I watch the Superbowl for the ads and to keep my DH company but now I think I have to tune in again for a football game. I may just have to plop down in the other recliner for the Pro Bowl. You know how some of the guys do those funny little dance moves and such when they make a touchdown? Well, things are about to get more interesting. Cincinnati Bengal’s wide receiver Chad Johnson has vowed “to strip” when he scores his touchdown. Hmmm. Professional athlete in top physical condition — I wouldn’t mind looking at that, even though he’s a little on the skinny side for my taste at 6′1″ and 192 (you’ve got to consider how much muscle weighs). Then again, those darn censors are gonna jump in before anything gets too interesting. They really know how to ruin all the fun.:bat:
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February 9, 2007February 8, 2007What the….Sunday afternoon, Girl needs new soccer cleats for the Spring season so she, her friend, and I traipse into our local athletic footwear store. I just want to get through in there so I can go next door to Target and look for new bed linens. :dog: Let’s do this fast. We walk in and one of the kids that works there ask if he can help. I’m a terrible judge of age but he’s somewhere between 17 and 22. My daughter’s friend is trying to flirt with this kid and I’m just busy picking out a couple of different soccer boot styles for Girl to try on. The salesboy brings back the shoes and while my daughter’s trying them on he gives me this look and says, “And what can I get for you?” I assure him I’m fine. Okay, sometimes I’m simply not the sharpest tool in the shed. It takes a couple more comments and I finally figure out that this kid is trying to flirt with me. A little icky but I’m just ignoring him while Girl tries out the cleats and tries on a UGA sweatshirt. I go to the counter to pay and another employee, a nice courteous kid, is ringing me up. My sales boy-toy (or is it toy-boy?) has followed us up to the counter and is standing idly by. I start to swipe my debit card and the one ringing me up says, “Oh, sorry, the debit machine for this register is over here.” My little Lothario pipes up, “I’ve got you so hot, you can’t think straight, huh?”
He says this at the friggin’ checkout counter with my kid and her friend and other store patrons around. I didn’t even deign to answer although I’m pretty sure I looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. I pay, gather my bag and receipt and WonderBoy calls out, “See you later, Gorgeous.”:wallbash: What is this kid’s problem? I just turn and walk out and once we hit the sidewalk Girl says, “He’s weird. He’s the one that Daddy and I thought was drunk the last time we were in there.” The DH later confirmed that on his visit to the store, he smelled booze oozing off the kid. Romeo must’ve been enjoying some recreational pharmaceuticals when I was in there because inappropriateness aside, I’d looked in the mirror before I left home. He must’ve been on some heavy-duty, mind-altering, friggin’ vision-altering hallucinogenics. Here’s my question, gentle blog reader, do I call corporate headquarters and complain? I have no clue what his name is but I could certainly describe him. Maybe I’m the one with the problem because rather than finding his comments flattering I just found him offensive. As it stands, I’m leaning toward calling. I await your sage advice…. February 7, 2007Ode to my EditorOkay, this isn’t technically an ode, since an ode is “a lyrical poem” and I don’t do those, but it sounded a whole lot better than a redneck “Hot Damn and Hell Yeah to my Editor.” I suspect I’ve said it before, but I’m saying it again…the woman is brilliant. She has an enviable ability to put her finger on the pulse of a problem and more often than not knows how to fix it. Last week, a little plotting snafu and a phone call later I had it ironed out thanks to her insight. And she “gets” me — she understands my humor and my voice and lets me go where they take me which is something an author should never, ever take for granted. So, could I get a good Gretchen Wilson redneck girl’s “Hell Yeah” for Brenda Chin, senior editor of Blaze at Harlequin Enterprises? (See I told you I didn’t do the ode thing.) February 6, 2007FabulosoAs a rule, I don’t blog recipes. Therefore, you must trust me that this one is extraordinary. Delicious, easy to make, relatively low fat and if you’re sipping a glass of red wine while cooking them, they go good with that too.:thumbsup: Just a note here, I used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa because I really, really like dark chocolate. And just to make sure I’m giving the proper credit due, the recipe is from Cooking Light. And don’t say I didn’t warn you that these are incredibly good.:thankyou: Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Cookies The tartness of the cherries contrasts with the cocoa and semisweet chocolate chips. 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces) Preheat oven to 350°. Yield: 30 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie) NUTRITION PER SERVING February 5, 2007Fave Super Bowl AdsOMG. Chevy ad. The men all stripping to wipe down the car at a traffic light. I was hysterical. :happy2::happy2: Second runner up: Bud light. Dark deserted road and the guy slows down to pick-up scary hitchhiker who’s holding an ax and a 6-pack of Bud. Girlfriend: “But he’s got an ax.” Guy: “But he’s got Bud light.” Slows down the car, “Hey, what’s the ax for?” Scary guy: “Bottle openener.” Guy: “Hey, get in.” TDF. :happy2: Tie for close third: The “mouse.” “Hey, you forgot to plug it in.” “No!” :twisted: and the guys working on the car eating the Snicker’s bar. I was howling. Of course, that may not have been new, don’t watch enough t.v. to know. Go Colts! February 1, 2007Why I’m Still Married11:30 p.m. Wednesday Me: I’ll go. I’m the one that forgot it earlier. DH: No, I’ll go. Me: There is…uh, one other thing. DH: Yeah? Me: Birdseed. DH: You want me to get birdseed? Me: Well, I forgot it earlier and we’re out and with it being cold… DH: (sighing) I guess they’ll really need it tomorrow. Okay, birdseed and milk. Me: Hey, they like the kind with the dried cherries in it. He came home with milk, a lovely dried fruit/nut birdseed blend and…. a surprise pack of Pig Newtons for me. |
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