SrgtD: Hi there, this is SrgtD with the National Guard, is Ms. Catta available?

Catta: Speaking...

SrgtD: I saw your resume on CalJobs and wanted to talk to you about a unique opportunity with the National Guards.

Catta: Ok...

SrgtD: Have you ever considered joining the National Guards?

Catta: Ummm...

SrgtD: After basic you'd get training for ( Read more... )

Not to long ago I had a late dinner with a friend at some deli in Studio City. They actually had a vegetarian menu, of which several items were easy to veganize ( Read more... )

Last year ago I accidentally grabbed and bought a bag of split mung beans when I meant to grab a bag of lentils ( Read more... )

What All Unemployed Catta's Will Be Wearing!
( stumbling down the catwalk )

The first step in my upcoming relocation has been set.

I have a free place to live.

Brother j is taking one for the team and letting me lair up in his spare bedroom.

This will either bring us even closer or blood will be spilled, danced in, and possibly put into beer.

Now I just got to figure out where the money is going to come from.

I've always wondered why some people insist on parking by backing into the spaces ( Read more... )

I really want something more than water to drink ... but not enough to put pants on.

For those who haven't heard, and for those who have, but want to know what's happening ( Read more... )

I just had a bagel with chive cream cheese.

So what?

Well the chives came from my garden. That's what. :-)

In other news - I now have fresh DRIED (sweet) basil available for anyone who'd like some. Let me know and I'll bring a dime bag errr baggie to the next place we are both at.

There's this blueberry lemon bundt cake recipe I've been itching to try. But I don't have a bundt pan.

I wonder if I could use a spring form pan instead? Is the shape of the bundt pan significant for any other reason than decoration? Or does it's shape determine cooking times and ingredient amounts? Baking scares me in its unfathomable