Posted on 09/25/2011 1:58:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Back from Walmart.
I bought 5.5 lbs. of ground beef and froze it in two batches ... and didn’t give any to the carnivorous mammals. Then I got some chicken into a pot for soup later ... and didn’t give them any. Now the byos are eating some fried chicken from Walmart ...
Are you going to make dumplings for that chicken soup, or add thick noodles?
At any rate, that sounds good. Like winter food. Garlic bread? Mulled cider?
OK. Erase that last. I got carried away.
I plan to put potatoes in. Potatoes were $4.50 for two large bags at Food Lion last week, so I have a lot to use up.
I have split-pea soup with ham planned for later in the week, and a recipe that uses white beans and kale.
Prices are up-up-up at the Walmart. Good thing Monday is payday.
Looking forward to payday is something I’m guilty of. It usually starts the 5th of the month: Oh, goody! Only four more weeks til payday! YAY!
Split pea with ham and bean with bacon are two of my favorite soups.
And after a relatively short time, you'd be the only person on the block, period.
"That thing does not like Duane."
WHOA! Then I could choose where I want to live, couldn’t I?
:o])
Theoretically, you could live inside the spiderbot.
It’s big enough, like a compact camper. Most were not outfitted for more than a normal workshift, but some of the asteroid hunters have made a comfy little home inside them.
Disadvantages, too. Not much room for company, and no room at all for bookshelves. All the entertainment has to be electronic, but the nature of the interface means that you can get your exercise and your entertainment with the same equipment.
On-board storage is limited, so you’ll need to cycle your consumables. And depending on the model chosen, you may have a fuel budget too.
The most advanced are the ones we’re developing for the Venus expedition. They’re equipped to help you knit, if you’re comfortable with “any color you like, as long as it’s black”.
Well, I could take a fully-loaded Kindle or Nook with me for entertainment and reading material.
BUT! I have claustrophobia, so I’m afraid the cramped quarters would cause some problems. *sigh* but thanks...
I need a cane, or a spiderbot.
Face, maybe just for walking to Wal-mart? You don’t lie down there, do you?
It’s all downhill, but I can’t walk it, yet. That’s why they are doing the CT scan.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2799447/posts?page=8#8
Cyber Liberty sacrificed a finger to get us a word count last night.
So in honor of the loss of a finger we will descend upon the above linked thread like a horde of howling viking sugar glider ninja pirates and vandalize it for November.
Meh.
I yearn for the halcyon days of simple animal weirdness.
It wouldn’t be simple if the drunk moose were on your block.
Ash is savaging Jake’s catnip mouse; she’s upset because Anoreth won’t give her a beer.
I’ve been wondering whether the moose’s success at hiding the swing-set would have been more effective had he not been drunk.
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You know, that’s a lot more complicated sentence than the thought deserves.
Fortunately for me, I can get my own beer. Maybe my posts will start making more sense.
To whom, I cannot reassure.
On the night of Maryland's black bear hunt, I, who never dream, or never recall my dreams, dreamed of black bears.
Coincidence?
Yeah, probably.
Have another beer.
I plan to pour a glass of Pink Drink, now that the supper is cleaned up and Frank is watching “There Goes a Direct Object.”
Direct Objects are more fun and easier to understand than Cognate Objects, or Retained Objects.
Smooooooooooooooooch !
” I yearn for the halcyon days of simple animal weirdness. “
Well, you ain’t too far off.... : )
ah huned
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