Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Medium
Wrath:	Very Low
Sloth:	Low
Envy:	Very Low
Lust:	Very Low
Pride:	Very Low

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

Black Eye Pea Samiches

No artistic liscense taken in the following:

Karl was a co-op student who worked for me from 1992 till he graduated in 1995, when he came in as a full time management trainee. He was a student at Auburn, but was working with me in SW Alabama. He maintained his trailer in Auburn during the quarters he was co-opping.

We had business in Montgomery, then went to Auburn to visit a potential supplier. We made a side trip to check on his trailer. Since I was there I asked to use his phone and call Rootie's mother. He heard my side of the conversation:
(it was about 11:30, just before lunch)
'Hi- I was just in town on business and thought I would call'
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'No, we really need to get back to Lower Alabama. We'll grab a burger and eat on the road'

Karl chimes in "If she's inviting us to lunch we'll make time"

MIL hears this and says 'Well that settles that. I'll see you a few minutes"

I hang up and tell Karl "You have no idea what you have just done"

We pull into MIL's driveway and she is in the "herb garden" with her basket. We pull on down and exchange pleasantries. Karl then asks "So what's for lunch?"

"Hummus" comes the reply.

"Never heard of it" says Karl.

"Well, it's usually made from Garbanzo beans but I don't have any. I'm using black eyed peas left over from last night."

So, Karl watches wide eyed as MIL puts black eyed peas, 3 cloves of garlic, and a hand full of mint in the food processor. Yes, I said garlic and mint.

MIL is also semi-famous for her home made bread. It is heavy. How heavy? You know how on Nova or other PBS science shows when they are talking about black holes and neutron stars and how a quarter teaspoon weighs as much as a Sherman tank? O.K. that's an exageration, a full teaspoon would only weigh as much as a Chevette. they had a bread machine that made round loaves, which was served in quarter slices that look like little pizza slices, about 3 inches on a side. Being a 20 year old, Karl makes 4 little sandwiches. Which he has to choke down with unsweet tea. Unsweet tea that is loaded with mint.

I have no frame of reference to describe "hummus" made with black eyed peas, mint, and too much garlic. You will have to use your own imagination.

Thus is the true story of the black eyed pea samiches.

My first ever meme

Name Yourself Meme
A meme from the Happy Wonderer (http://happywonderer.wordpress.com)…

1. MY ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Snuffy Venture

2. MY GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Rocky Road Peanut Butter

3. MY “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
TDod

4. MY DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Dachshund

5. MY SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Wilbur Fitzgerald

6. MY STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Dod-Te
7. MY SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Blue Bourbon

8. MY NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Earnest Hayward

9. MY WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Hayward Annette

10. MY TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a city that starts with the same letter)
Irwin Indianapolis

11. MY SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Fall Daffodil

12. MY CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Nectarine Oxfordy

13. MY HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Yogurt Maple

14. MY ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Woodworking Rain Tour.

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Science/Math Nerd   (Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!) Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Drama Nerd
Literature Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Social Nerd
Anime Nerd
Musician
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quizzes for MySpace

Pearls Before Swine has become my favorite comic strip. I don't have a fixed time to read it each day (job doesn't allow a fixed time for anything), but I usually try to read it when I need a spiritual pick-me-up. The humor is rather odd but right in line with my own sense of humor. A couple of recent strips are relevent to some of what's going on in the feminist/ former feminist camps.






You can find the daily strip at:


http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/index.html

More music- today I'm into Led Zep

People who think they know me, but really don't, are always shocked to learn HOW much of a Led Zepplin fan I am. I guess it's the all business, capitalist facade most of them see. Last night going to eat sushi #4 son spotted the Led Zep cd cases and asked if we could listen to them. He asked what my favorite song was. Care to guess? It's not Stairway to Heaven, it's this:



I'm also very fond of this one, it's sounds like they are having so much fun when they play it:


(o.k. I know it's not the best video, but it was the only one with the version from "Led Zeppelin IV")

#4 said his his favorite was "The one where the guy screams 'ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh". I guess that would because it has been used in a couple of kid's movies, including Shrek 3. this is for him:



And this one is Rootietoot's favorite. Probably the richest, deepest (musicly deep, not lyrically deep) song I've ever heard. It ranks close to "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers.

Another Mr. McMaster story

Since my afternoon commute home took me through Tennille (we lived S of town) I got to where I would stop and visit Mr. McMaster 1 or 2 evenings a week. The visit always involved an RC Cola or a Nehi from the old vending machine. I would always buy something: some screws, a drill bit, never anything of real significance. Mr. McMaster's son had a "new" store (which was probably 20 years old) in Sandersville which was doing quite well, but traffic was almost non-existence in the original store. Tennille was founded in the 1870's, and I believe the McMasters had been selling hardware from the storefront facing the railroad tracks most if not all of that time.

Anyway, I would nominate the elder Mr. McMaster as a National Treasure. I always felt uplifted after a visit. The Old Man had a wicked wit and sense of humor. Once, when I was perusing my woodworking catalogues in search of a vise to mount on my workbench to hold boards Rootietoot suggested I see what Mr. McMaster had before I bought from a mail order company. Good idea, I thought, so the next evening I stopped in. Halfway through the Nehi Mr. McMaster asked "What kind of hardware you need tonight?"

"Well, actually today I'm looking for a vice" I reply.

"Umm, what do you need advice on?"

"No, I need A VICE"

"Oh (chuckle chuckle) you need a vice. O.K. (digging in his pockets) I have some cigaretttes, and there's a liquor store across the way. But you'll have to pick one of those..." he paused with a twinkle in his eye "because the last cat house in this area closed after WW2."