Frozen cat remedy

Not too much to report today. It's colder than a witch's tit here. Woke up to one degree temperatures. Went to let in Nesta from the backporch and she was frozen stiff like an ironing board. I popped her in the microwave (low heat--what do you think . . . . I'm stupid?) for about three minutes and she came out as toasty warm as an English muffin. I'm thinking about sending this suggestion to PETA as a quick cat warm-up.
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BP is leaving today on a business trip so LP and I are going shopping with my Lexus sister and sister Connie and her three kids.
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Have a wonderful day.

Never Marry a Canadian

LP is actually doing better in school. I’m stunned because he’s been bringing home papers, and even more stunned that the papers have good marks on them. Last week we were talking about his health class and I asked him what they were doing in it.
LP: Mom, I can’t believe how stupid some of these people in my class are.
Me: How so?
LP: We’re talking about prejudices and the teacher gave us a sheet of paper and one question was “which of these people wouldn’t you marry?”
Me: Who was on the list?
LP: Blacks, Asians, Mexicans, Jews, Catholics, Communists, Canadians, people like that.
Me: Canadians? (laughs) Which one do you say you wouldn’t marry?
LP: I just put down “communist” but then I got to thinking that I’d go ahead and marry a communist and then maybe change her mind.
(haha)
Me: Well, why do you say some people were stupid?
LP: Most of them were saying things like “No way would I marry a Jew! They suck” “Asians are ugly.” “Catholics don’t worship Jesus, they worship statues.” I was getting madder than hell! I said ‘I am half Jewish and half Catholic. So you’re saying I suck and I worship statutes?”
Me: Good for you , Puddin. That kind of crap comes from ignorance. Most of the parents of the kids in your class have probably never been out of the State of Indiana and they haven’t met any Jews or Asians, or even Canadians. And unfortunately they pass along their ignorance to the kids. But if the kids go to college and get a little more experience with people, hopefully they’ll change their minds. But I’ll warn you against one thing.
LP: What?
Me: Never marry a Canadian, eh?
LP: Mom, you’re not even funny.
Me: So I’ve been told.

A conservative group called Progress for America (they should be horsewhipped for using the word “progress” to describe themselves) is starting an ad campaign to support the Iraqi war, and to help their “progressive” ilk get elected/reelected in 2006.
"The 60-second spot features Iraq war veterans defending the U.S. presence in Iraq as crucial to winning the war on terror. "You'd never know it from the news reports, but our enemy in Iraq is Al Qaeda, the same terrorists who killed 3,000 Americans on 9/11," one vet says in the ad, which includes images of the Twin Towers, a bombed Madrid train and other terrorist attacks. Another vet cites the "real progress" in Iraq, telling viewers, "The media only reports the bad news." "
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"OUR ENEMY IN IRAQ IS AL QAEDA"????????
Didn't Dubya's administration sell us on invading Iraq because Saddam had WMDs?

The Dickster and Lost

There is just something so intensely disagreeable about Dick Cheney. Even when he's trying to be humble and apologetic, he just comes off as cold and condescending.
Whereas Republican Christine Todd Whitman was on The Colbert Report, and dare I say it . . . was actually sensible and down-to-earth . . . almost "warm."
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I'm so afraid Lost is going to go the way of Desperate Housewives (which I loved the first season, but this second season is downright lousy.) Last night's Lost was not good. Ohhhh, Sawyer kills a tree frog with his bare hands . . . he's mean to Hurley . . . oh, oh, they think they caught an "other." Yawn City, do wah diddy.
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I put "Dick Cheney" in Hunter Orange . . get it? har har har

Freaky, Thy Name is Nesta

As I type, the cat is going freaky. She is running (like a bat out of hell) from the kitchen into the living room, jumps on the sofa, crawls along the back of it, jumps behind it, runs the length of it, comes out from beneath it, zooms by me back into the kitchen, runs around the table, and zips back past me into the living room and starts the cycle again. It's fascinating to watch and I wish I had that much energy.
Last week BP bought the book Catwatching by Desmond Morris at a used bookstore for a quarter. Now I'm reading it. It's a very easy read, with chapters like: Why does a cat purr, How large is a cat's territory, what does a cat signal with its ears . . .
Here comes the tornado again, but wait. She's plopped herself down in the middle of the floor near me, stretched out with her stomach exposed.

A dumb/fun thing I got in email

Age Gauge This will really make you feel old....... Put your birth date in the pop up window after you click on the below link. What happens is pretty interesting. It's also amazing how quickly it computes!! Very cool. Send it on to all you think might like a bit of trivia and history!! Click here: http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.html

Electronic Mouse

BP bought Nesta a remote-controlled electronic mouse toy and spent most of last evening running this mouse all over the living room. I think BP enjoyed it more than Nesta did but a good time was had by all.

We were lucky: The Blizzard of ’06 sailed over us and dumped on the east coast.

It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and we’ve decided to go to Books-a-Million and pick out our own gifts. Not too romantic, but very practical.

And on Wednesday we’re going to get our taxes done. This lady named Judy has done our taxes forever. I’m one of her favorite clients because I always bringing her bagels or muffins. She’s always busy this time of year and never even takes time for lunch.

Snow

Gnome in the snow and my front steps.
A snow covered birdbath and container

















I went outside this morning to take some pictures. Lubee wants some snow. Here in Indiana (unfortunately, a Red State) we're just getting a light dusting--accumulation of about an inch or so. The east coast is getting clobbered.

I have not/probably will not watch any of the Olympics. They don't float my boat.

I have not yet checked our Powerball tickets.

If anyone wants a free DVD of Italy go to www.perillotours.com They had a commercial on during Samantha Brown's Passport to Europe. She was in the Brittany region of France today. I knew very little about this region. It was settled by Celts many many centuries ago and some of them don't even consider themselves French. They even speak their own language. They are known for lace, pottery and seafood. The towns look incredibly quaint and old-fashioned. In past shows Sam's visited Normandy, and Provenance (the lavender fields I'd love to see!)
She also has visited many areas of Britain. I enjoyed the Cotwalds show.
I love travel shows!