Bullshit calls suck!

The opposing manager in Emmett's game protested that our player who scored in front of a play at the plate with Emmett interfered with the play because he obstructed the catcher by clearing the bat! WTF!

First of all: Nuh uh! I saw the play and if anything the catcher was blocking Emmett off the plate before he had the ball. Second of all, the catcher was up in front of the plate before the throw, so obviously he wasn't obstructed. Third of all, note to Emmett: Dude, slide hard and low and take out the catcher if he's in your fucking way. You have a right to home plate, and your cleats are persuasive.

Anyway, the ump did not change the call in our game (which would have been bullshit) and we won. Ha.

ita, are you just off wheat? Are oats, rye, flax and almond meal okay still? Cause I have some bars for you.

Nilly, my local grocery store is a Kosher store with lots imported from Israel. I made breakfast bars with Aunt Berta's Preserves (peach and berry of some kind, which apparently is Beth-El Foods where you are pretty jars. So yummy.

ita, I assume you've already checked it out, but just in case you haven't, Whole Foods has a fantastic gluten-free section. My aunt was diagnosed with Celiac Disease last year, so I've learned a lot about it.

ewewew!! my sister just found a tick on her. this makes the fourth tick we've found either on ourselves or on our animals in the past two weeks or so. i guess we're going to have to spray something in the yard because they seem to love it. anybody have any recommendations?

Yikes! Ticks. I've got nothing on how to untick a yard.

We have a ton of bugs that linger in our doorway. I know it's not very buddhist or tantric of me, but I think I'm getting a bug zapper to hang at the front of the porch. I think the bug zapper is more like my inner catholic.

I have a kosher-glatt (whatever that means) subway within a mile of me.

Yay mobile Noah! My brother called again tonight. Part of what I love of his calls (in addition to the debates and imparting of knowledge) it the background noise of his kids, my nephews. The discovery of a slug, the dares to eat (eww!) the slug (my eldest nephew is sane, thank goodness,) baby T's attempts to escape the house, all the 5 year old's observations on reality and T's basic ...grunts and squeals, really.

I really hope he finds a post doc near me.

oh crap.... ita, scratch the bars for you. I just remember I used splenda in lieu of straight sugar. I'm a dessert tease. I apologize.

No worries, Kat. Hopefully I can get back on wheat tomorrow anyway. I don't think it's been much of a factor.

Kosher glatt from kashrut.com--a fascinating read. Now I'm going through the humour section, and it's rapidly become a weird read.

Kristin, most of my easy wheat-free shopping has been WholeFoods. They are very good at just about everything "-free."

Whole Foods -- We'll Free You from Your Paycheck!

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