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Three Generations at Thanksgiving
Shane's grandmother, his mom and him get ready for their Thanksgiving
feast. The glass door behind Shane and his mom reflects the view.
feast. The glass door behind Shane and his mom reflects the view.
Thanksgiving in Florida
I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner and i'm thankful that it turned
our pretty good. The turkey was moist and tender--the best I ever had
actually... if I do say so myself. We started with Butternut Squash
and Apple Soup. The second course was an Apple Salad with craisins,
blue cheese crumbles, toasted pecans in a spring mix of greens with
either blue cheese or pomegranate vinaigrette dressing. The main
course was a buffet of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, glazed
carrots, cheesy corn medley and biscuts. Shane's mom made a delicious
apple pie for dessert. She also did the hors d'oeuvres, including her
yummy deviled eggs. The photo is, from left to right, Shane's
stepdad, Jerry; Shane's grandmother, Jesse (Nana); Shane's mom,
Sharon; and Shane. We ate out on our Lanai. Hope everyone's day was
as nice! Happy Thanksgiving!
our pretty good. The turkey was moist and tender--the best I ever had
actually... if I do say so myself. We started with Butternut Squash
and Apple Soup. The second course was an Apple Salad with craisins,
blue cheese crumbles, toasted pecans in a spring mix of greens with
either blue cheese or pomegranate vinaigrette dressing. The main
course was a buffet of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, glazed
carrots, cheesy corn medley and biscuts. Shane's mom made a delicious
apple pie for dessert. She also did the hors d'oeuvres, including her
yummy deviled eggs. The photo is, from left to right, Shane's
stepdad, Jerry; Shane's grandmother, Jesse (Nana); Shane's mom,
Sharon; and Shane. We ate out on our Lanai. Hope everyone's day was
as nice! Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 22
Beach Read: Here We Go Again by Betty White
I am reading this on my Kindle at the beach. I just started it today,
but I love me some Betty. It is basically a re-issue of a book she
wrote in the 90s about her early career in TV.
but I love me some Betty. It is basically a re-issue of a book she
wrote in the 90s about her early career in TV.
Blogging from the Sky
The WiFi is rather slow on my AirTran flight, but it is free (for a
limited time), so I can't complain. Plus, they gave me a whole can of
soda! Flying to Florida for Thanksgiving vacation! So why do I look
so grumpy?
limited time), so I can't complain. Plus, they gave me a whole can of
soda! Flying to Florida for Thanksgiving vacation! So why do I look
so grumpy?
Saturday, November 20
Running the Cranberry Crawl 5K in DC
This is actually a re-enactment of me approaching the finish line.
My co-workers, Sara and Karlye re-enact their finish.
Friday, November 19
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #264
How can you have lost the key?
This is my submission for the the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #264. Let me know if you come up with a caption too!
Top 10 Favorite Tweeters
This is a list of my top 10 favorite famous Tweeters that I follow on the Tweeter Machine. I didn't include actual friends and family I follow.
10. @SteveHayesTOQ Each week actor (Trick) and old movie lover STEVE HAYES comments on and dishes the classic movies he loves. You can also see his Tired Old Queen at the Movies segments on Joe. My. God. each week.
9. @instant_netflix Breaking news on what's just been released to Netflix's Watch Instantly library.
8. @RIPLEYTHEBAND Broadway star (Next to Normal) Alice Ripley Tweets in ALL CAPS!
7. @paulapoundstone I think NPR comedian Paula Poundstone and her many many cats are a hoot.
6. @TKTS TKTS Discount Booths offer tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays at up to 50% off. These Tweets help me pretend I live in NYC!
5. @QRANK This trivia game gives a daily hint to help me rack up a high score.
4. @SarahKSilverman She makes me laugh hard (or at least as hard as I would laugh if I were a laugher).
3. @BroadwayGirlNYC She has all the dirt about the great white way (man, that sounded racist). I want to move to NYC and be her best friend.
2. @arjunbasu He posts Twisters, 140-character short stories. Always interesting.
and my #1 Favorotie Tweeter is. . . @BreakingNews The latest breaking news alerts around the world.
10. @SteveHayesTOQ Each week actor (Trick) and old movie lover STEVE HAYES comments on and dishes the classic movies he loves. You can also see his Tired Old Queen at the Movies segments on Joe. My. God. each week.
9. @instant_netflix Breaking news on what's just been released to Netflix's Watch Instantly library.
8. @RIPLEYTHEBAND Broadway star (Next to Normal) Alice Ripley Tweets in ALL CAPS!
7. @paulapoundstone I think NPR comedian Paula Poundstone and her many many cats are a hoot.
6. @TKTS TKTS Discount Booths offer tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays at up to 50% off. These Tweets help me pretend I live in NYC!
5. @QRANK This trivia game gives a daily hint to help me rack up a high score.
4. @SarahKSilverman She makes me laugh hard (or at least as hard as I would laugh if I were a laugher).
3. @BroadwayGirlNYC She has all the dirt about the great white way (man, that sounded racist). I want to move to NYC and be her best friend.
2. @arjunbasu He posts Twisters, 140-character short stories. Always interesting.
and my #1 Favorotie Tweeter is. . . @BreakingNews The latest breaking news alerts around the world.
Sunday, November 14
Dinner Party Aftermath
We had our friends, Honey and the Boyfriend, over for a practice Thanksgiving dinner. I am cooking dinner on actual Thanksgiving for Shane's family in Florida, and I wanted to do a dry run. This is the result. Our DC kitchen is tiny, but we got her done! I learned the hardest thing about this is coordinating it so everything is ready at the same time. How do you do it?
Honey took this shot of Shane and I at Practice Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 8
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #263
Are you sure you're straight? It's just a vagina.
This is my submission for the the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #263. Let me know if you come up with a caption too!
Sunday, November 7
Top of the World by Patty Griffin
Just because I love this song. So it may play a bit out of synch. So what, who cares?
Saturday, November 6
Goodbye Jill Clayburgh
This is from Running with Scissors and features Jill Clayburgh as Agnes, the semi-sane wife of Brian Cox, who plays the shrink. Jill just died yesterday of leukemia at age 66. She was battling the disease for 21 years.
Tuesday, November 2
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #262
No, this is your 10 o'clock. The leprechaun is at 10:30.
This is my submission for the the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #262. Let me know if you come up with a caption too!
Sunday, October 31
We Attend Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Shane and I went to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear yesterday on the National Mall. It was quite the well-attended event. It was VERY crowded. Of course, it probably didn't help in our quest to get a good view that we started out after the event already began. We walked down from our house and squeezed our way into the crowd.
I have to say that I was not that impressed with the entire thing. I realize it was staged by a comedy show and their primary intention was to entertain, but it seems to me they wasted an opportunity to do something much more meaningful. There were an amazing amount of people that I think were expecting something more.
I have to say that I did get goosebumps when Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) began singing Peace Train, but then they turned it into a silly bit. They had Cat Stevens!!!! and they wasted him. When they introduced him, I thought someone was going to come out dressed as Cat Stevens, but I was amazed it was really him. They didn't even let him finish his song. Unforgivable.
The rest of the show was not very memorable. Perhaps I'm having memory loss from inhaling large amounts of pot smoke that was around us. It was fun seeing all the young people, many who were dressed up for Halloween. There were lots of older people... even older than us, that braved the crowds. Another bummer was that my camera died... I took the shots below with my iPhone.
Sunday, October 24
My Army 10 Miler Results
I knew I wasn't going to do as well today. I haven't been running longer distances, and just didn't feel great today. It was warm out there today too for the end of October. I needed my blue sponge. However, I did a bit better than I thought I would. I ran it as hard as I could.
My division results were pretty good though, considering I'm at the high end of my division -- I'm 49 and the division is for 45-49 year olds. I came in 411th out of 1609 finishers. Overall, I came in 4,216 our of 21,636 finishers.
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