Saturday, October 27, 2007

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.
 

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:
 
 
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
 
 

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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

 

Sunday, October 21, 2007

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.


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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Dust Buneez! LOL

funny rabbit pictures - i be under yur bed chillin wit teh dust buneez.

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

Friday, October 19, 2007

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

Thursday, October 18, 2007

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

 

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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: