Be a post whore!

[monster]

Originally Posted by glatt

I broke out the turntable last weekend and let the kids play with it listening to our collection of 45s from the 80s. They had no memory of ever seeing a turntable before, and had trouble with the concept of carefully putting the needle at the beginning of the record. They thought you shouldn't need to be so careful and precise.

They were most enthralled with Read-Along Raiders of the Lost Ark. You turn the page at the crack of the bullwhip.

My turntable places the needle automatically. And is still on top of the hifi stack in the family room, ready to leap into action.......

[infinite monkey]

*envious*

The nurse at my old job had one in her office and she said her husband had one at home that he used like you do.

I really miss looking up books in a card catalog.

someday I'll have a house and have antiquey stuff like that. I have a few things, but I love old stuff.

[glatt]

well, mine is a small card catalog. Only four drawers. It was a smaller library. It's still pretty neat though.

[Sundae]

Had my second pooper today.
Gagged and retched very much. I think I hid it from the child though. He has problems with his digestive system so it's not unknown for this to happen. But he was visibly distressed and unable to even vocalise what had happened.

Luckily he was standing up at the time, and it stayed contained in his pants (shorts). No cleanup needed (he was able to wipe himself with moist tissue), then replace the pants with school spares.

Also had to put a pupil in time out for the first time.
75% of the class today were fizzing and giggling and talking nonstop.
She just had the misfortune to be on my table. She got her warnings according to standard procedure, then I made her sit on the floor facing the wall.
She bounced back fine, but it stopped the silliness at least.

[Clodfobble]

Paula Deen has announced that she has diabetes, and thinks that her fried-butter diet is "part of the puzzle" but not the only factor. Age and stress also come into play, she says--you know, like the number of years she's been eating fried butter, and the stress it has put on her body. I snorted loudly, which probably means I'm going to hell, but I did it anyway.

"It's like I told Oprah [Winfrey] a few years ago: 'Honey, I'm your cook, not your doctor,'" Deen said. "You are going to have to be responsible for yourself."

Turns out blaming your age is the same thing as taking responsibility. Who knew?

[classicman]

Well as long as she blamed someone or something else, she'll be just fine.
I'm sure the sales of all her rap had nothing to do with that decision

(I snorted when I heard too ... see you in hell, save me a seat.)

[monster]

Six years ago I was basically unaware of ice hockey. Now I'm almost ashamed how much I love it. I'll stop and watch any game above Mite level. I watch Hebe swim, but I'm really not interested in watching most others. i'll watch my kids play soccer, but I won't stay to watch the next game or watch the one while they're warming up..... but while my kids are warming up, dresing or doing off ice, I'll watch any game in progress. You might ask what else there is to do ....the rink has free wireless.....

worst still -while I'm confessing... I hate boxing and wrestling and martial arts and any form of professional fighting (maybe except fencing, if you count that) ...but I love the fights, even amongst the teenagers of the Plymouth Whalers (yesterday 6 goals, 7 fights....)

I should be ashamed.

But it's fun

[infinite monkey]

Hockey pretty much rocks.

That is all.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Hockey pretty much rocks.

That is all.

All

[Lola Bunny]

I pretty much stay out of the politics forum, but occassionally I'd pop to read a little here or there, ignoring the arguments, and leave real quick. Well, I was just there reading the Mayor Nutty's thread. Dang, people can get mean in there, huh? Are all the insults necessary? Anyways, just a lame comment because everyone knows that fact.

[Aliantha]

Just listened to a little bit of Ginrich's speech today. At one point he says if he becomes the nominee, he'll challenge Obama to 7 three hour debates, but that it's ok for Obama to use a teleprompter. Of course he thought he was being funny, but i guess he's forgotten how Bush was constantly prompted during debates.

I just thought it was a really short sighted comment, and particularly rude, especially since he isn't even the nominee and may not be in the end.

Dumb politicians.

[Sundae]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
I told a lie today and now have to live it out and feel like a bit of a heel in doing so.

I made packet brownies last night.
Three batches as I bought them when they were Buy 2 Get 1 Free.
I feel no guilt in using mixes - the staffroom gets what it wants and I feel happy. Usually I focus on decorating or giving something a special twist. Nothing you can do to brownies, so in the mixing bowl they went.

Trouble is, the staffroom are mostly female and adore chocolate.
AND we had a TA meeting straight after break. I wasn't there at break as I was on duty, but as soon as I came in at 10.30 I was greeted with thanks and compliments.

Linda - a very sweet woman - asked if they were made from scratch.
Oh yes, I blithely replied, as I didn't want to tarnish my image as a master baker.

At lunchtime she asked if she could have the recipe
Hers never come out as well as mine.
Sigh.
Why did I lie?

I feel I can't lose her respect by admitting the lie, so I have spent approx an hour vetting recipes online. I've found one by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall that has more steps than the average recipe, so if they turn out different - as they will, unless she is Dr Oetker - she'll assume she did something different in one of the stages.

I have to say they sound yummy and they aren't all that difficult.
But my conscience tells me I'd better make a batch soon to test them out.

And not bloody lie in future.

[glatt]

It's funny, because the best brownies I've ever had have always been made from a mix. For whatever reason, home made brownies just aren't as good.

The mix doesn't even have to be an expensive one. A cheap store band mix usually tastes better than brownies made from scratch.

[Sundae]

Damn.

If only I hadn't lied!
I could just have said the above, all superior because I know my browni-shit.

Poor Linda, doomed to forever try a 3-egg recipe that will never be as good.

[Clodfobble]

The worst best way to fix a lie is with another lie, I've always said. Look at the ingredients list on the brownie box mix, and estimate rough amounts in descending quantity order, using other recipes as a guide. Give the list to her, and when she asks where in the world she can get Sodium Diphosphate or whatever, just shrug and say an American friend sent it to you, you've never been able to find it there in Aylesbury. Tell her it's the most important ingredient, and to look online for it. She'll never bother.