February 27, 2003

  • Random Thoughts


    Where have all the comments gone!  I noticed the other day that Muse had left a comment asking me if I'd noticed something she had on her site.  This was a surprise to me because I had not only seen the post in question, I'd written a nice long comment.  But, when I went to check, it wasn't there.  So I checked a half dozen other blogs I had commented on and zero, zip, zilch, nada, and nothing.  Aaaaaargh.  I already have guilt attacks because I don't get around to your sites as often as I'd like, for my comments to disappear!  Making it look as though I neglected you even more than I really did!  


    Well, I did it.  I hit the submit button and sent off my entry to Dread Pirate's Writing Contest.  I'm done tinkering with it.  I'm done trying to snip and cut and tweak to get it below the maximum word count.  And of course, mere seconds after I hit that button, I realized that I had used the pronoun "she" about a million times.  I hate when I miss an obvious thing like that in my self-editing. 


    It's snowing again.  But, I have to say that life looks pretty good from where I sit.  My house is comfortably arranged, dinner is halfway to made, the kids are playing quietly with their K'Nex (I'm NOT going to peek, there is every likelihood that they've made a nuclear reactor with the K'Nex, some duct tape and one mostly hairless cat.  I'd rather not know.)  For those of you who were concerned that I was harsh with Tucker over his candy snitching, rest assured that he isn't suffering unduly.  He knows that I'll be making dessert tomorrow night.  He was in here just a moment ago to tell me that it's 26 more hours til cake.


    Have you guys ever tried onion stuffed olives?  The only stuffed olives I'd ever tried were the kind with limp pimiento.  Yesterday Tim brought home these queen olives stuffed with pearl onions that are simply marvelous.  The onions are sweet and crunchy, the olives are, .. well, they are at that perfect point of meaty ripeness.  I have never in my life had a martini, but these things made me want to have one right then.


    This weekend is payday weekend.  Always a good time aroudn the Verrette Villa.  As I was doing my inventory of the larder, I realized that we don't really need much more than a gallon of milk and some mushrooms.  Isn't that cool?  The church where we worship runs a soup kitchen and food shelf, so this weekend I can use the grocery budget to buy things they need. 


    I know this is two days in a row without a "real" blog from me.  I've been working on a different kind of writing and haven't had anything focused to share here.  But, I will, oh, yes, I will.

Comments (17)

  • Onions in Olives ....... did I mention that I have had an upset stomach for the past 24 hours??  I am sure they are good but the mere mention of that combination this afternoon is almost enough to send me running to the toilet - again 

    I think you should post pictures of your "rearranged" furniture.  It ain't like you don't have a new digital camera and an itch to show it off! 

  • Olives stuffed with jalapenos are good... also those stuffed with garlic... probably some others I haven't tried...

    and xanga complaints seem to be downright pervasive (I went around a couple of my subs' sites today and wow, about one outta every three were complaining about xanga eating blogs not letting pictures be loaded-- and now eating comments? I've also heard from a couple people who said the instant e-mail and daily e-mail of the blogs to subs slow/or non-existent).  Hmmm. I jus hate to bother John, though... hoping it just gets worked-out...

  • Speaking of Dread, he got super-pissed with me over my last comment here-- I'm hoping you didn't take it the same way. It was meant as an innocuous matter-of-fact comment, not an insult.

    Here's to olives-- and new writing projects.

  • I miss the snow.. but maybe because I never see it, I can miss it more than those stuck in it LOL - Funny, some people have missed comments, whereas, the list of people I sub to keeps deleting some of them!! Argh. I hope you have a great evening

  • xanga seems to have some major issues lately.  be sure to tell those guys what is happening... they are pretty good about listening.

  • that damn pronoun "she."  I hate that!  Always hard to get rid of, so I give up and then my short story attempts end up getting the ax.  I want to read the story!!!!

  • I'm hearing a lot of people fussing about losing posts and stuff. So far (knock on wood), the only problem I have had is the comment page won't load on some sites. I suppose for that, I am thankful. Let's hope the trend continues for me.

    But heck, anything you post is "real"

  • I have not tried the onion stuffed olives. I can say I have tried the garlic stuffed and I love them.

    A real blog? LOL! I like them all.

    Best wishes on your writing. Are you going to share it with us?

  • I saw feta cheese stuffed ones the other day and almost bought them, but decided if I did not like them I'd be stuck with WAY too many. The garlic ones are good, and so are the onion ones...I really am not crazy about the others with limp red pepper in them.

  • Oh boy, 26 more houres 'till Tucker gets some cake!  Mom is great, gives me the chocolate cake!

  • Well I have to honestly say I cannot stand olives...does that make me weird??? As for onion stuffed olives...nope I think I will pass..LOL

    I am weird I guess..LOL

    I hope you have a great weekend!

    Tina

  • Those olives just sound fab.

    Winter seems to be the best time to just hunker down and reflect...you've got the whole rest of the year to present us with focused writing. 

  • Going down I-5 in CA in the olive growing reagion, there is a store, Olive Pit.  We always stop and buy several jars.  They stuff olives with things you wouldn't likely think of.  I like the garlic stuffed ones also.

  • olives... sorry.. but yuck... I've never liked em

  • I've never tried the ones stuffed with onions, but I absolutely LOVE the ones stuffed with almonds. They are really good--and this is coming from a person who never liked green olives until she tried those.

  • I've had that comment problem too!! o/

    God Bless - Dale

  • stuffed, unstuffed, green or ripe...olives make me happy. 

    actually, i like the ones with the pimientoes the best because i still, as i did when i was a child, suuuuuuck the pimiento out, eat it, then eat the salty, sour olive.  somethings you just can't give up in the name of adulthood.  apparently pimiento sucking is one of my vices. 

    ....did that whole comment sound rather suggestive?  it wasn't meant to.  it's not like i was...oh...er...nevermind, you understand.

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