the most annoying time of the year is once again upon us. i'll be forced to change at least one preset on the car radio, as said station will play NOTHING but xmas music from thanksgiving through new years. ARG!
so, now i will go off on any apple/mac product.
it was veterans day on thursday, and we had in a former student who is now a marine to talk to the students, she was really nice and had a great power point to share with the kids. she brought her mac laptop to hook up to the projector... THERE WAS NO VIDEO OUT ON IT!!!!!!!!!!
WHY!?
we ended up using a teachers laptop, with her power point on her flash drive. the teachers laptop was a nice, normal HP... with a DAMN VIDEO OUT! it worked great!
why would something not have a video out? i do not understand... and people do not understand my hatred of all things mac/apple?! i REFUSE to own an ipod. i will NOT OWN an iphone. and i will NOT OWN an ipad... but for another reason...
IT DOES NOT HAVE A USB PORT!
seriously... what were they thinking?! probably someone dropped the ball like on the nintendo gameboy sp's... those came without a headphone jack. then they had to develop a freaky headphone jack to fit in the back existing port.
BUT REALLY... NO USB?
ok, on to other things.
like why that insomnia drug has fine print on the commercial that states that "they do not know how this drug works". and then there's the fun about how you can wake up in the middle of the night and do stuff and not remember it the next day...
yeah... like i'm gonna take that?! i don't think so...
i have an even better cure for insomnia... it's called "read one of those "classics" that they made us read in high school", you know the "classics" i'm talking about? here's a list:
the scarlet letter- a poorly written soap opera plot. got a D- on a paper junior year for stating that fact in my critique of the book, the teacher thought the sun rose and set on that waste of paper. i'm not against hawthorn as an author, i read some of his other stuff, and it was alright. of course, that D- could have come from the fact that i said my paper was "the cliff notes, to the cliff notes of the scarlet letter" and said teacher HATED cliff notes... i don't know.
les miserables- i got to the part where jean valjean is taking a leak against some building in more detail than i cared to know about. i read the cliff notes, and got an 86 on the final... the highest grade in the class. HAH! i pretty sure there was a whole lot lost in the translation, so if i ever learn french, i'll give it another go. i use this book as a title list for books that are overly described... i call it the "less miserable's" pile.
the old man and the sea- seriously! why was this book printed?! and why was i forced to read it?! to put me to sleep? 'cause it worked. you can't sleep? this works quicker than any drug will. i'm guessing it was because hemmingway wrote it, that guys only saving grace was his love of cats. he wrote this book from some short blurb in the paper, it was like one paragraph... he gets some susposed religious symbolism BS out of it and writes a book... he should have put down that bottle of whatever 100 proof he was drinking...
ok, i guess that's all the rambling for the moment... stay tuned...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
just all kinds of stuff...
so, there's just all kinds of stuff in my head...
we'll start with that famous guy who got house arrest in his swiss chalet for some trumped up rape charge or something to that effect... really... like that's some kind of punishment?! i want to be under house arrest in my mansion... with the satellite and computers and staff to take care of me... boo hoo!
ok, so those kids who got kidnapped when they were "hiking" on the border of iran?! "hiking"... really?... really, really? like there's not a million other places to go hiking?! hiking in a warzone? who's bright idea was that? and who signed off on that visa? i know... it's the vietnam war... let's go "hiking" through the rice patty... that's like a really bitchin' idea! ARG! stupid people are now my biggest pet peeve, above ill-named children.
and speaking of ill-named children.
if your last name was "camp", would you name your child "timber"? or how about naming a girl jackson, but spelling it "jaxcyn"? or if you last name is "christmas" and you run a christmas tree farm... so you name your son "christopher"? we've got a neighbor whose name is roger rogers, and there's a guy in sapulpa with the name richard head, the nick name for richard is usually dick...
sapulpa schools had a golf tournament to raise funds, instead of holding it at the sapulpa golf course, they have it at oaks in tulsa. why? the sapulpa golf course could really use the money, the city government can't fund it forever.
had some 4th graders from last year who are now the 5th graders that i was really worried about, they were always in detention. this year they are really toeing the line... it's like they all went on vacation to stepford over the summer! everyone is so happy! now, we've got some pre-k - 2nd graders who are so far over the line they can't see it anymore. i just love being argued with by a 6 year old... NOT!
if you're bored, google pics from what they sell in walmart in china... interesting to say the least...
so, K, i'm outta here... stay tuned...
we'll start with that famous guy who got house arrest in his swiss chalet for some trumped up rape charge or something to that effect... really... like that's some kind of punishment?! i want to be under house arrest in my mansion... with the satellite and computers and staff to take care of me... boo hoo!
ok, so those kids who got kidnapped when they were "hiking" on the border of iran?! "hiking"... really?... really, really? like there's not a million other places to go hiking?! hiking in a warzone? who's bright idea was that? and who signed off on that visa? i know... it's the vietnam war... let's go "hiking" through the rice patty... that's like a really bitchin' idea! ARG! stupid people are now my biggest pet peeve, above ill-named children.
and speaking of ill-named children.
if your last name was "camp", would you name your child "timber"? or how about naming a girl jackson, but spelling it "jaxcyn"? or if you last name is "christmas" and you run a christmas tree farm... so you name your son "christopher"? we've got a neighbor whose name is roger rogers, and there's a guy in sapulpa with the name richard head, the nick name for richard is usually dick...
sapulpa schools had a golf tournament to raise funds, instead of holding it at the sapulpa golf course, they have it at oaks in tulsa. why? the sapulpa golf course could really use the money, the city government can't fund it forever.
had some 4th graders from last year who are now the 5th graders that i was really worried about, they were always in detention. this year they are really toeing the line... it's like they all went on vacation to stepford over the summer! everyone is so happy! now, we've got some pre-k - 2nd graders who are so far over the line they can't see it anymore. i just love being argued with by a 6 year old... NOT!
if you're bored, google pics from what they sell in walmart in china... interesting to say the least...
so, K, i'm outta here... stay tuned...
Saturday, July 17, 2010
bigger hitler in a warm up track suit
figured it out! yea!
doesn't he look so nice?!
hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, July 16, 2010
hitler in a warm up track suit!
ok! yeah... i got bored...
i'll see later if i can get it bigger... i'm new to the cutting and pasting heads on other stuff...
stay tuned...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
just some crazy stuff outta my brain...
so this is interesting...
Vaseline has launched a skin-whitening app for Facebook in India. The app lightens the skin tone of the user's profile picture. This is to promote Vaseline's skin-whitening products. Skin-whitening products are popular in India.
in america we darken ourselves to gain status... which is just too bizarre to think about... over there it's all about whitening... go figure.
so, have you noticed 3rd world dictators lately? they all wear those warm up suits... what would hitler have looked like in a warm up suit?! i maybe need to play with the paint.net now and put his head on a body wearing a warm up suit... i think it would be funny. wonder what color he would look best in?
so, the car died. engine went... 2 payments from payoff! normal! so i sold it on craigslist for $1000 and paid it off and the money i owed the mechanic and have some left over for tags on the new to me one i'll be getting soon. looking at a 2005 ford escape. consumer reports likes it, they didn't like the 2003 nissan sentra. should have done my homework in the first place.... hindsight is 20/20.
stuck at home... summer is boring at the moment. reading a lot. re read the shelters of stone from jean m. auel. the 6th book is due out next summer! woot! i can't wait! i love this series. instead of reading the first book, the clan of the cave bear, i just watched the cheesy movie on vhs... aaaahhhhh, daryl hannah before she became a tree hugging animal activest wacko.
yeah, ok. i gotta go make dinner now. taco tatertot casserole... yum!
stay tuned...
Vaseline has launched a skin-whitening app for Facebook in India. The app lightens the skin tone of the user's profile picture. This is to promote Vaseline's skin-whitening products. Skin-whitening products are popular in India.
in america we darken ourselves to gain status... which is just too bizarre to think about... over there it's all about whitening... go figure.
so, have you noticed 3rd world dictators lately? they all wear those warm up suits... what would hitler have looked like in a warm up suit?! i maybe need to play with the paint.net now and put his head on a body wearing a warm up suit... i think it would be funny. wonder what color he would look best in?
so, the car died. engine went... 2 payments from payoff! normal! so i sold it on craigslist for $1000 and paid it off and the money i owed the mechanic and have some left over for tags on the new to me one i'll be getting soon. looking at a 2005 ford escape. consumer reports likes it, they didn't like the 2003 nissan sentra. should have done my homework in the first place.... hindsight is 20/20.
stuck at home... summer is boring at the moment. reading a lot. re read the shelters of stone from jean m. auel. the 6th book is due out next summer! woot! i can't wait! i love this series. instead of reading the first book, the clan of the cave bear, i just watched the cheesy movie on vhs... aaaahhhhh, daryl hannah before she became a tree hugging animal activest wacko.
yeah, ok. i gotta go make dinner now. taco tatertot casserole... yum!
stay tuned...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
taco tater tot casserole recipe
i'm reposting this recipe for a friend, it's also in the september 7th or 9th post from last year.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this (but a 9 inch square would work too), line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this (but a 9 inch square would work too), line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
how liberals have ruined the public school system and this country
it all goes back to the touchy feely don't you dare spank that child nonsense that has been prevalent since about the early 80's. When they took swats out of the discipline line up in public schools, this country was all but lost. What can you scare them with to keep them in line? Detention? Suspension?...I'm sorry, but as someone who works in the public education world, I'm here to tell you that these things are a complete joke. Nothing kept you in line at school like the sound of someone getting swats echoing down the hall.
But, it really goes back to the parents. I have come up with and explanation for this, I call them “fish” parents, because they “spawn and release”. They may feed the baby (but they also are known to put soda pop in the baby bottle, I've personally seen this, I wanted to strangle the mother, but restrained myself), and keep the baby clean, but they don't read to them or teach them any manners or teach them how to behave in public or at school. They put them in front of the TV, or give them video games to play. By the time they are ready to enter the public school system at 4 for full day free pre-k, they are all but ruined. For most it's too late. They have become ill-mannered louts, who argue when given directions, who won't be quiet and do their work in class, who disturb others, and are constantly in trouble. They will become drags on the economy, instead of productive members of society. Some of them will become clients of the correctional system.
For those of us who actually “parent” our children, it is a trial also. Our children are forced to be in classrooms with these ill-mannered louts. Their education is hampered, not as good as it should be because the teacher is constantly having to deal with children that won't behave so that all can learn.
And the parents of the “louts” either think that it's not their childs' fault, or that the behavior is cute. Take one of my “repeat offenders” or “inmates” as I call them when they spend most of their lunch time recess with me in detention. It's a boy, and last year on the playground, he whipped it out and took a leak in front of everyone... momma thought it was “cute” and “well... he is a boy, and boys will be boys...” as if! If I had a son, and he did something like that... his back side would shine like the top of the chrystler building. But, if I had a son, he would know his manners and how to behave. I, thankfully, was blessed with two daughters.
But, it really goes back to the parents. I have come up with and explanation for this, I call them “fish” parents, because they “spawn and release”. They may feed the baby (but they also are known to put soda pop in the baby bottle, I've personally seen this, I wanted to strangle the mother, but restrained myself), and keep the baby clean, but they don't read to them or teach them any manners or teach them how to behave in public or at school. They put them in front of the TV, or give them video games to play. By the time they are ready to enter the public school system at 4 for full day free pre-k, they are all but ruined. For most it's too late. They have become ill-mannered louts, who argue when given directions, who won't be quiet and do their work in class, who disturb others, and are constantly in trouble. They will become drags on the economy, instead of productive members of society. Some of them will become clients of the correctional system.
For those of us who actually “parent” our children, it is a trial also. Our children are forced to be in classrooms with these ill-mannered louts. Their education is hampered, not as good as it should be because the teacher is constantly having to deal with children that won't behave so that all can learn.
And the parents of the “louts” either think that it's not their childs' fault, or that the behavior is cute. Take one of my “repeat offenders” or “inmates” as I call them when they spend most of their lunch time recess with me in detention. It's a boy, and last year on the playground, he whipped it out and took a leak in front of everyone... momma thought it was “cute” and “well... he is a boy, and boys will be boys...” as if! If I had a son, and he did something like that... his back side would shine like the top of the chrystler building. But, if I had a son, he would know his manners and how to behave. I, thankfully, was blessed with two daughters.
Monday, January 18, 2010
civil rights day
so, it's another civil rights day. i've read alot about martin luther king jr., and i believe that he would not have wanted anyone to name a day after him. he was for civil rights for everyone, not to make a name for himself. so, every year i cross out his name on the calendar and write in "civil rights day" above it.
going to the movies today. the girls want to see that chipmunks movie, i'd rather gouge out my eyes with a red hot poker. i'll see another movie in the same theater while they see that one. glad they are at the age that i can do that. i remember mom dropping off me and best friend to see horror movies at the theater when we were like 9 and 10. aaaahhhh... the days when they didn't care how old you were, just that you would pay the ticket price. then they actually started enforcing those age limits for the ratings.
winter break pretty much sucked! we couldn't go anywhere thanks to that stupid blizzard on christmas eve. then we get back off break, and we were out on thursday and friday because it was so cold. now we're out for a 3 day weekend thanks to civil rights day. anyway, we won't be out again until spring break. the kids are restless 'cause they haven't been able to go outside at recess because of the playground being a muddy mess. i hope it dries up soon...
read 102 books last year, wonder how many for this year.
ok, outta here. stay tuned...
going to the movies today. the girls want to see that chipmunks movie, i'd rather gouge out my eyes with a red hot poker. i'll see another movie in the same theater while they see that one. glad they are at the age that i can do that. i remember mom dropping off me and best friend to see horror movies at the theater when we were like 9 and 10. aaaahhhh... the days when they didn't care how old you were, just that you would pay the ticket price. then they actually started enforcing those age limits for the ratings.
winter break pretty much sucked! we couldn't go anywhere thanks to that stupid blizzard on christmas eve. then we get back off break, and we were out on thursday and friday because it was so cold. now we're out for a 3 day weekend thanks to civil rights day. anyway, we won't be out again until spring break. the kids are restless 'cause they haven't been able to go outside at recess because of the playground being a muddy mess. i hope it dries up soon...
read 102 books last year, wonder how many for this year.
ok, outta here. stay tuned...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
cartoons 24/7
"why are you still on the couch?" i asked my 10 yr old when i walked into the livingroom at 5:30 this morning. (i wouldn't be up this early during vacation if i didn't have to get my 2 cups of coffee before rebrewing the weaker stuff so husband could get up at 6am to have his coffee and go to work.)
"there's cartoons on... i stayed up..."
"all night?!" i asked.
"i guess... there's cartoons on..."
"sweetheart, there's cartoons on 24/7, that doesn't mean we stay up to watch them..." i said, as i switched on 6 in the morning on KOTV channel 6. she turned over, wrapped up more in the blanket and is now asleep.
ok, who remembers when we were darn lucky to have cartoons on saturday morning? or, as it got deeper into the 80's, we got them after school on one of the independent tv stations on the UHF. if you know what VHF and UHF is, raise your hand. seriously, it's just no fair! cartoons on 24/7 on like 10 stations on the directv.
it's fall break. we went to school monday and tuesday, and now it's like a 5 day weekend. i don't remember fall break... i think they called it state teacher meetings and we got a 4 day weekend out of it. we also used to just get a 4 day for thankgiving... now it's a 5 day too.
i spent yesterday fixing or finishing fixing computers. i had a laptop that needed a clean install of windows... without a recovery disk from the manufacturer. lucky i had a copy of winxp home from a long dead computer... didn't have the product key though. so, i spent time talking to tech support from india... such fun... not! this guy seemed to have a better grasp of english at least, the india tech support i got for at&t for a cell phone problem last year was seriously lacking. so, after i got it installed, i had to service pack it for 2 and 3... the install disk was so old. then it was to the toshiba website to download and install all the utilities and drivers to make the thing work and then i had to find a free dvd player to feed it too. anyway, it's all back up to snuff now... it was a real mess! at first i tried disk cleaning it, but it kept hanging up. so, i defraged it, then disk cleaned it, then defraged it again... still acting crappy. it had limewire on it... who knows what was on there... the windows install was so full of holes it wasn't funny. it wouldn't recognize usb and let me use it! the clean install was the easiest fix...
the next computer was dad's again. i had to slave the hard drive in my system again to format it and then put it back in his to reinstall windows. that disk was so messed up it wouldn't boot from the cd to do the install that way. i've got him fixed up with sandboxie, maybe that will help. and, yes! it did have virus protection and a fire wall on it! and every other kind of protection i could think of. this time it's got that new windows security essentials and i'm just going with the windows firewall ( don't pelt me... i know it sucks... but the other stuff didn't work either), on it and i'm hoping the sandboxie will keep all that crap from making it to the hard drive...
not reading so much at the moment, working on a preemie afghan for a friend's friend's baby girl, she was born at 28 weeks. then, i really need to finish that sweater coat i started for myself over summer, i've just got the sleeves and hood to put on it.
ok, off to do other stuff... and not work on computers for a while...
stay tuned...
"there's cartoons on... i stayed up..."
"all night?!" i asked.
"i guess... there's cartoons on..."
"sweetheart, there's cartoons on 24/7, that doesn't mean we stay up to watch them..." i said, as i switched on 6 in the morning on KOTV channel 6. she turned over, wrapped up more in the blanket and is now asleep.
ok, who remembers when we were darn lucky to have cartoons on saturday morning? or, as it got deeper into the 80's, we got them after school on one of the independent tv stations on the UHF. if you know what VHF and UHF is, raise your hand. seriously, it's just no fair! cartoons on 24/7 on like 10 stations on the directv.
it's fall break. we went to school monday and tuesday, and now it's like a 5 day weekend. i don't remember fall break... i think they called it state teacher meetings and we got a 4 day weekend out of it. we also used to just get a 4 day for thankgiving... now it's a 5 day too.
i spent yesterday fixing or finishing fixing computers. i had a laptop that needed a clean install of windows... without a recovery disk from the manufacturer. lucky i had a copy of winxp home from a long dead computer... didn't have the product key though. so, i spent time talking to tech support from india... such fun... not! this guy seemed to have a better grasp of english at least, the india tech support i got for at&t for a cell phone problem last year was seriously lacking. so, after i got it installed, i had to service pack it for 2 and 3... the install disk was so old. then it was to the toshiba website to download and install all the utilities and drivers to make the thing work and then i had to find a free dvd player to feed it too. anyway, it's all back up to snuff now... it was a real mess! at first i tried disk cleaning it, but it kept hanging up. so, i defraged it, then disk cleaned it, then defraged it again... still acting crappy. it had limewire on it... who knows what was on there... the windows install was so full of holes it wasn't funny. it wouldn't recognize usb and let me use it! the clean install was the easiest fix...
the next computer was dad's again. i had to slave the hard drive in my system again to format it and then put it back in his to reinstall windows. that disk was so messed up it wouldn't boot from the cd to do the install that way. i've got him fixed up with sandboxie, maybe that will help. and, yes! it did have virus protection and a fire wall on it! and every other kind of protection i could think of. this time it's got that new windows security essentials and i'm just going with the windows firewall ( don't pelt me... i know it sucks... but the other stuff didn't work either), on it and i'm hoping the sandboxie will keep all that crap from making it to the hard drive...
not reading so much at the moment, working on a preemie afghan for a friend's friend's baby girl, she was born at 28 weeks. then, i really need to finish that sweater coat i started for myself over summer, i've just got the sleeves and hood to put on it.
ok, off to do other stuff... and not work on computers for a while...
stay tuned...
Sunday, October 04, 2009
tulsa state fair park and ride!
wow! just the best time at the fair yesterday! decided to use the park and ride, and wow! yeah! we'll never park at the fair grounds ever again! parked the car at promenade mall, and the shuttle bus was right there. they drop and pick up at the pavillion, so convienient.
this year the girls had the one day mega ride passes, a friend bought them for them. they got to go on a lot more rides than ever before, it was fun for them.
fun time after we got back to promenade... my car wouldn't start! it had given me problems for a couple of days, but i was so busy i forgot. mom has AAA, so less than 30 minutes later the guy shows up, and says the battery has had it. we got a new one right there and we were on our way home. love AAA!
got one of those salt lamps, not for the susposed health properties, i just think they look neat.
ok, that's all... stay tuned...
this year the girls had the one day mega ride passes, a friend bought them for them. they got to go on a lot more rides than ever before, it was fun for them.
fun time after we got back to promenade... my car wouldn't start! it had given me problems for a couple of days, but i was so busy i forgot. mom has AAA, so less than 30 minutes later the guy shows up, and says the battery has had it. we got a new one right there and we were on our way home. love AAA!
got one of those salt lamps, not for the susposed health properties, i just think they look neat.
ok, that's all... stay tuned...
Sunday, September 20, 2009
2010 sequoyah nominee books
i read alot, if you've read this blog any, you already knew that. i try to read off the sequoyah lists, there are 3. one for high school, one for middle school, and the other for elementary. i've read 2 of the ones for high school (at least) so far.
deadline, about a kid who finds out he's got some nasty cancer right before senior year, and last dance at the frosty queen, about a kid who's dealing with a lot of stuff the last month before he graduates high school. both of these are really great! i just finished "last dance..." last night.
i've read some off the other lists, check my booklog for this year. i wish adults could vote for the winner, but it's just the kids who get to do this.
well, the state fair in tulsa is at the beginning of october and runs for 11 days this year. i want one of those salt lamps. not for the susposed health properties... i just think they look cool.
stay tuned...
deadline, about a kid who finds out he's got some nasty cancer right before senior year, and last dance at the frosty queen, about a kid who's dealing with a lot of stuff the last month before he graduates high school. both of these are really great! i just finished "last dance..." last night.
i've read some off the other lists, check my booklog for this year. i wish adults could vote for the winner, but it's just the kids who get to do this.
well, the state fair in tulsa is at the beginning of october and runs for 11 days this year. i want one of those salt lamps. not for the susposed health properties... i just think they look cool.
stay tuned...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
how it's made! new fav show
i've watched this show off and on, but it's really my new favorite science show. to see the machines that make stuff and how it all works... all this stuff had to come out of someone's brain, and that's just the coolest!
have new favorite games on facebook. farmtown, farmville, island paradise, and fish world. don't like that yoville one...
been reading too much again. found that cute book sloppy firsts, it was pretty good. read some of the sequoyah nominee books from the all the age groups. i think i liked deadline the best... they're all good really.
well, ok... not much else... stay tuned...
have new favorite games on facebook. farmtown, farmville, island paradise, and fish world. don't like that yoville one...
been reading too much again. found that cute book sloppy firsts, it was pretty good. read some of the sequoyah nominee books from the all the age groups. i think i liked deadline the best... they're all good really.
well, ok... not much else... stay tuned...
Monday, September 07, 2009
back to work, and another recipe
back to work. they switched the whole school district over to the microsoft exchange... it had a few bumps along the way for the first week or so of school, but it all seems fixed now. nice that you can log into any computer in the district and have your stuff come up.
got one of my re occuring inmates in detention again. the child is in 3rd grade this year, and i've had said child in detention since child was in 1st grade. i can't specify gender of said child or i could get in trouble, but does anyone remember that kid in the bad seed? said child has evil grin that scares me sometimes, and seems to have no conscience or remorse. said child tried to cut off another child's finger in 1st grade with scissors, said child pushed another child down the bleacher stairs in gym (child only shaken up, not hurt) because child brushed past him (barely touching him from behind). this happened in front of me, i sent said child to office for remained of detention. this child is a perfect example of parents who spawn and release ( i call them breeders). i see said child in maximum security prison for being serial killer, and if said child finishes high school, i'll be in shock.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this, line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
ok, on to the rest of my labor day. i'm sure it will involve puzzle pirates at some point.
stay tuned...
got one of my re occuring inmates in detention again. the child is in 3rd grade this year, and i've had said child in detention since child was in 1st grade. i can't specify gender of said child or i could get in trouble, but does anyone remember that kid in the bad seed? said child has evil grin that scares me sometimes, and seems to have no conscience or remorse. said child tried to cut off another child's finger in 1st grade with scissors, said child pushed another child down the bleacher stairs in gym (child only shaken up, not hurt) because child brushed past him (barely touching him from behind). this happened in front of me, i sent said child to office for remained of detention. this child is a perfect example of parents who spawn and release ( i call them breeders). i see said child in maximum security prison for being serial killer, and if said child finishes high school, i'll be in shock.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this, line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
ok, on to the rest of my labor day. i'm sure it will involve puzzle pirates at some point.
stay tuned...
Saturday, August 08, 2009
something worse than survivorman...
husband found something worse than that cringe inducing idiot who calls himself "survivorman", why do men always find these things on tv? it's hunting and fishing on tv! really! it's sad! if i have to hear those guys whisper about how they are "gonna kill that buck" and "look! he's a nine pointer!" or eight pointer... whatever! or the fishing... seriously! and i thought golf or tennis or bowling on tv was bad...
daughter just reminded me of something we saw on the fishing show ( i wouldn't really say saw... more like heard in the background trying really hard to ignore it) bow and arrow fishing... really, they shot an arrow into the water to catch the fish! do they do this 'cause it illegal to use the explosives to fish?
if i could get away with it i would block the offending channels that show this stuff...
i can't believe there are whole channels devoted to hunting and fishing... i'm not a vegiterrorist, but seriously... i could do without these channels.
and the whispering in the woods... it's worse than that blair witch project movie.
"gotta get our scent off... don't want 'em smellin' us..."
ARG!
ok, favorite shows are back on! i've got monk, and psych, and eureka, and royal pains... it's a wonderful time for good stuff.
kittens are 3 weeks now, and so cute. we have 2 boys and 2 girls... i think. i was wrong with patricia...
we'll be in the walmart parking lot with a sign when they are about 8 to 10 weeks old. we'll give a free box of kitten chow with each free cat.
ok, that's all now... stay tuned...
daughter just reminded me of something we saw on the fishing show ( i wouldn't really say saw... more like heard in the background trying really hard to ignore it) bow and arrow fishing... really, they shot an arrow into the water to catch the fish! do they do this 'cause it illegal to use the explosives to fish?
if i could get away with it i would block the offending channels that show this stuff...
i can't believe there are whole channels devoted to hunting and fishing... i'm not a vegiterrorist, but seriously... i could do without these channels.
and the whispering in the woods... it's worse than that blair witch project movie.
"gotta get our scent off... don't want 'em smellin' us..."
ARG!
ok, favorite shows are back on! i've got monk, and psych, and eureka, and royal pains... it's a wonderful time for good stuff.
kittens are 3 weeks now, and so cute. we have 2 boys and 2 girls... i think. i was wrong with patricia...
we'll be in the walmart parking lot with a sign when they are about 8 to 10 weeks old. we'll give a free box of kitten chow with each free cat.
ok, that's all now... stay tuned...
Friday, July 24, 2009
patrick is really patricia and other july things
so, we have a cat. and we thought it was patrick... but it's really patricia. i have the 4 kittens to prove it. turns out she's just got a really fluffy butt area... i thought they were balls... but no. she had them last friday, so they are a week old today. they are very cute!
there's this show, it's called survivorman. have you ever watched it? go back to the cheesy rating scale... cause this one rates a "rancid spray can cheese". if husband has it on in the background, i end up cringing.
so, that interview that katie couric had with his obamaness... where did she get that suit she was wearing? prison matrons r us? i was embarrassed for her, i really was. if someone tried to dress me like that, i'd hit 'em upside the head.
had a doctor visit today. they had never done any blood work on me... so today i got to pee in the cup and give up some of my O+. my blood pressure was 100/74. my TC is 171, HDL- 52, TRG- 128, LDL- 94, non-HDL- 119, TC/HDL- 3.3 . i guess i'm not gonna die anytime soon, that's a good thing. the only bad thing is the extra 15 pounds i'm carrying around. the last time i was 152 pounds i was 8 months pregnant. i asked about this... they actually asked if i might be pregnant!!!! not likely! husband took care of that problem when youngest was 4 months old, she's 10 now. the test came back negative... well duh! i haven't skipped a period since i was pregnant with the 10 yr old. maybe it's my thyroid... anyway, they will call when all the tests come back in a few days.
funny story about husband's outpatient surgery when youngest was 4 months old. so, i get him out to the car after the procedure and am about to start up the car... when he looks down at his crotch and says in his best john wayne impression " well boys... ya been cut off at the pass...". i just about wanted to die laughing! he remembers nothing, those were some good drugs they gave him!
ok, well i can't think of anything else at the moment... so stay tuned...
there's this show, it's called survivorman. have you ever watched it? go back to the cheesy rating scale... cause this one rates a "rancid spray can cheese". if husband has it on in the background, i end up cringing.
so, that interview that katie couric had with his obamaness... where did she get that suit she was wearing? prison matrons r us? i was embarrassed for her, i really was. if someone tried to dress me like that, i'd hit 'em upside the head.
had a doctor visit today. they had never done any blood work on me... so today i got to pee in the cup and give up some of my O+. my blood pressure was 100/74. my TC is 171, HDL- 52, TRG- 128, LDL- 94, non-HDL- 119, TC/HDL- 3.3 . i guess i'm not gonna die anytime soon, that's a good thing. the only bad thing is the extra 15 pounds i'm carrying around. the last time i was 152 pounds i was 8 months pregnant. i asked about this... they actually asked if i might be pregnant!!!! not likely! husband took care of that problem when youngest was 4 months old, she's 10 now. the test came back negative... well duh! i haven't skipped a period since i was pregnant with the 10 yr old. maybe it's my thyroid... anyway, they will call when all the tests come back in a few days.
funny story about husband's outpatient surgery when youngest was 4 months old. so, i get him out to the car after the procedure and am about to start up the car... when he looks down at his crotch and says in his best john wayne impression " well boys... ya been cut off at the pass...". i just about wanted to die laughing! he remembers nothing, those were some good drugs they gave him!
ok, well i can't think of anything else at the moment... so stay tuned...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
link to my booklog
tried to google to find my booklog and it doesn't come up, so here's the link if you want to check it out.
http://cid-de3ef6667ef61f2c.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/booklog%202009.xlsx
http://cid-de3ef6667ef61f2c.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/booklog%202009.xlsx
good book, driving tips, and some really cool color photos
we'll start with the book everyone needs to at least thumb through. it's called "big ideas/ 100 modern inventions" it's by alex hutchinson. the one thing in it that really blew me away was the thing about insulin. i never really paid attention to diabetes, or it's history as a disease/ condition. turns out it used to take 8000 pounds of cow or pig pancreses to make just 1 pound of insulin! can you even imagine?! anyway, when they figured out how to make it in a lab, it made it alot better for millions of people. there's a bunch of other stuff too, it's a neat book. check it out, i got it out of the tulsa library.
next up, some driving tips or rules of common courtsey that most people seem to have forgotten or maybe never learned in the first place.
1) when you are driving behind someone... if you can easily read their license plate... you are too damn close! BACK OFF! or i will play my favorite game with you, it's called "slam on the brakes, and it will be your fault when you rear end me and you will get the ticket and your insurance company will pay for my car repair". i've never actually done this, but i've sure felt like it a few times. i usually just tap my brakes... and sometimes who ever is behind me gets the point.
2) there's this thing on your steering column, it's called a turn signal indicator. have you ever heard of it before? well, some people haven't. here is the correct sequence for it's proper use:
1) "i think i will turn" you say to yourself
2) move turn signal indicator in proper direction, up for right, down for left
3) apply brakes to slow down
4) make turn, then make sure that it goes off so i don't have to drive behind
you for 20 miles with one of your blinkers on
THIS ALSO WORKS FOR LANE CHANGES
if you do not have working turn signal indicators, learn the hand signals and
USE THEM
3) when you stop behind someone at a light, your bumper is NOT susposed to touch their bumper! you should be able to see their back tires on the road in front of you. it is really important that you follow this when you have to stop on a hill, the person in front of you could be a newbie driver with a clutch... if you're too close... there goes your front end.
i could go on and on about what you shouldn't be doing while driving, but there's not enough space.
ok, i was not aware that 100 years ago some russian guy took a bunch of color photos of russia and its people. but he did, and it's really cool! click on link below:
http://quazen.com/arts/photography/the-incredible-century-old-color-photography-of-prokudin-gorsky
there's another link in the comments to another site about this guy, check it out too:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/
ok, that all for the moment... stay tuned...
next up, some driving tips or rules of common courtsey that most people seem to have forgotten or maybe never learned in the first place.
1) when you are driving behind someone... if you can easily read their license plate... you are too damn close! BACK OFF! or i will play my favorite game with you, it's called "slam on the brakes, and it will be your fault when you rear end me and you will get the ticket and your insurance company will pay for my car repair". i've never actually done this, but i've sure felt like it a few times. i usually just tap my brakes... and sometimes who ever is behind me gets the point.
2) there's this thing on your steering column, it's called a turn signal indicator. have you ever heard of it before? well, some people haven't. here is the correct sequence for it's proper use:
1) "i think i will turn" you say to yourself
2) move turn signal indicator in proper direction, up for right, down for left
3) apply brakes to slow down
4) make turn, then make sure that it goes off so i don't have to drive behind
you for 20 miles with one of your blinkers on
THIS ALSO WORKS FOR LANE CHANGES
if you do not have working turn signal indicators, learn the hand signals and
USE THEM
3) when you stop behind someone at a light, your bumper is NOT susposed to touch their bumper! you should be able to see their back tires on the road in front of you. it is really important that you follow this when you have to stop on a hill, the person in front of you could be a newbie driver with a clutch... if you're too close... there goes your front end.
i could go on and on about what you shouldn't be doing while driving, but there's not enough space.
ok, i was not aware that 100 years ago some russian guy took a bunch of color photos of russia and its people. but he did, and it's really cool! click on link below:
http://quazen.com/arts/photography/the-incredible-century-old-color-photography-of-prokudin-gorsky
there's another link in the comments to another site about this guy, check it out too:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/
ok, that all for the moment... stay tuned...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
up movie, bad mcd's service, and fun bowling
took the kids to the sand springs theater yesterday to see "up", very cute movie, but bring tissues. or maybe i'm just an emotional person. anyway, we loved it and even watched all the credits at the end.
next stop was the walmart in sand springs, the girls were hungery, and i needed yarn (like i need more yarn, but this was for a project). so, the girls got the quarter pounder and plain hamburger and fries they ordered, but i had to wait like 10 minutes for the grilled honey mustard snack wrap i wanted. they had to grill the chicken! there were a lot of other people who had to wait for food too. and i think it's just this location, cause i've never had it anywhere else... the fly problem they have is horrible! the fly attracter/killer things they have don't work! it's gross! they did give me a free cherry pie for the trouble... love cherry pie...
we signed up for the kidsbowlfree.com thing. i paid the $23.95 cost to get the adults bowl free too. the girls get 2 free games a day, and so do we with the paid for thing when we bowl with them. it was fun! you just have to pay for shoe rental, and that was $8.25 for all three of us. i got a 70 the first game and a 146 the second. i don't bowl much, but i like it, it's fun! we had to have the bumpers on the lane so the girls wouldn't hit the gutters so much and at least have a chance.
another post in a day or two, got a book everyone needs to read and some driving pet peeves to share...
stay tuned...
next stop was the walmart in sand springs, the girls were hungery, and i needed yarn (like i need more yarn, but this was for a project). so, the girls got the quarter pounder and plain hamburger and fries they ordered, but i had to wait like 10 minutes for the grilled honey mustard snack wrap i wanted. they had to grill the chicken! there were a lot of other people who had to wait for food too. and i think it's just this location, cause i've never had it anywhere else... the fly problem they have is horrible! the fly attracter/killer things they have don't work! it's gross! they did give me a free cherry pie for the trouble... love cherry pie...
we signed up for the kidsbowlfree.com thing. i paid the $23.95 cost to get the adults bowl free too. the girls get 2 free games a day, and so do we with the paid for thing when we bowl with them. it was fun! you just have to pay for shoe rental, and that was $8.25 for all three of us. i got a 70 the first game and a 146 the second. i don't bowl much, but i like it, it's fun! we had to have the bumpers on the lane so the girls wouldn't hit the gutters so much and at least have a chance.
another post in a day or two, got a book everyone needs to read and some driving pet peeves to share...
stay tuned...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
a general mismash of what's in my brain at the moment
aaaah! summer break! i love my job! summer's and vacations off. sure, i don't get paid for two months of the year, but i don't work either. they put us on salary, so starting this year 10 equal pay checks, no more being messed up by xmas break or spring break or odd snow days.
summer weather seems to be rearing it ugly head, but we all knew it would... it can't help itself.
so, started keeping track of what i'm reading for the whole year. i've got the excel file parked over on my profile at msn. it's in the public files, it's called booklog 2009. found another book series... the dr. scarpetta novels by patricia cornwell. pretty good stuff!
trying once again to de clutter the house. got the girls bookshelf cleaned out. the videotapes are next. husband finally building them a closet, that will be nice, as their clothing is getting too big to put in drawers anymore. i'll see if i can post pics of the progress and when it's done.
ok, getting on soapbox for a whole bunch of stuff...
so, that daycare in mexico. the one that caught on fire and all those kids either died or had major injuries? why exactly was a day care in a building that was connected to a tire factory?! and why did it only have one door?! if that doesn't wake you up to the fact that mexico is a third world country, i don't know what will. that and the fact that they spawn nasty illnesses, along with all the other third and fourth world nations. (fourth world- pretty much most of africa and the middle east).
next bit. why was our president saying sorry to the middle east terrorists? why is he telling israel to go to hades? (well, he didn't exactly say that, but that's what he meant) why is he telling everyone we're the largest muslim nation on the planet?! i guess he hasn't been to the south lately... we've got a christian type church on every corner, or close to it.
if you haven't seen the dash cam from that oklahoma highway patrol car, where have you been? that cop really needs some anger management classes. i'm thinking you don't need to fly off the handle when someone flips you the bird. isn't that road rage? doesn't law enforcement preach against that?
so, i got a semi decient wrap up of pushing daisies... but why did they have to cancel it in the first place? so they could replace it with more driveling tripe?! i don't even watch ABC anymore, and i won't until LOST comes back on in the spring. the tv in the living room is hooked to directv, the one in the bedroom needs one of those converter boxes, so it's just hooked to the vcr and dvd player we got in there at the moment. mom and dad replaced all their tv's with various sized LCD flat panels (tv in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and their bedroom). they can't get the local feed of ABC to come in, everything else is fine. but our local ABC station is annoying anyway and we never watch it. the local news is biased, and they seriously need to get some fresh meat on the news desk. the CBS local feed is the best for news and weather. the NBC local feed is second, with the FOX local being in third.
well, can't think of anything else at the moment.
stay tuned...
summer weather seems to be rearing it ugly head, but we all knew it would... it can't help itself.
so, started keeping track of what i'm reading for the whole year. i've got the excel file parked over on my profile at msn. it's in the public files, it's called booklog 2009. found another book series... the dr. scarpetta novels by patricia cornwell. pretty good stuff!
trying once again to de clutter the house. got the girls bookshelf cleaned out. the videotapes are next. husband finally building them a closet, that will be nice, as their clothing is getting too big to put in drawers anymore. i'll see if i can post pics of the progress and when it's done.
ok, getting on soapbox for a whole bunch of stuff...
so, that daycare in mexico. the one that caught on fire and all those kids either died or had major injuries? why exactly was a day care in a building that was connected to a tire factory?! and why did it only have one door?! if that doesn't wake you up to the fact that mexico is a third world country, i don't know what will. that and the fact that they spawn nasty illnesses, along with all the other third and fourth world nations. (fourth world- pretty much most of africa and the middle east).
next bit. why was our president saying sorry to the middle east terrorists? why is he telling israel to go to hades? (well, he didn't exactly say that, but that's what he meant) why is he telling everyone we're the largest muslim nation on the planet?! i guess he hasn't been to the south lately... we've got a christian type church on every corner, or close to it.
if you haven't seen the dash cam from that oklahoma highway patrol car, where have you been? that cop really needs some anger management classes. i'm thinking you don't need to fly off the handle when someone flips you the bird. isn't that road rage? doesn't law enforcement preach against that?
so, i got a semi decient wrap up of pushing daisies... but why did they have to cancel it in the first place? so they could replace it with more driveling tripe?! i don't even watch ABC anymore, and i won't until LOST comes back on in the spring. the tv in the living room is hooked to directv, the one in the bedroom needs one of those converter boxes, so it's just hooked to the vcr and dvd player we got in there at the moment. mom and dad replaced all their tv's with various sized LCD flat panels (tv in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and their bedroom). they can't get the local feed of ABC to come in, everything else is fine. but our local ABC station is annoying anyway and we never watch it. the local news is biased, and they seriously need to get some fresh meat on the news desk. the CBS local feed is the best for news and weather. the NBC local feed is second, with the FOX local being in third.
well, can't think of anything else at the moment.
stay tuned...
Sunday, April 19, 2009
spring... calling spring... hello?!
so, seriously... where is spring? it cold! i should not still be this cold. i hate cold... really i do. we're half way through april for pete's sake... let's have some warmness already.
finally got to watch the dead like me movie. some people didn't like it on the netflix review, said 'cause the original daisy and rube were gone that it sucked, well... i disagree. they could get any dumb blond to play daisy. and i did miss rube, but having the new guy was funny. i liked how they got rid of him, it was a hoot. and that george was the new post it note hander outter, i really liked that. and that she got closer with her sis and her sis could get on with life. it was a good wrap up... now if they could give us some closer on pushing daisies... i could get on with my life.
gotten into the jesse stone book by robert b. parker. they're good! i read the 4th, 5th, and 6th books, now i'm starting with the 1st, and i've got the 2nd and 3rd from the library to read next.
also, seems somehow i missed a princess diaries book... don't know how! so now i've got 2 to buy in hardback for my series to be complete.
does it bother anyone else that obama was so chummy with that chevez guy from south america? let's suck up to the commies why don't we?
and what was with those news people on the liberal channels and the whole "teabagging" thing? seriously, if i want that kind of humor, i don't watch the news for it. maybe southpark, or one of those american pie movies (which i have never watched as they are a poor rip off of porky's movies).
ok, a movie i want to watch is on, so i gotta go. stay tuned...
finally got to watch the dead like me movie. some people didn't like it on the netflix review, said 'cause the original daisy and rube were gone that it sucked, well... i disagree. they could get any dumb blond to play daisy. and i did miss rube, but having the new guy was funny. i liked how they got rid of him, it was a hoot. and that george was the new post it note hander outter, i really liked that. and that she got closer with her sis and her sis could get on with life. it was a good wrap up... now if they could give us some closer on pushing daisies... i could get on with my life.
gotten into the jesse stone book by robert b. parker. they're good! i read the 4th, 5th, and 6th books, now i'm starting with the 1st, and i've got the 2nd and 3rd from the library to read next.
also, seems somehow i missed a princess diaries book... don't know how! so now i've got 2 to buy in hardback for my series to be complete.
does it bother anyone else that obama was so chummy with that chevez guy from south america? let's suck up to the commies why don't we?
and what was with those news people on the liberal channels and the whole "teabagging" thing? seriously, if i want that kind of humor, i don't watch the news for it. maybe southpark, or one of those american pie movies (which i have never watched as they are a poor rip off of porky's movies).
ok, a movie i want to watch is on, so i gotta go. stay tuned...
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