Musings Friday Follies!
May 1st, 2009 by BohemianMoon
Ya gotta rant about your boss? Your spouse? Your family or friends? Or maybe you just want to bitch about the world at large? Vent here!
Ya gotta problem? A burden shared is half a burden!
Ya gotta a couple of giggles to share? Laughter is the best medicine!
TGIF is here and so are Musings Friday Follies!
Let it out on any subject and clean the slate for the wonderful weekend ahead!
(No subject is taboo if presented with decorum, except of course, the Gosselin kids and the “C” word. However, now that we have the word “Twaffle”, the “C” word doesn’t matter so much any longer now does it? 
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I am totally pissed off about this weight that won’t come off. I lost 27 pounds, was all excited then all of sudden…STOP. Why does this have to be so hard?
Jon and Kate: Jon, yes you have rights but what do you expect it to look like when you are out galevanting with other women. Yes men can have women as friends but I generally don’t think its a good idea to go out to hook up places with them like bars.. duh.. you get what you desire.
Kate: You said you do the show because people are curious about your family.. well I say tough shit, let them curious if that means keeping your children safe ( I recently read that they have everyday up to around 200 cars hanging out in front of the gates of their home) and as they grow they are going to be more and more teased in school. You are being greedy. ENOUGH! Jon, get a real job and support your children and Kate stay home with them. There is no reason other then money that you did those shows.. you didn’t need such a big home .. look at Table of 12, they don’t live in a mansion and they have more children plus a handicapped child.
swine flu: the goverment is up to no good. nough said.
jennmominva~
WELCOME TO MUSINGS!
I am totally pissed off about this weight that won’t come off. I lost 27 pounds, was all excited then all of sudden…STOP. Why does this have to be so hard?
Plateaus are a bitch but don’t last forever (even though they seem like they dot). Don’t give up while the “miracle” (and all of your hard work) is in process! We will help you through
Thank you!!
Hey Musers!
My rant will come later. I am just SO proud of “my kids” today (from work). All year they have been working on a project to gather what started off as soccer gear for a girl’s team in Nigeria, and has snowballed into an auditorium filled with books, bikes, sewing machines, clothing, tons of sports equipment, sneakers, blankets, etc. A container pulled up this morning and there are 400 kids out there packing boxes and filling it. There is a human chain going from the junior high across the street to the container, and text books are being passed along one by one. It is AMAZING to see how these youngsters have worked so hard and now their efforts are coming to fruition. Television crews are here interviewing and documenting the efforts and it will be shown on our early morning news show on Monday. They made an announcement on TV this morning about the effort, and I have been fielding calls from all over the place from people with more goods to donate. The region in Nigeria they are helping is now in chaos and the people are living as refugees, so all of these things are much needed. It might take 3 months to get there, and barring any pirating, the people will benefit. What a great thing to see happen.
(I do have a rant, but I will not ruin my good mood until later on in the day!)
I am sick of the prices of food at the grocery store. I live in CT. I just spent $80 and came home with four bags of groceries. FOUR! Between the food and other bills, I am going to need to add blood pressure meds to the list eventually. I use coupons and I do not buy overpriced foods. I got excited when I found chicken at $1 lb. That is so sad. To get excited about poultry. Just needed to rant that out. Thanks..I like this!
ISSP~
My rant will come later. I am just SO proud of “my kids” today (from work). All year they have been working on a project to gather what started off as soccer gear for a girl’s team in Nigeria, and has snowballed into an auditorium filled with books, bikes, sewing machines, clothing, tons of sports equipment, sneakers, blankets, etc.
AWESOME! I want pictures
That is too cool. I love good news, but I love good news even more when it involves kids and compassion 
Congrats, Mama!
Heidi~
I am sick of the prices of food at the grocery store. I live in CT.
I live in Western NY and I can relate. Food prices are high here as well. Luckily I garden and have doubled it this years. It helps!d
That is so sad. To get excited about poultry.
Better than getting excited about swine!
Oh I am sooo fed up with food prices too… last month I spent over $600.00 in groceries ALONE!
That’s ridiculous, and NO I don’t buy organic either. Can you imagine what it would cost then?!?!
I am sad for my best friend, and several of my former co-workers, who got laid off yesterday. I’m also pretty angry at the company that did the firing…and scared thinking about how much worse this economy is going to get before it gets better!!!!!!!
They once said that a black man would be president when pigs fly.
His first 100 days in office and ” BAM ” swine flu……..
ISSP, thanks so much for sharing your good news! How great!
Jenn: Sorry about your plateau. Like Moon said, I’m sure it’s temporary. I was waiting for an appointment the other day, and I read one of those crappy, obscure magazines that dominate professional offices (you know, the ones that cause you to ask yourself, “Who the hell would ever subscribe to this shit?”), and I read something about plateaus.
If I recall correctly, when this happens you’re supposed to introduce a new form of exercise into your routine.
Heidi: I hear you about the high price of food.
Maybe we could all economize by living off of Monkey Munch or Kate’s gourmet recipes for grapes and popcorn!
My issue: I’m pretty certain that Three Musketeers bars may very well be the perfect food (though Rolos are a close competitor), but I’m disturbed by recent my realizations.
Is Three Musketeers simply the poor man’s Milky Way? I mean, with Milky Way, you get magical caramel and nourishing nougat, while Three Musketeers only gives you the nougat. Am I being cheated?
And what about Snickers? That gives you nougat, caramel, AND peanutty peanuts, trumping both Three Musketeers AND the wonder that is the Milky Way. I’m just realizing that the beloved Three Musketeers bar may not be all I thought.
As an aside, I just realized how much I hate the word “nougat,” and the fact that I must now add it to my list of least favorite words, joining such winners as moist, nook, cranny, and chipper.
OK so it’s “Garage Sale Season” in WI (and probably every where) and yes, your little garage was full of “your treasures” but when my 4 year old daughter told you that she really wanted that stupid cassette recorder with a microphone (that probably all of your kids used and abused) and said she “only had 4 dollars” and you wanted 5 and you looked and her and me with such contempt and said “I’m busy today. I’m not going to take that”. Did you really feel good then did you?? I mean you suck of course (and yes, that is all the money I had because I wasn’t expecting to stop and yes, it probably would have sat on the floor until her brother’s ran into it) but you could have been nicer about the whole thing. I have been stewing on that for 2 hours . . . nice to know there’s a place I can go to vent
My complain is minor. But I HATE every time it happens!
I went to a super store today to get food for my daughter’s family party tomorrow. We are on a very tight cash only budget right now (really long story, better told over alcohol), so I use a lot of coupons to get more for less money. Also, trying to be nice to the environment, I use reuseable bags. Of couse only 5 registers are open and all have LONG lines. So I am waiting my turn in line and put my groceries on the belt. As I am waiting for the woman in front of me to pay, this guy gets in line behind me and begins unloading his groceries. Begin heavy sighing. When I put coupons on the register, when I gave cashier bags, when I asked for meat in plastic (for safety), when she scanned several packs of hot dog buns, when I paid. Sigh after sigh. I wanted to punch the guy, but didn’t. I got my stuff, nicely thanked the cashier and left.
This used to happen when I had to buy baby food, diapers and formula in bulk at midnight with a handful of coupons.
Heidi, I just spend $130 with coupons outside Chicago for hotdogs, burgers and brats for about 25 people tomorrow with soda, veggies and chips. That makes me sad.
Inksmudge~
WELCOME TO MUSINGS! WE ARE HAPPY YOU ARE HERE
I am sad for my best friend, and several of my former co-workers, who got laid off yesterday. I’m also pretty angry at the company that did the firing…and scared thinking about how much worse this economy is going to get before it gets better!!!!!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with them. We too know a number of folks who have been laid off and cannot find another position. Even taking a large pay cut. Hugs all around!
Just sat through a child abuse (sexual) training for work. What sort of griped me was the refrain “as a good Catholic it is our/your duty to…” blah blah blah. I wrote on the comment sheet “How about replacing “as a good Catholic” with “as a human being.” ” But what was chilling was the pedophiles who explained their mo’s and tactics. Oy. When the one guy started talking about the photo album he kept of children and how he used it. Ugh. Sort of wish mamma G had been there. Doubt she would have put two and two together though.
As luck would have it (on another topic here) it was our turn to do the mass. My charge was elected to carry the cross down (lead off the precession), plant it in the stanchion, bow and return to the pew. Well, I’m all for independence so I set F in motion (“carry jesus! Be gentle! Put in the hole then sit down”) down the center aisle and quickly cut across the back and down the side aisle (thank goodness everyone stands for the procession). F meanders down, nice and slow, Jesus still on the cross (he’s been known to get whacked on the balcony above with tragic results, I really fear that). F glides up the steps and past the altar. Good good. F plants the cross in the stanchion on the floor and I realize Jesus is facing the wall. Ugh! You plan for everything and life throws you a curve ball. I frantically begin to gesture and point. I’m making twirling motions and pointing to the cross. F looks up, looks at me, gives me a “what the heck is your problem?” look and then gives the cross a little spin. Miraculously Jesus stops rotating and is facing the congregants. The exchange nun from the southern hemisphere? Laughing!
I’m so sorry, Inksmudge, and hope your friends find new work soon.
ISSP. that is AWESOME and you are doing great work! Don’t forget to give us links to the news reports.
I’m proud of YOU!
Emily~
OK so it’s “Garage Sale Season” in WI (and probably every where) and yes, your little garage was full of “your treasures” but when my 4 year old daughter told you that she really wanted that stupid cassette recorder with a microphone (that probably all of your kids used and abused) and said she “only had 4 dollars” and you wanted 5 and you looked and her and me with such contempt and said “I’m busy today. I’m not going to take that”. Did you really feel good then did you?? I mean you suck of course (and yes, that is all the money I had because I wasn’t expecting to stop and yes, it probably would have sat on the floor until her brother’s ran into it) but you could have been nicer about the whole thing. I have been stewing on that for 2 hours . . .
Damn, what a bitch! Sending the (sociopathic) silly scallions and Rosanne Barre, in ADDITION to a horny George Bush, her way pronto. Lets see how well she sleeps tonight!
MUAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Jennifer A~
Heidi, I just spend $130 with coupons outside Chicago for hotdogs, burgers and brats for about 25 people tomorrow with soda, veggies and chips. That makes me sad.
OUCH!
Pocket~
And what about Snickers? That gives you nougat, caramel, AND peanutty peanuts, trumping both Three Musketeers AND the wonder that is the Milky Way. I’m just realizing that the beloved Three Musketeers bar may not be all I thought.
It is not.
Snickers rules, end of story
Instead of a rant I have an accomplishment, after Moon suggested last week, I called the school superintendent about my daughter’s alleged detentions. Amazingly today she did not bring home yet another detention slip for unexcused absences, even though she was actually in school! Now the school doesn’t have to worry about my attitude and I don’t have to waste my time calling the idiots in charge of the junior high which she attends! Thanks Moon for the advice!!
Four~
Just sat through a child abuse (sexual) training for work. What sort of griped me was the refrain “as a good Catholic it is our/your duty to…” blah blah blah. I wrote on the comment sheet “How about replacing “as a good Catholic” with “as a human being.” ” But what was chilling was the pedophiles who explained their mo’s and tactics. Oy. When the one guy started talking about the photo album he kept of children and how he used it. Ugh. Sort of wish mamma G had been there. Doubt she would have put two and two together though.
Yeah. I “loved” it a few months ago when I was talking about the behavior of pedophiles, fans or the show were accusing me of being one because only one who would think such things would be those that engage in it in. Yes, you heard right.
F plants the cross in the stanchion on the floor and I realize Jesus is facing the wall. Ugh! You plan for everything and life throws you a curve ball. I frantically begin to gesture and point. I’m making twirling motions and pointing to the cross. F looks up, looks at me, gives me a “what the heck is your problem?” look and then gives the cross a little spin. Miraculously Jesus stops rotating and is facing the congregants. The exchange nun from the southern hemisphere? Laughing!
Ru-roh! That sounds suspiciously like that nun was making fun of the Catholic religion. Did you hear that “Are you Serious?” I think you have some bitching to do at the convent this evening. Go on, set ‘em straight!
Four~ I have said it before and I will say it again, you tell the BEST stories and always make me laugh
I so appreciate you!
migoss~
Instead of a rant I have an accomplishment, after Moon suggested last week, I called the school superintendent about my daughter’s alleged detentions. Amazingly today she did not bring home yet another detention slip for unexcused absences, even though she was actually in school! Now the school doesn’t have to worry about my attitude and I don’t have to waste my time calling the idiots in charge of the junior high which she attends! Thanks Moon for the advice!!
SCORE! Always remember that you pay their salaries. When you have tried to resolve the issue and the same crap keeps happening, always move on to the next higher up, I say. Particularly when it is the public school system.
I am going to have to add on to the rant about groceries, we have ten people in the house. I used to be able to shop smart, clip coupons and feed everyone for about $550.00 a month no organic of course not in the budget. For the last couple of months we are up to about $800.00 and a lot less junk food. On top of that I have a disabled brother that I try to get a few things for towards the end of the month when he runs out of money, running another $100.00. We are also down one income as I got laid off a few weeks ago. And I think the grocery store bags are getting smaller!
Pocket~ Snickers rule
Jen~ congrats on the weight loss, you are doing a great job stick with it!
Emily~That really sucks I hope she never sold it, what a bitch!
I See Stupid People~That is a wonderful story you should be very proud!
Moon,
I have said it before and I’ll say it again, I know what my purpose on this planet is. I just hope Gd has a sense of humor too.
I have to admit that we like Monkey Munch in our house..LOL My oldest Daug. is a Vegan, so anything I can make that she can eat..I give it a try.
If a girl came up to MY yard sale and wanted the tape recorder..I would have given it to her! Free of charge.
Heidi~
If a girl came up to MY yard sale and wanted the tape recorder..I would have given it to her! Free of charge.
Me too! And any other toys I had.
That yard sale lady was a Grinch and a Scrooge and she better watch out next Christmas season! Saint Nick doesn’t look so kindly on grouchy behaviour towards children!
All she is going to get in her stocking is a a broken can opener. Well, and maybe a scorpion
Its May Day and we live in an association of grumpy people (that’s my nice word for them anyway) who do not associate with us at all. I don’t know why. We’re quiet, nice and help out all of them with things when they need it. So today (while listening to the neighbor boys on four wheelers tear up an empty lot that the owner has told them to stay off of…..) the neighbor kids come over to play with mine. Nice kids and my kids love them. Our across the street neighbor apparently made sure to give them May Day baskets FULL of candy as they are walking to our house to play. Did she send over any for my 6 or 4 year old? Of course not! What a rag!!!! So I quickly made up May Day baskets for my two with left over Easter candy. That made it all better for them but I am STILL stewing about it. What is with people? The two neighbor kids and my kids are the only little ones out here…..why deliberately exclude my two?
momof2~
What is with people? The two neighbor kids and my kids are the only little ones out here…..why deliberately exclude my two?
That neighbor (and I use that term loosely) will also have to make amends before Christmas. Musers now are the pinnacle of world domination and have a direct line to Saint Nick. We are taking names and no one being mean to little children will be spared!
(Give your babies a hug from me, please!)
Well I was just on the web on yahoo.com right on the front page, Michelle Obama is wearing a pair of shoes… only$540….
And we are in a recession?!?! OK??
Rant list:
Hate to pay high prices for food
can barely afford to help my college aged kids
tired of feeling tired(or exhaustedish)
would like to have relax more and be less stressed and anxiety driven
trying really hard to remember to simplify everyday
wishing hubby’s retirement date would hurry up and get here
wish I could drive around with a full tank of gas
wish my kids would be less crazy(lol)
I want to take a bubble bath one of these days or heck the spa would be nice
wish i could wash, fold and put the laundry away all in one day
I take a deep breath now, feeling better.
My life is not so bad. My husband retires in a week after 21 yrs of firefighting and I am grateful he is still alive after all the bad ones(fires). We will be able to recover financially and learn to use money wisely and realize simplicity is the way to live. Things will be okay and he and I will be able to start a fresh new life without debt. I want to help more moms out there who need a helping hand, it may not be much, but I want to help. Homeschooling has been a bit stressful this year, but I am grateful for the priviledge. Life is beautiful and I want to see the good in it.
My friend lost her dh last week at age 32. He left behind 2 sweet little boys, ages 1 and 4. She is a rock, a solid rock and an insipiration to all of us, as she goes thru this sad time in her life. I pray before, I see the worst, that I can reflect and realize the preciousness of life. Thank you God for everything.
Jon & Kate: please save yourselves and your family, you still have time, go into seclusion and heal your family.
Moon: thank you for all you do, you have a good heart.
marlenemomof2~
Well I was just on the web on yahoo.com right on the front page, Michelle Obama is wearing a pair of shoes… only$540….
And we are in a recession?!?! OK??
What is the limit to what she can spend on footwear in a recession, out of curiosity?
momto5~
That was an awesome post, thank you!
No new shoes bought during a recession.
Maybe these were purchased last year.
Jennifer A.
Not sure where you are outside of Chicago but I am on the far Southside and I like to go to Aldi and Ultra. Ultra accepts coupons and they have pretty good prices. I know what everyone means about high food prices. I buy generic, use coupons, shop at lower priced grocery stores, buy cheap cuts of meat and use the crock pot, etc. and I still spend too much in my opinion.
Pet peeve…people that are completely on your ass in the grocer’s check-out line. BACK-OFF and wait your turn, ok? You do not need to move your cart up past the card swiper and crowd me out of line. It actually does not make the check out person move any faster! Besides, if I’m moving slow, its probably due to the shock of the size of the grocery bill (which you too will soon experience…).
My first assumption when reading about Michelle’s shoes was that the designer gave them to her and she didn’t realize the cost (not making excuses just sharing the first thought that came to mind….although wouldn’t it have been cool to have her take them off and give them to someone at the event that needed shoes?)
Momof2 – I’m sorry to hear about your kids being excluded that way. I’ve had a lot of experience the last few weeks with people that are bitter and nasty for no good reason…these “grown-up” bullies should be ashamed of themselves. There is NO EXCUSE for such behaviour toward children.
And finally…realized when reading GWOP this week that someone posts there with the same handle I use on this site. I don’t think she’s posted anything I disagree with but I wanted ya’ll to know it isn’t actually me…and I guess my creative choice in handles wasn’t as original as I thought!
I want new shoes..Mine would knock a dog out if he smelled em. That is how old they are! LOL
I want to go into Home Goods and buy a comforter set without thinking about it and then putting it back.
I want to go to the movies at night (no matinee) and buy whatever I want at the concession stand.
I want to buy stuff at yard sales because I like to..not because I need to.
Ditto for Salvation Army and GoodWill.
I want cigarettes to be safe for your body and cost only $1.25 a pack (circa 1985) So I do not have to quit…30 more days till my quit date.
I want to have loud and fun sex with husband and not give a fuck if the kids can hear us!
Stepping off the soapbox for the next contestant.
Bella~
My first assumption when reading about Michelle’s shoes was that the designer gave them to her and she didn’t realize the cost (not making excuses just sharing the first thought that came to mind….although wouldn’t it have been cool to have her take them off and give them to someone at the event that needed shoes?)
I watch CNN, HLN and MSNBC and I did not hear one word today about these shoes until someone posted something about it on Musings, then took a walk on Google, stopping at Huffington Post.
So is the appall that she was 1) wearing a pair of expensive shoes (which I didn’t like, not that that matters) during a recession 2) That she was wearing a pair of expensive shoes during a recession while she was bagging food for hungry children at a DC food bank 3) Both 1 and 2, cause I don’t really get the appall.
She was apparently also wearing J Crew. Should she have run by the Goodwill first before she went to volunteer bagging groceries for hungry kids for a cardigan and capris and a pair of used Nikes before she went or what?
Can anyone give me a link to monkey munch recipe? Thanks
My gripe is a situation with my son/daughter-in-law. They were married in October and have dated since high school. Well yesterday, she got her back up about something said on Facebook (not remotedly about her) and blew up. The worst is we have a family wedding tomorrow and SHE has decided they are not attending. It is $150 a plate. SHE has cut all ties because she says we are all rude and ignorant. We weren’t rude when we mortgaged our house for their wedding, gave them two cars, helped them move when they both lost their jobs at Christmas, etc. She ripped me a new on in an email. I have been married 33 years and have NEVER talked to my in-laws like that, especially my mother-in-law. What is wrong with people. This is killing me inside. Thanks for listening. If I drank beer, I would be crying in it about now.
migross~
Google Chex Puppy Chow. It is the same thing. Kate or TLC renamed it. It is not a Kate creation, trust me.
Moon said…So is the appall that she was 1) wearing a pair of expensive shoes (which I didn’t like, not that that matters) during a recession 2) That she was wearing a pair of expensive shoes during a recession while she was bagging food for hungry children at a DC food bank 3) Both 1 and 2, cause I don’t really get the appall.
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) I personally do not care what people wear when they serve others and feel that the media is just splitting hairs now in an effort to find some kind of fault with her….
I assume the appall is the sheer cost of the shoes (or the fact that they’re ugly?
My pet peeve for the day . . .
I have a one and one-half hour commute one way to my job. I hate Hate HATE folks (particularly truckers, who think that they “own” the road) who get in the FAST lane (the left one) and go BELOW the speed limit and I am behind them trying to get home. Just angers me no end!
Here you go, migoss – one monkey munch recipe:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4602391_seen-jon-kate-plus-eight.html
heartsick mom~
My gripe is a situation with my son/daughter-in-law. They were married in October and have dated since high school. Well yesterday, she got her back up about something said on Facebook (not remotedly about her) and blew up. The worst is we have a family wedding tomorrow and SHE has decided they are not attending. It is $150 a plate. SHE has cut all ties because she says we are all rude and ignorant. We weren’t rude when we mortgaged our house for their wedding, gave them two cars, helped them move when they both lost their jobs at Christmas, etc. She ripped me a new on in an email. I have been married 33 years and have NEVER talked to my in-laws like that, especially my mother-in-law. What is wrong with people. This is killing me inside. Thanks for listening. If I drank beer, I would be crying in it about now.
OUCH! THat is a hard one. Family wedding at $150 a plate……………double ouch! That is pretty pricey for someone not to attend after RSVPing unless it was a major emergency. I mean that is just rude and will definitely cause some bad blood for years to come.
I don’t know what to say, really………………….how close family are we talking who is getting married? Are we talking sibling or like someone more distant?
Bella~
I assume the appall is the sheer cost of the shoes (or the fact that they’re ugly?
) I personally do not care what people wear when they serve others and feel that the media is just splitting hairs now in an effort to find some kind of fault with her….
So the first lady who made a great deal of money in her own right before she left her job to campaign with her husband should be wearing shoes that cost no more than what while she is the First Lady?
I mean is the word one the street that she should not go over a certain monetary limit for her wardrobe while she is living in the White House? I wonder if, as long as she wears J Crew for the remainder of her husband’s term, and her as First Lady, she can wear a few pairs of high end shoes? Or are shoes say above the cost of say, $200 a pair totally out even if she wears them a great deal over the next 4 years……………I am confused.
Now how about her kids? Because the Bush girls were fond of shoes upward of $2000 a pair. Would that be ok to spend that type of money on the Obama girls because they are kids and that would be ok?
Should we go into Laura’s wardrobe costs so we can compare?
Palin’s while she was running? Cindy McCain’s wardrobe costs (cough, cough)?
Oh and since she wore them to a charity event, what about donations to charity – both time and money, Bush vs. Obama. Should we go into that as well?
How far should we take this?
On the subject of groceries – and because I just got back from shopping, I too live on the far SS of Chi-town and it’s Aldi, Super Walmart and Food 4 Less all the way!! I have a family of 4 that I’m budgeted $150 for two weeks worth of food…frugal doesn’t even come close to describing me.
On that note, and this isn’t a gripe – I don’t know what it is actually.
I started my garden yesterday. I had to hand till the yard (SUCKS!) which took like 6 flipping hours. My back and legs are killing me. Plus, it’s been raining off and on for the past two days and I don’t like mud. I had grand plans in place for a large piece of the yard that is pretty unused to be tilled up and used as the garden. Oh how I envisioned rows and rows of crops. Yeah, that didn’t work out. After 2 hours swearing to myself in my back yard while wielding a hoe and chopping up the ground, I decided to just till the space I needed for the plants I had now. This ended up being 1/2 the original size. Today I finished planting all the starters and am excited to see how they do considering I don’t have anything “green” about me when it comes to growing plants. I’ve killed hostas – HOSTAS! You can run one over with a car and they thrive, but not me – I try to “grow” them and I ended up killing 5 of them. Anyway, I hurt, I’m sore but I know that it will be worth it in a few months when I will most likely be complaining about the abundance of veggies I have to can, freeze or process.
Oh and I have a quick rant about teenagers too which totally ties into my garden gripe. My husband is a high school teacher. The school he teaches at has a zoo-ology and botany club/class with a green house (I know, a green house!), who were having a plant sale yesterday because the green house was going to be torn down to be replaced. So I went over there to get some plants (I was actually looking for lavender…no luck). Like everyone school, it’s on lock-down. I have to go through two security check points to get to the class. Once in the class there is a group on kids sitting around and I ask if they were still selling plants and Little Miss I Know Nothing, Yet I’m Going To Answer All Your Questions with a “tisk”, “whell”, and some combination of “I don’t know” or “I don’t do that” was OH so fucking helpful. I haven’t had the desire to punch someone in the face for a while, like a over a week – I wanted to lunge and this chick. Aaaghh! How irritating and obnoxious. I have cash, I want plants, by buying your plants I am paying for your greenhouse – bitch.
They actually did go into Palin’s wardrobe costs when she was running for office so maybe this is payback?…I’m assuming its only the left-wing (or is it right-wing? whatever is opposite of Obama, I have no idea) that is calling this out as an issue. Like I said, I think they need to split-hairs since they’re hard-pressed to find anything legitimate to criticize…
StephK~
I started my garden yesterday. I had to hand till the yard (SUCKS!) which took like 6 flipping hours. My back and legs are killing me. Plus, it’s been raining off and on for the past two days and I don’t like mud. I had grand plans in place for a large piece of the yard that is pretty unused to be tilled up and used as the garden. Oh how I envisioned rows and rows of crops. Yeah, that didn’t work out. After 2 hours swearing to myself in my back yard while wielding a hoe and chopping up the ground, I decided to just till the space I needed for the plants I had now. This ended up being 1/2 the original size. Today I finished planting all the starters and am excited to see how they do considering I don’t have anything “green” about me when it comes to growing plants. I’ve killed hostas – HOSTAS! You can run one over with a car and they thrive, but not me – I try to “grow” them and I ended up killing 5 of them. Anyway, I hurt, I’m sore but I know that it will be worth it in a few months when I will most likely be complaining about the abundance of veggies I have to can, freeze or process.
I know that money is tight all around, but sometimes you can get good deals on renting a tiller for a few hours from a place like Taylor rental. Other than that, if you have some large/deep storage containers about, you can poke holes in the bottom and use those to grow veggies. Actually that can be really preferable because you won’t have the weed issues. One can actually grow a great deal in containers. Also, if you like peas, string beans and cukes, and train them to climb a tripod you can make out of fallen tree branches – uses a LOT less space. Remember for like potatoes, these suckers can actually just grow in a pile of decent low nitrogen soil, not taking up much room and both peas and potatoes like the cold, so you can actually have a couple of harvests for them. Radishes don’t take up much room and can literally be grown all season long. They grow and mature fast. As soon as the first batch are in, plant the second, and so on. All you herbs can be grown in containers and grown all year long as you take them inside when the season is concluded. If you can’t get any starter potatoes I would be happy to send you some at the top of the week. I have a lot of extra seeds too!
Just let me know
Oh, and don’t worry about growing plants, you will be fine. Talk to them, tell them that you appreciate them, and they will thrive. Oh and give them sun and water, lol, that always helps!
Bella~
They actually did go into Palin’s wardrobe costs when she was running for office so maybe this is payback?…I’m assuming its only the left-wing (or is it right-wing? whatever is opposite of Obama, I have no idea) that is calling this out as an issue. Like I said, I think they need to split-hairs since they’re hard-pressed to find anything legitimate to criticize…
Right wing.
Yes, the questioning of the cost of Palin’s wardrobe was due to the fact that it was not privately funded. Now if Michelle is taking taxpayers’ money and blowing it on expensive shoes, then maybe we can talk. As far as I know, the President and his family are required to pay for their own clothes, personal food, dry cleaning, etc, just like the rest of us.
Oh and the Obama’s declined the $100,000 fund for redecorating the WHite House and have used their own funds for any redecorating. Unlike the $60,000 dollar rug and $74,000 china set that the George and Laura spent of the public’s money. You want to talk bucks? $60 grand for a cream colored rug and $74 grand for a freaking set of china!
I had forgotten why the big deal over Palin’s wardrobe..that’s right, it was because of the campaign fund issue. It all seems so long ago now!
I’ve noticed this past week some comments in the media that have been a little non-flattering…almost seems like now that we’re past the first 100 days, the media is being a bit more critical about them when given the chance.
I had to switch to container gardening for my veggies also. It is because the area where I plant the plot is near our retaining wall. It is old and poorly made. The extra water put on the plants could speed up the process of making the wall fall over…which we do not have the money to fix right now..So container gardening it is. I use plant pots, galvanized steel buckets (those ones people use for beer and ice) with holes in the bottom. Hit yard sales and Walmart. You can find plenty of them cheap.
Plus you have the added bonus of having a movable feast..move it during the season when the sun moves.
Moon, I hate teenagers also. I was very fortunate that WHATEVER I did with my girls (20 yr and 15 yrs) they are polite to people. But you get those pain in the ass brat kids that remind me of the bitches from high school when I went in the 1980s. You want to knock their teeth down their throat when they suck their teeth. OMG! I hate that!
Moon, Puppy Chow…LOL! I’m still laughing over that one!
I’m mostly a lurker. My daughter comments once in awhile.
I’m probably a lot older than most everyone here, but I remember even in Camelot Jackie Kennedy was vilified for her expensive taste too. She even joked about how the press said she wore mink underwear.
The extravagance does fly in the face of those struggling to keep food on the table though, not just the extravagance of some in Washington, but there’s even rumblings about the Hollywood elite. I’ve even seen comments relating to Jon & Kate (about the green episode), how that money would have been better spent helping poor families. Life’s unfair, it’s always been that way.
I guess if we have more than our neighbor there’s always something better our money could be used for rather than some of the choices we choose to spend our money on.
A that lady with the tape recorder sounds like my mother in law. She wants to have a yard sale this year. So she asked us if we had anything to give her for this sale. I know if we do this that all the profit will go to her. Since she is going through her money like its nothing. Instead of my parents philosophy of having kids and helping them on their way. She think that your kids owe you something back from having them. GREED.. Should be her middle name..
My point is I really don’t mind helping people in need. Pretty much I do it everyday with something. I feed stray cats everyday. I gave a fire victim clothing and a starter bag full of things to help her on a new journey. A mother diapers and food because she didn’t have any funds till the first of the month. Clothing to another mom to help her child stay warm. Toys to kids in need. I do this out of love. My parents brought me up with compassion for others and sympathy.
Point is that with this align economy you don’t see the love, compassion and sympathy anymore. Its all about greed. Everything is at its way high. Its getting to be ridiculous if you ask me. People are in a big rush to get no one and quick. Working in the tourism business has shown me this. Working with the public can be a real drag sometimes when your prices are sky high and people are trying to save $$$. Are profits are down considerably they cant even get the outdoor pool in.
Thanks for reading all. Sorry its so long.. I hope everyone has a great weekend and feels better soon. Take care
I’m Old!
WELCOME TO MUSINGS, we are happy you are here!
The extravagance does fly in the face of those struggling to keep food on the table though, not just the extravagance of some in Washington, but there’s even rumblings about the Hollywood elite. I’ve even seen comments relating to Jon & Kate (about the green episode), how that money would have been better spent helping poor families. Life’s unfair, it’s always been that way.
Does her wearing J Crew quite often even things out? I loved that Cindy McCain wore a $300,000 dress to the RNC and people are bitching about Michelle’s tennis shoes. At least McCain paid for it herself, unlike Palin’s threads while campaigning.
I do wonder how many at the Food Bank other than reporters (from Fox no less) knew not only what designer the shoes were, but their price as well. I would never of known, but then again, I am not much of a clothes horse type gal. Never have been. Although I really like Project Runway, but it is the process/creativity aspect of that show, and of course Tim Gunn, that floats my boat more than designer this or designer that.
As with the Gosselins, I think that people get Po’ed at the amount of free stuff they receive and the fact that they do not pay for much themselves, and never have.
“And what about Snickers? That gives you nougat, caramel, AND peanutty peanuts, trumping both Three Musketeers AND the wonder that is the Milky Way. I’m just realizing that the beloved Three Musketeers bar may not be all I thought.”
Sadly, I must confirm that your realization is correct. Snickers is indeed the perfect food. And the perfection has been enhanced, now that they’re available in dark chocolate AND min-bites. It’s a beautiful thing.
Gator~
Sadly, I must confirm that your realization is correct. Snickers is indeed the perfect food. And the perfection has been enhanced, now that they’re available in dark chocolate AND min-bites. It’s a beautiful thing.
Please do not forget the frozen version. It too helps makes a diet complete!
Awe, geez! Gator’s confirming it, too? If Moon, Migoss, and Gator-ish Gator say so, it must be true. I’m filled with all sorts of saddness about my Three Musketeers’ supiority being revealed as nothing more than mental myth.
First, last week someone told me Santa isn’t real (Oh yeah? Then who is that dude who breaks into my house each year and enjoys cookies and milk while giving me a massage by the fire?), and now this?
Okay. On my shopping list, I’m going to add mini Snickers and the frozen version. I still have a bag of mini Musketeers, so I’m going to have to have a long chat with them. They’ve got some explaining to do…
PocketFullofPosies~
Okay. On my shopping list, I’m going to add mini Snickers and the frozen version. I still have a bag of mini Musketeers, so I’m going to have to have a long chat with them. They’ve got some explaining to do…
Well, don’t be too hard on them, they ARE minimalists you know, and there is something to be said for simplicity in this “More, is better” world! Think of them as the Donald Judds of confection.
So moon, are you telling us we’ll have a “Project Runway” thread (no pun intended) when it starts on Lifetime?
TVsnark~
So moon, are you telling us we’ll have a “Project Runway” thread (no pun intended) when it starts on Lifetime?
I liked that pun! Yes we will. I love Project Runway and Tim………………I kind of even like Michael Kors. Hubs has a weird thing about Heidi Klum – he “hates” her for no real reason at all. Speaking of Heidi, I hear that she is preggos with number 4. Good for them.
“…the Donald Judds…” That was great, Moon! Your creativity switch is turned on high-power tonight!
Wait. There’s going to be a Project Runway thread? Seriously? Woo-hoo!
PocketfullofPosies~
Wait. There’s going to be a Project Runway thread? Seriously? Woo-hoo!
Yeppers! And they better have some flamboyant ass, off the wall contestants this season – male AND female. I want Project Runway Christian crossed with a Tabitha from that ridiculous hair show I saw once. Or a Santino crossed with a Sarah Palin type.
It is my niece/his cousin. I know that he is an adult but I am mortified by his behavior. This all started with a comment on Easter about his new job where his sister said, oh your an assisant. It got changed to your a secretary by his wife and she is the one who really started things up. I am pissed that she talked to me like that and in an email to boot. I really thought he would come to his senses and do the right thing but he didn’t. The wedding was beautiful and we all had a good time despite his borish behavior. He has changed since they started dating and not for the better.
“Or a Santino crossed with a Sarah Palin type.” ~ Giggle, giggle, giggle….
Ah, the gift that is Sarah Palin. Shit! I can see the moon from my house! That means I’m an astronaut! Wow! Moon rocks for everyone!
heartsick mom~
It is my niece/his cousin. I know that he is an adult but I am mortified by his behavior. This all started with a comment on Easter about his new job where his sister said, oh your an assisant. It got changed to your a secretary by his wife and she is the one who really started things up. I am pissed that she talked to me like that and in an email to boot. I really thought he would come to his senses and do the right thing but he didn’t. The wedding was beautiful and we all had a good time despite his borish behavior. He has changed since they started dating and not for the better.
Well, that is pretty close family just to blow them off particularly at that cost per plate. I am happy to hear, however, that the wedding was beautiful and the bride and groom and their guests all had a lovely time. I do wish them the best in their new life together!
As for your son, well it is hard not to feel that their behavior, even as an adult, is not a reflection on us in some way. It sounds as if you did nothing wrong and as hard as it is, we have to allow them to make their own decisions, even if it hurts us, IMO.
I would have been very hurt as well, trust me!
PocketFullOfPosies;
Don’t give up on the 3 Muskateers!! I’ve been told that they’re lower in fat and calories than other candy bars. I haven’t read for myself the nutritional info on the wrappers, I’ll just keep on believin’. . .being a sheeple is easier, umm, y’all. . .
Moon;
We always called it “Puppy Chow”, too!
In fact, when my husband saw the show where Kate was making it, he yelled, “That ‘aint nothing but PUPPY CHOW!! Does she think she INVENTED that shit??!!” Pretty funny. He’s not allowed in the kitchen much, but he sure can spot a liar when he sees one. (He also thinks I invinted Puppy Chow, and that she totally ripped me off. . . I’m not telling him any different.)
Cut on the Diagonal~
Pretty funny. He’s not allowed in the kitchen much, but he sure can spot a liar when he sees one. (He also thinks I invinted Puppy Chow, and that she totally ripped me off. . . I’m not telling him any different.)
ROFL! That Puppy Chow recipe has been around for ages. Not quite as long as the Cool Whip Flag cake she made for 4th of July, but pretty damn long.
Moon;
Exactly. Monkey Munch, my ass. But then again, she also thinks she invented soup. . .and cutting sammitches on . . the. . well, you know…
Cut on the Diagonal~
Exactly. Monkey Munch, my ass. But then again, she also thinks she invented soup. . .and cutting sammitches on . . the. . well, you know…
Your namesake?
Cut On The Diagonal, in the words of Anne of Green Gables, I shall always consider you a benefactress. As I slept with my Three Musketeers under my pillow last night (I keep them in a temperature-controlled fiberglass box to prevent melting), I was filled with angst and despair, but the sun now shines brightly in my nougatey world.
(“Let the sun shine…let the sun shine…the su-un shine in…..(repeat chorus)”
And to make things even better, you used the word “sammitches.” No day is complete without “sammitches.”
Pocket~
I love Anne of Green Gables and sammitches. Not necessarily in that order…………….
I like Diagonal’s word “sammitches.” I like saying it, and I like singing it. It rolls off the tongue (sheeple, that’s pronounced “tung,” not “ton-gwee”), and makes me giggle.
I forgot to add that I think Anne of Green Gables is awesome! I wanted to be her when I was little (well, either her or Wonder Woman). Anne’s a feisty little thing, and if Jon and Kate lived in Avonlea, she’d totally kick their asses!
Do you know who else would kick some serious assage? Dr. Quinn. That’s right, Dr. Quinn. She’d totally ride into Wernersville on her magic horse and go all “frontier” on those morons.
#76 PFOP:
We love sammitches at our house. (I invented those, ya know!? Along with Puppy Chow, and cutting on the. . . eh, well. . .)
And those are all awesome women that you mentioned, but I’ll bet you that they don’t have a kick-ass recipe for spinach squares!!!
Those were a hit, and I’ll make them often. I meant to thank you for that!
What a fantastic way to start off Monday morning. Reconciling my checkbook to my bank statement (which I do every few days) and low & behold, not only did checks I mail Thursday make it to their destination on Friday BUT they also cleared my bank account! Now mind you 2 deposits (enough to cover those checks) go in Friday as well, but because they do withdrawals before deposits they fucking bounced ‘em for $36.00 each. Fucking HELL! Like I have $72.00 dollars to give their asses. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Knew I shouldn’t have mailed the shit until Friday. C–ksuckers!
Tam~
What a fantastic way to start off Monday morning. Reconciling my checkbook to my bank statement (which I do every few days) and low & behold, not only did checks I mail Thursday make it to their destination on Friday BUT they also cleared my bank account! Now mind you 2 deposits (enough to cover those checks) go in Friday as well, but because they do withdrawals before deposits they fucking bounced ‘em for $36.00 each. Fucking HELL! Like I have $72.00 dollars to give their asses. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Knew I shouldn’t have mailed the shit until Friday.
OUCH!
For the future you may want to discuss with your bank overdraft protection – if it is something that the offer with your account. Also, do the creditors in which you mailed checks have online payment? I pay 90% of our bills online and many have the option to choose what day you want your payment to go through to your bank, obviously providing it is before or on the due date.
For the couple of check I still send out in the mail I am noticing that the checks I write are clearing much faster than they used to. Everyone needs that money, and yesterday!
Tam:
Did you call your Bank and ask them to remove the 72 dollar fees?
Some banks may if you explain what THEY did to cause the issue.
Here’s to a better rest of the day:)
Just went up to the bank and got one of the fees reversed. $36.00 sucks but it’s sure better than $72.00. I pay most of my stuff online as well-this our car/life insurance and I never even checked to see if it could be paid online. It was my fault for mailing the envelope at 5:30pm on a Thursday, thinking they wouldn’t get received until Friday afternoon and it wouldn’t be deposited until Monday. I usually ALWAYS wait until I have my check in hand and then drop bills in mail. They don’t even use the same bank as I do and it still hit automatically. No more ‘float time’. The thing that pisses me off is that the bank does the withdrawals BEFORE the deposits AND they’ll take the largest check first and bounce anything smaller. I know that’s how they make their $$ but it’s pretty crappy nonetheless.
I think with the overdraft protection you actually need to have a ’savings’ account, and unfortunately we’re one of those ‘live paycheck to paycheck with not much to spare’ couples. Maybe now with no more tuition to pay we can start saving a few bucks. Sure would be nice….
PS-Apologies for the ‘fired up’ language earlier
Tam~
Just went up to the bank and got one of the fees reversed. $36.00 sucks but it’s sure better than $72.00.
Well I am happy that you at least got one reversed. Yep, no more float time. That was the terms that I was looking for but could not think of it. Those creditors are making daily deposits now, that is for sure.
Tam~
PS-Apologies for the ‘fired up’ language earlier.
No apologies needed! You used discretion with the C word which was appreciated, lol
Oh Tam, That crap happens to me more often than I care to admit. Call the bank. They might cut the fees in half.
I use the Automatic Postal Machines at the post office. Sometimes my purchases are a few different at $1.40. I was charged 6 services charges on each purchase. So, postage cost me 360% MORE!! I hate that fucking crap!
That didn’t make sense. I was charged $36 on EACH of the purchases. I had 6 purchases. Now it makes sense.
“I’m filled with all sorts of saddness about my Three Musketeers’ supiority being revealed as nothing more than mental myth. ”
I’m late to this party, but PfP, mint 3 Muskateers are one of life’s perfect foods.
(And a perfect meal is a hamburger, a dill pickle, fries and a Canadian beer!)
Why wouldn’t the bank add the deposit first then deduct the
checks or online deductions next if this was all on the same business day? Is that the way to treat CUSTOMERS doing business with Banks? Tam, you have a right to be upset. And I also think they should have waived the remaining 36 Dollars. I
believe I would call and ask to speak with the Branch Manager
or their Boss one more time today. I suppose then I would let it go. But I would be shopping around for a new Bank.
I have no rant, I’m just tired from gardening and I was glad someone else is posting about it. I looked for a gradening place on here, but, I haven’t seen one. I know Moon is a big gardener, did I miss it or…? I’d also like to say that this is one of my fav places to read and you are all such good writers. PocketFullOfPosies makes me laugh every time she posts, and others too. Oh, and I’m very happy to hear we will be following Project Runway, I love that show. Okay, now I have to go dig some more, I don’t own a tiller either. Grass sucks! I hate grass. Next rant day that may be my rant, if I’m not pissed off about something else by then.
PS..the garage sale lady sucked. Who’d turn down a little girls bid for lack of a dollar??
Is anyone listening to the press conference on TMZ? Paull Petersen is taking Nadya Suleman to court with the help of Gloria Allred. The lawsuit covers ALL of the concerns we have with the Gosselins! Why is he not doing the same for the Gosselin children. I am confused and upset. Why are these children more important than the Gosselin children? Why not help them too? Is this a CA thing?
DD, there is a gardening thread in the Moon Forums
88Vicki
Why wouldn’t the bank add the deposit first then deduct the
checks or online deductions next if this was all on the same business day? Is that the way to treat CUSTOMERS doing business with Banks? Tam, you have a right to be upset. And I also think they should have waived the remaining 36 Dollars. I
believe I would call and ask to speak with the Branch Manager
or their Boss one more time today. I suppose then I would let it go. But I would be shopping around for a new Bank.
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You would THINK they’d do that, wouldn’t ya? Just like paying out the most expensive first and everything else bounces. Makes ‘em more $$ The thing that kills me is that it’s not like I didn’t technically have the $$ and was trying to kite a check or something. I mean, who the hell would think the envelope would make it to its destination via USPS AND clear my account in less than 24hrs? My check was deposited at 5:30pm but they hold the deposit until 12:01am the next morning-it’s just the semantics of it all that blows. That and the exoribtant $36.00 per check fee when my frigging $ is sitting there. It’s not like I had $0 in my account. Another example of live and learn.
One more ridiculous thing about this particular bank…back in the day when you could pay utility bills there if you didn’t have a balance of over a certain amount-I want to say $5,000-in your account they would charge you $3.00 to pay the bill. If you were ‘broke’ they’d charge you the fee…like if I had that kind of jack in the bank I wouldn’t blink an eye @ $3.00, right?
Cut On The Diagonal: You made the spinach squares? Woo-hoo! If everyone in the world would make spinach squares, we’d have world peace. After just one fluffy bite, one automatically becomes a better person.
(Eating sammitches makes grass grow greener and laundry wash itself, so you’re doing your part, too, Diagonal.)
Giddy: Musketeers come in mint? Be still my beating heart! (I really hope you’re not toying with my emotions, because this is serious business.) I haven’t been this excited since the day I consumed my first Junior Mint, the lone beautiful morsel that made me who I am today.
DD: I LOVE your blog (I found it through this site), and thank you for the kind words and endless laughs. TVSnark has a great blog, too! I come to Moon’s site, laugh from Moon and the Musers, and click on over to DD and Snarkie, so it’s pretty much one-stop shopping!
