I was just saying to Kat & lori that I'm not sure where my local fire station is, since engines drive both north and south on my street with alarms going.

This time, they were coming west. So I'm totally confused.

You know what sounds like it takes forever? Just about every car accident I've heard. Maybe it's that dream time dilation thingy, but the smashup that just happened (& occasioned the fire trucks) went on and on, despite only two moving cars being involved.

Around here I guess it's equally possible that the Beemer belonged to these kids, as it would be that someone had borrowed it from the 'rents. Either way, ouch. They must have been going very fast, given the length of time they were on the brakes, and the compression of the front of the car. They clipped an elderly couple in a Benz, and then plowed into some parked cars.

Everyone looks mobile. So that's good. Beemer kid is icing his face, but aren't all the cool kids doing that nowadays?

kat p - what he has been up to is bad plastic surgery.

Jesse is taunting with yummy sweets.

I am gonna eat chips and salsa to fill my belly. stupid eat a lot get hungrier body. STUPID!

Hey who wants to come over tomorrow and help me put up a light fixture or two?

but aren't all the cool kids doing that nowadays?

Riding a horse again was fab but oy! the ow today.

Also? I don't think I had boobs when I was riding regularly twenty years ago. A good sports bra is on the list of what to wear next time.

We have a firehouse right around the corner from us. Yummy firefighter types hanging out looking ready for action. That is good times.

So sad to hear about the Rupert Everett plastic surgery. He was so handsome beforehand. I don't even know what he'd want to have done.

Speaking of plastic surgery, I find that lately I've been captivated by reruns of Dr. 90210 whenever I come across them on E! It's like a really cheesy Mexican soap opera with added gore.

Why is my husband making chicken at 10:49? Tis a mystery.

Why is my husband making chicken at 10:49?

He's going to feed msbelle, I think.

There's a firehouse across the street from krav, which is handy. Not enough hanging out, or maybe I'm too distracted to appreciate it.

I find that lately I've been captivated by reruns of Dr. 90210 whenever I come across them on E!

Who wouldn't be? I mean, it features a doctor who has his scrubs tailored to fit him.

I think my TV is dying. This is sad news for me.

ETA: I know where my firehouse is. A block and a half south on the street named after the chick.

ita are you watching this car crash from your home or posting while driving? cause I gotta strongly recommend against the latter.

It is so nice for Raul to cook for me.

I've never seen CI recommend any canned beef broth. (I've seen them use it once or twice combined with chicken and red wine vinegar, but never on its own.) So if they're saying "beef stock," they're probably assuming you've made your own according to their recipe. (Which presumably is in The Best Recipe, but I'm too lazy to go into the kitchen and check right now.)

What brand is good though? I gave up on buying chicken stocks, and really never gave beef stock any thought past Oxo (which isn't OXO).

ATK uses the Swanson low sodium for chicken broth. The reason they call for both beef and chicken in some recipes (just watched a program on French Onion Soup) is that most commercial beef broths suck. So when you would normally use beef broth, they use two parts chicken for each part beef to get a little of the flavor without the metallic icky taste from most beef broths.

Not enough hanging out, or maybe I'm too distracted to appreciate it.

Well, the hanging out has increased exponentially since the city's turned into a hot and muggy mess. They were not so much with the hanging out in January.

Who wouldn't be? I mean, it features a doctor who has his scrubs tailored to fit him.

Ah, Dr. Rey and his close approximation to the english language. You just know Erik Estrada will play him.