I'm downloading two things, someone's uploading one of my songs, and I expect to surf on a dialup while all this goes on? Just barely! I need some more driving music. Some more variety. I'm watching the Tennessee Titans play the Buffalo Bills. It's halftime. Mother has gotten me interested in the Titans. (Titans Won!)

We've got dark fudge and peanut butter fudge and chocolate oatmeal cookies and oatmeal and raisin cookies. And those pecan balls that are dipped in powdered sugar and there's chocolate chip cookies. Family members always request the standards so there's seldom anything fancy or hard to make.

In the salty department I've made two batches of Chex Mix and have never varied from the original recipe. I do have a recipe for White Chex Mix that looks yummy. I decided that no matter how much I bake and cook, there is always something missing so I may fix some Buckeye Candy and these Hershey Kiss Cookies couldn't be easier to fix. All easy peasy.

Please help yourself to the recipes I've uploaded so far.

At this point I'm not even hungry for dinner...

The Purina Diet

I was in Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina for my dogs and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog...... Duh!

I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse, I told her I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms. Her eyes about bugged out of her head.

I went on and on with the bogus diet story and she was totally buying it I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets or purse with Purina nuggets and simply eatone or two every time you feel hungry. The package said the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy behind her.

Horrified, she asked if something in the dog food had poisoned me and was that why I ended up in the hospital.

I said no.....I'd been sitting in the street licking my butt when a car hit me.

I thought the tall dude was going to have to be carried out the door!

It was Robin's birthday yesterday, December 13th. She would have been 52. It's been almost 13 months since she's been gone. She was still 50 years old. December 13th is also the day when Robin always made sure the Christmas tree was up. I had it about 85% decorated yesterday. It's a 7 1/2 foot artificial tree and looks gorgeous. I just need to add the faux pearl garlands and the angel on top which I'll do later today.



I took Mother for cataract surgery yesterday. She's had it on one eye years ago and now she got the other eye done. We have a check up this afternoon. She had a tough time after the numbing wore off last night and barely slept from her pain and discomfort. Advil wasn't cutting it at all. Poor thing. She's just trembling today.

We have the "Light Up For Jesus" Saturday. Here in Smalltown, USA, you can say "Jesus" and the PC folks won't come after you. Although Light Up For The Holidays would probably be a better fit. Anyway, it's where all the neighbors line up those white bags with sand and votive candles and light them at sundown. Then everyone from all around drives by with their parking lights on to view all the decorated houses with the streets lined with soft, glowing lights. It really is magical. Usually someone flies over and gets a good aerial photo of the two large neighborhoods here in Golf Course Acres and if I'm able I'll post one.

Better get with it. =)

from the mailing list of chiasmus

THIS WEEK'S PUZZLER:

On December 12, 1889, this English poet died in Venice at age 77. In an 1855 poem he penned the immortal oxymoronic words "less is more," a saying eventually popularized by the German-born architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe. He also authored this legendary inspirational line:

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp.
Or what's a heaven for?"

Who is the author?

(Answer in the comments)

I'm sitting here watching "Heros", while a commercial is on. It's a pretty good show. I'd never seen it until last weekend or so when some station had a Heroes marathon and aired all of the episodes one day. I got interested in the show pretty fast.

Anyone else seen it? Or are you watching anything good on television?

Gotta run....commercial break over!

Have you heard the expression, "Like death eating a cracker"? I think I know where it came from. I'm battling a migraine and had to go out for more ibuprofen a moment ago. Of course, nothing was open at 2:00 in the morning but Wal-Mart or Walgreens. Okay, lovelies. Hope to blog visit later today.

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