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[Dec. 20th, 2009|04:54 am] |
HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You
cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going
to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
gravy. Gravy does not stand alone.. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of
your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk
or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a
sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do.
This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the
buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of
eggnog. Note: NO BEER: It's filling. DRINK BOOZE, you can drink beer
in 2010!!!
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or
if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always
have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor
Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways, chocolate and wine in one hand, body thoroughly
used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Merry Christmas!! |
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| Writer's Block: Winter wonderland |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|12:04 am] |
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow...
You have to have snow for Christmas. We have had a couple of less then white Christmases and it's just not the same.
Now that being said, I hope that all my friends out on the East coast are going to be safe with the nasty storm that currently dumping on them. |
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[Dec. 19th, 2009|11:35 am] |
Great big *~*~*~*~*HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES*~*~*~*~* are going out to my friend, Krystina, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) a_tear_for_you/kcarphoto.
It's been awhile since I have heard from you. I hope all is well with you and you are having a great life. |
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[Dec. 19th, 2009|11:29 am] |
Happy 29th Birthday to the totally HOTTIE Jake Gyllenhaal.......
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| Today's WTF Moment Brought to You By First Premier Bank..... |
[Dec. 17th, 2009|09:46 pm] |
Credit card's newest trick: 79.9 percent interest
This credit card's newest trick? A 79.9 percent interest rate
.By Candice Choi, AP Personal Finance Writer , On Thursday December 17, 2009, 6:38 pm EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's no mistake. This credit card's interest rate is 79.9 percent.
The bloated APR is how First Premier Bank, a subprime credit card issuer, is skirting new regulations intended to curb abusive practices in the industry. It's a strategy other subprime card issuers could start adopting to get around the new rules.
Typically, the First Premier card comes with a minimum of $256 in fees in the first year for a credit line of $250. Starting in February, however, a new law will cap such fees at 25 percent of a card's credit line.
In a recent mailing for a preapproved card, First Premier lowers fees to just that limit -- $75 in the first year for a credit line of $300. But the new law doesn't set a cap on interest rates. Hence the 79.9 APR, up from the previous 9.9 percent.
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| Diet Update.... |
[Dec. 17th, 2009|08:44 am] |
I am having one of those "Don't ask me how?", kind of weigh ins.
I haven't walked for about a week and half, and I have eaten way more than I should be, and yet, I have lost a goodly amount.
How the heck did that happen?
I thought, Okay, so the scale is off and needs to be re calibrated. So I hopped on one of our empty beds that have scales built into them and weighed myself that way. It read the same thing.
So apparently, some how, I have lost weight this week.
Today's Weight: XXX.X lbs
Lost/Gained This Week: - 2.7 lbs
Total Lost or Gained: - 25.2 lbs |
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| Sad News...... |
[Dec. 17th, 2009|08:41 am] |
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I just heard that Roy Disney the nephew of Walt Disney died yesterday. :( |
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| Today's WTF Moment Brought to You By Washington DC's Catholic Archdiocese...... |
[Dec. 15th, 2009|07:00 pm] |
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Great news today: marriage equality has just passed in Washington, D.C.!
It's a huge victory, and you should be proud – your support allowed us to invest tremendous staff time and resources into this fight. We did it, and I can't thank you enough.
But before we celebrate, I need your help. You may have heard that in a blatantly political move to prevent this vote the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington last month threatened to cut their social service programs if the bill passed.
I'm not making this up. They'd cut homeless shelters, food programs for needy families, and health services rather than provide equal benefits for employees in same-sex marriages. And now that the bill has passed, we need to make sure they don't follow through on their threat.
Tell Archbishop Wuerl not to play politics with the less fortunate – ask him to continue Catholic Charities' city-supported social services.
The Archbishop issued a very public threat last month designed to scare city officials into backing off their commitment to marriage equality.
Thankfully, heroic D.C. Council members in Washington didn't cave under pressure. They spoke numerous times with church officials in an effort to reach common ground, while moving forward with the legislation. But unfortunately, Archbishop Wuerl has refused to alter his official position.
The D.C. Council has stood up for fairness and equality. Now they need our help to make sure the neediest citizens of the city aren't forced to pay an unfair and cruel price.
Please ask the Archbishop not to use marriage equality as an excuse to hurt thousands of homeless and needy people in Washington, D.C.
Today's victory means a great deal, coming after marriage equality losses in New York and Maine. The bill now goes to the Mayor Adrian Fenty, who has promised to sign it. The U.S. Congress then has 30 days to review the legislation. After that window passes, the bill becomes law!
We will keep you updated as the bill progresses – and we will have to be vigilant even after the bill becomes law because the U.S. Congress can choose to intervene and overturn the law at any time – a loophole the radical right is bound to try to exploit.
For now, I thank you for standing strong – not only for marriage equality, but for all the citizens of Washington, D.C. during the holiday season.
Warmly,
Joe Solmonese
President |
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[Dec. 14th, 2009|04:09 am] |
Little Cathy and Patty Lane are 63 years old.
Happy Birthday Patty Duke...
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[Dec. 13th, 2009|11:26 pm] |
Words to Inspire
"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them something more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it."
– President Lyndon B. Johnson, on the signing of the Wilderness Act of 1964 |
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[Dec. 13th, 2009|11:18 pm] |
Christmas meme swiped from bozotkutya
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? -- Wrapping paper even though it's a pain in the butt. :p
2. Real tree or artificial? -- Artificial. We have had it forever, but it's still going strong.
3. When do you put up the tree? -- Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? -- Usually the weekend after New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? -- No thank you.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? -- I'm not really sure.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? -- We have several, but I am not sure we have any up this year. :o
8. Hardest person to buy for? -- This year? My nieces' husbands. We really need to start picking names. Ugh...
9. Easiest person to buy for? -- Nieces and nephew when they were babies.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? -- A book that was a terrible read.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? -- Mostly regular mail. A few emails.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? -- The Bishop's Wife starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. It's the original to The Preacher's Wife with what's her name. :p
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? -- I usually shop the last two weeks before Christmas. This year I actually started before Thanksgiving.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? -- Nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? -- Sugar cookies with buttercream frosting, homemade of course. Just rarely make them. :p
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? -- Depends on the year, this year they are all red.
17. Favorite Christmas song? -- The Bells of St. Paul by Linda Eder
18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? -- Home, ane people travel to us. :p
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? -- Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen, but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? -- Usually we have an angel, but some years it changes.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? -- Christmas Eve evening.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? -- Rude shoppers.
23. What I love most about Christmas? -- Giving gifts and making people happy. |
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