Cooking

Surviving the ice storm of 2013 has been achieved.  And, I did it quite well--not really bragging more stating fact. I didn't freak out.  I remembered to turn off the sprinkler system and to wrap the pipe outside.  I stocked up on red wine.  Storm?  Bring it on.  I put a box in the garden for Mama Kitty, the feral mom of Moesly and she did not freeze because she still shows up for her 5:30 snack.

Four inches of ice, nobody going anywhere Friday, Saturday or most of Sunday.  I finally has to see what my Jeep had in it so went out Sunday afternoon.  Just to get out of my garage and driveway I had to put it into 4 wheel low and be careful.  Done.  Ice is not to be screwed with, the roads were a mess.

My flight to Philadelphia on Monday was cancelled so that has lengthened this time at home to almost four weeks.  Sleep, reading, cleaning the multitude of layers on my desk, and obsessive fascination with  five seasons of The Sons Of Anarchy has taken up most of my time.  Mix in there trips to the vet, cooking for eight people on Thanksgiving, a bazillion doctor appointments, and The Sons of Anarchy and that sums it all up and brings us up to date.  Time alone.  Thinking.  Writing.  Add those in too.

Now, tonight,  I am going to cook this recipe with the truffles from Croatia.  Or almost--because I do not have the cheese, or the anchovies or the called for pasta but, hey, directions are just one person's opinion.  And I have my own.

Connecticut tomorrow for two days with my client and then Manhattan.  Ahhh…the luxury and excitement of it.  I will be seeing friends and friends and plays and art.  Sublime.

And there might be more Sons of Anarchy left in the queue.  Gemma--that is who I want to be because she totally kicks ass.

Coolness of A Lizard

Fortune Cookie

I like surprises, most of the time. 

Trivia-I have every fortune cookie saying  from my whole life saved. Why?  Just one of those mysteries of my odd little life.

You've Got Mail

I still have an AOL mail account that I check maybe once a month.  I do it more for the humor in the spam mail I get than for any real communication.  Occasionally, an email will come in that isn't spam but it is more and more rare.  I keep AOL just in case someone might pop up that is actually important however the spam is more relevant any more.

Today I cleaned out 422 emails.  The last time I checked this account was 7 December and apparently 421 people, businesses and flotsam needed to be in touch.

I had emails concerning smoking from Cigars.com and Electronic Cigarettes.

And then there were ones concerned about my health--see above for a reason.  I had emails from Healthy Insight,  Lapband Surgery, Bladder Control, Diabetes, and Cancer Concerns.  Of course, there were several ones about the size of a penis.   Do men open these?

Then some were contacting me regarding finances:  For Your Credit Scores, UK Approval Department Credit Scores, Orchard Bank.

Others were wanting to beautify me:  Flat Belly Tips (this was tempting), Hair Club (I should donate), Genie Bra Promo and Lose 20 Pounds in 20 Days.

Then, once I am beautified:  Living Social, e-Harmony, Online Dating all are in contact.

I could also consider going back to school:  Florida Technical University, School Grants, Pell Grants have written.

Once I have more education, Your Hired and Become a Social Worker have contacted me.

And to get me to this new job:  December Clearance Mercedes Benz,
December Auto Deals and Buy a New Car Now, 2010 Auto Clearance, 2011 Auto Clearance and Overstocked Autos have email deals.

And, for some reason Nicole Wetherholtz, Ellen Davis, Kevin Garrett, Julie Gibson and Barbara all have reached out.  And been deleted.

Then I checked the spam folder, where there was  an email from a friend.  Go figure.

January 1, 2011

Magic in Nature By Numbers

I was first introduced to Fibonacci as a knitter in 2003.  It is an amazing way to be creative in an analytical approach and has beautiful results.  I wasn't aware of the way Fibonacci connected to the world until then, along with other mathematical sequences and have studied them a bit--as much as my mathphobic brain will allow.  And, then this video appeared.



This video is beautifully constructed.  The sequencing, the music are perfection and the acknowledgement of nature are sublime.

It's My Birthday

Today is a big day for birthdays, so let me wish a Happy Birthday to Keith Richards, Steven Spielberg,  Christina Agulliara,  Brad Pitt,  Katie Holmes, and Ray Liotta.  And, if they are still paying attention, Betty Grable, Ossie Davis and Ty Cobb.  What a day--I wonder what was going on nine months ago that so many creative people were spawned.  Including me.

Manhattan is my favorite place on earth--at least so far.  I have a lot more places to roam but for now it is the top of the list.  I love it here every time I come and even though it is freezing today, it is a good place to be.

My friend K and I are here to do 'girl time' and to celebrate my birthday.  My birthday.  They are coming too fast and it is a pain in my ass.  Thank goodness for Marriott points.  A 'free' hotel room and a good friend are the way to be entering this newer year for the older me.

So, because I like to do things new, and things most people don't do I took eight stitches out of my arm today and I did it myself.  Since I was a kid, I had read about the tough cowboys or McGyver types taking their own stitches out and thought is was a cool thing to do.  Weird, yup.  I know.

K was going to take the stitches out for me -- she took the staples out of my head two years ago when we were in Korea.  She is a mom, and she can do anything.  But I got impatient so I grabbed the scissors and the tweezers I brought with me, cozied up to the bathroom mirror, reached behind me to my upper arm and snipped away.  It didn't hurt and was really easy except for the last stitch that I had K take out.

So, that is the way I celebrate my birthday.  Unstitching me.  And doing it in Manhattan.

Yeah, Right.

Movie Reviews

Nature or Nurture?

OK, YouTube is a great place to spend way too much time.

But, this is a very cool bird--and think of the places it would be grand to put him in to mimic;-)

YouTube