Thursday 13
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Thirteen Things…
It’s another of those days when I don’t have anything specific to talk about, so you get a bunch of mismatch stuff. Here goes. 1. I saw something on Yahoo yesterday, about Valentine mistakes you don’t want to make. Want to know what the mistakes were? Being too predictable. Roses, fancy dinner, sexy lingerie. See the picture here, from Yahoo? She’s pissed off, because he didn’t get it right. That makes me mad. Because the assumption is, he tried. He was trying to be romantic for Valentine’s day, and darn it, it just wasn’t good enough for her. I’m sure some women are truly like this, and I’m sure some…
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Favorite Holiday Songs
I like Christmas music ok, but not when it’s played all day, every day, on the radio. Ugh. And I like a Hanukkah song or two, which is why I titled this, Favorite Holiday Songs, and not Favorite Christmas songs, though, really, they’re mostly Christmas songs. Sorry. And, even though I was raised atheist, and don’t really go in for Christmas being that much about Jesus, kinda think it’s more about pagans and the winter solstice, and it was coopted by the Catholic Church early on while trying to convert said pagans, blah blah blah, etc. etc., there is truly something so wonderful and hopeful about the more religious songs,…
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Thirteen Thoughts
 1. Today is the last day of NaBloPoMo. It’s been fun reading daily entries from some of the less frequent posters who took the challange. I’m glad so many folks participated! 2. I got my hair done yesterday….gotta say, I love it! Something about loving a haircut that makes things good all around, huh? And being all blonde again doesn’t hurt, either. 3. Stupid cold. Ted and I both came down with colds last week, and they’re slowly going away. Mine was never horrid, but I gotta say, I’ll be glad when it’s completely gone. I feel all post-nasaly, blech. 4. I’m glad it’s getting cold. I like the cold…
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Thursday Thirteen Organics
  Cherry and I were at the grocery store on Sunday, buying groceries for dinner. We had a short conversation about organic foods, and how it’s important to support organic and sustainable farming whenever we can. It’s better for the earth, better for the environment, better for our health, and it tastes better. Of course, there is always the issue of the pocket book, because organic foods typically cost between 50% and 150% more than conventionally raised food. We all know that organic food is healthier for us than conventionally raised food. This is even more true for children, due to the fact that their bodies and brains are still growing and developing.…
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TV Shows I Tried, but Couldn’t Get Into
For my 13th Thursday 13, I thought I would confess some of the TV shows that I have watched, or TRIED to watch, but just couldn’t get into over the last several years. Yes, there are gratuitous Buffy references, when obviously, Buffy does not belong on this list. So sue me. 1. Desperate Housewives. I tried a few episodes, and I liked it at the beginning, but when Terri Hatcher’s character got stuck outside naked in the bushes, I just thought it was too dumb, and stopped watching. 2. Grey’s Anatomy. Everyone loves this show, and maybe I should have tried another season, but we rented season one, and found…
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Thirteen Thursday Tidbits
1. I had a dream the other night that I died. The good news is that there is an afterlife, and everyone I know and love was there. The bad news is that apparently we still have to work, pay bills, and buy groceries. WTF? 2. Maya and I have been fighting lately about her getting out of bed in the morning. Meaning, I go in and try to wake her up with kisses, then words, and finally I give up and yell. Don’t tell me, because I know, she should use her alarm clock. She turns it off and goes back to sleep. It takes her about 1/2 hour…
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Thirteen Thoughts
My brain is scattered today, like the birds screaming outside of my window…a big raucous mess that occasionally gels and quiets down, and then start screeching again. Not sure what’s up with them, or with me, but this is the best I can do today. Thirteen Random Thoughts: 1. I’ve decided to try life without Diet Coke (not all at once…no need to evacuate the region). I know, I already cut back on the wine consumption (not giving it up, just cutting back). I think I was out of whack with how much I was consuming of both of these things anyway. BUT, don’t worry. I won’t be giving up…
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13 Recipes You Should Try
Yesterday’s Chronicle listed the 20 best recipes from their last 20 years of having a Food Section. A couple of them were intriguing, and almost tempted me into making them. But I’m more of a cook, (“cooker”, as Maya would have said in her youth), not so much of a baker, so these were just a bit too much for me. That got me to thinking of other recipes that I really like, and that maybe some of you might enjoy as well. 🙂 So, here are a few from the Chron, and a bunch that we really enjoy. Twice-Baked Goat Cheese Souffle. I’ve had this at Zax Tavern in…
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Happy Birthday, Grandma Wells!
Today is my Grandma Wells’ 90th Birthday. Happy Birthday, Grandma! I wish you were computer savvy, so you could read this, but maybe I’ll just print it up and mail it to you. I thought, since Grandma’s birthday is on a Thursday this year, I’d do 13 Things You Should Know About My Grandma. 1. She makes some tasty coleslaw. 2. She worked full time, graveyard shift, at the Gallo Bottling Plant until she was 84 years old. She was a bookkeeper for them. 3. She also makes some yummy lima beans. (The trick is to buy dried lima beans, and soak them in chicken broth instead of water, before…
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13 6 Misc. Thursday Thoughts
1. Mr. Armani, jumping into the fray about overly thin fashion models (in Madrid recently, they forbade models with a BMI lower than 18. Medically, a BMI of under 20 is considered underweight.) “conceded that he had always used models “on the slender side”, adding: “This was because the clothes I design and the sort of fabrics I use need to hang correctly on the body”.” (Quote from Yahoo news.) OK, but then shouldn’t the largest size you sell be a 0? Because if I’m understanding you correctly, a healthy woman cannot wear your clothing and have it ‘hang correctly’. So, my advice? Either sell only to size 0 women,…
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Double Thursday Thirteen (Thursday 26?)
I was thinking the other day of things I would like to do if I had more money. Then I thought, that would be a good Thursday 13! So I daydreamed a bit, and started feeling kind of spoiled and selfish, and that I lead a pretty good life….so I thought of days when I had much less, and I decided to do a SECOND Thursday 13 of things I would do if I had less money. OK, so that’s TWO Thursday 13s. I considered using one this week, and saving one for next week, but next week, I’m on vacation (I know, Biff again) and I don’t know if…
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A Thankful Thursday 13
It’s been awhile since I posted 13 things I’m thankful for, and after the last couple of posts, which were pretty heavy, I thought it might be time to lighten up a bit. So here we go…13 things I’m thankful for right now. (I chose this picture because it looked so cool and inviting…not like the brown dead stuff that surrounds us in the CA summertime.) 1. It seems that it is finally, albeit SLOWLY, cooling off around here. Saturday: 111 Sunday: 115 Monday: 109 Tuesday: 108 Wednesday: 98 Thursday Forecast: 93. We’re hoping for mid-80s by Saturday. (Look what the heat did to my poor roses…) 2. Ted and…
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Thirteen Grammar Pet Peeves
Here is where I make everyone think I’m a big grammar snob. I don’t THINK I am, but maybe I’m wrong. I’m a horrible speller (though I promise to TRY to run spell check before publishing my posts from now on!), and I do not claim to have perfect grammar. I loves me a split infinitive from time to time, but it drives me crazy to read (or hear) certain mistakes over and over again. It’s careless, and I think people should take a little bit of care when they’re trying to communicate. Otherwise it distracts them from your meaning, and you’re not communicating well. Here are the ones that…
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13 Embarrasing Songs – MEME
13 Songs that I LOVED when they were popular, but which it is humiliating to admit to ever having liked now….mostly crap from that pre-teen sentimental era, but a few from later as well…ugh. The things I do for you people. Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton John. Before she got Physical, she was all mushy and such. This song was on the radio every 5 minutes or so when I was 9. Wildfire – Michael Murphy. Had the perfect combination of tragedy (she died) and horses. Again, I was 9. Run, Joey Run – David Geddes. This one is truly horrifying, but yeah, I liked it. Even…
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13 Things I Love About France
I should have saved this post for July, I suppose, since the only time I’ve ever spent in France was on our Honeymoon, way back in July of 1993. But for some reason, I’m thinking of it now, so we’ll do 13 things I love about France today, and see what comes up in July. 🙂 La Perouse. Without question the best meal of my life. They eat whatever they want. (Although I find this book to be a bit disingenuous, since it talks about how French women don’t diet, don’t need to because they don’t overeat, they just enjoy their food…and then it talks about how to start off…