A little of this, a little of that...

Pheww! It took longer than anticipated, but finally the freezer inventory is done. We have an upright freezer in the garage, a freezer compartment in the kitchen fridge, and a freezer compartment in the basement fridge, all of which were jam-packed but not in a good way. In spite of having an inventory list, it had gotten to the point where we were no longer quite sure what was where or even what we had.

Having a list doesn't help one bit if the right hand (me) doesn't know what the left hand (Lew) is doing and consistently keep it updated, ya know?

Anywhoo, things are better oganized and more readily grabbable now.

Good thing too, because with the coming of fall, my instinct to keep the freezer stocked for the winter months has kicked in.

Keeping all those yummy peaches company are cinnamon apples, tomatoes, and taco soup. Still to come this week are a couple of casseroles I need to restock and a new corn chowder recipe I want to try. Maybe some quick breads too... pumpkin and banana.

All in between watching tennis, of course. I'm pleasantly surprised that the ESPN coverage has been pretty comprehensive, but can't say much for CBS' weekend coverage. It's the night matches that get really exciting, people!!

The American men have proved a disappointment in this final grand slam of the year, but I've been enjoying some great tennis matches and the off-court shenanigans of the commentators.

So, that's some of what I've been up to. Not terribly exciting, but hey, it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble! ;)

Friday Odds and Ends...

from Friday Fiver
LJ's Original Friday Meme - 05 May 2006

Viva Mexico!
1. Have you ever been to Mexico?
No

2. Do you know anyone who is currently in the military?
Yes

3. What is the last party you attended?
probably a grandchild's birthday

4. What do you think about President Bush saying that the United States' National Anthem should only be sung in English?
I think he's right - learn the language or remain respectfully silent during the singing of a country's National Anthem, just like I'd do in another country if I didn't know the language.

5. French fries or freedom fries?
Oh puh-leeze! - they're French fries. They've been French fries for all of my years and I'm not about to start calling them stupid Freedom fries to suit the tender sensibilities of some moronic over-reactive. I'm not in the habit of trying to re-write history.


from

Top 5 songs with/or about "space" and if you're feeling frisky 5 "spacey" albums.

1. Age of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension
2. Up Up And Away - The 5th Dimension
3. Space Oddity - David Bowie
4. Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
5. Spaceman - Nilsson

(not feeling frisky enough for "spacey" albums... or at least my memory isn't!) ;)


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It was a banner week for some LOLing in the city... I couldn't "eat just one!"

Cosmo Quiz Says No Go
Tall girl smoking cigarette on the sidewalk: You're not my type.
Short guying selling CDs on the sidewalk: What do you mean?
Tall girl: First of all, you're short. Second of all, you're selling CDs on the sidewalk.

--6th Ave & 12th St
~~~~~
He's a Service Rat
Deli guy: You can't have that dog in here.
Lady: But he's a service dog!
Deli guy: What? We'll get a ticket if you have a dog in here.
Lady: He's a service dog. He's just like a seeing eye dog.
Deli guy: What is he, a chihuahua? A poodle? He's not a seeing eye dog.
Lady: He's a Pomeranian! And he's a service dog! He even has a little vest, do you need me to put him in his little vest?
Deli guy: He look like a rat with a wig on.
Lady: He's a service dog! You can't make me leave! He's just like a seeing eye dog!
Deli guy: But you're not blind!
Lady: I could sue you if you make me leave! I'll put him in his little vest, then you'll see!

--Bagel Mill, 88th & Lex
Overheard by: Loretta P.
~~~~~
It's Similar
Girl: So did you guys end up having sex last night?
Guy: No, we had Chinese food.

--6 train
Overheard by: Talia
~~~~~
Take Some Quinine. And Ritalin.
Girl #1: I don't feel well.
Girl #2: You look fine.
Girl #1: I think I have malaria.
Girl #2: I really don't think you do.
Girl #1: Do people get malaria in Nicaragua?
Girl #2: I don't know, I don't care, and furthermore, we were in Brazil.

--JFK
~~~~~
Wednesday One-Liners - Take Me Out
Drunk guy: Jesus Christ! My Grandma catches better than you! And she can't even speak English! Or is alive!

--Yankee Stadium
Overheard by: Renee B.
___

Chick: I don't like when they name airports after people. They should use normal names... like LaGuardia.

--Kennedy Airport
~~~~~
To-ga! To-ga!
Hipster #1: But look how easy it is to pick out the tourists. I mean, look, there's a tourist. There's a tourist. It's so frickin' easy to tell who belongs here and who doesn't.
Hipster #2: Yeah, like why don't they even try to blend in while they're here? It's like they're trying to be Greek when they're in Rome.
Hipster #1 is totally lost.
Hipster #2: You know, 'cause when you're in Rome, you're supposed to act Roman.
Hipster #1: Oh, I've never been to Italy.

--6 train
Overheard by: The tourist in their midst
~~~~~
Her Parents Will Be Pleased
Dude #1: So that new girl is pretty hot.
Dude #2: I'd like to kiss her vagina. Closed mouth 'cause I'm respectful like that.

--6 train
~~~~~
It's Complicated
Girl: Did you just fart?
Guy: That's an awkward question.
Girl: Is that a yes?

--Silver Center, NYU
~~~~~
Poor Word Choice
Guy #1: I just left a major deposit sitting in that toilet.
Guy #2: You didn't flush it?
Guy #1: It was an automatic flusher and nothing happened. There was a guy waiting to go in and I just gave him a shit-eating grin when I walked out. I mean, what am I supposed to do?
Guy #2: I wouldn't use the term "shit-eating grin" the next time you tell that story.

--Penn Station

The Cat
The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye,
the softest fur, the most supremely delicate nostrils, a mobile ear,
an unrivaled paw and a curved claw borrowed from the rose-tree.
~Colette~

That's a wrap...

Friday Odds and Ends...

Okay, a little bit o' meme-ing, a little bit o' humor, a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that...

First of all, a sneak peek of some new blooms in my yard...

Stay tuned for more later. I've also made some Spring pages on My Corner , if you'd like to take a look-see.

from

This Week... April 28, 2006
What are your Top 5, all-time favorite movies from the 80's?

1. An Officer and A Gentleman - 1982
2. Dirty Dancing - 1987
3. Driving Miss Daisy - 1989
4. Rain Man - 1988
5. Terms of Endearment - 1983

from

28 Apr 2006
Is it me or you that I'm afraid of?

1. What's missing from your life?
physical activity - I'm a little limited nowadays

2. Do you like to get drunk?
nah, it's a lousy feeling, not fun at all.

3. Have you ever kissed a stranger?
well, depends on what you mean by "stranger" - as in someone just met? Ya.

4. Do you smoke?
not anymore - going on 11 years

5. What makes you happy?
my grandkids, cats, sunshiny days, laying on a beach, good books - lotsa stuff

from

Apr 27, 2006
Top 5 On Friday - Week 69
Top 5 songs that "answer" the musical question: Where do we go from here?
(I don't know if I interpreted this right, but here's my contribution...)

1. Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook
2. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
3. Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino
4. Wedding Bell Blues - Fifth Dimension
5. You Don't Have to Be a Star - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr
6. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary

from

9AM Back to Work

Engineer: I have this weird beeping signal on my phone. Do I need to dial a 1 when calling this number?
Tech support guy takes the phone and hits redial.
Tech support guy: No. That is a busy signal.

5032 South Ash Avenue
Tempe, Arizona
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10AM Coffee Break
The day after the company picnic. . .
Female clerk #1: Was that the new guy playing volleyball? You know the one that keeps trying to adjust his hours.
Manager: Maybe he just needs to wear a jock strap all the time.
Female clerk #2: Adjust his hours! His schedule! Everything is code for crotch to you!

5760 Highway 80 East
Pearl, Mississippi
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10AM Project Meeting

Worker #1: Boy, you look tired...
Project Manager: Yeah, it's been hectic. I need some of that geico balboa stuff.
Worker #1: Uh, ginko bilboa?
Project Manager: That's what I said.
Worker #1: No, you said "geico balboa".
Project Manager: What's the difference?
Worker #1: Well, Geico is an insurance company, and Balboa is Rocky the boxer's--as in the movie--last name.
Project Manager: Ha! I wonder if he gets a hard time for that.
Worker #1: He's not a real person. Besides, I think what you meant was you needed some ginseng. Do you know what ginko bilboa is for?
Worker #2: Okay, seriously, how long is this meeting going to be?

6700 Hollister Road
Houston, Texas

Cat Hair

Cat hair on the bedspread,
Cat hair on the chair.
Cat hair in the casserole,
Cat hair EVERYWHERE

Cat hair on my best coat,
Even on the mouse!
You live and eat and breathe cat hair,
When cats live in your house.

What?? Is this reeeally necessary?
I'm trying to sleep here!!

Friday Odds and Ends...

Wrapping up the week with some memes and this and that...

from

What it all comes down to...

1. When is the last time you were broke?
Jeez, a lifetime ago - probably back in my post-divorce days, 30 some-odd year ago

2. What makes you lose focus?
lack of motivation

3. How tall are you?
about 5' 7-1/2"

4. Are you brave or cowardly?
yes

5. What's in your pocket?
a tissue

from

Top 5 On Friday - Week 68

Top 5 songs that are made to measure. (about measurements, distances etc)

1. Sixteen Tons
2. Five Feet High and Rising
3. Footloose
4. A Hundred Pounds of Clay
5. Every Minute, Every Hour


from

It's Like You Don't Even Know Me

Tourist #1: I recognize that accent! Where are you from?
Tourist #2: Tennessee.
Tourist #1: Really? I'm from North Carolina!
Tourist #2: Where's that?
Tourist #1: Right next to Tennessee.

--Times Square
Overheard by: Victoria Spring
______
That Dude Was So Hung Up on Rome

Girl on cell: Well you know, when in Rome. Who said that, was it Jesus? I think it was Jesus.

--Penn Station
Overheard by: Nathalie
______
Warning on the Back of a Slim-Fast Can

Guy #1: You look good though, lose a little weight?
Guy #2: I know, it's great. I can't say I'm crazy about the constant nosebleeds and cravings at all hours of the day, but it's worth it anyway, my appetite's gone.
Guy #1: What?

--Q train
______
Isn't It a Natural Lubricant?

Girl: He had so much damn earwax!
Guy: Girl, I know... Sleeping with boys like that is just so awkward.

--The Hudson Hotel
______
Always Whining About Their Eggs

Guy #1: I stayed the night at her place and woke early. She was still asleep.
Guy #2: What did you do?
Guy #1: I got up and was going to make myself breakfast. But when I cracked the egg open it got away from me.
Guy #2: Where did it go?
Guy #1: It slid down a crack between the counter and the stove.
Guy #2: What did you do?
Guy #1: I put everything away and climbed back into bed.
Guy #2: You know that shit is going to stink!
Guy #1: Yeah, I'm sure it will.

--97th & Broadway

STRAY CAT
by Francis Witham

Oh, what unhappy twist of fate
Has brought you homeless to my gate?
The gate where once another stood
To beg for shelter, warmth, and food
For from that day I ceased to be
The master of my destiny.

While he, with purr and velvet paw
Became within my house the law.
He scratched the furniture and shed
And claimed the middle of my bed.

He ruled in arrogance and pride
And broke my heart the day he died.
So if you really think, oh Cat,
I'd willingly relive all that
Because you come forlorn and thin
Well...don't just stand there...Come on in!

Friday Odds and Ends...

This must be the day for blog burgling - lifted this from Debi who lifted it from Dawn who lifted it from Jenny - whole lotta lifting going on!

A - Accent: well, I don't think I do but I've been told I "talk funny" - 'specially after a couple of drinks - I guess my semi-Southurn accent creeps out. Nothing like my Georgia-peach mother-in-law though - now she had a charming Southern accent! :)
B - Breakfast: always coffee - occasionally oatmeal or cereal
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the stove/oven (not as much since I got me a flat-top.)
D - Dad's name: William - aka Bill, Bud/Buddy, Daddy
E - Essential everyday item: my computer
F - Flavor ice cream: Breyers Dulce de Leche (caramel)
G - Gold or silver?: gold - white and yellow
H - Hometown: Washington, DC
I - Insomnia: once and a while
J - Job title: Queen Mama!
K - Kids: yep, 1 mine, 5 his
L - Living arrangements: own home, husband, 2 cats, and various and sundry critters that periodically find their way in.
M - Mom's birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
N - Number of significant others: In a lifetime? Uhmm, I'll go with about 6 or 7
O - Overnight hospital stays: 3, I think
P - Phobia: I'm not real fond of high bridges over large bodies of water
Q - Queer?: as in odd? sometimes - as in gay? nah, I like guys too much
R - Religious affiliation: lapsed Catholic
S - Siblings: two older sisters and a baby bro
T - Time you wake up: is different from the time I GET up - between 8 and 9ish
U - unnatural haircolors you've worn: I don't consider covering the gray unnatural, thank you very much
V - vegetable you refuse to eat: kale, collard, or mustard greens
W - worst habit: Oh God, I procrastinate!
X - x-rays you've had: teeth, lungs, foot, brain, body!
Y - yummy: a big ol' plate of crab leg clusters and melted butter
Z - zodiac sign: Leo

Cat Poem

C A T S ...lurk low, leap high, hunt brave, hide shy,
blink warm, stare cold, play young, yawn old,
purr sweet, growl mean, fluff fat, stretch lean,
crouch short, strut tall, act big, sleep small.

Some giggles from -

How do these people get through life?? LOL

10AM Interviews
Manager: He's so dumb he couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel.

2000 North Andrews Avenue Ext.
Pompano Beach, Florida

1PM Lunch
Manager: Is that goat cheese on your sandwich?
Worker: Yes
Manager: I hear that single goat goat cheese is a delicatessen.
Worker: A what?
Manager: A delicatessen.

6511 Tri-County Parkway
Schertz, Texas

2PM Laugh at Interns
Intern #1: Well, we got these power packs for our laptops. But how do we charge them?
Intern #2: Um...you plug it in the wall!
Intern #1: How was I supposed to know that?

300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

2PM Pick Up Promo Shirts
Receptionist: What are the new shirts made out?
Clerk: They're 100% cotton.
Receptionist: Cotton? That's the stuff that grows on sheep, right?
Clerk: No, cotton comes from rabbits. That's why they're called cottontails

10 Miles South of Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain, Nevada

from
Bits and Bobs for Friday, 7 April 2006

1. Do you like chicken? I do, probably my second favorite, after crablegs
2. What is 1 food you can't live without? probably potatoes
3. Are you an early bird or a night owl? definitely a night owl - I don't do mornings willingly.
4. Chocolate or vanilla? chocolate - vanilla is b-o-r-i-n-g
5. Are you more of a cat person or a dog person? cat - dogs are nice and all that but they're more demanding than a child.

The difference between a cat and a dog:

A dog thinks: They feed me, they shelter me, they love me, they must be gods.
A cat thinks: They feed me, they shelter me, they love me, I must be GOD.
~Unknown~

Fur Ball

Friday Odds & Ends

A little catch-up on this week's memes, a little humor, a little o' this, a little o' that...

For Sunday, from

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Glass castle: Cinderella (I don't know where that came from - probably the glass slipper bit)

2. Preserved: canned, saved

3. Jealousy: green eyed monster, wasted energy

4. Territory: Alaska, Louisiana

5. Coffee: my life's blood

6. Stephen: King, Spielberg

7. Slut: tramp

8. Dynamic: duo

9. Daybreak: Dawn (both of you!) ;)

10. Dew: drop in


For Monday, from Blogdrive Insanity

Monday Music Mambo

All you have to do is give me some songs, artists, or albums that remind you of or use the following words:

Birds - The Birds and The Bees

Flowers - You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Sun - Sunshine on My Shoulder

Rain - Rhythm of the Rain

Party (in honor of spring break) - It's My Party

Change - A Change is Gonna Come

For Tuesday, from

Take Me Back Tuesday

Name your three favourite artists from the 1970's.
Abba
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bee Gees

Name your three favourite albums released in the 1970's.
Greatest Hits (Abba)
Tapestry (Carole King)
Age of Aquarius (Fifth Dimension)

Name your three favourite songs from the 1970's.
Wildflower (Skylark)
Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon & Garfunkel)
Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band)

Cat Haiku

I only want you
To pay attention to me...
when I want you to

~ ~ ~

People are funny
They sit on the big white bowl
My drinking water

For Wednesday, from Blogdrive Insanity

Wednesday Mind Hump

Today's mind hump isn't very exciting, but it's good for you so you have to do it whether you like it or not. Today, you see, is Finish Your Veggies day. So take that look off your face and answer the following, or no dessert!

1. What is your favorite veggie? potatoes

2. Are there any veggies you don't eat? squash

3. Which veggie do you think has the funniest name? rutabaga

4. If you're a vegetarian, why are you and do you like it? If you're not a vegetarian, would you ever want to become one? I'm not and wouldn't want to be - don't think I'd miss meat that much, but I enjoy too many meat by-products and can't be bothered with trying to figure out what is and isn't - I just wanna eat!

For Thursday, from

Booking Through Thursday

A favorite author

Pick one of your favorite authors.
James Patterson

What are some of your favorite books by this author?
Along Came a Spider
Kiss the Girls

Why do you like this author?
his exciting and attention-holding storytelling and short chapters

Have you read everything by this author?
no, I've only read the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series

Why or why not?
because I'm busy catching up on the series of two other authors!

from

4PM Retreat Planning Committee

Boss #1: So this year's convention will be at the MGM Graham in Las Vegas...What?
Boss #2: Did you say "graham" like graham cracker?
Boss #1: It's not "graham"?

3411 Pinnacle Gardens Drive
Louisville, Kentucky

~ ~ ~

1PM Lunch

Clerk: Why is there a wet floor sign on the carpet?
Supervisor: Sometimes I get excited.
Clerk: I miss working with you. You always know just what to say.

1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Jessica Kalup

The lyric sound of laughter
Fills all the April hills
The joy-song of the crocus,
The mirth of daffodils.

~ Clinton Scollard ~