December depression

The goddamn lights. Sigh. Every year, the same thing. Half the goddamn lights never work and it's always the new strings. This year, I thought, instead of digging through storage hell, I'd just get a couple strings of new ones and call it good. I bought the new mecury ones. Oh, they were gorgeous. They worked for half a day. The motherfucking pieces of shit. So, I went and dug through storage and grabbed two strings of old ones..the ones from the 50's and 60's. Yep. They always work. They sure did too. Then I noticed that old string of stupid yellow rope lights which hasn't worked in years also lit up. At least half of it did. The middle is burnt out. God damn. The only way to get them out of there is to crawl behind a jungle of vines (impossible) and find the plug or cut the god damn trumpet vine to the ground and pull them out. It's always some shit, isn't it? I do like the old string of red berry cluster lights I picked up at a yard sale and strung in the vines. I can see it from my desk. It looks like bright berries on the dormant vine. The rest of it can suck my ass, as can all of December.

I hate December. Oh, and my mother moved Aunt Bitch Face in with her. Oh, yeah, that's right. That old bitch is now living on this property and I have not set foot in my mother's house in weeks. Not with Satan now in residence. And no, I will not haul that old bitch to the store or anywhere else. I can not wait to get the hell out of here.

Today was the school 'holiday' Winter concert and I just got back. I brought Lis and a friend home. I took them out to eat and they were loud and obnoxious, par for the course, but, they were having fun. When we got home, mom called and said, Eric's dad was over there (that fucker has been there all day, blocking the driveway) and wanted Lis to come over. I was out trying to fix the god damn lights when I heard the girls open the door and he asked "So, what do you want for Christmas?" in his smarmy voice. The dumb bastard didn't even realize he wasn't talking to his granddaughter, he was talking to her friend. Yeah. I just shook my head. He probably wouldn't have known his own kid either unless I pasted a label on his shirt. Not that I think he can read. I hollered at the girls and told them they had 10 minutes to get home. Merry fucking Christmas.

I haven't even gotten to see Lila Snow yet, much less hold her because the kid gave me her shitty cold, which she is now over. Lissa thinks I'm being mean and doesn't understand that newborns have no immune system. This is one of those colds where masses of snot make rattle noises in your throat and your lips are chapped clear up to your nostrils. Nice.  I miss Lila and I haven't even met her yet.

So, sorry to be such a downer, but, I hope you'll excuse me until this whole month is OVER. I do hope you guys have a Happy Solstice (which is tomarrow) and a Merry Christmas or whatever you celebrate. Maybe I'll be more cheerful when it's finally over. I have to go now, the cat just knocked over the entire Christmas tree. I heard it. It just keeps getting better, doesn't it? Maybe he also took a big dump under it again. That seems to be his version of decorating. Which, when I think about it, is as good as any.

Preeeeeeeeeeee...senting..

Baby, Lila Snow. 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long. They went to the city to have her, so I haven't seen her in person yet. I can't wait to meet her. It's been a long wait. Sarah has had induced labor since 2pm Thursday and Miss Lila Snow finally showed at 6 pm today. Isn't she adorable??

This kind of blatent stupidity makes me livid

Evangeline Lilly: "I’m very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don’t even like the word feminism because when I hear that word, I associate it with women trying to pretend to be men, and I’m not interested in trying to pretend to be a man. I don’t want to embrace manhood, I want to embrace my womanhood."

Translation: "I a wee-tahd.''

The State's war on sustainable communities and individual rights as well

Earlier this year, Texas state brought several SWAT teams to a sustainable community and threatened to shut it down. Each one of the community members were initially handcuffed at gunpoint. It was called “The Garden of Eden Community,” and was totally self sustainable. No drugs or weapons of any kind were found.

HERE is a video where Quinn Eaker tells us about the mission of the Garden of Eden and how recent pressure from the state has harassed, intimidated, fined, and is threatening the existence of their community. Please watch the vid..and then judge him.

This is not an isolated incident, in Florida, Robin Speronis just had her off grid home declared illegal. Officials cited the International Property Maintenance Code, which mandates that homes be connected to an electricity grid and a running water source.

Robin is not some freak growing skunk weed in her closet and shitting in her yard. This is an intelligent hard working self sufficient woman who has been using solar energy, propane and recycling rain water..to name a few of her resources. In the end, she was found not guilty of not having a proper sewer or electrical system, but was guilty of not being hooked up to an approved water supply. If their water supply is anything like our town's, she'd be better off never hooking up to it.

Here in Iowa, in order to sell your country home now, you must be hooked up to rural water. Rural water is terribly expensive, it's not like a town bill, which is bad enough. No, rural water seems to be made of gold (it's the same water as in town, by the way)...and anhydrous ammonia. Among other disgusting things. Also, putting in the pipe system for the rural water is so high priced it's an outrage. ALL of our water, with a few private well exceptions, is contaminated. Idiots in charge will tell you it's because of meth makers. Which is ridiculous. The anhydrous ammonia is not only used to make meth, it is a chemical fertilizer which farmers and companies have been allowed to dump, in huge amounts, into our soil for decades. It runs right off into all the water supplies. Besides, the meth heads steal the anhydrous from the dang farmers in the first place. So, doh. It was going into our water anyhow. I guess the 'officials' never thought we could reason that one out. And this shit is only one of our farm chemical contaminates. Our water is not safe, it never meets standard testing. We get the shitty letter every year informing us that, hey, they don't think it will kill us, but, they wouldn't give it to babies. Thanks, town. So, YOU figure out why in hell someone who has a perfectly safe well is required, by law, to hook up to the skanky water, pay a fortune for it and like it or lump it or they can never sell their house.

Officials here will tell you that ALL Iowa wells are contaminated. I've even found that 'fact' on the net, on Iowa sites. That is not true. When I lived in my farmhouse, I had my well tested twice. It was pure, safe and clean. It had been a dairy farm, they never grew crops. They protected their animals and the well was worth much more than the house and land. Yet, if I had stayed there, they would have forced me to hook up to their shitty contaminated town water or never sell the place. Why?

Who makes the chemicals that are ruining our water? Oh, I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count. Who is it that is declaring it not only owns the genetically altered hybrid seeds it produces, but, is also now allowed to own wild seed? Yeah, you heard that right. If they own it, no one can plant it unless they get it from THEM. Even if it grows wild all over hell. In fact, these bitches can now sue you if their seed drifts onto your property and grows. Even if you never wanted their monster food in the first damn place. Anyhow, the wild seed owning thing has taken root in Africa as a start, but, will soon be here, if we ignore it. And these crazy plant/seed owning laws they've lobbied for are making it damn near impossible for anyone, anywhere, to save, reuse, share and develop plant varieties without breaking some damn law. This is only the beginning. Soon, it will become almost impossible to grow any of our own food, because of these laws. And that is what is intended.

Now, more and more laws are being made in different states forcing us to hook up to the very utilities this sickening company has ruined. Where does it end? It won't. It will only get worse, until we are all owned by them..the chem company and the utility companies. I haven't been on here this week because I've been sick again. After several doctor visits and this and that, I seem to be on the mend, but, I hope I'm making sense. If I looked hard enough, I know I would find a connection between that damn chem company and the utility owners, besides them owning us, I mean. And greed. Well, no probably not greed. It's all about greed, isn't it? They (the man) are always making decisions for us based on what they tell us is good for us. But, we already know it's not good for us. Don't we? 

You might think because you don't live on a farm, or in the country, or grow your own food, this won't affect you. But, it will. It will. You think the big guys won't pick on someone as small as you or me, who just grow some of our own food? Yes. They will. We are already being lumped into groups, like that lady in Florida was or the people of the Garden Of Eden were. Like the survivalists are. Like anyone who doesn't get in line and do exactly what 'they' say. They are taking away rights every day. They will continue to chip away at our freedoms one stupid law at a time and one single independent individual at a time, until we are all prisoners. The war on the home gardener started a long time ago. Our government calls us 'agri-terrorists'. Not to our faces, of course. That would be rude, wouldn't it? You don't want to be outwardly rude to your slaves, that never works out well. The trick seems to be to make the silly slaves think you care about them and that they have a voice. Oh, yeah, it cracks me up too.

I used to be self sustaining. I can not do that anymore. I am not physically able. But, the thought that my grandchildren may never know that freedom makes me so sick and so sad I can hardly handle it. This shit is so damn depressing. I am starting to understand the so called loons who move to the mountains, live in caves and eat bark. Pass the fucking pinecones.

All I have to say about the fueding 'lifestyle' divas...

The Goop, pop-up store in Dallas...

Martha Stewart Inc. headquarters. Yeah.

New Casey Anthony news/gossip leaked

Someone has leaked some entertaining and horrifying gossip about Casey Anthony. They say she wants another baby and has made up her mind about it. So, she's going to have one. She is choosing the father from among the men who wrote to her while she was incarcerated. THAT totally sounds believable to me, because you know that's what she has to be living on now. Money those boobs who are crazy about her are sending. Her lawyer, who leaks info about her now and then, says she can't go out of the house anymore because she's afraid of all the death threats she gets. Boo hoo. Well, then she can't work, can she? At least, last I heard, you can't wait cocktails if you can't leave your house. Her lawyer (geez, that guy) says she's a housekeeper now. Really? You don't say? The thought of her standing at my sink with a pair of rubber gloves on chills me to the bone. And I call bullshit on that employment story.

However, the part about her planning to have another baby, well, the only thing I find unbelievable there is....nothing. I think it's probably true. She can't go clubbing, she's probably bored and what would generate more hate or publicity (money) than HER giving birth again? There is not one damn thing stopping her. Not one little tiny thing...with heart shaped stickers on the duct tape over it's tiny mouth.

Was Shia Labeouf raped?

Do you believe Shia Lebeouf's claim that he was raped by an unknown woman during his performance art piece, called 'I Am Sorry'? I have thought about this a lot. First, I thought, doh, men can over power most women in a heart beat and to be raped, doesn't he have to umm, you know, get hard? And wouldn't an erection mean that he enjoyed it?

Then I realized that this dude's head is not in a good place, in many ways he seems lost and fragile to me. He told people in this performance, they could come in and do anything to him and he was not allowing himself to say one word. She whipped him and assaulted him in some sexual way. I do believe that. Women are, on some occasion, as perverse as male perverts, though we all know, male perverts dominate the market. Anyhow, this fucked in the head dude, who has been exposed all over the net as a plagiariser (how humiliating) and who has some personal problems anyhow, is sitting in this crazy scene, and yeah, I see a whip there, and this female nut-ball comes in and starts doing her thing..and then, unzips him and pow. I've decided he didn't have to be hard to be raped. Maybe she had a 'hot dog down the hallway' problem and just, you know, snuck it in. Hard, soft, it doesn't matter really. Maybe this, maybe that. It was assault. This dude should have screamed and fought when she unzipped him, but, maybe he honestly didn't see it coming. Maybe those girls Cosby assaulted should have screamed and fought. Some did, but, is it fair to say they didn't fight hard enough? Or they shouldn't have drank those doped drinks he gave them? Woulda, shoulda, coulda. None of it matters, only that we support victims of sexual assault and realize they don't owe us explanations or details. They owe that to the court system, if the predator is caught. But, not to us. No is no and no one has the right to take what they want from another person. Sometimes, being speechless can be understood to mean no. No. Such a simple word. Or look. Or movement. Let's throw it all out. He didn't tell her she could do those things and she knew that wasn't the deal.

So, I am coming out as a supporter of Shia Lebeouf and saying, straight out, yes, I believe he was raped. I believe it should have been reported sooner or they (his management) should have had a camera on him for safety and evidence. He should have had better security. What the hell were they thinking? BUT, I highly disagree that this 'I Am Sorry' stunt was performance 'art'. It was stupid and has been done many times before by many and has resulted in other assaults. If you remember, Yoko Ono did this same sort of performance art many, many years ago, when she let members of the audience come up with sharp scissors and cut her dress off while she sat morosely. It was chilling. Look it up. So, in my eyes, Shia's performance is more plagiarism and just another absurd antic of his, like the paper bag over the head on the red carpet. It is not 'art'. You can't copy the Mona Lisa over again and call it art. I am tired of people calling everything 'art' anyway, but, a blatant copy can not be and will never be 'art'. So, he should not have been there in the first place. BUT, that doesn't matter does it? We would never say that to a woman who was raped. And I won't blame him for his own sexual assault. It wasn't art, but, it WAS rape. You don't have to agree with me, believe me, I had to think on it awhile, but, anyway, this is just my opinion.


I really hope he gets the help he needs to get his head straight after this. Rape, in any form, is gross, humiliating, scary and it fucks with your head for years..or forever. No one deserves that and no one should go unpunished for it.

Post with no pic..the Cosby thing.

So many women have come out in support of the accusers with their own rape stories about Cosby. Now a woman claims he doped her and fooled around with her when she was only 16. HERE. Does anybody, anywhere think this man is still innocent?? His onstage Spanish Fly jokes aren't so funny now, are they? I have only one question. When is that fucker going to jail?

Griveing mother asks strangers to scatter CJ

THIS is one of the most moving articles I've seen lately. A mother, who lost her 20 year old son, CJ, to suicide, is asking strangers to scatter his ashes around the globe. CJ wanted to go places, see things, he never got to do that. So, his mom is doing the best she can to see that it happens and so far, 10, 000 strangers have helped out. They get a pic of CJ and a tiny bag of ashes and they take of picture of the place they have helped to put him and send it back to his mother. In that photo, his remains are being scattered in The Sierra Fria Mountains on Day Of The Dead. His mom has a FaceBook page, just for this project, it's called 'Scattering CJ' and it's HERE for those of you who use FB. I only read a few of the responses and I saw some awesome ones and one disappointing one that told her to give it up and lay him to rest already, basically. I don't think she should give up until all the ashes are gone. Let her grieve and heal the way SHE needs to, not the way YOU would. Besides, not many of them have walked in her shoes.

I have walked close to her shoes, it makes no difference how you lose them, really. I used to think it did, but, they're still gone and you're left here going WTF? I'll leave her a message later, after I've thought on it awhile. Only time makes it better, as a few of you parents on here know. And there are a LOT of ashes in those cold, lonely urns. I didn't know that either, but, I do now. Looking at that urn everyday, well, it may be a comfort to some, but, it pissed me off and made me sad all the time until it went where it was supposed to, which took a long damn time. So, I get this mom and what she's doing. Do you live somewhere cool and want to help her?

Guntown today, part 2

And there's where the shower will go, right in the middle of the room. He looked at me and said, you sure? I said, yep. So, he re-routed all the plumbing including the sewer line, just like I wanted. I know it's weird, but, I have a plan. Anyway, he did a bang up job, I crawled under there and looked it all over. I was impressed.

All of the weird holes in the walls of the other rooms have been patched. I wanted to save the walls. I know that's odd, but, who has plaster, lath and horsehair wall board? It's just cool old shit and sturdy as hell, so why not? Less drywall to buy too. So, it's going...I stopped for December, not only is it cold as hell, but, the season of debt is coming soon. Oh, and I had a break in. I put a new good lock on the sturdy front door, but, the back door hasn't been changed yet. And it just had a bolt lock. They went thru the crack with a hacksaw and sawed the bolt in half. Instead of stealing anything, they drank beer in there and left the bottles in my sink. They just let me know they can get in if they want and I can go fuck off. They got a foolin' comin, I don't take Guntown shit, I was raised here.

In other news, here is a really stupid thing I did. Lissa was whining about the pain of her gun ear piercing again, she had it done in July. I made sure she kept it clean and there was never an infection, she is just such a drama queen sometimes. I was tired of hearing it, so I took a cubic zirconia stud of hers, dipped it in peroxide and jammed through my ear. I put the back on (I forgot to clean it) and said, "There, that's how ya do it, now shut up about it." It hurt a little but, I wouldn't let her see it. She was bug eyed and appalled. I went to jam the other stud in and dropped it, the damn cat grabbed it ran. He dropped it down the sink on purpose because he's an asshole. So, I said, oh, well, I'll do the next one when this one heals. So, I can use the same stud. I wanted them to be the same size.

I have four piercings, I have NEVER had an infection, I anticipated no problem, but, apparently jamming a stud through the thick part of your ear is not really a good idea. Who knew? It got so infected it was ridic. See that white circle? That is not an earring. That is infection, as is the redness. I took that damn stud out after two days, but, being a 'saver' I just couldn't let the hole go. So, I worked a wire in there. It hurt like a motherfucker and Lissa was laughing her ass off. "Smart move, Grandma, got any more beauty tips?" Shit like that, she's such a pip. Anyhow the infection moved down into my neck and I got lumps in my neck. It was really bad. They went away when I took out that damn stud and put the wire in. I also soak it in straight alcohol every day. Lis said, "Doesn't that hurt??" I said, not much, it feels like when they put an IV in your arm. She screamed, she knows what that's like. I just laughed at her.

So, there it is now, all scabbed over, it no longer hurts and I can move the wire freely. No more lumps in my neck or pain there. Crazy shit, huu? I had no idea a piercing infection could be that bad. Ehh, I'll do the other ear with a needle like I did my first ones. Go ahead, call me a dumbass. I've heard it a lot this week.

In Guntown today...

 

 

 

 

I know this doesn't look like much to you, but, to me it's a beautiful thing. New drywall in the bathroom. He (my new builder guy) thought we should put in a new window, but, I am so set on saving THAT old window, I have no idea why. But, he agreed to add some wood reinforcement on the sides and stuff some insulation in there so it won't leak air in the Winter. When this and the window are mudded and sanded, it will be painting time. This room looked like a scary hell before, if you remember and it got worse. He had to tear out the entire floor, which was over the deep part of the basement, and holy shit, it looked like something from a horror movie. Now, I have a nice new sub-floor and I need to choose flooring, but, I want to see if we can save the old kitchen floor first. I like it, it's very 50's. Oh, I also have a new ceiling in here and in my bedroom. Cool.

This shitty blog won't let me add any more pics, so I'm starting a new post.

Peaches Geldof's abandoned home

The Daily Mail has this stupid title about Peaches Geldof's abandoned home with toys and prams laying about. It sounded a mess, but, there's only one stroller with some pink thing in it. Pics are HERE. I didn't think seeing this house would affect me in any way. Personally, I never followed Peaches, though I did enjoy the pics of her after she became a mother. But, this dark, sad house sort of hurts my soul. Abandoned and unloved, it now looks like an old haunted house. Makes me wonder if it is.

Britney has a new man

His name is Charlie and I'm wondering if Daddy Spear's bought him, like he did the last two. Seriously, he paid those men to entertain her ass. I hope to cripes she picked this one herself, though he looks more like Daddy's type than Britneys. Daddy made him sign a nondisclosure contract on the first date. Daddy controls her completely from when she can drive to her phone calls and we all know it. But, this paying men for her, it's insulting. I hope this one is different. Good luck, Britney. She just can't live without a man very long, can she?

Grandpa of Madonna's adopted daughter says she betrayed them

I had some sympathy for this man, at first, when he was talking about how him and his ex wife would love to see their granddaughter, Mercy, and how Madonna promised to keep her close to her roots when they signed the adoption papers. You can read it all HERE.

But, then down farther in the article the old goat talks about Malawi family obligation and tradition and how white foreigners steal their children and forget these important obligations. His words, 'A child like my granddaughter Mercy, if she succeeds in her career, she is expected to share that success with all of us. That is how our extended family system works.'
Yeah, Gramps, I guess little Mercy's career is pretty hot right now since her mom is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. This man lives in total poverty, I get it. But, the shit he says about Madonna, well, if I was her, I wouldn't throw him a dime or a goat either. If either Grandparent had really wanted that kid, they wouldn't have signed the papers and she wouldn't have been in an orphanage in the first place. She could have helped him sell pots by the road and grown up like most children there, with her family. My opinion of him hasn't changed, he just wants money.

Mercy is Madonna's well dressed, well fed, well educated and well loved daughter now. She does not belong to these Malawi people anymore. Madonna raised her, they didn't want to.

Gross pig kicked off plane

A woman was allowed to board a US Airways flight with a fucking 70 pound hog after she gave them some bullshit about it being an 'emotional support' animal. It promptly shit on the plane, and if you have never smelled pig shit, then you have never smelled the bowels of hell. Pig shit is..OMFG, it's just unearthly. We cover our faces with whatever we can find when we pass a pig farm here. Anyway, it also scared the crap out of the poor guy sitting next to it. This is not some cute mini pig here, (though they're still a damn pig), this was a 70 pound hog. The airline people are idiots and this woman is just goofy. You can read the whole thing HERE.

PS, pigs bite too. They bite hard, they have sharp big teeth. They also growl at you and it sounds like Cujo. If you want a pet pig, move to the damn country and don't try and put it on airplanes.

Two NY boys, buried in snow, rescued alive!

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Two little boys, who were building a snow fort, got buried in heavy wet snow when a snow plow operator came by, failed to spot the kids, and buried them. The two cousins, 11-year-old Elijah Martinez and 9-year-old Jason Rivera were buried in the heavy snow for seven hours! Seven freeking hours! Rescuers and parents were calling their names and the boys could hear them, but, the snow muffled their cries back. They lost some of their outter gear in the 'avalanch', so they were missing gloves, hats, etc. They were stuck in a small air pocket, by some miracle, and they shared a face mask to keep their hands and faces from freezing. The later it got, the colder it got. It's heartwarming to hear how many neighbors came out of their warm homes, with shovels, and joined the search.

At first, I thought, wtf with that snow plow idiot. Can't you tell a kid's fort when you see it?? But, there's the pile. Even after they dug, I really don't see a real, like, snow fort. You know, with packed snow blocks, where it's obvious. The kids must have been just kind of digging a cave in already piled snow. I can't tell you how many times I did that as a kid and with my own kids. But, I always warned them about caving snow and how heavy it is. As a kid, I had little forts fall in on me and had a hell of a time getting out. But, this was in the city, in a parking lot, too close to the road. And that is a large pile and it's wet, which means it weighs tons, literally. If the kids were hunkered down behind the pile, well, who would suspect they could be there. It clearly was just an unfortunate accident. But, I am just amazed they lived...for seven freeking hours in that hell. They were finally found at 2 am. Gowd, it must have been freezing by then. Can you imagine how happy those parents were when they realized they were alive! My goodness, I can't even imagine.

It's a warning, isn't it? For any of us who live in heavy snow country. Tell your kids how dangerous piled snow and snow forts can be. The rule is, never play in them alone. There always has to be a look out, hopefully a parent. But, another kid will do. You can build a packed block igloo that's sturdy as hell, until the sun comes out. Then you really have to be careful. Parents should go out and check and if it's melty..take your shovel and knock it down. The kids will scream and cry, but, too bad. Better a hissy fit than a dead kid. Oh, I have to tell you, I used to build life size snow Elephants all the kids in the neighborhood could sit on and they loved it. I have some newspaper articles on it somewhere, with photos. But, when it warmed up, I got them all to help me 'kill' it. Because they were huge and you could get underneath their legs, which they did. If it had toppled on a kid..well, it weighed tons, it was heavy. Just think about that. And the stupid things kids do.

Have a happy turkey day and wtf is that thing in my comments?

That's what mine's gonna look like, yep. My mother is panicked about it. I am laughing at her. She so cray cray. She wants me to take her to the store AGAIN today, probably to buy a turkey. That's how she is. I am cooking taters and green bean casserole and other sides today. Lis is getting out of school in a minute, so I have to be quick here. I'm picking her up because it's snowing and sleeting. Why did they even bother to have school if they let them out before lunch?? Stupid. Anyhow, you guys have a great thanksgiving and we'll trade horror stories after. If I see anything worth posting, I'll be on. If not, I'm just taking a break. I love you all and wish you best blessings! Three by three, so mote it be!

PS..I have no clue why that stupid thing is in comments, where you have to type some scrambled word to post. Please don't let it put you off. I'm sure it will disappear soon. Blogger has a hic up now and then.

Miss Peggy...

Peg, doesn't this remind you of Baby?? Why didn't you take a pic of me like that with Baby? I mean, geez, you are a professional photographer! Anyway, it reminded me of dear, sweet Baby who liked to bump her head against my knee. Hard. It freaked me out at first, then I understood what she was up to. What a sweet interesting animal Baby was. And still is, I'm sure.

Stupid things kids eat

The story. The other day, I made a roast chicken with stuffing and potatoes and carrots. Seaonings, herbs, the whole bit. It came out so beautiful and brown. Everything was perfect. I added a small salad and dinner rolls and called Lis in for dinner. She took one look at it, said, "yuk, I am NOT eating that crap". She made herself some microwave chicken nuggets instead. She did eat one dinner roll. I said...nothing.

The next day, I took the hardly touched chicken and I cooked it down into soup. I added more herbs and spices and home made noodles. This is my first attempt at noodles and yes, I had You Tube and Gordon Ramsay's help. My noodles were perfect. The soup was so good I ate an entire bowl. I wanted more, but, as you know, I am still just getting used to real food, so I couldn't do it. But, let me tell you, it was fucking good. Lis looked at it and said, 'Yuk, I am NOT eating that'. I said, but, you love chicken noodle soup! She said, "Yeah, the real kind, THIS kind." She was holding up a can of Campbells. She insisted on making it. So, there it is, right by my home made soup. Nice, huu?

Kids eat crap. If kids grow up half the time eating crap, that's all they want. She's too big and I'm too old and tired to fight over it. Eat the crap. Who cares. The Possums and Racoons loved my leftovers. At least someone appreciates my efforts.

And yeah, my stove got dirty. I missed the spoon rest somehow. Deal with it. If you can handle it, come on over. I'm cooking a turkey on Thursday. It's thawing now. I'm cooking the whole dinner for the family. My mother is half pissed, half relieved. She always thinks she has to do it because I don't cook. I can cook a damn turkey and I don't need You Tube for it. I won the turkey in a drawing. Pretty cool, huu? So, she has to let ME cook it this year. I still hate this holiday. But, I like turkey.

Oh, Lemon Balm..what did you do to me?

Lemon Balm. A simple and beautiful Herb to grow. It will grow in partial shade, but, if you put it in the full Sun, it turns into a soft big green shrub that gives off the pretty smell of Lemon when you walk by. It's a joy in the garden, because though it doesn't really flower, it looks beautiful among the flowers. Giving your eyes a break from the intense color of the mess of odd flowers I plant. It's a pretty green too. It also sends off shoots that can be replanted or given away to friends. I already have some started from the original plant at the new house.

Anyhow, I asked you guys how to use it and got good answers from tea to soups, etc. And it's great. But, the other day I was looking at it, my dried supply, and I thought, I wonder if you can smoke it? I mean, it wouldn't be the first time I've experimented with smoking Herbs for different reasons. You can look up Herb combinations and you'd be surprised. Anyway, most of the herb smokers on the net agree that Lemon Balm is a calmer. It's used to relieve stress and supposedly good for people who have Thyroid problems too. I don't know about that, but, stress relief? I need that sometimes. Bad.

So, I got my ciggie roller machine out and I rolled a Lemon Balm smoke up. I smelled it. Lemony, harmless smelling. I smoked it. It was slightly, very slightly Lemon tasting and surprisingly a good mellow smoke. Not harsh at all. Much like those flavored cigs you can buy at smoke shops. (I treat myself to vanilla sometimes.) I felt calm in about a minute. This is great, I thought. Amazing.

Then my brain went straight to hell. I got higher than a damn kite. Higher than Cheech and Chong in the 70's. Holy shit. Lissa was staying all night with a relative so I was alone, thank goodness. I didn't know my ass from a hole in the ground. I got the munchies, the whole bit. Those goddamn Herbal advice sites should say, do not smoke Lemon Balm alone. Mix it with tobacco or something else harmless. I HATE being high. I am the biggest proponent of making Marijuana legal, but, me, myself, I HATE a pot high. Lemon Balm, for me, is the same damn thing. OMG.

From now on, I will take a tiny, tiny, amount of the Lemon and mix it with good old home grown Kentucky Burl and smoke one at bed time. Now, that will be a nice calming effect for sleep deprivation. Which you all know I suffer badly from at times. Anyhow, I am just telling anyone who wants a legal high. Smoke Lemon Balm. You'll love it. Me? Fuck that. But, it's legal. I have a ton of it and starts next Spring if anyone wants any. Come on Feds, bust me for fucking Lemon Balm I bought at Wal-Mart. LOL.

New York women draw their own boobs

Women were asked to draw their own breasts and add little notes. I like this one, I feel the same way. Wouldn't that be cool. Go HERE to see the slide show, it's interesting. I think I'll go draw mine and add them. Would you be game to try it?

Smoke and fire..a complete list of women (so far) who have been sexually assaulted by one Bill Cosby

HERE is the list. Janice Dickinson is on it. I believe every one of these women. That guy always gave me the creeps so bad I would never eat pudding pops nor will I let Lis watch reruns of his crappy show. He's a creep.

A lovely note from school

I don't know if  you can read that even if you click it, you might be able to. Anyhow, it says, our elementary school is infested with head lice. Please check your child at least once a week and tell the dumb kids how lice are spread. Oh and don't bother keeping them home just because they have bugs crawling in their heads. Go to some website and they will tell you some lies about it.

Yeah, that's about right. Whatever. You got a kid, you're gonna have head lice someday. Period. Now, this outbreak is so bad that Lissa tells me they are issuing black garbage bags every morning to all the students. They take off all their outerwear, coats, hats, scarves, mittens and shove them in the bags and into their lockers. They also cover the backs of their chairs with the garbage bags. But, they still go to school if they have them. They are required to.

Sorry, but, I think the whole panic is pretty funny, considering our history with head lice. Lis has red hair. Everyone knows lice love red hair. She also has oily scalp which means she has to wash her hair every night and she likes washing it in the morning and at night. This more for styling and straightening purposes than hygiene, but, whatever. She always gets fucking head lice. I'm so on the look out for them now, that I catch hers before she can get more than a couple. I used to be grossed out by them, now I've become immune. I look at it as a hobby, like fishing. They don't even bother me. Washing all the bedding is much more annoying, 'specially when I'm a line dryer. But, oh well.

So, here's the story, last time she got exposed to head lice was when cousin Autumn was staying here.  Autumn lives in Carter Lake, so she was visiting for a couple of days, she had a school break. Autumn and Lis slept in the same bed, used the same hair brushes (I'm sure) and wore each others hats. Autumn goes home to her mom and her mom called her step mom and tells her Autumn is LOADED with head lice. Step mom panics and comes over here apologizing and all upset. I said, hey, calm down, it's no biggie. I checked Lis and by some miracle, they has skipped her skanky little head for once. Not one lice. I washed all the bedding, just in case and forgot about it.

But, Darling Cousin Joey, who you all know is mad as hell at me, takes it upon himself to go to all, ALL, the relatives and neighbors and tell them Lissa has head lice, in fact, she's loaded with them and spreading them all over. Poor Autumn was a victim. Poor little Autumn. (Umm, maybe HE could watch her next time.) AND it's all because I am so dirty, filthy and never clean and we live like animals over here. Gossip. It always comes back to you, most of the informed told him about head lice and how all kids get them, but, not being a parent himself, Joey took it upon himself to start sending out notes and making phone calls to, it seems like, the whole town. Probably Social Services too. One neighbor told me he was flat crazy and I said, that seems to be the general consensus. But, then again, we live like filthy animals, so what do I know? Oh, except that Joey has now had all his utilities shut off, so I'm wondering how he flushes his toilet? But, I don't lose sleep over it. I am going to make a copy of this school note and leave it in his mailbox. I wouldn't say I'm mad, but, annoyed wouldn't be too far off.

PS, Still no head lice here. I'll bet it's because her step grandma bought us this awesome shampoo that's supposed to repel them before you even get them.

   Here is is. This stuff seems to work. The stuff you use to get rid of the bastards after you get them does NOT work. But, this seems to be good. So far, so good. You can use your reg shampoo after this, if you don't like the smell. 

BTW, I spent the last three days cleaning this dump and doing 5 loads of laundry while it wasn't snowing. Lis came home, looked around and said, why is this place so fancy? I said, because I picked up your shit and vacuumed. Fancy!                                                                                        

Anti Barbie doll on sale soon

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The anti Barbie is called 'Lammily', she's based on research that claims the average teen girl is 5'4" and 150 pounds. Woe to the assholes who buy supermodel dolls for their children, setting them up for body dysmorphic disorders, anorexia, bullemia and eventual suicide. To which I say, YAWN. This again?
I loved Barbie, still do. I had no illusions about becoming 6' tall. Besides we already had a more realistic version, clear back when I was a child. Her name was Tammy and I loved her too.

She was so cute and had a face like an angel, or Sandra Dee, however you looked at it. The problem was, she didn't fit in Barbie's clothes and Tammy clothes were just not available. So, unless you had a mom who sewed, you were screwed with the Tammy wardrobe. Barbie just had better things. She has sports cars, hot dog stands, a boyfriend, etc. Tammy had a family, but, that's about it. So, Tammy by Ideal, bit the dust and Barbie reigned Queen. To this day. So, unless this new doll designer can get funding to produce Lammily's lifestyle, he can call it quits now. BTW, I still have copies of all my dolls. (I actually never owned them, but, my cousin did and she loaned them to me sometimes.)Tammy is one of my prize possessions along with her little sis, Pepper. The bitches still don't have any clothes.

There's Pepper. My Pepper is a redhead, but, they all have freckles. OMG, they were so cute and well made too. Ideal is a great doll company. They just didn't anticipate our greed for Mattel's accessories.

Socks and jammies, do do

Rob Kardashian and his sock line, Arthur George, now has loungewear for men. Yes, yummy, hot one piece pee pee jammies for grown men. This aint new. My boyfriend Harry used to wear this stuff. I never knew where  he bought it, but, when my girl friends would show up at the house, he'd come out, straddle legged in hims footed jams rubbing his eyes. It was supposed to be cute. Then he'd turn around and in the back pocket he always kept a copy of JD Salinjer or Orson Wells peeking out, so they could see that even though he was adorable, he was also an intelligent adult worried about social issues. Neither here nor there, it just reminded me of Rob the lessor Kardashian and his wild hunt for relevancy amongst the ho K clan. Rob has Momanger Kris peeking out of his ample back pocket screaming 'sign the contract'.

Doesn't the name Arthur George remind anyone else of Dudley Moore and JFK jr? Two hot smart talented men who should still be alive, yet we have a Kardashian and his socks. Blessed are those who don't know shit. I hope Robbie makes extra extra large jam jams now because he should. And no, don't even ask me if I have sympathy for him, no, I do not. He treats women horribly. You reap what you sow. He reaps socks.

It takes a genius, doesn't it?

Lady Gaga's new tat

I've seen Gaga's new 'Mother Monster' tat made fun of on every gossip site. My reaction was, yeah, it's ugly, but, how can you put down someone who gets a tat that has meaning to them? There are far, far too many Butterflies and Roses and tramp stamps in this world. She is Mother to her Monsters and that means something to her and to them. Fuck all tattoos that mean nothing. Fuck tattoos in a language you can't even speak. Fuck pretty. Fuck them all, unless they have meaning.

Talullah shaved her head

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Tallulah Willis shaved her head to make some point about beauty and body image. She also took part in that film series where they sit on a stool and strip while talking about how hard their life has been based on the perceptions of others. I'm sure there's more to it than that, but, I am bored of seeing it. I have seen several now and learned nothing. It's a 'bla bla bla' to me. I obviously don't get it. It's a Katie Couric thing and I could write pages on how Katie Couric sees herself and wants to see herself. That woman is so transparent. And, no, I don't like her. Never did.

As for these young women like Tallulah, I find it hard to have empathy when they've led such privileged lives. THAT is my problem. I should have more empathy for any woman in pain, yet I think, oh, shut up and get out of the spotlight. She could do anything with her life, be anything, go anywhere, be educated anywhere she chooses. Yet, this is what she wants to say? Meanwhile, her sister Rumer finally got that chin shaved down so that her facial features match her awesome body. Because being blessed with an awesome bod wasn't enough. Yet, those physical things about us that please us, are what most of us have to concentrate on and be happy for. While ignoring the other things. I guess I'm just tired of rich women telling us that we don't have to try and equal some photoshopped image in a fashion magazine. Really? Past the age of 13, don't you already know that? Seems to me, you should. If you don't, then there's something seriously wrong with your head and shaving it won't help. It's just common sense.

Cuban couple keeps Hutia's as pets

I'm not surprised by THIS story at all. They're big, but, cute, they look like giant Rats. And Rats are cute, smart and make good pets. But, the Hutia is native to Cuba, which gives a bit of a twist on the so called odd story. The first Hutia the couple got was found 'languishing by the side of the road'. They don't say if it was full grown. See? That makes a difference to me. I love pet Rats, but, I admit the wild Rats we have here in Iowa make me nervous. They are smart and mean. And nearly everyone here has seen one in their house at one time or another. (It's Iowa, it's farmland, don't judge. Though I may be filthy and a bad housekeeper, who cares?) Wild Rats are destructive, hard to catch and destroy and they're a bit scary. So, would a Hutia be the same way? Beats me. I looked them up and it says they're primarily vegetarian. Primarily being the key word. Yeah, so are Rats. It means they can survive off almost anything and have been known to. From paper and book bindings to an old bar of soap..and human flesh. You can't tame a wild Rat. They're just wild. They can bite clear through your hand, down to the bone. So, if I saw an adult Hutia 'languishing by the road', I'd tend to step on the gas and get the hell out of Dodge or Cuba or wherever the hell that thing sat. On the other hand, how cute is that thing riding in the car?

So, looking at these pics and thinking, aww, how cute. But, only if you raised it from a baby. Since I've never met a Hutia, maybe I'm totally wrong. Anyone know?

3TK Circus cover

This is Gia Giudice's band, 3TK (a diamond reference) doing a Britney Spears cover, Circus. HERE is the link, in case that vid doesn't work for you. They are very good, though at 13, I have no idea how proper or appropriate this all is. I really don't. They are talented, but, they are 13! The girls are now trying to raise some $7,000 for their next video, since Teresa and Joe obviously can't fund it.

I really wish the girls the best. None of what happened on that housewife show or the behavior of Joe and Teresa is in any way Gia's fault. But, I am still mystified if they should have allowed Gia, at her age, to make this vid. I see Lissa here, gyrating in practically nothing, in front of a mirror, mouthing Iggy Azalia lyrics and sometimes she's sort of good, but, she's here, at home. Not in front of the world. If I had funding, would I let her do this? I don't think so. But, what if she begged me? Who am I to judge Gia's parents for this? Yet, you put something out there, you will be judged. This is confusing as all get out. All I can do is wish Gia well. She is such a great kid..and talented.

ps..Gia sure makes Melissa's singing career look like The Gong Show. Gotta love that.

Crazy Kim Richards and her crazy dog

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Kim Richards, now of housewife fame, has sent her dog, Kingsley back to live with his trainer after he bit and injured at least five people. Kingsley, a Pit, has appeared on the show as the wacky big untrainable pet of wacky untrainable former child star, Kim. I guess the shit where Kingsley wouldn't mind her, wouldn't allow her to make her bed and constantly ate her property was supposed to be comic relief. I didn't think it was funny and almost made a post on it way back when. I saw that dog as being big, uncontrollable and eventually dangerous. He scared me. Mostly because of her. Some people have big crazy dogs and they control them, some people are just idiots who should stick with a purse puppy. Not that a purse puppy wouldn't act the same way, with an owner like Kim, but, a purse pup can't kill anyone. That's the difference.

Kim put plenty of pics out there of Kingsley sitting on her and her belongings. It freaked me out. I just saw a cutsey article on the front pages about 'huge dogs who think they're lap dogs.' It was supposed to be adorable. It freaked me out too. I'll tell you why. Big dogs who sit on their people are not being cute most of the time, they are claiming ownership and that's dangerous. I'm not saying all of them, I'm saying it's common and misunderstood. If a dog or any animal 'owns' you, you are not in control. And we all know, I love dogs, but, I am no dog trainer. I made a big mistake with that last Pit rescue. My mistake was thinking he trusted me and would do me no harm. Because I wasn't the person who did him wrong. But, his head was fucked up and I didn't have the time with him to fix it. The next person who fucked with him got torn up and the police took the dog. In all fairness, I had him chained, much to the dismay of dog lovers on here, but, it was my only solution while I looked for time to help him. I didn't get it, because some idiot decided to go show him who was boss. Turns out, the dog was.  The 'dangerous dog' sign was no help with people like that. If you restrain them and mark them, what else can you do to show people that they need to leave the dog alone?

I don't know what all the answers are, but, I know people who own big dogs have a responsibility to control them and keep other people safe. It's a huge responsibility. People like Kim, who can't even control herself, are not helping the cause. If your dog is taking over, it's a mistake and it's not cute. A couple of people were badly hurt by Kim's dog, including her niece, Alexis, Kyle's daughter. That would have been enough for me, but, Kim made excuses for the damn dog while her niece was in the damn hospital! That's crazy.

Beats me what to say here. Do you have something to add? Go ahead. For the record, that last Pit was not my first Pit rescue, but, he's the only one I was ever nervous about. I knew he needed help. Maybe more than I could have given him, but, at least I was aware and willing to get it for him. That goofy Kim just let her dog make chew toys out of her friends and relatives and made excuses for him. It takes a very strong and dedicated person to handle a dog like that and do right by it. She wasn't the one.

I think I'll stick to Raccoons from now on. At least I have a clear understanding of their behavior, good and bad. Ehh, who am I kidding? If an animal needs me, I'm usually there. I try at least. You can't just turn your back. But, you can't just ignore dangerous behavior and call it cute either. Kim.

This aint photoshopped (says Kim K)

I hadn't even seen the pics, though I'd heard about them. I saw that one of her greased up ass, though just a thumbnail. I didn't click on it. I have little interest in Kardashian ass. I'm much more interested in the fashion faux pas' of the Kimye. However..I LOVE that Kim says (here) that this photo is real, not photoshopped, and that the photog 'has an art' of posing her and that her back hurt for a week after this stunt. Umm hmm. She can certainly balance a champagne glass on her butt. And that photo is so real. Call me crazy, but, shit like this makes me laugh for a week. Hell, I betcha the champagne isn't even photoshopped! She probably has a lot of practice aiming squirting things over her head and back to her ass.

I think this dress is made from the same stuff her face and ass are made from. Maybe she had some ass leftover from her last injections and gave it to her dressmaker. Hey, it's not a bad thing.
 I sort of like it.

Banker husband, will stand by the wife who killed their children

THIS has to be one of the most interesting and captivating articles I've read lately. Banker, Gary Clarence says he will stand by his wife, Tania, who has been put, by a judge, into a mental hospital 'until she is recovered' after she murdered three of the couple's four children. Gary Clarence had the fourth child on a trip, with him, when his wife was home with the others. She tricked a nanny into leaving her alone with the kids and suffocated them. The children were severly disabled and she pled guilty to manslaughter, but, not murder. A judge ruled on it. I'm not sure how all that works, they are from South Africa. The murders happened in London.

I hope he writes a book because I would love to know the whole sad story. I know many will say, how could anyone kill their own children? But, I also have to ask, how could you watch them get weaker and suffer more every day, knowing they will die a bad death before they are grown? It boggles the mind, the suffering she must have endured. And always will. The article also points out the couple's struggle with medical professionals and social services. They disagreed with medical treatments and felt that some things would just prolong suffering or cause more. Social Services, well, it sounds like that department not only failed them, but, added to the turmoil and stress. Sometimes 'descending upon them' in groups. What horror. They were even accused or charged with neglect, though it's unclear what exact sort of neglect. I assume it's medical neglect stemming from their refusal to take the advice of some doctors about the children's treatment. This couple, the Clarences, are wealthy people, that's clear. No amount of money could really help them or spare them what they went through. I just thought, there must be one hell of a story here..if only someone would tell it all.

Goopy Gift Guide

Never say Gwyenth Paltrow isn't there for us. She is, as always, with her 2014 gift guide on Goop. Not only can you be be advised to pick your best friend up a gold plated juicer for slightly less than $5 grand (bargain), but, there are also very reasonable gifts that only hint at luxury and pretension. Like, these tea towels that only cost $32.00 each. Yep, I said, thirty two dollars each for...tea towels. Which is one of them fancy ways of saying 'dish rag'. HERE is Goop's guide, get out your checkbook. You know you want all this stuff. I don't even have the words to make fun of it, I'm so appalled. Do rich people just entertain themselves by driving down the road and throwing hundred dollar bills out the window? Because that's what I imagine Paltrow does. I really do. This is the picture I have in my head of anyone who would pay thirty two bucks for a dish towel. A fucking dish towel! At Dollar General I can get one for a buck and it has a free matching oven mitt with it. If I had Gywneth's money, I would still buy them at the dollar store, but, then they'd be disposable. Like, I wouldn't buy paper towels anymore. I'd just have my maid go pick me up a car full of them every month and keep them stacked in the walk in pantry. Every time I used one, I'd throw it away. I have such simple dreams. That's why I'm not classy, like Goopy.