Greetings from Justinland

MMQB: Summer Soltice Edition

Yeah, it's been awhile, summer colds are a bitch.

Favorite Fast Food: Wolfgang Puck’s Mocha Latte in a Can. Flip the can, pull the tab and the darn thing heats up to a tongue searing 145 degrees.  $2.25 is still less than Starbucks, although the best coffee bargain in Prairie Village is still the Cinnamon Roll Cappucino at the Shell Station.

Silly bid on Ebay: The X-Files on DVD….every episode. Love that Alex Krycek

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: I am loving my little portable DVD player.  It is about the size of a paperback book.

Second Most Happy Passion: Don’t you ever wonder about embalming? I know I do

Favorite Royal: Best batting average in the AL in June. After sweeping the Yankees (Yes, the New York Yankees)  my boys in blue are finally turning it around. Thursday night, I got to see the great Roger Clemmons pitch.  He’s a product of the UT baseball program, you know.

Future Mrs. Travis: All Lisa, all the Time. If Angelina is a rare, unobtainable diamond, Lisa is Diamonique. 

Song of the Week: M, “Talk Musik”  First thing I heard on the radio this AM.  Shoobie Doobie Do Wop.

Sock on the Needle: Opal Brasil #5008, a denim friendly giant sock for Daddy’s puffy, diabetic feets.

Reading: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

$$$ spent at Target: $54, including plastic margarita glasses. Jose Cuervo is my new best friend

Beer of the Week: Anything we can stuff up a chicken’s butt and BBQ.  This is Kansas City, damn it!

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Spaghetti with mushrooms Recipe of the Week:  Blue Cheese Potato Salad

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: Someplace with a beach and sunshine

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: Yeah, me and my bone daddy, we been gettin' it on

Health: I’ve had a nasty summer cold all week and I am still coughing. I hate that

Gas Costs: $2.22, Miss B is no longer driving the Big Ass Lincoln.  Milk: $3.12lk. Bananas: 49 cents

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: Jon U.  On May 20, Jon witnessed a purse snatching in the parking lot of Target and tried to stop the crime.  He was severely injured when he was pinned between the car and a building. He later died of his injuries. He leaves behind a pregnant wife. Too sad. The community has rallied behind the widow and has set up an educational fund for the child

Silliest thing: See Favorite Fast Food above…and houseboi gets a Mohawk

Next 3 movies in the Netflix Queue: Finding Neverland, Secret Window and From Hell. I  love me some Johnny Depp Window

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Shouts Out to: Mom. Today is her birthday

Goal for the coming week:exfoliate

MMQB: Cellar Edition

Favorite Fast Food: Wow, someone at NPR must have a real grudge against Hardee’s because they keep mentioning that the Monster Thick Burger has 1417 calories and 70 fat grams.  You won’t find that heart buster on the new food pyramid.   And it is now safe to eat Wendy’s chili again, assuming that you ever did

Silly bid on Ebay: This wasn’t silly, this was a bargain.  20 skeins of beige Austral by Katia for $20.  Austral is a merino/acrylic blend and is makes great sox. Anyone need beige sox?

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: I just attended a 2-day seminar on compulsive/addictive shopping. Guess what, stuff won’t make you happy and it is time to act like an adult about credit cards

Second Most Happy Passion: Herb gardening continues.  We are growing 7 different kinds of basil. If only we could grow mozzarella

Favorite Royal: Oh geez, the boys in blue are 5-15…worst record in baseball. The only way to go is UP!   And how about them White Sox?

Future Mrs. Travis: Is it wrong to be in love with a QVC hostess?

Song of the Week: One Night in Bangkok   Who remembers that one? I get my kicks abovve the waistline, sunshine.

Sock on the Needle:  I bought this Regia ‘Goal Colors’  I thought it was a green and blue stripe, but hidden inside the skein was a rainbow and soon I will have sox for Pride Day.

Reading: No more gay vampires, I am reading the Steven King book about the Boston Red Sox.

$$$ spent at Target: Not me, I am no compulsive shopper

Beer of the Week: Jack Daniels Lynchburg Lemonade is tasty until the headache hits

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Sweet and Sour chicken

Recipe of the Week: It was an Emeril recipe for a stuffed Cajun brisket, simmered in beer. Damn it was good

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: I want to visit Markie.  He claims to have no pollen and an ocean breeze

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind:Don’t you agree that quality is more important than quanity?

Health: When did the pain in my knees move to my hip joints

Gas Costs: $2.08….damn , but still cheaper than milk. Milk costs: $2.79, Bananas: 29cents/lb and we stocked up

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: Bill Gates meets with Bono to discuss saving Africa.  Bill loves U2 but refused to buy the U2 Apple Ipod.

Silliest thing: rectal bleaching or George W Bush being considered for a Noble Peace Prize.  You vote

Next 3 movies in the Netflix Queue: Lemony Snicket and some stuff I never heard of .  I am not the only one in the family with access to the queue

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Shouts Out to: Miss B and Houseboi for quiting smoking

Goal for the coming week: If you can’t afford to pay cash, don’t buy it

MMQB:Play Ball Edition

Wow, I haven’t done a Monday Morning Quarter Back in almost a month. It’s been a real death watch kind of a week, but at least that meant less media attention for that creepy Michael Jackson.

Favorite Fast Food: A little known fact but Arby’s is the only fast food place with a drive-thru in all of Prairie Village.  Try the Chicken Club wrap.

Silly bid on Ebay: A naked Fox Mulder Ken Doll.  Gorgeous David Duchovny will be on ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ on Bravo this weekend and he is as intelligent as he is pretty. I like that in a man

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: We have been gardening.  I am going to have strawberries in hanging baskets

Second Most Happy Passion: I have been watching QVC a lot lately and as a psychologist, I find it fascinating.  They could sell ice to Eskimos.  There is a PhD dissertation in there someplace.

Favorite Royal:  IT’S OPENING DAY.  AND LIMA IS PITCHING!!!!

Future Mrs. Travis: Tomorrow is Election Day in Kansas and the big item on the ballot is the constitutional amendment to declare that ‘marriage’ can only be between one man and one woman.  Kansas: the great state that doesn’t even believe in evolution

Screw ‘em. Love can’t be legislated.

Song of the Week: First Song I heard today was Flesh for Fantasy, Billy Idol. Yeah, that put me in a mood.

Sock on the Needle: I finally got around to the Stashbusters for the six Sox Knit along.  3 new techniques in one sock and I have been spending a lot of time in the frog pond.

Meanwhile, Doc Hawk was having a tizzy about all the yarn stashed around the house.  Ok, it was everywhere and I made a real effort to clean up and consolidate.  So of course, someone we know was cleaning out their Grandma’s knitting stuff and giant trashbags of Granny’s stash are gifted to me…but it is ok, because Grandma had several pairs of those vintage Balene needles, although Hawk doesn’t see it that way. His Granny is a quilter.   

Reading: Some erotic trash about gay vampires.  Bound in Blood   Hey I already read those 100 novels for college freshman so if you don’t like it, bite me!

$$$ spent at Target: $54 yesterday. Garden gloves in the $1 Spot!

Beer of the Week: It had to happen, Houseboi had his first batch of beer spoil. Ick

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: He is not eating much of anything.  It is spring and he has discovered girls. He really needs to go visit Dr Snip and Clip

Recipe of the Week:  This was tasty and really simple. I added a handful of frozen corn to it.  The tortilla in the soup came out like dumplings.   Mmmm Mmmm good.

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: April in Paris?

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: Why would you possible care?

Health: Spring Fever

Gas Costs: $2.10….damn , but still cheaper than milk. Milk costs: $2.98, Bananas: 47cents

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to:  everybody that votes NO tomorrow

Silliest thing: I don’t want to offend, but parading a dead Pope thru the streets?

Next 3 movies in the Netflix Queue:  Hero, Angels in America,  Waydowntown

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: I don’t need no stinkin goals

March Madness

Yesterday it is 72 and we have thoughts of moving our tomato seedlings outside.  Now it is 28 and I see snowflakes.  Welcome to March in the Midwest

Favorite Fast Food: Never touch the stuff.  I don’t know how that Church’s Chicken got into my car

Silly bid on Ebay: A naked 007 Ken Doll, only $9.00

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: My interest in Zen housekeeping remains strong, combined with a ruthless desire to spend thousands on closet organizational stuff.  Good thing the closest Ikea is 500 miles away.

Second Most Happy Passion: The hummus sampler from Costco. Which is probably better than my passion for Pepperidge Farm cookies.

Favorite Royal:  over in the Cactus League, the Royals are an unimpressive 1-4.  Its Déjà vu all over again

Future Mrs. Travis: Tomorrow is Barbies Birthday.  I think she is 46.  Hot Flash Barbie?

Song of the Week: First Song I heard today was Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?  Where is my prairie son?

Sock on the Needle: February Sock of  the Month, Steinback Activ.  The pattern is called Snakes and Ladders.

  Reading: Going to Extremes, Joe McGinnis.  Its about Alaska.  Doc Hawk keeps talking about relocating to Alaska

$$$ spent at Target: Nothing.  My family is expecting a sympathy card from them anyday for i must be dead.

Beer of the Week: The Saint Patrick’s Day beer is bottled and aging. I drank way too many Mudslides this weekend.  Rum and chocolate ice cream.  What a concept

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: This was the weirdest thing yet. He ate a large bowl of Caesar salad and licked the dressing clean.

Recipe of the Week:  I’ve been too busy to cook.

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here:Colorado, but we are going to Aspen next week.

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 4

Health: Not even the sniffles.  However Hawk says brace yourself for the Bird Flu…or move to Alaska

Gas Costs: $2.09 Milk costs: $2.98, Bananas: 47cents

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: Not!  All those folks who saw the Mitsubishi Eclispe back into my car, but neglected to get the license plate number

Silliest thing: $215 for .5oz of undereye gel.  And I thought ebony knitting needles were an indulgence

Next 3 movies in the Netflix Queue:  Big Fish, The Simpsons Season 4, House of Sand and Fog.

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: the Journey of a Clean House begins with throwing out 1,000 things

MMQB:Only a Month Until Spring Edition

“It never got weird enough for me” Goodbye to Hunter S Thompson.

I have been reminded that today is Jesse Valencia’s Birthday. Please keep his family and friends in your heart today.

Favorite Fast Food: I have sworn off fast food since that bad experience last week at Captain D’s

Silly bid on Ebay: Rocco’s meatballs and a repainted Rastafarrian Ken Doll.  No problem, Mon.

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: I have been in a ruthless, purging mode since I started reading all those Zen housekeeping books.  People are afraid to linger too long at our house for fear of being tossed out.

Second Most Happy Passion: I have finally made peace with our friend, Tofu. But it still doesn’t taste like chicken.

Favorite Royal:8 days until the first spring training game!   

Future Mrs. Travis: Sweet Melissa.

Song of the Week: In My Life by the Beatles remains a lovely song.

Sock on the Needle: It’s Opal Lollipop and I am giving it a turquoise heal.  I recently hear the word ‘turquoise’ pronounced tur-kwah by a snooty jeweler and it made me laugh

Reading: Topping from Below, it’s one of those erotic tales of love and obsession

$$$ spent at Target: Global Bazaar stuff all went on sale at 50% off Sunday Morning and I set the alarm, promising brunch to anyone who would get up early and come with me.   You never have enough brass elephants, right?

Beer of the Week: Houseboi has the St Patrick’s day stout already brewing…and like really good Irish beer, it will NOT be green.

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Our little boy has caught his first mouse. We were so proud.

Recipe of the Week:  This was funny.  Houseboi decides to make Crab Rangoon, only he has no wonton wrappers, crab or cream cheese.  What he does have is corn tortillas, hamburger and Velveeta.   So he mixes it up, pinches it into Crab Rangoon shapes, adds a little salsa and announces he had greatly improved your basic Rangoon recipe.  I love Houseboi, he should have his own cooking show.

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: Someplace where plumerias grow wild

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 4

Health: Celebrex will stay on the market.  Hurrah, because it was either going to be Celebrex or a nasty Vicodin addiction

Gas Costs: $1.72/gal and in Baghdad you have to wait hours to fill your tank. What is up with that? Milk costs: $2.98, and good on Frosted Flakes late at night
Bananas: 47cents , also good on Frosted Flakes

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: My knitting group

Silliest thing: Miss B has a giant pink jewel in her bellybutton

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: More Zen housekeeping.  Wax on, Wax Off

MMQB: Fat Tuesday Edition

Let the Good Times Roll!

Hmmm, last time we met for the MMQB week in review, I said, Only a fool would bet against the Patriots in the Superbowl.  It was a no brainer

Favorite Fast Food: I had a Wendy’s Homestyle Chicken Sandwich that was way tasty, but the sad truth is that the fried chicken is no better for you than the fried beef.

Silly bid on Ebay: OMG!  I got a blond fuzzy head Ken in his case with 5 complete vintage outfits, each complete down to the socks….even the little straw hat from Dreamboat . OMG!

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: Michael gave me a book  called Sweeping Changes: the Zen of Housekeeping and I have been a busy boy creating Sacred Space

Second Most Happy Passion: Planting seedlings in little pots. It kindergarten fun and not to early to think about the summer garden

Favorite Royal: Folks all over Africa are in a tizzy because after President Gnassingbe Eyadema's died, his son was appointed the new President.  Sounds familiar, huh?

Future Mrs. Travis: I don’t know who Ashley Spears is, but my junk mail is filled with offers to see the gurl in her birthday suit.

Song of the Week: "Knifedge"  Emerson, Lake and Palmer.  I always liked Greg Lakes voice

Sock on the Needle: Everyone that knits socks always raved about Lornas Laces, so of course I had to try some.  I am NOT loving it.

Reading: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover : Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine

$$$ spent at Target: $92, mostly Valentine stuff..  I am eagerly waiting for all the Global Bazaar stuff to go on sale

Beer of the Week: The Superbowl Kitty Litter Lager was great.  It tasted a lot like Heineken.  For Superbowl snacks, Dr Hawk skipped the Buffalo wings and cheesey dip and fixed a 20lb turkey  with stuffing

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) did: Sunday he stood up on his backlegs and walked several feet across the kitchen like a cartoon cat.

Recipe of the Week: Turkey Gumbo for Mardi Gras and a King Cake

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: New Orleans, of  course

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 2

Health: I feel great and Hawk finally went back to work yesterday.

Gas Costs: $1.92/gal
Milk costs: $2.98
Bananas: 49cents
Avocados:  50cents/each.  Load up

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to:All of you and your kind wishes for Doc Hawk

Silliest thing: Why would the Ford Motor Company have a Superbowl teevee ad that features their new Mustang Convertible and a dead body?  If I were selling cars, I would try hard to avoid the association of my car and the dead.

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: Get those taxes filed

MMQB:McNab vs Brady Edition

Only a fool would bet against the Patriots in the Superbowl
Yeah, I realize it is Tuesday.  I have been busy

Favorite Fast Food: Coconut Shrimp in Miss B’s  Fry Daddy.  I recently read an article about how if you started investing  $5/day…about the price of fast food, you could retire with kazillions.  But I will miss mozzarella stix.

Silly bid on Ebay: 100 Elephant stamps from all over the world. Hawk has a new found respect for Brother Elephant…a noble beast. I am making him a collage for his office

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: Finding new places to vacuum with the Dyson Animal. We have discovered the zen of vacuuming. I am in the zone, dude 

Second Most Happy Passion: When the rest of the country was having a blizzard, it was sunny and 55 in Kansas.  I washed the car.  Yeah, I am gloating

Favorite Royal: What was Prince Harry thinking?

Future Mrs. Travis: I am loving California Senator Barbara Boxer, the lady has the courage of her convictions.  No one else is mentioning that the king has nothing on

Song of the Week: "My Boyfriends Back"  Hey Nonny Nah

Sock on the Needle: The leftover sock turned out great.  Now I am working on something using Bearfoot from Mountain Colors in the Northern Lights…which is pretty but looks  NOTHING  like the Northern light,

Reading:  God’s Politics: Why the Right gets it wrong and the Left doesn’t get it

  $$$ spent at Target: 10% off and free shipping.  I bought this chair

Beer of the Week: Houseboi has a Superbowl Special brewing.  In an old 30lb kitty litter plastic bucket.  I am hoping he will name it Kitty Litter Lager.

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Nothing, the boy seems to be on a hunger strike

Recipe of the Week: Jello. Sprite. Tea and crackers.

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: Full moon over Kansas was nice this AM

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 0

Health:Doing better than Doc Hawk. I can at least keep water down

Gas Costs: $1.72/gal
Milk costs: $3.15
Bananas: 59cents

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: The Norwegian Doctor who picked Doc Hawk up out of the mud and sent him home

Silliest thing: A grown man and a purple vacuum cleaner

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: Read up on PTSD

MMQB:75% OFF EDITION

Yeah, I realize it is Wednesday

Favorite Fast Food: Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Latte

Silly bid on Ebay: I didn’t bid on this, but I did see that someone is crocheting IPOD covers that look like Bunny Rabbits

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: Post Tsunami, nothing is feeling  happy. I have traveled thru Thailand several times and I love the country.  Damn

Second Most Happy Passion: See above and say a prayer

Favorite Royal: OMG!!! Jose Lima is back on the Team. He is the energizer bunny of MLB pitching

Future Mrs. Travis: I just saw Miss Salma Hayek in ‘Frida’  Lovely girl, great movie. You should rent it

Song of the Week: Have you played your Shimmer planet CD lately. I have

Sock on the Needle: This has been fun, I have gathered all my little leftover balls of sock yarn and am making the sock equivalent of Turkey Tetrazinni

Reading: The Godfather Returns. Still

$$$ spent at Target: don’t even ask.  I spent so much money there in the last two weeks, the store should be renamed JustinMart.  Hawk says I would buy dogshit if Target marked it 70% off.

Beer of the Week: Houseboi loved his Mister Beer microbrewery and has a honey-wheat that should be ready for New Year’s Eve.

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Nothing strange I can think of. But I gave my sister a videocamera for Christmas and gave her cat a catnip mouse. Later that day she makes a video of a stoned cat, playing with toy mouse. Watch for it on Animal Plane

t Recipe of the Week: The spinach  gratin was to die for,although next time, I might use Swiss cheese instead of the $14/lb Gruyere...unless Durlie says it is worth it

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: Kansas is tsunami, earthquake and hurricane free….and we have gorgeous winter sunsets

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 3

Health:Celebrex ain’t killed me yet

Gas Costs: $1.58/ga
Milk costs: $2.89
Bananas: 59cents

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: You, because you are going to skip the next Grande Peppermint Mocha Latte and send some money to UNICEF

Silliest thing: A video of a cat with toymouse

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip

Goal for the coming week: Write those New Year’s Resolutions

MMQB:Baby It's Cold Outside

When the Chiefs play on Monday night Football, it is perfectly appropriate to feature Monday Morning Quarterback on Tuesday Morning.

Favorite Fast Food: God forgive me, but I like McD’s McRib.  I was born in Kansas City, you know.  We have BBQ in our blood, even fast food BBQ...but I usually remove the onions.

Silly bid on Ebay: For some reason, Miss B wanted a ‘Foreigner’ T-shirt.  (English rock band.  Hot Blooded was one of their hits.) “But you don’t like Foreigner” I said.

“I know” she said, that is what makes it funny”  Huh?

Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: Loading Holiday music into the Ipod. I will get into a Holiday mood, damn it!

Second Most Happy Passion:Bravo’s Project Runway. It’s a reality TV fashion design challenge. OMG, this one young aspiring queen made a dress out of corn husks…and it was lovely.

Favorite Royal: or other baseball news.  Barry Bonds on steroids?  Who Knew?

Future Mrs. Travis: Miss Annie Lennox has been gracing the Ipod.

Song of the Week: Here Comes the Sun.  It's a solstice thang, little darlin'

Sock on the Needle: Still working on the earth-toned Charlottes Web.  Last week, I get a frantic call from Miss B from the café where she is now serving as a barista.  “Yo, J, you have got to get over here…and bring your knitting.”

“Uhhh, why?” I ask

“Because the Madame DeFarge Knitting Society is meeting and they are all working on those freakin’ (not Miss B’s adjective of choice) glittery Fun Fur scarves and your stuff rocks, Dude.

So, I took the Charlotte’s Web, ordered an Eggnog Latte and joined in the stitch and bitch for 2 hrs with ‘the girls’.  It was fun…and I really was the best knitter there

Reading: The Godfather Returns

$$$ spent at Target: $219.  A lot of that was Playstation games and wrapping paper

Beer of the Week:We ordered Houseboi the 'Mister Beer, Do It Yourself home brewery for Christmas. Don’t tell.  This may be fun

Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: E-Z Mac, but what was even weirder was that Mom caught Dad eating the Meow Mix

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Hazelnut kisses.  I am going to a cookie exchange

Where I Wish I was Instead of Here: Anyplace warm that serves rum drinks in coconuts and tanned boys wear thongs.  It is freakin’ 18 degress outside

Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 3

Health:Everyone around me is coughing, choking, wheezing and sneezing.  I feel fine

Gas Costs: $1.65/gal Milk costs: $2.95/gal. I buy 2% Bananas: 49cents…and tomatoes were still over $3/lb.

The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: When you do most of your shopping on-line your holiday happiness depends on the efficiency of your UPS man

Silliest thing: Twinkie Flavored Lip Gloss

Heterosexual Marriages Destroyed: once again, zip!

Goal for the coming week: Avoid catching the upper respiratory infection that is going around and have myself a merry little Christmas

MMQB:Turkey Tetrazinni Edition

Favorite Fast Food: No favorite foods, but Houseboi and I spent an afternoon tracking down the Sponge Bob ‘Patrick’ watch at Burger King.
Silly bid on Ebay: a little purse that looks like a pink and black lace bustier, and I bought 2 of them.
Most Happy Passion/AKA Dangerous Obsession: Netflix.  But with 6 people in the house, what are the chances YOUR disc will get to the top of the queque anytime soon?
Second Most Happy Passion: Got The West Wing 1st season from the above mentioned Netflix. I am now ignoring all politics on MSNB, now living in an alternative political reality where the players are better looking and wittier
Favorite Royal: Prince Harry
Future Mrs. Travis: The silver haired gent who wants to be my new Daddy has presented me with the Miss Ella Fitzgerald Box set.  Oh my, now I realize to what all other girl singers were aspiring.
Song of the Week: Still, I am crazy about that Vertigo tune by U2 that is in the Ipod ad ...and for the record, I bought the blue mini.
Sock on the Needle: Something huge for my real silver-haired Daddy’s swollen diabetic feet.  #3 needles, Woolease, 80 stitches per round.   Also I have started a Charolotte’s web shawl in earth-toned colors . I also just bought some Ebony double points
Reading: Still plowing thru Jonathan Strange.  It’s a big book and I fall asleep
$$$ spent at Target: Post Thanksgiving shopping is for rookies
Beer of the Week: The Sam Adams Case of winter beers was not up to Sam's usual quality. Cranberry beer?  Not even for Thanksgiving.
Strangest thing Charlie Chan (the kitten) ate: Cheeze-Its…and refused all turkey leftovers
Recipe of the Week: I really like the creamed spinach from Boston Market and thought ‘Gee, that might be good for Thanksgiving dinner’  so I find a recipe on line, but I don’t print it out, so then it snowed and we lost our internet connections for a few days and I have ingredients, but no idea for to make creamed spinach…so it was hours of trial and error…with more error than success.  But the chairs looked great.
Where I Wish I was Instead of Here:Anyplace serving pizza.  I am starving
Close Encounter of the Tantric kind: 3
Health:mhhhhh
Gas Costs: $1.75/gal
Milk costs: $3.19. Recently the store has begun to carry designer milk
Bananas: 59cents…and tomatoes are $4.49/lb
The Kindness of Strangers Award goes to: Markus for the Honeycomb turkey, although Markus is really no stranger...and Happy Birthday, dude
Silliest thing: Designer milk
Hetereosexual Marriages Destroyed: zip
Goal for the coming week: Naked on-line Christmas Shopping.  No Malls