Share your day October 2013

Anne said:
Phil - a tip if you're not easily embarrassed....my brother used to go to the local market and ask if they had produce they were throwing out, for our animals. They would give him boxes of it; I would go through it and normally could get at least 1/3 of it that was perfectly good yet. It would've gone to the dumpster anyway, so why not use it....

The rest did go to the chickens, ducks and pigs. Waste not, want not. :p
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Thanks for the tip, Anne, but one of the reasons it probably wouldn't work is that the "local market" is a bus-ride away, hence my very rarely ever going there.

It isn't as if I'm starving, though I appreciate your concern. I just choose not to eat those foods very much, and end up spending my money on more important things like domain names, web hosting fees and sharp, pointy toys. :devilish:
 

Phil, I spent a minute or two looking and can't find the thread on your prospective catalog Russian g/f, so luckily I can latch on to this thread with this very important info. If the lovely lady in the aforementioned thread gives you goose bumps, and she is a pretty thing, imagine how much healthier you could be if you pursued the relationship & moved her here. With her preparing your meals, we won't have to worry about your over the top carb intake.

I am only able to help out via a Russian friend here in my bldg who married an American 50+ yrs ago -- and what a delight she is. I encourage you to read this carefully so we can improve the quality of your health and have you around forever.

And these are the only ones I can remember....honestly, it took my breath away just hearing what they ate when she lived there....

* Liver tripe baked with some sort of cereal
* Meat jelly
* Pickled fish
* Goulash (her accent didn't allow me to understand the ingredients, but I think it may be a good thing I couldn't understand)
* Soup with pork kidneys, pickled cukes and barley

As for me, the only thing she mentioned that I think I could get down is their hot peppered Russian Vodka and after that, who cares what the hell you eat?
 
Oh Katy you missed out big time, Phils new woman is the ants pants, Miss Universe aint got nuttin on this gorgeous ravishing siren, sooo jealous of her beauty she has a smile that would light up new York, very beautiful family too well worth a look Katy, but be warned you will be sooo depressed after seeing her, as someone said she is a keeper, wish i knew where she got that lovely scarf from.

https://www.seniorforums.com/showthread.php/2631-I-Got-My-New-Elena-s-Models-List!
 

Katybug said:
Phil, I spent a minute or two looking and can't find the thread on your prospective catalog Russian g/f, so luckily I can latch on to this thread with this very important info. If the lovely lady in the aforementioned thread gives you goose bumps, and she is a pretty thing, imagine how much healthier you could be if you pursued the relationship & moved her here. With her preparing your meals, we won't have to worry about your over the top carb intake.

I am only able to help out via a Russian friend here in my bldg who married an American 50+ yrs ago -- and what a delight she is. I encourage you to read this carefully so we can improve the quality of your health and have you around forever.

And these are the only ones I can remember....honestly, it took my breath away just hearing what they ate when she lived there....

* Liver tripe baked with some sort of cereal
* Meat jelly
* Pickled fish
* Goulash (her accent didn't allow me to understand the ingredients, but I think it may be a good thing I couldn't understand)
* Soup with pork kidneys, pickled cukes and barley

As for me, the only thing she mentioned that I think I could get down is their hot peppered Russian Vodka and after that, who cares what the hell you eat?
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Alas, our relationship has ended. Already. :(

But I DO like the menu you've presented. In our short time together, Olga had prepared similar fare:


  • Spleen tripe baked with Lucky Charms
  • Meat jam
  • The fish she prepared wasn't quite pickled, but it WAS beyond the "falling-down-drunk" stage
  • Ah, goulash - nectar of the Gods! Olga's was made with, in her words (roughly translated):

Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing
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  • Soup with "Pink eye" (best I could translate), tickled pukes- , er, sorry, pickled cukes and raw opium resin.

And yes, hot peppered vodka - ours was flavored with old paper, hence the name "paper vodka". It does make everything more edible - trust me on that!
 
A Russian friend of a friend told us what they ate in Russia when she was last there. Boiled dandelions and something untranslatable that was some kind of fungus or mushrooms, gathered by the small children they could push under the wire of the 'internment' camp to do forays in the surrounding forest. They were the only 'green vegetables' they could get. Made me a bit nervous of what we'd be served when we were invited to dinner.

But she was the one who introduced me to the perfect Waldorf Salad and the delights of Salt and Pepper Potato Scallops browned in cream and served with grilled perch and caviar. (I hated the caviar... yuk) She had greater skills than with those Dandelions. She made the best evva strudel too. Not a pickled cuke in sight.
 
SifuPhil said:
Alas, our relationship has ended. Already. :(

But I DO like the menu you've presented. In our short time together, Olga had prepared similar fare:


  • Spleen tripe baked with Lucky Charms
  • Meat jam
  • The fish she prepared wasn't quite pickled, but it WAS beyond the "falling-down-drunk" stage
  • Ah, goulash - nectar of the Gods! Olga's was made with, in her words (roughly translated):




  • Soup with "Pink eye" (best I could translate), tickled pukes- , er, sorry, pickled cukes and raw opium resin.

And yes, hot peppered vodka - ours was flavored with old paper, hence the name "paper vodka". It does make everything more edible - trust me on that!
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This is the exact lady I was referring to in my thread, Jillaroo, LOL And I'm so sorry to hear it's over, Phil. I should have known it was too good to be true. Your problem is you didn't move fast enough...a woman like that is in hot demand. In the meantime, I hope you are able to get over her quickly. Heartbreak is so hard to deal with....you can vent your pain here anytime. We're here for you, friend.:distress:
 
Today is such a good day, sun shining brightly which always lifts my spirits. I have a project or 2 around here that I'm going to get behind me, then spend the afternoon doing total R & R...watching a favorite show I taped and reading.

A married couple here in the bldg are hosting a covered dish tonight at their home and that means I can have an extra glass of wine. No driving under the influence tix to worry about being given out in the elevator getting home. I'm looking forward to it, as this bldg has lots of great cooks. They asked I bring fresh string beans....just finished cooking them & they turned out great. I always take a bottle of wine for the hostess, so my only outing will be to make that purchase. That's my Saturday and about as good as it ever gets these days.

Doesn't happen often on wk-ends, but I'm keeping my lil guy tomorrow, Sunday, so this is my self day.

Hope all of you enjoy your weekend.
 
Went for a ride this morning. Two rides in two weekends - starting to get back to normal. Met an excavator fellow to get a quote on clearing some brush, now am home with the fire burning nicely. Another open house tomorrow so mega cleaning tonight and in the morning.

Haven't carved the pumpkin yet, but I'll have to put that on the list.

Enjoy your evening Katybug, sounds like a great time!
 
It will be an indoor day today as its cold outside,so I will be sewing a little apron and chefs cap for two year old granddaughter with a pooh bear motif on it,for her for christmas I already made her little 5 year old brother one last year with a Thomas tank motif on,her mum said she would like one too for our gdaughter.
 
......today I finished cleaning off my patio for the winter. Tried to install some bamboo roman shades, but couldn't quite handle it.....it just so happened that my daughter called and wanted me to tend their dogs while they go on a weekend trip so I made a deal...her bf will hang my new shades...:)
 
Looked on the Net for bathing tips. the winning-made-the-most-sense-recipe that I had everything was Dawn Dish soap mixed with peroxide followed by a rinse in white vinegar and water. Seemed to do the trick pretty good.
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O good grief, not the dreaded skunk spray...what a way to start the morning. You chose wisely on your potion. That's what I used if I got the occasional skunk dog in the shop. The only difference is we used baking soda mixed with the peroxide and Dawn. Of course, the key is bathing them in it within a short period of getting sprayed. Otherwise, the oil in the skunk juice soaks into the skin and then it's a matter of wearing it off. Nothing will completely neutralize the odor, but your potion helps.

My first schnauzer Fritz woke me up at 2:00 am one morning wanting to go out. This was highly unusual for him. At the time we lived in a neighborhood with a 6 foot stockade fence around the back yard, but somehow a skunk must have slipped in, and Fritz the ever vigilant schnauzer knew about it. He was out there for quite a while, until I finally got impatient and called him in. As soon as his cute schnauzer butt hit the threshold I knew what had happened. The house immediately filled with the aroma, and there I am at 2:00 running crazily around throwing windows open and trying to figure out what to put on him. This was before my grooming days or the internet, so I grabbed a can of tomato sauce, (I had heard tomato juice would work, but didn't have any). I herded Fritz into the bathtub and doused him with the sauce, rubbed it in vigorously and waited a few minutes for it to work it's magic and trying to keep Fritz from shaking it all over hell's half acre. By that time the bathroom looked like a massacre had just happened, and the smell was still there, only now it smelled like tomato flavored skunk juice.

The skunk just happened to hit him square between the eyes, and if you ever know anything about a schnauzer, just know it will have it's nose firmly planted in the rear of anything it comes in contact with.

Jackie,it sounds like you made a very good bargain.

Nan...hard to believe the Christmas season is closing in on us so soon again..bahhhumbug!!
 
My better half and I had SERIOUS doctors' appointments today - following on from various blood tests - and both of us passed with flying colours, skin checks included. Nobody wants to cut anything off either of us for a while !!!
:partytime:

So, we're thinking of going on a short break: Can't do long breaks any more because the tablets might run out. ;)
 
I think it's the beginning of the end for me.

I was talking with my student yesterday and I mentioned I had watched a martial arts movie Sunday night with my favorite martial arts actor, ...

... I went blank.

I saw his image in front of me, I've followed him for years, watched all his movies, even met him once at a tournament. I've done long articles on him.

Totally blank. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

I stared at my student with my tongue hanging out and a little river of drool pouring out of my mouth. My eyes no doubt had that glazed expression so common among encephalographic idiots and electro-therapy patients.

It was only 10 minutes later, in the middle of our sparring match, that I stopped dead and almost shouted "STEVEN SEAGAL!!!"



... I now fear my future. :cower:
 
SifuPhil said:
I think it's the beginning of the end for me.

I was talking with my student yesterday and I mentioned I had watched a martial arts movie Sunday night with my favorite martial arts actor, ...

... I went blank.

I saw his image in front of me, I've followed him for years, watched all his movies, even met him once at a tournament. I've done long articles on him.

Totally blank. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

I stared at my student with my tongue hanging out and a little river of drool pouring out of my mouth. My eyes no doubt had that glazed expression so common among encephalographic idiots and electro-therapy patients.

It was only 10 minutes later, in the middle of our sparring match, that I stopped dead and almost shouted "STEVEN SEAGAL!!!"



... I now fear my future. :cower:
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We all have those days Phil. Excuse is that the memory bank is so full, it sometimes takes a few minutes for the answer to surface.
That's my reasoning for blank-outs ..:D
 
Now Phil, I'm sure you've heard that those of us who smoked pot in our earlier years, tend to have lapses in memory.... Just the fun times catching up with you pal.

I had x-rays yesterday and a Dr. appt this morning. I have a teeny tiny kidney stone and the appts were just to check that it isn't doing any damage and it isn',t so all is well. It just happens that the hospital where the appts were is about a 5 minute drive from a wonderful horse equipment store so of course I had to go there too. I'm quite proud of myself though as I only bought a few things and didn't go crazy buying saddles or anything. Came home with back boots for my daughter's horse, a license plate holder that says "I'd rather be riding" that I'll hang on to until Christmas and of course.......horse treats.

Picked up groceries on the way home and nothing going on this afternoon but puttering around the house and watching the boob tube. Our Senate is in real trouble right now with spending scandals so I'm keeping on top of that.

Weather is cool but sunny and fresh so will sit on the patio for a while too!

TWH, so sorry about the skunk. Skunks and porcupines are my biggest fear about moving to the 20 acres. Then again, I'm told coyotes and bears also make an appearance too. I was always told that tomato juice would get rid of the smell, but I'm going to write down what you and Ozarkgal used and pray I never have to use it.
 
That Guy said:
Nothing much to share as I wrote my older sister, yesterday. Uhm . . . I get to go to work, again, today. Yea?
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You keep going but we all know you don`t want to!!!! Figure out how much it actually costs you to go to work - work clothes; dry cleaning; lunches; gas; increased car insurance; maintenance on the car; parking costs; etc etc, and your peace of mind!!! I`ll bet that once you add it all up, you`ll figure that your pension without the work expenses will be pretty close to what you make now. Even if its a lot less, if you can survive on that, then get the h`*ll out of there and be a happy pensioner! You`ll have your health and be happier and get a hobby that perhaps you can make some money at for the extras!:2cents: Just my 2Cents worth.

I just hate to see people in spots that they don`t want to be in. I`m a firm believer that we all have the power to change our lives if we are not happy. I`ve done it more than once.
 
Phil says:
I think it's the beginning of the end for me.
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Yeah, sounds like it, but you still have a loooonnng way to the end. Forgetting Segal's name is not the worst of it.

Wait until you start putting the ice cream in the cabinet... turning on the shower to warm it up and forgetting the water is running for 20 minutes until you suddenly wonder why you hear water running.... uhhh, is this Monday or Friday?...did I feed the cats today..where did I hide that jewelry...I thought I paid that bill....get to Home Depot and shop for an hour only to find you forgot your wallet ....have your 10 year younger brother say, "I can't believe you don't remember insert an apparently important life event here, spend a good portion of your day looking for misplaced items, that you thought for sure were where you usually put them.

Get the idea? Ahh, yes my friend, you have a long way to go, but you're in good company!

TICA: Glad your check up was positive. I hear passing a kidney stone is very painful, and not much to do about it until it passes. I envy your tack shopping excursion today. I used to drive for hours to get to a new tack shop or sale I would hear about. If I had 10 cents on the dollar for all the tack I've bought I could have retired a year earlier. I drool like a fat lady in a chocolate factory over the touch and smell of good leather, cushy saddle blankets, warm winter horse blankets, reins that fit my hands just so, training equipment..I'm almost having a sexual experience just thinking about it.
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I have the first bridle I ever bought hanging in my living room as a decorator piece, and just recently bought a very old leather western type belt and holster from a pawn shop that is awaiting a good work over with Leather New and polish.


That Guy...I'm on TICA's cheerleader squad for you to enter the land of happy retirees!
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Today my brother wanted to go out for breakfast, so we went to the local cafe. Their portions are definitely designed to keep a big strapping Arkie farm boy fueled for the day. I'm talking omeletts that cover a huge platter plate, thick sliced ham that does the same, thick sliced bacon that looks like it was just taken out of the smoke house, biscuits that are the diameter of a coffee mug. You don't find restaurants that serve country meals like that very often anymore. Good thing I guess.

After breakfast we decided to browse two of the three thrift stores in town...pretty pathetic. Most of the stuff looked like left over garage sale rejects. The second one we went to smelled like cigarette smoke so bad I had to get out of there, and couldn't get the smell out of my nose all the way home.

Tomorrow I am taking my brother to Blanchard Springs Caverns. I will post more about this place later.
 
Thanks for your support, TICA and Boo's Mom and Ozarkgal and ... um ... whoever else ... :eek:

I forgot to mention that it happened on Sunday, the same day I checked for mail. In the mailbox. From the USPS. On Sunday. Admittedly it was after a vigorous sparring session, so maybe my mental milk and cookies were all mushed together, but still ...

I'm going to go with TICA's pot-smoking theory - seems to make the most sense in my case - and OG I love those stories about running water and feeding cats! Luckily my life is vanilla enough now that there isn't much of any importance to misplace or forget.

TG - get out, man! No one ever regretted not working enough when they were on their death bed. :eek:
 
Jillaroo said:
Hey Phil i quite often have blank moments and i don't smoke pot, i believe it is just another reminder of our maturity
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Darn! I was hoping it was the pot ...

I don't want to grow up
I just want to stay in school
I don't want to be an aging fart
Who sits amidst his drool

I don't want to grow up
I just want to stay real hyper
I don't want to spend my last few years
In some adult-sized diaper

I don't want want to grow up
I just want to live on candy
If I never grow up
Then I think that would be dandy!

:rolleyes:
 

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