Some linky links for ya. And How Scary are You?

Ok I have a few links for you to try.  The first is this that I stole from another journal.  Don't remember whose journal or I would give them the credit:

You Are Creepy

Serial killers would run away from you in a flash.

How Scary Are You?

 

For a somewhat adult scary Halloween story (not too adult): Citizen of the Month » The Werewolf: The Scariest Halloween Tale Ever

 

And they are doing the trick or treat through J-land again this year:  Trick or Treat Thru J Land, my favorite time of the year...

 

And then there is Deadly Cute: Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy™ | contest  Just remember it's all photoshopped......it's not real........or is it?........

 

Nothing to do with Halloween.......a few entries that I have read recently that I enjoyed and thought you might also:

Unhinged  or  http://stillunhinged.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-hump-or-two.html

 

13 Evangelistic Phrases That Produce False Conversions

 

Oh, about forgot.  This is cool.  The National Geographic's first ever wildlife photo they printed:  Wildlife Photography Milestone Pictures, Wildlife Photography Milestone Photos, Photo Gallery, Picture Gallery, Desktop Wallp...  (you can click on the pictures there and save them as wallpaper.)  This reminds me of those new dog and cat photos on notebooks and stuff:  Australian Sea Lion off Adelaide, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers - National Geographic   And you might want to play around on their site here:  Photography, Pictures, Galleries, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Photo Tips, Biographies - National Geographic 

 

Guess that's it for now.  Take care.  Tell whomever you love that you love them.  And give them a huge bear hug.

 

Love,

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: halloween links, deadly cute, national geographic wallpaper, unhinged

It's Communism I tell ya! Communism!

My mom.  Bless her heart.  Some of the things that come out of her mouth these days.......

Dad tells mom about analog tv going away, make room for digital tv....

Mom is all: It's Communism I tell ya!  Communism!

Ok, where the heck does she get Communism?  When was the last time you even heard that word used?

Is mom's aging mind going looped-de-loop?  She has come up with the wierdest stuff lately but doing away with analog tv is Communism?  LOL

I love my mom dearly.  But I told her that was crazy, I don't think the Russians have anything to do with our tv sets.

So what do you think?  Is my mom right?  And exactly when am I going to have to spend $$$$ on a new tv?  (secretly......I am looking for a great excuse to buy a flat screen.......)

Kathy

 

Tags: analog tv, digital tv, communism

Fried Pickles

While watching the Food Network the other day I saw a food that I just I would have to try.  Ok, I haven't gotten around to trying it yet but I will.  It was on the show "Diners, Drive ins and Dives.  A place here in NC has this.  I LOVE dill pickles, so when I saw this my mouth started to water!  What the heck am I talking about?  Get ready:  Fried Pickles!!  Yup, fried pickles.

I found a few recipes on the net but this one sounds the most like what I saw on the TV:

FRIED PICKLE CHIPS
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. pepper 1 c. buttermilk 1 qt. hamburger dill chips Vegetable oil Combine flour, salt, and pepper, mixing well. Dip pickles into buttermilk and dredge in flour mixture. Deep fry coated pickles in hot oil (350 degrees) until they float to surface and are golden brown. Drain on paper towels or brown paper bags and serve immediately. Makes 8 dozen.

Another one that sounded ok was here: Deep Fried Pickles Recipe: Recipes: Food Network

 Have any of you had a fried pickle before?  If you try to make them let me know how it goes.

I also saw on the Style network how to make fried cheese.  Here is the recipe for it: Crispy Mozzarella Sticks - mystyle.com  Gonna have to try that one too.

I love cheese and pickles!  I think you could/should have them with almost every meal you eat!  Really!  I think I got my love for cheese from my granny  -- she ate a little cheese with every meal.

Nothing going on around here.  I did go to Subway and pick up a turkey/ham sub for lunch.  Yum, I love Subway.

Tags: fried pickles, fried cheese

Dust Buneez! LOL

I love animals, and I just adore bunnies so when I saw the above I had to post it here.  And speaking of dust bunnies......I finally broke down and took a dust mop under my couch.  Found lots of cat toys that I thought were gone, and quite a few dust bunnies.

Speaking of cat toys (and I was.....sort of) I have been finding toys that I haven't seen in years popping up!  Really.  I hadn't seen some since my sweet Ashley was alive.  And one that recently popped up about gave me a heart attack.  I was walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night and saw what appeared to be a real live dead mouse!  (yeah, a real live dead mouse!  LOL  kind of like killing a person dead.)  I turned the light on to find a very realistic cat toy!  Whew......

I'm starting to get a little (very little) caught up on my journal reading.  Just saw that are beloved Joe was laid off.  Has AOL lost their minds?  Hopefully we can keep up with him at his other blog.

I am forever buying books.  I haven't done much reading this year but I still buy books.  I may never get them all read but they will be here when I get ready.  I read a book a few years ago called "The Lovely Bones" which was a FANTASTIC book!  That lady can really write.  Anyways she has a new book out called "The Almost Moon" which I just ordered.  The author is Alice Sebold.  Can't wait to read it.  If you haven't read "The Lovely Bones" you should. 

Kathy

Tags: cat toys, dust bunnies, editor joe, joe, books, the lovely bones, the almost moon,

errrrrr

I just typed a long entry, hit save, and got some error message!  The entry is gone!  Gone!!!!  It has been a long time since I have lost an entry that way (ok, I have lost a few by not hitting save and hitting that little red X instead -- such a stupid mistake, and I hope I am not the only one that has done that :) ).  I'm mad.

I'll try to retype the entry later (if I can remember all of it).

Anyway here's an entry to let you know I'm still alive and making a few rounds in J-land!

Love,

Kathy

quick entry not so quick

I wanted to hurry and say hi before I leave for the doctor.  BUT can't say as much.  Sophie -- my cat  -- is laying across my right hand/mouse.  Typing only left handed is hard.  I'm not a lefty and the old "hunt and peck" method of typing isn't easy.  Maybe a better entry later, with Sophie helping me!

Kathy

 

Tags: sophie helping type entry, cat

Things I Hate

I still can't believe how little time I have been spending on the old computer here.  I don't know what happened that caused my desire to be socialable here seem to leave me.  I hope it will eventually come back to me.

Didn't know what to do an entry on so I decided to just a list of some sort. What kind of list I pondered.......stuff I hate seems good........

1  Politicians  -- they all lie.  not a single one can really make a difference in my little world.

2  Dead animals on the side of the road (or even in the middle of the road).  My heart goes out to them.  Did they suffer?  Is their little animal family worrying because they didn't come back to the nest?  (I'm weird I know it, you don't have to tell me)

3  Cat litter box.  Do I need to make any remarks?  It kind of stands on its own doesn't it?

4  Men who hit women.  My niece finally left her abusive boyfriend.  But I worry that she seems to be drawn to men that hit.

5  My parents getting old.  Well I don't hate their getting old so much as I hate all the physcial problems that are coming with their aging.  It doesn't seem fair.  What's the saying?  Youth is wasted on the young.

6  My telephone company.  They won't leave me alone!  They want to be my internet provider.  ::shaking head::   My internet is cheaper where I have it but for some reason they don't believe me.  They offer money or free months and I still say no.  Well they ever get the message?

7  Housework.  Once upon a time I was really great at keeping a clean house.  But then my depression came at me full force and I mostly could care less about how clean anything is anymore.

8  The marjority of stuff on tv.  I guess I am not the targeted age group or something but nothing much seems worth watching.  Even the news (which I have avoided like crazy since 9-11) seems suspect.  Are any of them really telling us the truth about anything?  I doubt it.

9  People who can NEVER ignore that call waiting beep.

10  Spending big $$$ buying groceries only to find you have nothing to eat when you get home.  What the heck costs so much?

Kathy

Here's something for you to try:

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz646187686b8.html

 

 

Tags: 10 things i hate

Just Random Stuff

Here are a few links for you.  I think you will find the last 2 pretty interesting.  So be sure to check them out.

Jump the Shark: Has Your Favorite TV Show Reached Its Peak? Jump The Shark

 

 

POSTACRIME.COM - Post and Search for Crime on the World's Largest Crime Prevention Network

 

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.  --  about missing children

 

My cousin that burnt down her house, well another cousin gave her 2 smoke alarms as a house warming present!  LOL  Good think S has a great scence of humor.  S went back to the other side of the state to get her mom and bring her to the new diggs.  Aunt M is almost 80 and can't live alone anymore.  In fact Aunt M says she doesn't want to live past her 80th birthday.  I know she has a lot of problems and recently had a stroke......actually she hasn't been the same since her son G killed himself.

 

My cats haven't caught anymore mice so maybe I don't have anymore!  Lets hope!  Sophie has started sleeping with me lately.  I love having one of my kitties to hug at night.  One cat I had for about 19 years would sleep with me every night, she would curl up beside my pillow.....  Hey when you sleep alone it's nice to have something warm and breathing to cuddle up to!  :)

 

It's been about a year and a half and my Aunt E's house is still on the market.  We have kept the electricity on, mow the yard, insurance, and pay the taxes so it isn't cheap to have a house just sitting there!  I know there is a housing slump but this is getting crazy.  Sure the house needs a little work but the price is pretty low.  Oh well I am sure it will sell sometime.

 

Have I posted this link yet? 

Love is respect - National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

 

Or this one?

 

RADAR: Pop, Politics, Scandal, Style

 

Guess that's it for now.  Take care.  Be sure to check out the links several of them are really great!  Pass them along if you want.

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: link for post crime, link for missing children, smoke alarms, cats, cats sleeping, house selling, more links

I'm late with this. You probably already know.

Penny  --  a fellow J-lander --  died earlier this week.  Her journal is here:  Penny`s Pieces of Ohio  and here is the entry Roxy did about Penny:  RIP ~**Penny**~ We Love You

I had only just started reading Penny's journal.  I am sending up prayers for her family.

 

Kathy

 

Tags: Penny's Pieces of Ohio, Penny died

Mice and Murder

I took my mom's cat to the vet last week and I was telling Dr M about my cats and the mice.  I was totally shocked at what she said.  Are ya ready?  She says "I use humane traps and then take the mice to someone else's property and let them loose.  Then it's their problem."

Has she lost her freaking mind?  Ok I don't use mouse traps or poison because it just seems like such a horrible way to kill something (yeah, like being "played with" by my cats isn't horrible), but to catch a mouse and then unleashes it on some unknowing person?

What is the point in using a "humane trap" if you are just moving the mouse so someone else can kill it?  Is it me or is Dr M crazy?

I have a creek behind my house and a small wooded place so I think that is were the mice came from.  I don't know how the heck they are getting in the house.  My other cats never hunted for mice so either I didn't have them before or I just have better mousers now.

Spike TV has a great new show.  However it is hard to catch!  It seems to never be on but somehow I catch it once in a while.  It's called Murder.  It is sort of a reality type show.  They take regular people and see if they can solve a real murder.  Some of the episodes I managed to solve before they told who/what/how.  The site has full length episodes (I just found out) that you can watch: Murder - SPIKE Powered By IFILM.  If you like shows like CSI you will love this.

I also just discovered that A&E's site has some great games:  A&E Television - Games.  If you are into the CSI type stuff you will love the Crack The Case game!  And for some laughs (and work out that eye hand coordination stuff) try the Tag The Toes game!

Kathy

Tags: mice, mouse traps, murder, spike tv, games