What is the one thing you buy for yourself that you simply must have? Mine? Soft sheets. Cotton Sateen. I adore them. The more you wash, the softer they get. I can not stand scratchy sheets and blankets. I must be comfy to sleep. Unless I am dog tired.  For food items. I always splurge to have A-1. The off brand steak sauce does not cut it. Not that I use a lot of it mind you. But my messysandwiches don't taste right without real A-1. Also, real butter. None of that fake stuff. Wha...

Alright. Everyone knows, when it snows, it sometimes gets very very slippery. I am what I term to be a "Old Baba" driver. It gets cold, with lots of snow on the road, and I turn into a little old lady. 30 maybe 40 mph. I'll get where I'm going. And. I won't wind up in the ditch. NOW. Here's where I get cranky. Just because you happen to own an 4x4 SUV, it doesn't mean you can drive the same way you would on clear roads. All it means, is all four of your tires are turning. It gives you no right...

My best friend, Gen. Lives in San Diego. We can spend ooodles of time on the phone. Hours. Don't ask what we talk about. Really don't know sometimes. Just girl stuff. We both have webcams. As I'm typing, I'm listening and occasionally looking at my best friend and her children. My nieces and nephew. We're family. I like it. But of course. Nothing comes simple these days. The sound leaves a lot to be desired. But the point is the same. I get to talk to her without the phone company gett...

I've decided I want to improve my knowledge base. It occurs to me sometimes, that I am not stupid, nor am I really smart. I've been described as "street smart" which is a compliment. I've been told I have a wide variety of subjects that I know little bits about, which is good for conversations with a wide cross section of people. But I feel there is always room for improvement. Now. How do I do that? School is out of the question. The money is a problem. So. Home education. Self taught. S...

It's been four days since I've had a chance to sit down at my computer. I haven't had time. Today, I turned it on, and captured some episodes off my DVR while I ran around and cleaned the house. Tomorrow I have a few things to do. For a couple days, I thought we might be getting into spring. I know it's on it's way. The days are getting longer. The temps were in the upper 30's. But no. Back to winter time for a bit longer I fear. This week, not going to be real warm. Which usually isn...

Tuesday night is fun for me. I'm weird. This. You know, or have guessed. I come home from work, scoot about the house, get something for dinner and settle in to watch West Wing on Bravo, then Gilmore Girls. Then 24. However, tonight, I was interrupted during all 3 shows. First, a friend of our house-mate Spencer's came over. Asked for my assistance with Spencer's birthday gift. I was happy to do it. So much for West Wing. Then, he came back after getting some supplies and we sat through mo...

Days off. A beautiful thing. Most of us, use the time to run errands and clean the house. Not me. I do that on one of my short days, so on my day off I can do absolutely nothing. But. I always end up doing something on my day off. Generally, something I had no intentions of getting into. Like this past weekend. Sunday is my best day off. I usually spend the whole day toying around with my little projects or writing. Then veg on the couch, watch Charmed and eat ice cream. But this past Su...

Sometimes. I just kinda wanna smack people. The teenager. My step-son of sorts. Puttering on my computer, downloaded something that had a virus. Very possibly the Doomsday virus. Lucky. We caught on that something was a miss right off the bat. I found several things that didn't' look right. Fixed it. Called my guru in and cleared the rest. Still. I want to smack the teenager. More than that, I want to smack his father. I gave explicit instructions. DO NOT allow the teenager back on...

As some of you know, I'm a bartender during the days. Today, one of my older regulars comes in. Alex. WW II vet. Pretty fiesty for his age. And five minutes into a conversation, he asks if I've heard of the Mass ruling on gay marriage. Of course, he thinks it's wrong. I smiled softly at him and asked one question. "Are you gay?" he sputtered for a moment, then said no. "What does it matter to you then if they get married or not." "It's just wrong." "So was letting black and white kids...

Lists. I make lists all the time. They litter my desk.My wall and the window.  This does not always mean I follow these things.Or even pay attention to them really. It's reference points for later on. They go with the master plan in my head. I havecertain things I am planning to do. Once I pay off this one bill, I have a planfor my computer. It's going to take me three weeks to pay the thing off. So. Inthose 3 weeks, I will make many lists, based on research I do between ...

Ah. Automation. The governments answer to making life easier. Easier for whom? Me? Not so much. I'm currently on hold with the DMV. Crappy muzak. A recorded message every 4 minutes. I don't deal with the DMV unless I have to. Today. I have to. Grrr. To top this off. I sent my car in to the shop. My new to me car. Because it sat for so long, some things need to be done to it. I get that. But I've got a feeling, they're blowing smoke at me about some of the repairs. AHA! A pers...

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20040204/D80GI6504.html I know I've already posted today. But, then I read some headlines, and this one popped out at me. Mass. High Court Rules for Gay Marriage I think it's about time. I'm not gay. But I know a couple people who are. We've never really talked about those things. I always thought "Love is love." Why shouldn't you be allowed to marry the one you love? I know that in some states, the church has a strong hold on the lawmakers, and nothing t...

Winter Blahs...Yikes Thankfully, this week, Mother Nature has let off on the sub-zero temps. It's around 30 outside right now. And that feels like a heat wave after the minus degrees we had. We got a crap load of snow yesterday. But it was the heavy snow. Great for snowballs, and not too awful to drive on.  Last night, I was wandering around my kitchen, making a little snack to go with my shows I was watching in the living room. We have a "baby gate" in the door way of the little...

It's a rare occasion when I don't have to DJ on Friday night. I like it. Sorta like a mini break. I get right back into again on Saturday. I don't mind really. The step kids are here and the one likes to bug me. So, I went to the video store. Rented Sex & The City season 2. No order on this really. I just hadn't seen much of the show, so I know there are tons of episodes for me to watch. I may eventually buy it. It's a fun watch. I also rented The Outsiders. I still favor the book, but th...

I got home a while ago. I sat down and proceeded to watch tonight's Angel episode. OMG! I laughed like crazy when Andrew appeared and saw Spike. I have to go back and watch it again, cause I missed whatever was said. Sometimes, I'm too easily amused. Snow. Today. Tomorrow. Friday. And just for a change. Snow on Saturday. That's the forcast my friends. Lots of freakin' snow. Wee. If I skied or snowmobiled, I would more than likely be thrilled by the forecast. I don't do either of those thi...