It's drifting away from North America so fast that it could end up in Siberia within 50 yrs.
Wait...there's more! The location of the pole is moving but as it moves, it also wanders around! On any given day it can be up to 80 km away from where you think it is. This wandering is due to disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, caused by sun particles hitting the magnetic field lines. These same particles cause the Northern Lights.
If the north magnetic pole does end up in Siberia in this century, Canada & Alaska could lose their Northern Lights. Sorry for long post but I find the poles as fascinating as the sky changes that occur during the vernal + autumnal equinoxes. DD must be feeling really badly to not post all day. I hope that's not the case.
Morning DD.
Bayou Jane,
In map reading there are 2 "Norths", a Grid North which is the one that you use to mark bearings and orientate through in a map.
The second is the Magnetic North, which is adjusted through a "declination diagram", which gives you the degree offset to True North (Magnetic).
After you mark your bearings on the map, then you add or subtract the number of degrees necessary to convert your azimuth from grid to magnetic. The number varies depending on your location around the world and the offset to Magnetic North. Once you have that then you can follow your compass in sync with your map. Declination diagrams are found near the legend at the bottom of the map.
The Mag North does shift, but I don't know about the speed at which Nancy B mentioned. I think that may be from East Anglia U. data, because I have been reading maps for almost 20 years and the dec diagram has not shifted that much.
Jarhead
pat?????
Pat I keep coming back to see if you have posted but no luck.... I hope you are ok... (this is the third time I try to post this with no luck but will keep trying cause I want you to know i'm thinking about you)
I was bored and went to see what Heckman was up to and his blog is deleted... did he finally cave in/accept defeat and is waving the white flag??? Just wondering since I never really understood what was going on but I knew he was messing with Pat and that is NOT a good sign in my book.
Hi Linda,
I'm in the Aiken area which is probably a couple of hours away from you. It's nice to see a fellow Carolina Girl on here!
~Palmetto Girl
I miss DD... :( Please get well soon DD.. I miss all your witty, blunt, funny and entertainment.
I hope for spring for you DD. Oh and a nice vacation. Some place warm. Get you out of the nasty snow.
Take care DD..
I hope you did not get the swine flu. It was awful when the kids got it last fall. I was literally Florence Nightingale. I did not get it. I guess I am immune from when I got it back in the 70s.
It is in the upper 40s today and I am going to continue the Spring Cleaning quest. I already scrubbed away all the baked on grease behind the stove. Today I tackle the pantry!
LOL
I sound so excited, dont i? Not really in the mood but I did not do it because my back was so bad..so I am catching up.
Hope you all have a good day today.
DD I hope you are just resting and under a
big warm comforter that is too nice to leave
It's warmth to post on your blog. Kiki :)
hope you are feeling better today DD!!!
Jarhead,
I actually read about the rapid movement of magnetic north in Scientific American magazine, but I can't locate that article so here is a link to N'tl Geographic.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1215_051215_north_pole.html
Sorry, Jarhead, I must be doing something wrong--I can't get it to link highlighted & underlined. Do you have any idea how to do that? I used Ctrl C then Ctrl V. Oh well.
DD I sure hope you are OK-Hugs to you
this morning i got up and my oven door was wide open! my dogs don't have access to the kitchen at night time and a kitty couldn't have opened it.....a spirit was having fun i believe!
Still out? Oh my ... ♥♥♥
Jarhead--to make it easier:
In 2005, National Geographic wrote:
New research shows the (North magnetic) pole moving at rapid clip—25 miles (40 kilometers) a year.
Over the past century the pole has moved 685 miles (1,100 kilometers) from Arctic Canada toward Siberia, says Joe Stoner, a paleomagnetist at Oregon State University.
At its current rate the pole could move to Siberia within the next half-century, Stoner said.
"It's moving really fast," he said. "We're seeing something that hasn't happened for at least 500 years."
Stoner presented his team's research at the American Geophysical Union's meeting last week in San Francisco.
Lorne McKee, a geomagnetic scientist at Natural Resources Canada, says that Stoner's data fits his own readings.
"The movement of the pole definitely appears to be accelerating," he said.
The shift is likely a normal oscillation of the Earth's magnetic field, Stoner said, and not the beginning of a flip-flop of the north and south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that last occurred 780,000 years ago.
National Geographic now points out that the pole is shifting at the rate of 40 miles, instead of 25 miles, per year.
Hope you're feeling better soon DD!!
Daphne
http://questionsformattheckman.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-arent-you-refuting-this-matt.html
Thanks Nancy B,
Interesting post and info. I hope Pat is OK. I found something today that made me think of her.
Jarhead
Hope you are doing ok, DD!
As you all are aware, I don't post here much but I do stop by several times a day to read the witty words of our friend DD. So, this comment is for Pat, I miss you! and I am hopping that you are feeling better real soon. From the looks of things, I'm not the only one missing you. So please take care of yourself and get back to us real soon!
Oops! spelling error. Pat instead of hopping I am hoping you aare feeling better real soon! BUT, you can hop if you'd like :)
OK PAT....PANIC IS SETTING IN! IF YOU HAVE THE FLU, COUGH ONE TIME! IF YOU LEFT THE FROZEN TUNDRA, COUGH TWO TIMES. YOU GOT TO GET RID OF THAT BUG!!! NO SHIT GIRL--HOP TO IT!!!
Miss Tia...if the spirit can open the oven door, it should be able to bake. Leave out a couple of recipes and see what happens.
NancyB...thanks for the info. I could almost understand most of it. It was in a language I could relate to.
Jarhead...I have trouble setting my GPS so understanding all of that was way over my head. Glad you could figure it out. I guess the guy who tried to explain it to me the first time wasn't shooting me a line of BS because it did sound like your answer. I'm just glad none of our armed forces had to depend on me for directions because right now we would be at war with New Zealand. I'm the kind of person who has to turn the map upside down to understand it!
Thanks to both of you, I now know the little needle would just spin around in circles!
Casey J, Is Mom ok? We care...
Vicki, you read my mind. I just logged on the ask the same thing.
Maybe Snark needed the money to buy food for Chubs. I am sure it is hard to afford him.
Oh no...I was to log on tonight and see that Pat was back.
I hope's you're ok, Pat. Just in case you need it, tons of positive energy is heading your way!
that's a good idea about leaving out a recipe, but it would sort of freak me out if they made 'em!!!
Pat, you still sick? C'mon, rally and get better!
ESCROW, I made the sticky chicken last nite, was delish!
Just checking in to see if DD is back on.
Please post as soon as you can DD we miss u
and care.
To the posters who have been take liberties
in DDs absence FUCK OFF & u can leave
Miss Tia alone and stop writing all those mean
things about her as well as Moon. We are all
friends here who meet and greet and speak daily
to one another from all over the world. We like
it here and do not need your rude remarks !
Go away and take a hint for christsake ! Kiki
Casey hi I just sent you an email. Kiki :)
Why do you assholes always start this crap on Pat's blog whenever she is ill?
I suspect that most of these posts are Matt Heckman himself since he has been banned everywhere else and was stupid enough to delete his blog thinking that would help him. Go away, Matt. No one believes anything that you say and never will.
Go make some honest money to pay your attorney, or at the very least feed your children, and leave us alone.
I'm alive. Sorry, this thing hit me hard. I'll be back soon or open another post. Hugs to all of you.
Good to hear from you DD. Sending you healing hugs - and a troll-swatter.
Oh dd :) I just emailed Casey
I also asked moon to call u too
I'm so glad you are ok ?
I thot your mom and aunt had gotten in to
your house and were driving u nuts !
Glad just to hear you are there and ok.
Some dumbass trolls got in whilst u were
resting but we are on to them don't worry ;)
thanks for letting us all know we miss u. Kiki :)
I'm so glad you let us know you're ok, DD. Thanks.
Nice to see/read you DD! Sending some massive healing mojo your way Pat>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And massive hugs, too!
Good.
I can rest easy knowing you are still among the living!
You rest now dear Pat. Lots of fluids. Get some SOUP!
We can't help but worry...it's what your neurotic fans do best. Well, ok, I be your only neurotic fan, but really...who's keeping track??
Happy healing...I hope you feel better soon!
I worry when I don't see a new post up every now and again. I thought the old ladies car jacked you and made you take them to Hollywood or Vegas. Get well soon. Take some Vitamins.
Valle :-)) LOL that was a funny image
I just spit my drink out thinking of DDs aunt
with those big sunglasses and scarf waving in
the breeze as DD drives her to her adoring fans
in hollywierd !!! LoL !!! Too funny !!! Kiki :)
Miss Tia-
Bayou Jane's post about the spirit's baking and your response gave me a great big laugh!!! Thanks to both of you. Miss Tia-what is the weather in NE OH?
So glad to know DD posted--she must be REALLY sick because when she was so ill a few weeks ago & hospitalized she still posted. Also when I found DD's GORGEOUS garden blog and spent that weekend reading all the posts from that Blog and this one, I was totally amazed to see that when her dearest son, Eric died last year, she continued to post. That really really moved me. I know that I would not have been capable of functioning at such a high level, as she. So, I was getting really worried. She must feel horrible and I sure hope someone is loving her up! Her daughter Casey J lives a few hrs. away is that right?
Escrow- Glad you reminded me about the Sticky Chicken--I'm going to make it tomr.
So glad to see your post, Pat. I hope you are feeling like yourself again very soon.
You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Alive is good, DD. Now just get better :)
I hope you're feeling better soon, DD. I miss your posts.
I also came back to thank whomever posted the recipe for the sticky chicken...we made it tonight, and my husband proclaimed it the best chicken he's ever had lol. We marinated thighs in the sauce, then baked the whole thing in the oven. I had to thicken the sauce with some cornstarch at the end...but it was fantastic. So... thanks!!
OK, now I am intrigued... where can I find the "sticky chicken" recipe?
weather in NE Ohio right now is around 30 degrees....sun was out today and it got about 34 and snow started to melt--can see my street!!! i forgot it had been brick!!! suppose to stay around 30 the next few days but we might get another inch or so of snow....
Take one of those chickens you normally use for voodoo and make soup out of it.
LoL @ crabbie dude don't be so silly :) Kiki
Palmetto girl - based on the amt. of snowfall you got, I thought you might be a bit closer....we got 4.75 in. (course it melted the next day). Also, if you are able to take advantage of the first time home buyers tax break by yourself, worry about getting engaged later and buy yourself a home! Prices couldn't be better! Nice to 'see' you too!
Pat...glad to see the "family trolls" didn't get you! It's been one hell of a winter. Peace and health my friend!!!! All the candles are burning and a new supply of good gris gris is coming you way!
Melissa, I was looking for it too and found it a few topics down. Here it is. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow.
Sticky Chicken is all about the sauce.1/2 cup balsamic vinegar1/2 cup soy sauce1/4 cup sugar1/4 cup packed brown sugar2 Tbl honey3 cloves garlic1 Tbl fresh ginger(I use my microplane to grate the garlic and ginger)1/8 tsp pepper
Combine all ingredients in a non-stick pan and reduce to around half. The longer you reduce the thicker and stickier it gets. Grill or roast your chicken then coat in the sauce and pour over your hot rice. I used 2lbs of wings tonight and that amount of sauce was just right for 2. This sauce is also excellent with pork! chow down!
Pat I'm so glad to see you back. I was starting to get worried.
Hi Pat! Glad to hear you are ok.
I made the Roasted chicken you all mentioned a few days ago. I emailed it to my sisters and made another one for my brother who's with me right now. He won't touch a dish to help unless you throw it at him, but he makes for good company and is not bad at cards. The crispy skin is excellent.
How about the software engineer that flew into the IRS building in Austin!.
jarhead
Jarhead....
I <3 you.
Us Jarhead heads need a pic! :)
Yeah Jarhead..I read about the guy briefly this morning in the news but I have the paper so I can really see what has happened. They are saying there are 2 confirmed dead and everyone is accounted for.
Hubs and I are going to venture into new food territory today. I am roasting beef marrow bones in the oven. You spread the cooked(it is like butta) marrow onto toasted french bread pieces and add a little sea salt.
I will let you know if it is a Yay or a Nay!
Anyone else try this before?
The bones are cheap as hell. We saw it on Anthony Bourdain once and it is just one of those things we have to try.
Thanks, Peg! I will give it a try this week-end.
Heidi, I buy and bake those bones for my dogs. (If you're talking about shank bones) They are the only bones they can't chomp through. My Chi's love chew stuff and will work for hours trying to get the marrow out. I've seen Anthony eat the marrow. I don't think I would want to try it. Anthony eats anything, so I'll wait to hear your opinion.
OMG! It is like beefy butter. Both hubs and I both gave it the side eye at first. It is not glamorous looking at all. It is the consistency of spreadable scrambled eggs. If that is possible. Once you spread it, it is like butter. Sprinkle a little salt on top and it is really good.
Not good for your cholesterol count though..LOL
My Chi is standing next to me with this forlorn look on her face. What about me?
I would not make this an all the time thing because of the pure fatness of it..but we can say we tried it and if it was ever served to us someplace..we would know how good it is.
I like that Andrew Zimmern (sp?) guy that does the Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel. That dude will eat anything.
To everyone:
What is the most bizarre food that you have ever eaten? And did you like it?
I am not very adventurous, unfortunately. My most bizarre foods have been pretty common foods in another country - Scotland - blood pudding and Haggis. UGH on both the blood pudding and the Haggis. Blood pudding is like blood (DUH! because that is what it is) and the Haggis tasted like the smell of a dark, dank, musty, moldy, 500 year old dungeon.
Oh yeah, and Spam in the US, lol.
I like Spam - I haven't eaten it in 30 years, but I do have decent memories of it.
Andrew won't eat Durian. It's a fruit from Asia that he describes having a smell like rotting flesh.
Escrow~
I saw that one! At least he tried it.
I liked the bugs he ate that he said tasted like Tuity Fruity Gum. I remember that gum. I still don't think that I would eat the bugs - I can't remember what kind of bugs they were, but I think that they were alive.
EEEEEEEEKKKKK!
Thanks for the help, guys. I am going to see a chiropractor - I just want to run it by my midwife first. It's not fun but I can handle the pain as it is now. It's just reading scary stories about women who end up on crutches or in wheelchairs that is getting me all worked up. I'm 22 weeks along now and it looks like it'll be another boy to go with my 15 year old son :-)
I like Andrew Zimmern, too. I remember the episode with the Durian, and that he spit it out. (something I've never seen him do otherwise) I think it made him gag, if I remember correctly.
I haven't eaten anything adventurous in many years. My husband likes fairly ordinary things, but he does eat something I don't like. He is Hungarian, and they eat a kind of bacon that is smoked only, not fried or baked, etc. The smell and flavor of it is good, but the texture is as if it was still raw.
Other than that, just what many people have tried---squid, octopus, etc.---nothing off the beaten path.
My daddy was very adventurous and grew up somewhat experiencing the "great" depression. They had cows, pigs, chickens, and always a garden. They lived on the edge of town and were able to have that kind of stuff. So when they butchered an animal, everything was used. We used to be able to buy blood sausage when I was young and I have eaten it. Being young (and liking most foods), I would eat what my dad said was good so I tried a lot of things that might make most people cringe, but I'm glad I did. I truly love hogs head cheese which is not cheese and crackling or gratons. The Mexicans call it chichirons--I think and I know the spelling is way off---kind of like pork skins but not puffy. I have eaten fried tripe which I remember liking. Now this is the kicker...I remember eating calves' brains and eggs (scrambled). I suppose I liked it then but don't know about now. There is something some cultures down here eat called chitterlings. I remember my daddy trying to cook this one time and my mom (who was a very agreeable person and put up with a lot of things he did) made him throw the pot and everything in it out in the yard. The house was stinking for days and the pot was never brought back into the house. That was one time she really put her foot down and I was afraid she was going to put her foot up his backend! I have eaten thistle and I would still eat it now if I weren't so lazy. Daddy showed me a way to make powder puffs out of the thistle flowers. The plant flower had to be a certain age for it to work. I wish I knew how he did this. There are a lot of old ways that are becoming "extinct".
Does anyone have some "old ways" that you remember and will share?
Heidi...if the shank is the same as a soup bone, I have eaten that. I never told anyone but I always eat the marrow out of the soup while I taste for seasoning. I have a small cup of soup to taste and by the time I have it seasoned right, I'm too full to eat anymore.
they sell chitterlings here in stores and they even sell them in like 25# tubs!!! always grosses me out!
BJ,
Yup, it was the soup bone. The marrow was good!
Besides that..the weirdest things I have eaten recently are Scotch Eggs on Christmas Eve. I really liked those!
And I had stinky tofu at the local Thai place. It was actually really good!
Oh, I love blood pudding! Delish. I guess it sometimes comes down to what you were exposed to in childhood.
I think the most disgusting thing I ever tried was jellied beets. They are really not for me.
I love beef kidneys (I prefer them cold out of the fridge) You do have to soak them overnight to get all the urine out before you cook them. My husband told me to never make those smelly things in the house again. There were 7 of us growing up and they are cheap but they're quite tasty. I also like beef tongue, head cheese, pickled pigs feet, any kind of liver, gizzards, kishka (blood and barley sausage) and limburger cheese on rye bread. I wouldn't eat a bug if you paid me.
Since Comcast just decided to add The Travel Channel about a month ago, I watch Anthony and and Andrew every day. Andrew wont touch the Durian but Anthony chows down on it.
Excessive worry becomes a demand. Am I the only one who thinks it's odd to insist someone who's ill come in to post just to make everyone else feel better??
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