PhotoHunt
I still have no idea how Jack and Jill will be “Thankful” so I haven’t taken any pictures yet. I’ll get them posted as soon as I think of something.
Update 2/28/09 9:40am
I’ve got a great idea, but it’s taking me a while to get all the parts lined up. Check back in about an hour.
Suzie’s House 106: Hearing
“I object!” Ben lurched to his feet next to Suzie. She had to catch his chair to keep it from tipping over. What on Earth did he think he was doing? He glanced around the courtroom, looking painfully unsure of himself. When he spoke again, Suzie almost swallowed her tongue in mortification. “Dad doesn’t want me at all! He’s planning on sending me to Mendota as soon as he gets full custody. I know, because I heard him say it to Mrs. D.”
“Ben,” she said quietly, trying to warn him. She understood what he was trying to do, and she fully believed his story, but how would it sound to a judge?
“No,” The judge held her hand up and looked pointedly at Suzie. “Let him speak.”
Suzie glanced at the door, wishing desperately that her lawyer would walk through it. There must be something radically wrong because he had never been late for anything before. He hadn’t even called to let her know what was going on. She wanted to call him, but cell phones weren’t allowed, and she didn’t know how to ask the judge for permission. And now Ben looked like he was going off the deep end. Could this situation get any worse?
“You heard him say this?” The judge clasped her hands together, leaned forward, and looked concerned. Suzie prayed for leniency.
“Yes. Me and Gene saw Mrs. D. going to Gene’s house and my dad and his were already in there, which is really weird ‘cause they didn’t know each other at all before, so we went to check it out. We listened through the window. Mrs. D always hated both Gene and me and for no good reason. You can ask anyone. She hates us. She was telling them how she knows of an institution that would take us, and they both agreed to sign the papers. What I want to know is if he’s just going to get rid of me right away, why does he have to take me away from Mom?”
“A very good question. Mr. Hammacker?”
“As you can see from…” Rob’s lawyer started to say in an obnoxiously pompous way, but the judge cut him off.
“I would like to hear it from Mr. Hammacker.”
“It’s because,” Rob cleared his throat and looked around uncomfortably. He glanced down at the papers in front of his lawyers as if to find the inner workings of his own black heart among them. His lawyer leaned over and whispered something into his ear. Suzie was glad to see the judge take note. Having been fed his line, Rob perked up. “It’s because he is in danger in Suzie’s house.”
Suzie cringed. This was it, her Achilles heel. Rob would brink up the whole business about how she’d rented a room to an FBI agent who accidentally brought his work home. He’d go on and on about Ben nearly being abducted, and might even mention how a man with a gun had wandered into her kitchen. He wouldn’t say a think about how Suzie had stopped that man. She started to protest, but stopped herself for fear of making matters worse. She needn’t have worried.
“So then,” the judge said slowly. “You admit you intend to turn him over to an institution as soon as you have him away from his mother?”
“I, well… I…” Rob stuttered. “Of course not.” He must have realized how bad he sounded. “This is ridiculous. Ben is making it all up!”
“Do you have any evidence?”
“Well, Gene was there,” Ben answered her. “His dad wants to lock him away too. It’s the three of them against Gene and me.”
“Young man,” The judge gave him a sharp-eyed look that had Suzie terrified. “Are you saying it is all a conspiracy?”
“Yes.” Ben lifted his chin belligerently. “I am.”
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13 Search Engine Results
Mom of 3 Girlsinspired my TT this week.
She listed 13 search engine parameters that brought people to her blog. These were all taken from yesterday.
1. microwave cake
2. corn meal
3. clubhouse sandwich recipes
4. alaska moose trained for lumber removal
5. getting used to bifocals
6. who sang the song alice’s restaurant
7. complaining about coldness at doctor’s office
8. what a husband does
9. quaker oats recipes home page
10. banana cake
11. gerbil
12. secret camping spots on lake powell
13. airplane window
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MBerthieris the featured TT post this week because I love libraries
Nicholas
Thorne
The Eclectic Witch
WriterCarmen
Tricia
Michelle
PopArtDiva
Paige Tyler
julia
Mozi Esme
By George! What to Do With a Tsar.
Last week Mr. Al talked about how poorly George IV got along with a certain Tsar’s sister, and hinted there might be problems because of it. Let’s see what he meant.
The Prince saw King Louis off for his return to France at Dover, then returned to London to begin preparations for the arrival of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, Prince Metternich, who was representing the Emperor of Austria, and Tsar Alexander I. Having already received an unhealthy dose of Alex’s sister, he was not looking forward to meeting with him.
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Alaskan Clydesdale ?
This is the sort of thing I usually do on Mondays because it’s one of those forwarded email things, but I’m wondering what you think, so here it is on Talk To Me Tuesday. Here’s what I originally received along with the picture above:
> ALASKAN CLYDESDALE
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> Only in Alaska……. This guy raised an abandoned moose calf with his horses, and believe it or not, he has trained it for lumber removal and other hauling tasks. Given the 2,000 pounds of robust muscle, and the splayed, grippy hooves, he claims it is the best work animal he has.
> He says the secret to keeping the moose around is a sweet salt lick, although, during the rut he disappears for a couple of weeks, but always comes home….. Impressive !!
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> Bound to be someone out there that will raise some issues with this treatment of a wild animal.
> To them I say. “If the Moose keeps coming back, what’s the problem?”
So, what do you think? Is the guy asking for trouble? Is this like the first stage in domestication? It is natural or wrong?
Chocolate Bear Contest
It’s been a very long time since I’ve held a contest. I was holding off until I got my blog moved and fixed up, but it looks like it will still be a while. I’m in the mood to do one now.
Leave a comment anywhere on my blog between now and Saturday. On Sunday I’ll do a drawing and on Monday announce the winner.
Anywhere? Yes, you could leave a comment on something I posted two years ago and I’ll still include it. Heck, I’ll even include comments made on the post I have up at Romance Roundtable today. It’s a writing how-to sort of thing, if you’re interested.
Ginger Crinkles
This one was easily enough that I had my son make it.
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c cooking oil
1/4 c molasses
1 egg
Combine dry ingredients. Mix remaining ingredients. Beat well. Add dry ingredients to beaten mixture. Form 1 inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar, if desired. Space about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for about 10 min. Makes 48.
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Sherrie did a pineapple cake
Tamy with Chicken and Rice Casserole
Kristen did Corn Bread with Honey Butter
Lynn at Queeen of the Castle had a Fruity Tangerine Banana Dessert
Mistake
Jack: Jill? Darling? It’s a bit late, but I’ve got your Valentine’s present ready. Jill? Where are you?
Jack: Honey, I hate to say this, but I do believe you have made a terrible mistake. Don’t you know how dangerous it is to curl up with Gin? That cat won’t never leave you alone now. If you weren’t warm enough I could have fixed it up for you. Here, let me help.
Gin: Merrrrow???
Today’s theme is warm
Previously in Jack and Jill Hey There, Sailor
Saturday photo scavenger hunt
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Suzie’s House 105: Breaking Point, The Second
Ben yanked at the knot of his tie and thought about puking. He’d never been so scared of anything as he was of this. He swallowed hard, but that didn’t make it any better. He’d been fine, holding it together, right up until the judge walked into the room.
Thurs 13: Done List
A couple of weeks ago I posted a to-do list for my TT. Gattina suggested I use the same list the next week and tell which I got done. So I gave myself a little extra time, but here it is, how I did with my to-do list from two weeks ago.
1. Final polish on Moving In.
2. Revise first 3 chapters of Zackly Right – Nope. Still on the list.
3. Write current week of Suzie’s House.
4. Write next week’s Suzie’s House so I don’t end up scrambling at the last minute, which can be kind of scary. Uh oh. Oops. Better do it now.
5. Make sure kids stay on top of their homework. – This one never ends. I checked on them every night, but the girl still fell behind.
6. Figure out the school’s new-fangled computer system so I can stay on top of the homework assignements. -Figuring it out and liking it are not the same thing, right?
7. Vacuum the bedroom/office. It’s been well over a week and getting nasty. -Almost didn’t, but was too embarrassed to post this list and still not have it done. It sure is a lot nicer now.
8. Watch the current Netflix selection so I can get it back in the mail for the next one to come.
-Yeah this one was sooooo hard to do. *grin*
9. Think up a better TT for next week. All the ones I had saved up are looking funky due to file format changes from having left aol. I did! I did! But now I have to do it again.
10. Replace a kitchen faucet. It would have been done twice over already if the bolts holding it on hadn’t proved stubborn and the original replacement faucet the wrong kind. Hired The Boy to do it, which of course means I did half and supervised while he did half.
11. Paint a floor.
12. Paint a staircase Sort of? I did three steps. Does that count?
13. Rent out the house that needs the faucet and floor paint. – I wish! But you know, it isn’t entirely up to me. So far only one person who showed up to look at it didn’t want it, but those who did are all unemployed. I’m very much aware of the state of the economy right now.
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This week’s featured post: Jackie Tough decision this week. I liked Jackie’s theme.
Susan Helene Gottfried
Kristen
Tamy~3 Sides of Crazy
Thorne
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By George! Just Who Is This Grand Duchess?
Just how much of a fat slob could George IV be, now that he is Regent? – Alice
If the Prince was put out by the behavior of his socially inferior chums, it was nothing compared to what he experienced at the hands of his equals. And at a time when he should have been enjoying wide acclaim. The year was 1814, Napoleon had been defeated and packed off to Elba. British arms, and gold, had proved decisive in the victory.
Why shouldn’t the Prince Regent enjoy a bit of reflected glory? After all, people still loved dad even after he lost America. Unfortunately for Prinny,
What Did You Get?
For Valentines day, what did you get?
Mr. Al gave me this great bouquet, dinner out with our daughter, and the next installment of By George!
I gave him a chocolate bear. I know, I owe him big time.
So, if you’ve got a Honey, what did he/she give you? What did you give in return? If you don’t, did you treat yourself? What did you get?
HTTPS
You all probably know this already, but I thought I’d share just in case.
What is the difference between http and https?
**The main difference between http:// and https:// is It’s all about keeping you secure**
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it’s a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients. The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
The S (big surprise) stands for “Secure”.
If you visit a website or web page, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular ‘unsecure’ language. In other words, it is possible for someone to “eavesdrop” on your computer’s conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site. This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!
But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
You understand why this is so important, right?
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://.
If it doesn’t, there’s no way you’re going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/https.asp
PASS IT ON (You may save someone a lot of grief)
Banana Cake
The girl said it tasted like banana bread with frosting, but the entire cake got eaten in a day, and the banana bread never goes that fast. I think it’s a little fluffier.
2 ½ c flour
1 ½ c sugar
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ c shortening
1 c mashed banana
2/3 c milk
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
cream cheese frosting
Mix everything from shortening through vanilla. Combine everything from flour through salt, them gradually add to shortening mix. Pour into cake pan(s). Bake at 375 F for about 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool. Frost.
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Angie with Sloppy Joe Pizza
Kristen with Big Batch Bran Muffins
Social Frog with Baked Apple with Cinnimon-Vanilla Creme
Tamy with Sherried Garlic Scallops with Asparagus & Cherry Tomatoes
Hey There, Sailor
Jill: Thanks for joining me in the tub, Dear.
Jack: No problem. I know what a pain it can be to take a bath.
Jill: So, think we should get out?
Jack: Well, it’s been a couple days now, and I can’t seem to catch that fish, so I’m getting hungry. Yeah, let’s try to scale the walls of the tub. I’m ready.
Jill: Good. I’m ready too. By the way, I didn’t bring any rope. Did you?
Jack: Uh oh. All I brought was soap.
Today’s theme is nautical
Previously in Jack and Jill London Bridges
Saturday photo scavenger hunt
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