Poor Harley (my calico) decided (against my advice and stern warning) to see what was the wide, wide world over the fence looked like last week. Her adventure got her as far as my driveway where she encountered one of the neighbour kitties. The meeting did not go well--those kitties raised on the gritty streets of downtown San Jose are a lot ( Read more... )

You Act Like You Are 24 Years Old
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...but I really liked this guy's commentary. It pretty much summed up what I've been thinking about the so-called tea parties happening today.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/begala.taxes/index.html?eref=rss_politics&iref=polticker

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 Read that again...I said "pantry" not "panty"

Went to Crown this weekend and purchased a leek of indecent proportions from albionwood  and loupnoir . So tonight I decided to make it for dinner. I scanned my cookbooks but every recipe I found would require that I go to the store for ingredients. Since it's cold and windy outside today....screw that.
Instead I dedcided ( Read more... )

This is for a group and cause that I care very much about--I hope you do too.

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=7421&s_src=WKY09WDWF&s_subsrc=WKY09WDWF_EKC09WD1_taf&JServSessionIdr008=zdarqjyja2.app23a

I was really not looking forward to Western 12th Night this year--just feeling sort of *meh* and wanting to stay home and putter around the cute little bungalow instead. I knew that skipping the event was not an option since I had garb to deliver and company to host. The garb included Maria's pel outfit--a joint project I'd been working on with kaar_insurance-- ( Read more... )

'Cause all the cool kids are doing it ( Read more... )

Rudolph, with your mad_duchess so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
from the Christmas Song Generator.

Somebody finally found a good use for those annoying automated phone dialing systems. It's like an Amber Alert for lost pets. You pay a fee, enter the info about your missing pet, and the system starts calling everybody in your neighbourhood to ask them to keep an eye out.http://www.findtoto.com