Dramatic Cat

...and the cat was watching his favorite nature show when he had this strange feeling that he was being..... watched.

The Sunday Morning Muse, July 27, 2008

I was watching a drug commercial when a TV show kept interrupting.

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That's what it feels like anymore. Drug commercials are a fact of life in this day and age, but it doesn't mean they get any less irritating. How do they recruit these men with Erectile Dysfunction--- or men willing to pretend they do--- to spout these goofy lines like "now I can respond to Sally when I want to, because the pill lasts up to 36 hours."

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Heck, in that time he can do Sally, Betty, Wilma and the rest of the neighborhood, and still make it home in time to sit in separate bathtubs outside and watch the sunset with his wife. By the way....who does that?

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Or..."now I can stay in the game..."

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Sheesh.

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As long as the game doesn't go on for four hours....we all know by now what that means. All I'm saying is.... I'd be happy if we can just quit with these commercials already.

Eric Hoffer Said...

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
-Eric Hoffer (July 25,1902 - May 21,1983)

Remembering the Sopranos...

I really miss Paulie Walnuts. This episode was one of the best. Pine Barrens.

My Life as a Low Attention Voter. . .

It was so nice taking a vacation from the news broadcasts last week that I decided to do it again. (reference: Sunday Morning Muse, July 13, 2008.)

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So here is another week of my life as a "low attention voter." This is what "filtered" into this busy brain of mine.... just by random chance, as I went along this week:

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Barack Obama went to Iraq and still thinks we can get out of there but I don't know if he really meant 16 months. 2010?

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Barack Obama was in Germany as part of his overseas tour and McCain was in Germantown, Ohio eating Bratwurst. I don't know why.

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McCain still mentions Czechoslovakia, but it doesn't exist anymore. You'd think he would get it right by now, because this happened before. Someone should tell him.

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McCain met with the Dalai Lama. But the Dalai won't endorse him. Oh well.... maybe in the next life.
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No one is picking VP's yet.

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Arnold doesn't want drilling off of Calli-fornya.

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Gas prices are going down... a tiny bit.

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I don't really care about the Olympics, but I understand the smog in China is dreadful and they are trying to do something about it. Weird stuff..... seeding clouds? What is that anyway?

It sounds like something out of the X-files.

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I heard the X-files movie sucks, and that's too bad. I liked the show a lot when it was on Television.

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Well, you are up to date, but only if you happen to be a low attention voter this week too!

Marilyn Said. . .

Ever notice that what the hell is always the right decision?
--Marilyn Monroe

Groundhog Part 3-- Another One Bites the Dust

I know picking this song for the occasion of the last groundhog's death is trite as Hell... but I don't care.It's hard to find happy songs about death. Neighbor Al is using the former Mother of all Groundhogs(in this yard, anyway)for fertilizer in the garden. Poetic Justice.

I'm Your Man

Imagine Whirled Peace

No better way to cool off than eating my new favorite ice cream....

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Caramel and sweet cream ice creams...swirled with fudge Peace signs and Toffee Cookie pieces!

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Yum...

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Give Peace a Chance.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes...

Doing anything different these days to cut costs? I read this today. It talks about how people are buying more fuel efficient cars... cutting back on groceries.. fixing shoes even.... instead of buying new ones, etc.

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As I sit and think about it.... my big change is that I say NO to myself a lot more. You see, I've got it easy. I answer to no one, so if I want to buy something I buy it. I want a new computer. But... I never did spend my "stimulus" check on it as planned. I'm sure there will be a tipping point... like when this computer scares me enough with it's slowness.... or gets a virus or something.... and I'll have to open the wallet. But... not just yet.

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I tried to "eat off the land," a bit. It's not working out. I picked lettuce from the garden.... blueberries, and greenbeans. The timing is all wrong for a really great salad. The celery didn't come up.... and peppers are still weeks away from being ready. How did people eat a decent salad way back when? So I bought peppers. And borrowed some carrots. It's a start. Spent three dollars on my favorite salad dressing. :(

I've also tried to "live off the pantry" a bit more. There's always a forgotten box of rice or can of soup to eat. Frozen veges are always in my freezer, thoughI should put dates on them. I remember these old friends of mine had a world war two era top-lift-type freezer in their basement. They were quick to use the stuff frozen on top.... but to DIG TO THE BOTTOM just didn't happen. When they finally cleaned out the thing... I believe they found elderberries from like 1983.

One other thing I did was take over 90 dollars in coins to the Coin Machine thing at the grocery store. What a ripoff.... they take like 8.9 cents on a dollar for a "fee." So I was out 8 bucks! I justified it by not having to count it all myself. I'm worth 8 bucks. Easy. And I now have over 80 dollars that was previously on my closet floor in a bag, in my pocket.