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Ugly Betty

October 12, 2006 by Tricia

Has anyone been watching the new show Ugly Betty?

I’ve been taping the episodes and sometimes watching them on Thursday nights when they are aired, or sometimes catching up and watching on another night. It’s hard to keep up with favorite shows and try to get a peek at all the new shows at this time of year isn’t it?

Anyway, I’ve been enjoying Ugly Betty. If she can succeed at a snooty magazine then anyone can. LOL She’s naive, honest, and desperately wants to help and please her boss. The show is funny. It’s unfortunate that it’s up against some of the big shows that have been on for years, but I hope it makes it. I like it.

What do you think? Have you been watching any of the other new shows? Heroes, Six Degrees, The Nine, Shark?

The Front Garden

October 1, 2006 by Tricia

It’s Doctor Moms last day here. I’m so sad, she’s been a great roomie and we’ve had a lot of fun visiting with each other. I’m hoping that all of my visitors have gone over to visit with her too. You can still vote for the Idiot of the week. Look over her last few posts to rate the Idiot selection and then select one to vote for. She’ll announce the winner on Monday. Go on, go vote.

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I thought that I’d show you a couple of the flowering plants that I grow in my front garden bed, and in our planted boulevard.

The flowerbeds at the front of our house were more of an after thought after we finished putting in raised flower beds with interlocking easy stone, and installed a patio in the backyard. We used some of the left over stones to create raised beds in the front.

The backyard garden was supposed to be our delightfully special garden, but the front has become a rival to it as it’s matured.

Here’s a photo of Autumn Joy Sedum.

This plant starts out looking like a green succulent, but usually by the end of July the flower stalks begin to grow. As the flower buds develop the heads of the flower stalks are green at first, then they become a whitish colour. Personally I think they look a bit like cauliflower at this point. By the end of August the blossoms to be are turning a nice pink and the bees are starting to notice them. In fact they are often covered in bees.

By mid-September all of the tiny flower buds begin to open and they go from pink to this very pretty magenta colour. This colour will darken as the days get cooler. By the end of October the flowers will be finished and will have dried out. I think that they look sort of ornamental around this time when they are dried out, sort of like dried flowers – beige in colour but still interesting.

A few of the sunflowers that I grow in my front Boulevard Garden bed:

Mr. Fab seems to think I’m freakishly tall (I’m not, I’m only 5′ 10 1/2″), but if he saw my sunflowers he’d realize that they are the ones that are freakishly tall. Some of them must be 14 or more feet tall.

We planted our front boulevard flower bed with Siberian Iris’, Salvia, marigolds, alysium, dahlia’s, daylilies, delphinium, malva, cosmos, peonies, spring bulbs, four types of sunflowers, and we have a Morning Glory vine growing on the “No Parking Sign” that’s in the boulevard flower bed.

From April until at least the end of October there is always something blooming in that flower bed. We planted it more for our neighbors enjoyment than our own, and they all seem to love it. Plus, we are the only ones with a planted boulevard for several blocks, so our house is very easy to find if a friend or relative is trying to find it.

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Is Bin laden Dead?

September 23, 2006 by Tricia

There are reports in the news that state that Bin Laden might have died in late August in Pakistan due to a typhoid infection.

True or false I don’t know:

CBS: Bin Laden Alive or Dead?

France, US, unable to confirm report bin Laden dead

So what do you think? Are the rumors real this time round? After all we’ve heard it before haven’t we?

I’m pretty sure that this won’t make any difference in Al Qaeda’s agenda even if this is true. Do you feel the same way?

Quick Change Artist

September 1, 2006 by Tricia

Do you have any special skills?

A unique, yet possibly quirky talent?

I do! I’m a quick change artist.

I don’t remember exactly when I realized that I had this super power. I think that acquiring super powers is something like getting a headache. It’s not there, it’s not there, BOOM, Oh my gosh do I ever have a headache. Curiously headaches seem to leave the same way too don’t they?

But I digress, back to my talent.

I can completely change my top in public without anyone being able to see any parts that I don’t want seen. Ah, I know, not much fun for those watching ’cause they probably want to see what I’m trying to hide. Tough.

How did I acquire this hidden talent? And why? Well, I think it had something to do with having a cottage as a child. Huh?

Well, we used to go up to our cottage in the late fall, and early spring, sometimes we even went in the winter. Do you know how cool cottage bedrooms that are far from the Oil heater or fireplace get in the cool months? They’re freezing!

As a child I was forced to master changing from whatever I was wearing- usually pants and a top and perhaps a sweater, into my little nightie or flannel pj’s (depending on the time of year) without actually baring any flesh to the frigid air. This was the only way to avoid massive goosebumps, and a case of the shivers that often lasted 2 hours or so.

So it makes sense that I developed this talent out of necessity as a child, right? But I still use my hidden talent on occasion. Sometimes it’s necessary.

Take for example my most recent quick change scenario:

Last Saturday, while we were in Chicago, we were rushing to find the concert hall that we had to be at before 8 p.m. after leaving the downtown area. We were lost. We’d left the downtown area at about 7:15 p.m. after our afternoon of sightseeing and picture taking, knowing that we were cutting it close. By 7:45 p.m. my husbands brother realized we were lost and finally stopped for directions.

I had a feeling this might happen. I had wanted to change from the t-shirt and shorts that I was wearing while touring downtown Chicago into a nice top and some jeans prior to the concert. Just before we left our parking space I’d grabbed my top out of the the trunk and brought it into the front passenger seat with me. I had a feeling that I would need to do a quick change scene.

Knowing we’d only just get there in time to get in and find our seats before the concert started I decided to change my top. I don’t think I’ve ever done this before while moving slowly through crowded city streets, in the front of a car with the window down and the sunroof open. If I made a mistake, not only would my friends and family get an unexpected exposure, but so would complete strangers who were passing by our car as we drove the crowded streets, or when we were stopped at a set of lights.

I was also trying to be a good law abiding citizen and keep my seat belt (lap and shoulder strap) on while completing this quick change. This complicated matters, as did the fact that I was trying to change into a tiny little tank top with multiple holes for my arms or neck to make a mistake poking through.

It was a struggle! It was probably like watching someone struggle out of a straight jacket. At one point my arm was stuck in an awkward position behind my back, in the tank top that was under my t-shirt. I thought I might have to dislocate my shoulder to complete the act, or be forced to bare it all. Finally, my arm slipped into the right place and the tank top was in place. Off came my t-shirt to reveal the cute tank underneath.

I didn’t know what the concert would be like, dressy, casual or what. So I decided to put a nice open shirt over the tank top. Unfortunately I was still wearing the shorts. What I was wearing on top didn’t quite go with the shorts I was wearing, but I’ve yet to master changing into tight jeans while in a car. If they’d been baggy or looser jeans yeah, I probably would have tried. Oh well.

Since I have these unique super powers I decided to take a test to find out which Super Hero I’m most like:

Your results:

You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man		85%
Superman		80%
The Flash		65%
Green Lantern		65%
Wonder Woman		60%
Supergirl		60%
Iron Man		60%
Robin		57%
Catwoman		50%
Hulk		45%
Batman		45%

You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.

Click here to take the “Which Superhero am I?” quiz…
Where does Spiderman change anyway? Doesn’t he always just appear in costume whenever he’s needed? Yeah, he must be a quick change artist too. As you can see I’m also 80% like Superman and we all know he changes in telephone booths, right? Kinda like me changing in a car.

So which Super Hero are you, and do you have any hidden talents or skills that match your Super Hero persona?

Come on, talk to me.

Hey! I’m still waiting

August 28, 2006 by Tricia

Hmrmmph. Well, that’s the last time I ask anyone for a donation. Not one of you responded to my donation request. Actually that’s not true, there was some laughter, but no offers of donations.

Really people. You know I’m a major klutz if you’ve read any of my posts. Doesn’t anyone want to prevent my next big accident?

You didn’t send it before my Chicago trip and for all you know I did it again. Let’s hope not!

I need bubble wrap. Yes indeedy I do.

I’ve already had two bad falls this year and there’s still 4 and a bit months to go. I’m certain that there’s yet another great fall coming my way. I want to be pro-active and protect myself so that when it happens, and I’m pretty sure it will, I won’t hurt myself.

I can’t live in a bubble, but I can wrap myself in bubbles. Yes, that’s just what I hope to do if only some kind folk would donate some bubble wrap. Hey, I might even create some new fashion trend – bubble pants, bubble shirt or jacket, and of course I need a bubble helmet because one of my falls got my chin.

Darn, I missed the boat on that invention. I just found out that my idea is not original, someone already invented bubblewrap suits. Never the less- I still need one.

I wonder how creative I could get? The clear bubble wrap could be used as a sexy suit a la saran wrap; and the pink bubble wrap could be made into bubble wrap dresses, skirts, and blouses. If I wore a bubble wrap suit while boating I wouldn’t have to wear a life jacket because I’m pretty sure I’d float. I’d just have to watch out for rocks, sharks and piranha. The bubble wrap suits might be a little warm in the summer but I suppose I could always put some ice on the inside. They’d be warm in the winter with all that air for insulation and I could probably just slide where ever I wanted to go.

If you don’t want to read about any more injuries or falls please send some bubble wrap. Yes you, stop popping the bubbles and send me the wrap whenever you get a package that has some in it.

Ugly Betty

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Is Bin laden Dead?

Quick Change Artist

Hey! I’m still waiting

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