Supporting the BLING MY BRA campaign!
Too many families lose mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and grandmoms every year. There is NO excuse to not support us. YOUR MOM had boobs!!
Here is one of my friends with a very poignant testimonial to the pain this disease leaves in it's wake.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
FINALLY!! Someone at the USDA with a BRAIN!!!
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/usda-to-try-new-summer-system-for-feeding-poor-students/19598805
This just seems like such a given - a no-brainer...
20.5 MILLION - that would be 20,500,000 KIDS - people too young to work for aliving primarily but even some highschoolers are eligible for subsidized school lunches. BUT what do they do when school is out all summer and over Christmas break and over Spring break?? THEY GO HUNGRY.
These are KIDS... not drug addict, not welfare cheats, not drug dealers (mostly not) just CHILDREN - God's precious gifts who are hungry.
WHY did it take so long for someone to think of this and what can we do to promote this idea and twist the arms of the folks in ALL states to join this program or start the same thing of their own???
Meanwhile, join me in donating to Philabundance, a non-profit in the SE Penna/ Southern NJ area that collects and redistributes available food, produce etc. I've been running charity auctions on eBay for them for months but my sales level is so low (Hello eBay!..anybody home!) that I'm not making much of a dent. I think so far I donated to packs of crackers with my proceeds. But you can "vet" them thru MissionFish if you want to or you can check them out on the search engines (I refuse to "G_____ It". THAT is a whole other blog post.
PS - some of my "acquaintances" (I refuse to call people this ignorant a friend) have voiced the opinion that the "welfare cheats" don't deserve school lunches - WHATEVER the parent does, the kid does not deserve to go hungry!!!
A lot of you lament the poor performances in schools and you'll lambast the teachers. It helps to FEED the kid - PLEASE read this too -
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/99989839.html
And next time you feed your kids think about why ANYONE's child should go hungry --
This just seems like such a given - a no-brainer...
20.5 MILLION - that would be 20,500,000 KIDS - people too young to work for aliving primarily but even some highschoolers are eligible for subsidized school lunches. BUT what do they do when school is out all summer and over Christmas break and over Spring break?? THEY GO HUNGRY.
These are KIDS... not drug addict, not welfare cheats, not drug dealers (mostly not) just CHILDREN - God's precious gifts who are hungry.
WHY did it take so long for someone to think of this and what can we do to promote this idea and twist the arms of the folks in ALL states to join this program or start the same thing of their own???
Meanwhile, join me in donating to Philabundance, a non-profit in the SE Penna/ Southern NJ area that collects and redistributes available food, produce etc. I've been running charity auctions on eBay for them for months but my sales level is so low (Hello eBay!..anybody home!) that I'm not making much of a dent. I think so far I donated to packs of crackers with my proceeds. But you can "vet" them thru MissionFish if you want to or you can check them out on the search engines (I refuse to "G_____ It". THAT is a whole other blog post.
PS - some of my "acquaintances" (I refuse to call people this ignorant a friend) have voiced the opinion that the "welfare cheats" don't deserve school lunches - WHATEVER the parent does, the kid does not deserve to go hungry!!!
A lot of you lament the poor performances in schools and you'll lambast the teachers. It helps to FEED the kid - PLEASE read this too -
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/99989839.html
And next time you feed your kids think about why ANYONE's child should go hungry --
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Dear AOL - (and Dove and ?? and ??)
I read my email in the middle of the night - I don't appreciate it when I click on one of your links and here comes some screeching noisy WAKE UP THE DEAD! music to wake up my husband.
KNOCK IT OFF. Because you insist on giving me a commercial on every link you post on your "news" pages, guess what's started to happen?
Yep - you got it... I ain't clickin' on nearly so many. GOOD JOB! AOL!
CASE In Point (this one is not screechy but it's the straw that killed this camel) DOVE CHOCOLATE COMMERICAL
KNOCK IT OFF. Because you insist on giving me a commercial on every link you post on your "news" pages, guess what's started to happen?
Yep - you got it... I ain't clickin' on nearly so many. GOOD JOB! AOL!
CASE In Point (this one is not screechy but it's the straw that killed this camel) DOVE CHOCOLATE COMMERICAL
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Dinner Last night...
Even cranky people like me have to eat - I made this last night and it got good reviews... so try it and then check out the www.kitchendaily.com website for more ideas. I'm not above using someone else's recipe (and at least they LIKED this one. LOL)
And this one is definitely a candidate for make ahead. All the ingredients can be done ahead since the broccoli gets cooked but served cool. Early in the day, before it gets hot in the kitchen, do the cooking and then throw everything together at the last minute or so. You could cook MORE chicken shred it, freeze 1/2 and then make this next week too.
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed, or 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (skip Step 1)
4 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 pounds medium tomatoes
2 teaspoons plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions
1. Place chicken in a skillet or saucepan and add enough water to cover; bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred with two forks into bite-size pieces.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add broccoli and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
3. Meanwhile, core tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Gently squeeze out seeds and discard. Set the tomatoes cut-side down on paper towels to drain for about 5 minutes.
4. Place a large heavy skillet, such as cast-iron, over high heat until very hot. Brush the cut sides of the tomatoes with 1 teaspoon oil and place cut-side down in the pan. Cook until charred and beginning to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Brush the tops lightly with another 1 teaspoon oil, turn and cook until the skin is charred, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate to cool. Do not clean the pan.
5. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in the pan over medium heat. Stir in salt, pepper and chili powder and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Slowly pour in lemon juice (it may splatter), then remove the pan from the heat. Stir to scrape up any browned bits.
6. Coarsely chop the tomatoes and combine them in a large bowl with the shredded chicken, broccoli and the pan dressing; toss to coat.
about this recipe
This simple but substantial main-course salad gets its goodness from smoky skillet-blackened tomatoes and a dressing prepared right in the pan”maximizing all the flavor from the tomatoes.
Read more: http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/chicken-charred-tomato-and-broccoli-salad-865#ixzz0tNYRNd1M
And this one is definitely a candidate for make ahead. All the ingredients can be done ahead since the broccoli gets cooked but served cool. Early in the day, before it gets hot in the kitchen, do the cooking and then throw everything together at the last minute or so. You could cook MORE chicken shred it, freeze 1/2 and then make this next week too.
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed, or 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (skip Step 1)
4 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 pounds medium tomatoes
2 teaspoons plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions
1. Place chicken in a skillet or saucepan and add enough water to cover; bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred with two forks into bite-size pieces.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add broccoli and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
3. Meanwhile, core tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Gently squeeze out seeds and discard. Set the tomatoes cut-side down on paper towels to drain for about 5 minutes.
4. Place a large heavy skillet, such as cast-iron, over high heat until very hot. Brush the cut sides of the tomatoes with 1 teaspoon oil and place cut-side down in the pan. Cook until charred and beginning to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Brush the tops lightly with another 1 teaspoon oil, turn and cook until the skin is charred, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate to cool. Do not clean the pan.
5. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in the pan over medium heat. Stir in salt, pepper and chili powder and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Slowly pour in lemon juice (it may splatter), then remove the pan from the heat. Stir to scrape up any browned bits.
6. Coarsely chop the tomatoes and combine them in a large bowl with the shredded chicken, broccoli and the pan dressing; toss to coat.
about this recipe
This simple but substantial main-course salad gets its goodness from smoky skillet-blackened tomatoes and a dressing prepared right in the pan”maximizing all the flavor from the tomatoes.
Read more: http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/chicken-charred-tomato-and-broccoli-salad-865#ixzz0tNYRNd1M
Friday, June 25, 2010
Share this video - Clean the Gulf Oil Spill up!
MY mother made me clean up any mess I made when I was growing up. What's wrong with you BP people? YOU should be ashamed or yourselves. CLEAN UP THAT MESS!
YOUTUBE Video
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Why doesn't anyone...
1. make a toaster with a snap-on or snap-off cover?? I'm looking at my toaster a few minutes ago and couldn't eat til I stopped to clean it. I'd love a toaster with a snapon cover that I could remove to put it in the sink and wash it REALLY clean. (spray cleaners don't satisfy my old-fashioned soul... I want it in HOT water and bleach and you know the routine...CLEAN)
2. Same thing for coffee makers.. I can put the basket and the pot in the dishwasher... why not a snap off cover so I can wash that properly too???
Just saying...
2. Same thing for coffee makers.. I can put the basket and the pot in the dishwasher... why not a snap off cover so I can wash that properly too???
Just saying...
Monday, June 7, 2010
Who reconciles Amazon's merchant account statements
Alright I'm sitting here trying to reconcile an account and it's SUCH a pain in the neck to do it isn't even funny. Years ago, I used to reconcile credit card statements for a large company. It wasn't quite the worst job I ever had but I sure hated doing it.
So in the middle of doing this, I went to amazon to buy somethind and thought " I wonder how do they reconcile their accounts?" I'm sure there's not really a person going line by line but I'm also sure it has to be checked by someone somehow. Who do you do it Jeff Bezos?
Or any big company? I don't have a lot of charges thru my "merchant account" to reconcile but hopefully I will a couple of years down the road. How do the big vendors/venues do it? (If you know, whisper it right here, I wont' share it with anyone but my 6 closest friends... LOL)
#blog30
So in the middle of doing this, I went to amazon to buy somethind and thought " I wonder how do they reconcile their accounts?" I'm sure there's not really a person going line by line but I'm also sure it has to be checked by someone somehow. Who do you do it Jeff Bezos?
Or any big company? I don't have a lot of charges thru my "merchant account" to reconcile but hopefully I will a couple of years down the road. How do the big vendors/venues do it? (If you know, whisper it right here, I wont' share it with anyone but my 6 closest friends... LOL)
#blog30
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