Sunday, September 03, 2006

It was a beautiful, sunny day in the City of Angels.

I got to enjoy some of it, along with a homemade pasgetti dinner.

It's not vending machine Doritos, but it ain't bad.

New thread.

57 Comments:

At 10:02 PM, Blogger joeschmo1of3 said...

Sulla:

Didja make a mashtapato man with pasghetti hair? But don't eat him cuz he'll die!

 
At 10:21 PM, Blogger Paddy O'Furnijur said...

Triple creme brie and a nice English coastal cheddar with a fresh, peppery zin. Nice and simple.

 
At 10:24 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

Sadly, it is my duty to report, that Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was killed today when the barb of a Sting Ray tokk him out by stabbing him in the chest.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

 
At 10:32 PM, Blogger Petrarchan Motif said...

hose - already on my blog...just tragic

 
At 10:34 PM, Blogger Paddy O'Furnijur said...

Words fail me. Apparently his wife is climbing in Tasmania and doesn't know yet.

What a loss.

 
At 10:38 PM, Blogger Petrarchan Motif said...

paddy - he almost single-handledly made Animal Planet a cable channel to watch...the naturist community has suffered a truly colossal loss...

 
At 10:41 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

http://sactosoapbox.blogspot.com

 
At 10:59 PM, Blogger Paddy O'Furnijur said...

Pet,
I wholeheartedly agree. The whole family has enjoyed watching Steve for years. Our prayers go out to Terri, Bindi, and Bob.

 
At 11:04 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

I'm still trying to figure out that name..."bindi"

 
At 11:05 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

"Handful of Peter" YAY

 
At 11:08 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

Well, according to the Vinelink site I found, it doesn't appear that Ms. CCFCCP is spending the weekend incarcerated. It still has her listed as "released"

 
At 11:24 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

Ok...I can see everyone is gone. Slow day. I'm going to bed...gotta get up at 5 to go fishing with one of my daughters.

Screw you guys...I'm goin home.

 
At 4:46 AM, Blogger SouthernFriedYankee said...

Just woke up and heard about Steve,
how sad. At least it was quick and
it was while doing what he loves.

I could think of a lot worse ways
to go.

 
At 6:22 AM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Happy Labor Day, Happy Labor Day!

Everybody stop laboring for da Man, and start cleaning that grill! Vacuum, scrub and run to the store for more paper plates!

Spray down the deck, and prepare the puppies for the trauma to come!

Happy Labor Day, Happy Labor Day!

 
At 6:32 AM, Blogger Cthulhu said...

Heh.

Again Heh, I say.

I've been at work since 6a.

It's a small price to pay to get out early enough for an afternoon BBQ.

The crass bribery didn't hurt either.

 
At 6:56 AM, Blogger BrendaK said...

sulla -

Bribes are a goooood thing. Also, accrued good guy points will serve you well in future negotiations.

 
At 7:04 AM, Blogger Fatwa Arbuckle said...

Hi, all -

Just wanted to wish everyone a delightful Labor day; here's to a bit of responsible over-indulging!

Sulla -

May you achieve extraordinary progress today and then go a little crazy; you've earned it.

[Mojo Jojo "on"]

As an attentive person will observe, because they are paying attention, I have decided to change my avatar. The avatar which I was using previously was not working for me any more. It did for a while, but no more and so I have ceased to use it. Which was much the same for the avatar previous to my previous avatar, as well.

It, too, worked for me, until it no longer did, at which time it was, in turn, replaced by my immediately previous avatar, which now has been replaced by my current avatar. I shall continue to use this current avatar until it also ceases to work for me, at which point I shall have to ponder my choice of a new avatar before selecting and implementing one so that it may actually become my new new avatar.

[Mojo Jojo "off"]

Look...I just feel like an evil green monkey genius in a cape and boots lately, okay?

 
At 9:36 AM, Blogger OregonMuse said...

We had our Labor Day BBQ yestiddy. Had friends over from church; I grilled burgers and hotdogs. Much beer was consumed. And now we have to clean up today. Feh, it can wait.

 
At 9:42 AM, Blogger Blizzardlane said...

And I am back from the soggy Hampton Roads region of tidewater Virginia. Ernesto left right before we got there. Exciting stuff. The wedding was beautiful, the reception sublime, and my in-laws only had one major incidence of dysfunction.

I take it the stalking horsesass hasn't reappeared.

 
At 9:49 AM, Blogger D'Wayne 'Red' Mendoza said...

I never left

 
At 11:17 AM, Blogger joeschmo1of3 said...

Happy Labor Day! Now to park my butt in front of HD US Open Tennis, yay!

 
At 11:21 AM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

Just got back from fishing with my 8 year old. She caught her first fish...actually two. Both little channel cats. They were on my pole, but I let her reel them in. I only caught a little perch and my buddy caught a little smelt. A great, absolutely wonderful morning. We then went and got frosty chocolate milkshakes, and are now going to snuggle on the couch and watch "Wayne's World"

So, I gots da family thing to do. i'll see you all later. Have a great labor day.

 
At 2:55 PM, Blogger sparrow said...

...ate...too...much...charred meat...

Off to roll around in the grass and pray for relief.

Happy Labor Day!

 
At 3:36 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Good Labor Day Evening (East Siiiide!), all.

Food has been prepared and devoured, the puppies are still semi-comatose having been chased, petted and fed tid-bits surreptitiously (ha!) until they waddled.

A lovely time was had by all; the fine chinette paper plates and plastic utensils have been disposed of, the kids were detailed to clean the deck back up and all is right in my little corner of the world.

 
At 4:24 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Settling in for Florida St. vs. Miami (aka the Jaw Bowl)

 
At 4:30 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

otta -

I have a retriever/chow and a Boston Terrier. Their names are Satchmo and Jackson, respectively.

I'm booked for work through Nov. for sure and possibly through Dec., sorry.

Anyone else here available?

(By the wings of dreams)

 
At 4:31 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Hose -

Great that your daughter caught herself a fish. Did she want to eat it, keep it or through it back?

My first fish, I thought we were going to get an aquarium. That turned out to be not the case.

 
At 4:32 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

First post; been lurking since the original meltdown of krazee ladee with the pee aich dee on Jeff's blog. Like everyone else has stated, it's hard to ignore a trainwreck, especially since it's in my face anyway (I live in the Pacific NW, where no one welcomes her back.)

Re: Dean--it's clear he's stolen his material from the much more sophisticated satirical Blame Bush! http://www.blamebush.typepad.com (they are MASTERS at making fun of the "progressyve" Kos Kids and "Mother" Sheehan.) Check it out on this lazy day, if you've not had occasion to do so already. Their humor is very sophisticated--remember the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons? Kinda like those--or Southpark, The Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, Family Guy...

Dean can't touch 'em....be sure to read through all the archives---Liberal Larry RULES....

 
At 4:32 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Fatwa -

What exactly does a evil genius green monkey do?

 
At 4:34 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

pixie -

We all appreciate you, and it was a lovely song.

joe -

What, no new and scary injuries to report today? Thank you!

 
At 4:37 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

stevierae -

Welcome! Is Liberal Larry anything like Leisure Suite Larry?

 
At 4:37 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Oops. Suit.

 
At 4:39 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Brenda.

He wreaks havoc in Townsville.

 
At 4:43 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Master Yoda,

Yeah, that would have been very disappointing.

 
At 4:44 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

fred -

Townsville? And, do you have beer and doritos to go with your football? And a lay-z-boy. Gotta have the recliner.

Yoda -

Bad Vanderbilt. And have you noticed how their uniforms clash? Buncha clods.

 
At 4:46 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Y'all may have noticed that I don't actually seem to know too much about football.

That would be true, of course, but I'm trying to be supportive here.

How's it going so far?

 
At 4:46 PM, Blogger NedraZ said...

BrendaK,

Ferrol Sams, Georgia author
"The Whisper of the River " trilogy.
I was trying to remember his name when we were talking books.

Laugh-out loud funny.

 
At 4:50 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

rabbit -

I love laugh-out-loud, I'll go by Books-A-Million tomorrow and see if I can get his books.

Have you ever tried Stuart Woods? He's kind of Pat Conroy lite. Not funny, but good. His book Chiefs was the basis for the tv show 'In the Heat of the Night'. I like his earlier books best.

 
At 4:54 PM, Blogger NedraZ said...

I've read some of his later stuff.
I hit the library once a week or so.

 
At 5:02 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Yoda -

When I was a kid, I fell asleep in the middle of a Sooner/Tide game. We were visiting with relatives in Mobile, AL at the time.

I'm pretty sure my uncle has never actually forgiven me.

 
At 5:08 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Might have been Nebraska/Alabama.

See? I am the despair of my family.

 
At 5:11 PM, Blogger NedraZ said...

Yoda,
It's been a few years since I read them. I may have to check them out again soon.
If you like the first book, you'll love the next one where he goes to college.

 
At 5:14 PM, Blogger joeschmo1of3 said...

Yoda:

Thanks for the google updates!

Brenda:

No new scars! Darn!

Now settling in for some college football! No dogs in any fights, so I just want to see some good action.

 
At 5:19 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Yoda -

I live not too far from Athens. We have your bull dawg lawn statues, bumper stickers, flags, posters, fuzzy suits, calendars, notebooks, diner specials, etc., etc.

On the day of a game, you could drive 130 down surface streets and as long as you are going in the general direction of the University the traffic cops just look the other way.

 
At 5:21 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

Joe -

I don't think you get the general rule of thumb here: no new scars is a Good Thing.

 
At 5:25 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

She gave both fish a smooch on the noggin and let them go. She also smooched mine and threw it back as well.

We snuggled on the couch when we got home and both fell asleep for about 2.5 hours watching "Wayne's World" and she has been snuggling all day and giving me hugs and smooches. It has been a wonderful day for this pappa-san

 
At 5:27 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

She's my buddy. My partner in crime. My own little "Mini-Me". We even have our own super secret buddy handshake that only we know, and have been doing for three years.

 
At 5:28 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Brenda,

Yeah, Townsville; where Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles have to save the world before bedtime.

Yoda,

Don't worry about it. Down year, just like us.

 
At 5:29 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

hose -

That's really, really great. I'm so glad y'all had such a great day.

 
At 5:30 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Welp, back to the game.

 
At 5:35 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

It was a fabulous day. One for the memories. We will be going for our walk around 6, and end the day watching "Family Guy". Plus, I was able to go fishing for about 3 hours, which is something I haven't been able to do for a long time. I guess the surgery is starting to work.

Oh and Otta...speak for yourself...I use capitals...and for what it is worth, I would think Hawk is the mole. Look at him. All shifty, what with being in the military, jumping out of airplanes and fighting for our country. I tell ya, those military guys you just can't trust.

 
At 5:38 PM, Blogger Retired Fireman said...

Or maybe Joe...a little too trusting don't you think? Brother who is a Friar indeed. And just look at Yoda. Jedi Master? Or Dark Lord of the Sith.

 
At 5:41 PM, Blogger BrendaK said...

yoda -

They're still married after that?! That is a love for the ages.

Hahahahah.

Back in awhile, chores are calling for me in their squeeky little voices.

 
At 6:02 PM, Blogger OregonMuse said...

test

 
At 6:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

damn those f4 keys.

damn them!

 
At 7:01 PM, Blogger Fred the Genius said...

Master Yoda,

I've been called much worse than "volatile," believe me. I'm going to be quite busy tomorrow so I probably won't get a chance to log on until evening so you guys will need Hawk to designate a back-up F4er if you want to summon the beast in my absence. Also, I told Sulla I wouldn't start indiscriminately F4ing down so you might want to wait for either his or Sinner's signal.

 
At 7:15 PM, Blogger Cthulhu said...

I'm just here for a hit'n'run. Just got back from work, now off to Anaheim.

Enjoy the last of your weekend, all.

 

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