Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Enchantment by Orson Scott Card I think I read that when I was about thirteen, and I seem to remember being a bit more mature than I was used to. I can't remember now... there may have been a discussion of circumcision that bothered me... or something? But 13-year-old me was pretty prude-y (I even ...

Katya wrote:What's an encrypted postcard?

Presumably it would be a post card where the message is written in code. *shifty eyes* Or something.

I have one, but I am in Arizona. So. Sorry.

thebigcheese wrote:I've already made two pitchers of fresh limeade this week, and it's been AMAZING!

I don't think I've ever had fresh limeade. What is your recipe?

Okay, well, I bought a basket... andalsoeightpoundsofstrawberries.

We'll see how I feel about it this time around.

Also, I think I've seen oro blancos at Costco fairly recently.

Classy, Dead Cat. Classy.

Weren't there some people on here doing the Bountiful Baskets co-op? What kind of produce have y'all been getting lately? I've been feeling like we don't have enough fresh fruits and veggies around lately, so I might start doing that again. But I don't want tons of swiss chard or sweet potatoes. Hm....

Um... West Wing delayed their original Season 3 opener and added a new episode that aired like 2 weeks after 9/11 because they wanted to Talk about Things. The episode doesn't really fit into the show's time-line very well, and easily lifts out. And also Santos, the Democratic candidate in season 7,...

You could do scalloped potatoes . Always yummy if done right. Or oven-roasted potatoes. For those, I just cube the potatoes, throw 'em in a bowl or big ziplock bag. Add some veg. oil to lightly coat, and then throw in whatever sounds good at the moment (fresh garlic, pepper, salt, seasoning salt, or...

krebscout wrote:Code!

Ha! Are you sure you could handle it?

Speaking of mailing people things... I just bought a bunch of awesome postcards and a bunch of stamps for them. And now I'm scared to send them to people because I can't think of personalized things to write on them that I'm okay with anyone being able to read.

*Sigh*

I would just like to point out that today is Arizona's birthday. 99 years, people. Are they planning a big celebration for next year? I don't know, but I hope so. It might even be worth driving home for... it's not every day that one's home turns 100. It won't pass unnoticed. In fact, the celebrati...

Hypatia wrote: I don't even know who the...Prime Minister?...is!

Stephen Harper. [/knowledge of Canadian politics]

Craig Jessop wrote:Woohoo! Mubarak got Jimmered!

I still can't quite figure out what that is supposed to mean.

Katya wrote:I'm excited to see it. (I can't get it from NetFlix yet because I need to listen to the director's commentary of the original, first.)

I have thought about your camelcase capitalization of 'Netflix' far too much in the last five minutes not to comment on it.

To me, it is macaroni, ground beef, spaghetti sauce, canned corn, and maybe some canned mushrooms. My dad made this dish all the time when he was in charge of dinner. It was pretty standardized, but he would sometimes adjust depending on what kind of pasta we had or if there were weird kinds of toma...

Moral of the story? Buy a house, have kids (I'd recommend marriage first) and pay your tithing with a pure heart and you, too, can outdo the standard deductible. Aw man, are you sure you have to get married first? Nope. My sister isn't married, but she itemized this year due to (a) buying a house (...

I know. I finally decided to turn the heat on this week. Tomorrow's high is only 40! Much colder than the 70 degree weather we've been enjoying.

Along the same lines, I was taught in grade school that different parts of your tongue are responsible for different tastes (e.g., one part tastes salty stuff, another tastes sweet stuff, etc.). I think most people were taught the same thing. But, it turns out that's total bunk . (If that claim ups...

Mary Ann Watson wrote about the episode in her book "Defining Visions: Television and the American Experience Since 1945." I know the book is available in the HBLL, and I'd recommend it as a very eye-opening read. Her chapter on gender and family is especially intriguing. Honestly, that c...