catty's entries



Cell Phone Conversation . . . .

Tuesday, 27 October 2009 8:01 P GMT-05
. . . .with the hearing impaired.I'm cleaning up the job site.  I ask the paper hanger if she needs anything before I go.  I hear my cell phone ringing.  This is unusual.  I usually don't hear my cell phone ringing. 

Inspiration??

Sunday, 27 September 2009 6:56 P GMT-05
Thanks to JWL for a gentle prodding on my last post and for his post on Bill Maher's New Rules today , I give you the e-mail joke that probably inspired Bill Maher in the first place.  This was sent to me by Honey's sister who comes up w

Get Cooking!

Wednesday, 9 September 2009 2:09 P GMT-05
Garden lasagna, mmmm.

My First Clue?

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 12:38 P GMT-05
What was my first clue?  Well I should have known something was amiss when the GIANT zit showed up two weeks before the real hell of horrormonal upheaval was due.  We are talking mount Vesuvius huge.  So very huge it would give a whole

It's Homegrown, Man

Tuesday, 18 August 2009 3:30 P GMT-05
One of the easiest things we have grown is garlic.  This years harvest looks like double last years harvest and I just finished last years harvest a couple weeks ago.  The bulbs this year are huge.  Larger than what you would buy in th

Giving New Life

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 3:37 P GMT-05
to old cast offs.  Sometimes prolonging the life of old pieces of furniture.This year we were really anxious to get out of the house and enjoy summer.  The first few nice days we dragged out the patio furniture.  We noticed spots of ru

Farewell Flip Flop

Friday, 17 July 2009 10:44 A GMT-05
Ode to my favorite flip flops.

Getting a Jump on April Fools Day

Saturday, 28 March 2009 10:58 A GMT-05
Compliments of my Aunt and Honey's sister.  I received a couple of cartoons and jokes and thought I would share them early since I'm starting off April Fools day at the dentist (no joke). An Italian Love Story At Saint Mar

Say Hello to My Little Friend

Wednesday, 11 March 2009 10:45 A GMT-05
Have you ever jumped into the shower to discover you were not alone?  Now I know most of you are thinking I must have forgotten Honey wasn't working today or maybe there was that really quiet plumber but I had the house to myself, at least m

Pillow Fight!!!

Wednesday, 18 February 2009 2:29 P GMT-05
In addition to the crab stuffed Tilapia I made for Friday the 13th, the other part of my non-Valentine surprise  was to get us a few new bed pillows.  Because I didn't want to be accused of showering my darling Honey with Valentines gif

My Bloody Valentine

Friday, 13 February 2009 3:26 P GMT-05
I never realized there were so many people out there who don't like and/or don't celebrate Valentines day.  It's not that Honey doesn't like Valentines day, he feels that if you love someone it would be better to declare that fee

Movie Madness

Monday, 9 February 2009 4:26 P GMT-05
In Honey's continuing effort to keep me from becoming one with the cocoon , we have seen a bunch of movies in an actual theater over the last month and a half.  I'm not including movies we rented from Netflix because those can be enjoyed

My Reading Cocoon

Monday, 26 January 2009 7:07 P GMT-05
What does one do when the ice that has accumulated in the gutter RIIIPPPPPPPS the gutter off the house taking the satellite dishes, a window screen (but not the window) and a couple of stairs with it???  Well, I'm one of these people who fee

For The Third Time Now

Thursday, 22 January 2009 10:20 A GMT-05
They say the third times a charm. We’ll see.You would think I have been hibernating these past weeks. Like I had just buried myself under the covers and ignored all my blog friends, (false). Perhaps I was enjoying the holidays with my family (t

I've Discovered A Flaw

Sunday, 7 December 2008 8:42 P GMT-05
The flaw is in my genes.  Not my Levi jeans but my genetic makeup.  I think I got a defective X chromosome.  That is the one that makes you female.  I'm not saying I'm missing female body parts.  Everything is where i

What? Are You Nuts?

Monday, 1 December 2008 10:08 P GMT-05
There I am, lying on the floor, stomach distended unnaturally from pounds of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green been casserole, and corn casserole.  I am physically unable to lift a forkful of pumpkin pie to my lips

Plotting and Planning

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 12:29 P GMT-05
It's that time of year again.  My favorite time of year, again.  My favorite holiday of all the holidays.  Thanksgiving Day.  I've been dreaming.  DREAMING!  Dreaming of perfectly browned turkey legs dancing acro

Undivided

Wednesday, 5 November 2008 6:27 A GMT-05
Today I woke up undivided and full of hope.  I could not watch the election returns last night because the thought of waking to the same old divisive negative America was crushing me.  For the first time in a long time I'm an American f

He's Becoming One of Them

Tuesday, 4 November 2008 12:46 P GMT-05
You see them everywhere.  They are driving with it stuck to their ear.  They mindlessly push their shopping carts with it stuck to their ear.  They can't function doing a normal days worth of living without it being connected to th

Happy Halloween 08!

Friday, 31 October 2008 10:49 A GMT-05
Have a safe and fun filled Halloween!

My Brush With, Uh, Um, . . . Greatness?

Saturday, 11 October 2008 5:16 P GMT-05
Saturday morning, we are preparing our list of things to do while running around town.  Organizing the route to maximize time and fuel efficiency.  First up:  Call Tony's for "the Big sandwich," Italian with hot pepper re

Cliff Notes . . . .

Sunday, 5 October 2008 4:38 P GMT-05
. . .on the bailout, curtesy of Senator Arlen Spector.Dear Mrs. Machnics:Thank you for contacting my office regarding the financial rescue legislation.  I appreciate your views on this matter.I reluctantly supported this package because the fail

Put Up or Shut Up

Wednesday, 24 September 2008 9:16 P GMT-05
The IRS does it.  The Federal Government does it.  We should do it too.I wouldn't go as far as JWL stripping Wallstreet top management of all their assets and throwing owrow th them into the street with a tin cup but I'm not opposed

Catty's Psychic Hotline

Monday, 22 September 2008 1:25 P GMT-05
I've got my Taro cards laid out right in front of my crystal ball.  This is what I see:"The Decider (you know the guy I'm talking about)," after ramming through a bail out plan, now expects congress to rubber stamp this blank c

I'll Sleep Much Better Tonight

Saturday, 20 September 2008 1:09 P GMT-05
After a week of disturbed sleep most likely caused by watching America unraveling at the seams, I woke this morning to see our President (you know, "The Decider," the guy who has ruined everything he has touched; the guy whose own wife coul