Gah! Still laughing about the icy hill -- the fact that no-one or -car was hurt makes it just that much more acceptably funny.
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Dec 22, 2008 9:11:51 am PST #7498 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
msbelle - Dec 22, 2008 9:16:14 am PST #7499 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
There were pig magnets on sale for 50 cents at Staples (where I got mac some erasers and a pencil sharpener). so I did treat myself. all treat, no guilt.
beekaytee - Dec 22, 2008 9:16:29 am PST #7500 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I second the balsa wood airplane rec. Much less pointy and weighty than paper. Plus, they sometimes fall apart when they hit something and then can be put back together for more. I loved them as a kid.
Oragami is awesome. Friends' kids have a really intricate design book [Harrier jet type stuff] and when I come over, they ask me to help them with the worst challenges. I've got the time and tenacity to figure out otherwise confusing directions and the kids love seeing the final results. Then I can teach them how to get past the directions that confused them before.
Huge fun for all.
lisah - Dec 22, 2008 9:33:10 am PST #7501 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I had a totally old fashioned lunch--salmon cakes, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, white bread & butter. Delicious but so bad for me!
lisah - Dec 22, 2008 9:33:18 am PST #7502 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
Trudy Booth - Dec 22, 2008 9:36:01 am PST #7503 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
We had a black lab as a kid, and my parents had read/decided that a good way to train her (aka stop the destruction) was to tie whatever she destroyed around her neck (it was the early 70s--don't ask).
I remember this happenening with several shoes, and some clothes, etc.
He must have looked like Marley's ghost!
Jesse - Dec 22, 2008 9:38:30 am PST #7504 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I finally got my lunch -- dumpling soup. It was delicious, totally hit the spot, and now makes me want to nap.
2.5 more hours to work!!! Or "work," as the case may be -- I just watched an adorable video of my coworker's nieces and nephew wishing us a Happy Chanukah.
tommyrot - Dec 22, 2008 9:50:30 am PST #7505 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
9 Most Brazen Ponzi Schemes in History
Including the one by the inventor of the Ponzi scheme, Joe Ponzi.
Ok, his name wasn't Joe, and he didn't invent them....
sumi - Dec 22, 2008 10:00:55 am PST #7506 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Dec 22, 2008 10:08:56 am PST #7507 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Spam Musubi, Obama's Hawaiian Lunch: History, Recipes, Video
On Sunday a New York Times pool reporter disclosed that Barack Obama ordered "spam musubi" for lunch during a golf outing in Hawaii.
Mainlanders may be unfamiliar with the local delicacy. According to the pool report, "spam musubi, a local luncheon specialty, consists of spam and a fried egg on a bed of rice, all held together with a dried seaweed wrap. (Visualize a very big sushi role, slightly larger than a Hostess Ho Ho.)"
Here's a little history on the Hawaiian love affair with Spam, sometimes referred to as "The Hawaiian Steak." According to Wikipedia, Hawaii consumes the most Spam per capita in the United States, and it was first introduced to the island during World War II.