Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
It's tomato time!
I have made two runs to Roger's Garden's this year so far and came back with seeds and tomatoes. Last weekend was the annual "Tomatomania.com" event. I was bummed not to be able to locate parking on Saturday morning within the first hour of them opening, so I tried again at about 3PM on Sunday and I had absolutely no issues then... with parking. Somehow by dumb luck or sheer timing, I ended up behind a mother and her daughter who, I would kindly say, were a generation older than I was struggling to get up that hill where the rear entrance is to check out.
Once I ditched the cumbersome green garden cart for a black wire shopping basket, found my four plants, which included two Chika cherry tomato plants, one Texas hybrid and one German heirloom, I trailed behind these two aforementioned ladies. The older of the two was worn out from the trip and dropped her velour warm-up jacket on the sidewalk while heading for the exit. I bent down to pick it up, but allowed the daughter of the of the pair to complete the retrieval. A man passed by going downhill and asked the two women before me if they needed any help with their cart, but declined. They had one 5-gallon plant and were doing just fine by me, just going slow. I felt like I was their spotter. I even allowed these two to line up in front of me at the check-out instead of going round them or getting into the one other line which didn't look as though it was moving any faster than a warm Sunday afternoon needed to. The daughter escorted her mother to the car for her to rest and get out of the sun while I kept their cart moving forward waiting in line to pay.
I should have replanted them into the raised beds when I got them home. It's now the Thursday after the daylight savings time change. Friday is almost here...
Once I ditched the cumbersome green garden cart for a black wire shopping basket, found my four plants, which included two Chika cherry tomato plants, one Texas hybrid and one German heirloom, I trailed behind these two aforementioned ladies. The older of the two was worn out from the trip and dropped her velour warm-up jacket on the sidewalk while heading for the exit. I bent down to pick it up, but allowed the daughter of the of the pair to complete the retrieval. A man passed by going downhill and asked the two women before me if they needed any help with their cart, but declined. They had one 5-gallon plant and were doing just fine by me, just going slow. I felt like I was their spotter. I even allowed these two to line up in front of me at the check-out instead of going round them or getting into the one other line which didn't look as though it was moving any faster than a warm Sunday afternoon needed to. The daughter escorted her mother to the car for her to rest and get out of the sun while I kept their cart moving forward waiting in line to pay.
I should have replanted them into the raised beds when I got them home. It's now the Thursday after the daylight savings time change. Friday is almost here...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
In The News 02/26/14:
In The News 02/26/14:
This is a great article explaining how portfolio loans aka HTM designated loans effect your financial institution’s bottom line:
Re: Credit Suisse and U.S. Tax Evasion
Re: B of A being investigated for their forex conduct and practices
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bofa-under-investigation-over-u-005926467.html
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Use it or lose it
One of the perks of being a 4 year survivor... err someone with tenure at work is that I accumulate vacation time quickly. Which leads to the next question, "Where am I going to go for vacation this year?"
Last year, I traveled to Virginia to visit with my aunt and uncle. It seemed as though I came too soon because:
1) I don't call 40 degree weather a suitable temp during any vacation for me. I was sequestered to the house until it hit at least 50 degrees. I am no snow bunny.
2) Then come to find out that the major annual event for Winchester, "The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival" is near the end of the month and not at the beginning when I was there.
But no matter. I had fun anyway.
So now I have about a two week period to figure out where to go.
Last year, I traveled to Virginia to visit with my aunt and uncle. It seemed as though I came too soon because:
1) I don't call 40 degree weather a suitable temp during any vacation for me. I was sequestered to the house until it hit at least 50 degrees. I am no snow bunny.
2) Then come to find out that the major annual event for Winchester, "The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival" is near the end of the month and not at the beginning when I was there.
But no matter. I had fun anyway.
So now I have about a two week period to figure out where to go.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Happy New Year!
It went off without a hitch. I fully intended to stay up and watch the ball drop in Times Square on TV and fell asleep on it. We had planned to make corned beef for new years and my son set the crock pot up before going to bed. I know this because I woke up to this before moving from the couch to the bed. I took a nap and then woke up at 3:00AM. Really? Insomnia? I stayed up until I watched the entire Rose Parade and then took another nap. Then it was lunchtime.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
In The News...
...and the last two sentences are the most important ones.
Based on the GSEs’ loan purchases in Q3 2013, FHFA expects the announced changes to the g-fee structure to produce an overall average g-fee increase of approximately 11 basis points, which represents an average increase of 14 basis points on a typical 30-year mortgage and 4 basis points on a 15-year mortgage.
*Watt at FHFA Count Revive 40 Year Mortgages-Analyst
*How to Approach Retirement Catch-Up:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/approach-retirement-catch-170402394.html
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving 2013
It feels like the longest short week ever. So much to do and so little time. I ran around town last weekend with my list of things to buy before the big cooking day tomorrow, Thursday. People who don't know or live in the US... Thanksgiving is a feast, a meal to share with family and friends of supposedly traditional foodstuffs the Pilgrims consumed in celebration of life in the new world after their 1st year.
stuffing ( go go Mrs. Cubbinson's traditional variety. I make it with extra poultry seasoning. Yum.)
cranberry sauce (sometimes sauce, sometimes gel. I like mine with bits of tangerine in it. It's a sweet/sour juxtaposition my taste buds go nuts over against the stuffing's savory contrast.)
turkey gravy (Cambell's makes it with no dairy, thank you)
yams (I usually omit yams, but this year I felt like having them. I'll serve them with brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine.)
roasted carrots (in olive oil with rosemary. I already bought a rosemary plant and killed it. So sad.)
scalloped potatoes (specifically for Stephen because I don't consume dairy)
Brown Irish Soda Bread (making this recipe for the first time this year instead of going the easy route buying brown and serve pull-a-part rolls)
spiced pumpkin & carrot cake (because it's a must to have pumpkin flavored something at Thanksgiving.)
Recipes for the Brown Irish Soda Bread and Spiced Pumpkin and Carrot Cake can be found on my recipe website My Red Recipe Book .
This Year's Menu:
Roasted turkey breast (because it's not worth getting a skinny bird. There's hardly any meat on them!)stuffing ( go go Mrs. Cubbinson's traditional variety. I make it with extra poultry seasoning. Yum.)
cranberry sauce (sometimes sauce, sometimes gel. I like mine with bits of tangerine in it. It's a sweet/sour juxtaposition my taste buds go nuts over against the stuffing's savory contrast.)
turkey gravy (Cambell's makes it with no dairy, thank you)
yams (I usually omit yams, but this year I felt like having them. I'll serve them with brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine.)
roasted carrots (in olive oil with rosemary. I already bought a rosemary plant and killed it. So sad.)
scalloped potatoes (specifically for Stephen because I don't consume dairy)
Brown Irish Soda Bread (making this recipe for the first time this year instead of going the easy route buying brown and serve pull-a-part rolls)
spiced pumpkin & carrot cake (because it's a must to have pumpkin flavored something at Thanksgiving.)
Recipes for the Brown Irish Soda Bread and Spiced Pumpkin and Carrot Cake can be found on my recipe website My Red Recipe Book .
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
In the News:
Note: Many FNMA employees were either laid-off due to office consolidation or took early retirement in 2008 before the credit crunch took hold on October.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Aunt Flo's Visit
Let's just say I wasn't a happy little camper this morning when I woke up to clean-up a bloody mess. I thought this BS menses business was OVER. June 2012 was the last one. And it's been a month since I took that high dose of vitamin D that made every muscle in me feel sore. I'm so irritated. And kaiser won't cover the ortho evra patches. FU kaiser. I'm just going to collect my B12shots and go to the next insurance carrier offered at work.
And even more info on Vitamin D:
http://thehealthyelements.com/vitamin-d-the-period-vitamin/
http://www.vitamindsociety.org/
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
http://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-your-sleep-with-vitamin-d/
And even more info on Vitamin D:
http://thehealthyelements.com/vitamin-d-the-period-vitamin/
http://www.vitamindsociety.org/
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
http://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-your-sleep-with-vitamin-d/
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