turkey truckin’

Wow.  I didn’t expect so much feed back on my last post!  Very strong feelings on both sides out there.  I don’t want to turn my blog into a forum for discussing problems with the US’s health care industry, but it’s obvious from the majority of the commenters that change is needed.

For those [...]

Sicko

On monday morning, I had a doctor’s appointment for some bloodwork.  Unfortunately, I currently have no health insurance.  Or rather, I do have some insurance, but it’s temporary, major medical only*, and there’s a $1000 deductible.  No doctor’s visit covered.  So everything had to come out of pocket.

*because the owner of the small [...]

drinking the kool-aid

Hmmm…that might not be as funny a reference as it usually is, given that the 30th anniversary just happened.

OH WELL!

I did it.  I joined Facebook.  I caved to peer pressure, really.  Too many of my friends were on it for me to refuse for too long.  I’m not going to link it [...]

smells like thanksgiving

Tomorrow my office is having a Thanksgiving Luncheon, and everyone is supposed to bring a dish.  I’m bringing what I like to call my “yankee stuffing,” but is really cranberry apple sausage stuffing, made with BREAD CUBES, not this horrible mushy cornbread crap that southerners call “dressing.”

I made one substitution: instead of regular [...]

mark this day on your calendar

I started knitting with my handspun.

arrowhead lace shawl

I can help, yes?

oops.  [...]

no more withdrawals

It’s been over two weeks, and I decided to give the wheel a try again and see how my leg handled it.

Just fine, it turns out.

Finished plying – 8oz of corriedale roving, purchased at SAFF from Shepherd’s Corner.

friday night chicken

Leave work, fight traffic, stop in fabric store, then grocery store, pick up prescriptions, check mail, get home, walk dog, take chicken out of fridge, dump out brine, rinse chicken, pat dry, stuff with lemon, onion, garlic, and thyme, rub with butter, sprinkle with lemon pepper shove in roasting bag, wash potatoes, partly peel, [...]

non-quick weekend round-up

Friday

We get a good start heading to the park n fly and arrive somewhat on time.  However the shuttle taking us to the airport hits traffic.  Competent and friendly driver finds another way, we make our flight on time.  Hooray!  We are stuffed like sardines inside the plane.  Booo.

My brother is supposed [...]

PA bound

Still flying high after the election.  The sun is shining a little brighter…the birds chirping a little louder…coffee tastes a little coffier..

It’s a bright, glorious day!  And friday night I leave the land of the red to go to the home of the blue!  Pennsylvania!  My dad is turning 60 and for a [...]

Mr President

I have never been so proud to be an American in my entire life.

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