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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Easy Like Sunday

I think she did it. I think Mom actually did only the stuff she wanted to yesterday. She made this nifty little Hope Quilt. It's about 8-1/2" by 11-1/2".She gave me lots of scritches.
She did all the dishes, most of the laundry and dragged the rug sucking monster all over the house. She went food hunting and brought back all kinds of stuff.

Just before she went to bed, she made these:
They don't do much for me, but she says Mr Karate is going to squee big time when he realizes what is in them. It is cookie dough. From the top these are dough for her Mocha Chip Cookies with Almonds, White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanuts and Dried Cranberries (Mr Karate's favorite), and Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies with Apricots and Walnuts.

She'll bake them later today so they will be fresh and the house will smell good when Mr Karate and his friends visit.

Mom says that now that the house looks pretty good, she can do what she really likes to do today.

Fortunately, my life is far less complicated.

OH! Check this out:
My sweetie, Monty Q is an Honorary Hottie!

Is it getting hot in here? Mom... can you open a window...

Poppy Q said...

Hip Hooray for our friend the hot hottie!!

Those biscuits sound great, we wish we could come and share.

Glad to see that you girls got some jobs done and some relaxing.
Sometimes you just has to take it easy.

Evie/VampyVictor said...

That is so excellent that your Momma gotted all her stuffs done, it is much easier to relax when you iz not looking at everything thinking " I must do that".. well that's what Momma says anyway ;)

Mmmmm cooookie douuuugh.. My sister loves cakes, cookies biscuits and things like that! :)
She does not has the chocolate ones though. :)Mr Karate is very ,lucky! :)

Parker said...

I bet today will be a very good day. And I bet the smell in your home is gonna' be wonderful!

Monty Q. Kat said...

Well shoot, tuxiekins, the hotness rubs off from being around you. :)

Kaz's Cats said...

What a great day - and cookie dough - Mr Karate is gonna love dropping in to your place.

Gypsy & Tasha

The Furry Bambinos said...

Millie, have a great day relaxifying with your Mom! And shnuggling with His Hotness!

Padre, Panda Bear, and Meerkat

Mr. Chen and Ollie said...

Wowie! Your mom sounds like she had a very productive day - we are impressed (our mommy opted out of the cleaning chores yesterday). Hope she has a super easy and relaxing Sunday and you too! Congrats on your honey's hotness recognition.
Mr. Chen & Ollie

Gandalf and Grayson said...

Yum. Those cookies will smell delicious! We like to lick them, but not eat them.

Christine and FAZ said...

Wow, look at all that cookie dough. The girl human is in raptures just thinking about all those wonderful flavours. FAZ

The Island Cats said...

Your mombean was really busy!!! Hmmmm...we'd like to break into those cookie dough containers!

Sweet Praline said...

My mom is salivating just thinking about those homemade cookies!

Samantha and Mr. Tigger said...

Millie and Mom we are purrring for you and sending lots of hugs!!! Mom has been sick all week and we are way behind visiting and stuff, too!!
Your cookies sound delicious!
Your FL furiends,

Camie's Kitties said...

It looks like your mom got a bunch of stuff done. We hope you have a nice visit with Mr. Karate. Sometimes family coming over helps a lot. Sending (((Hugs))) your way.

Tiki, Tavi, Cody, Camie and Miss Jade


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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Broomfield Birding - Nissen Res and Alexx & Michael's Pond

Everywhere I turn there are Yellow-Rumped's, this guy was one of three who followed a Chickadee through some trees at eye level and let me get a much closer shot.

Before I saw him I had headed to Nissen Reservoir in Broomfield to see if an earlier reported Black and White Warbler was still in the trees. It wasn't, but I did add Snowy Egret to my list.

I also had my best look at a Black-Crowned Night Heron, and first sighting of the year. All told there were 5 Great Blues, two Snowys, and the Black Crowned. Not too shabby, for our humble city and county!

After checking Nissen I headed on to Alexx and Michael's Pond which I had driven by, but never walked around. Boy am I kicking myself now. I was walking down the trail before I even reached the pond itself when a Little Blue Heron flew overhead. It was a good thing I had just been watching the Great Blues fly or I may not have picked up on the smaller overall size and dark neck and head. I also got a shot of the first Pied-Billed Grebe I had seen in Broomfield.

Along the way I spotted my first Yellow-Headed Blackbird - it was my first of season since I started a list in October. I also had a chase session with an Orange-Crowned Warbler moving slowly along the brush on the bank, and just as I was returning to my car had a Coot with the best resolution I have gotten yet.
A good way to get home from work on Friday.
BTW, just as I start to think that I am getting somewhat respectable numbers on my list I see that there are group of people in Colorado who have 400 species (in-state I believe) and all 54 14ers under their belt. The list has come up with 6 people. Flat out impressive.
2009 Count: 123
Lifetime: 139

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From Shakespeare’s reference to “pumpion” in The Merry Wives of Windsor to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, pumpkin is woven into the fabric of history and cuisine. Native Americans roasted long strips of pumpkin over an open flame and ate them. Colonists made pumpkin pie by slicing off the pumpkin top; removing the seeds; filling the rind with milk, spices, and honey; and then baking the pumpkin over hot ashes. And we all know pumpkin transforms into Jack-o-lanterns for Halloween decor. Today, we appreciate pumpkin not just for culinary traditions, but also for its abundance of nutrients and versatility in healthy meal preparation, such as soufflés, soups, bread, jam, butter, and desserts.

A member of the Cucurbitaceae family of vegetables (along with cucumber and squash), pumpkin is cultivated around the world for both its fleshy vibrant orange meat and seeds. It is a naturally low calorie (49 calories per one cup serving), yet filling food that offers the following health benefits:

Health Benefits

• Pumpkin contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. It is rich in dietary fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and many antioxidant vitamins, including A, C, and E.
• It is also an excellent source of many natural polyphenolic flavonoid compounds such as beta-carotenes, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Carotenes convert into vitamin A inside the body. Zeaxanthin is a natural antioxidant that may offer protection from age-related macular disease.
• Pumpkin is a good source of the B-complex group of vitamins including niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, and pantothenic acid.
• It is a rich source of copper, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus.
• Pumpkin seeds provide dietary fiber and pack a powerful mix of protein, minerals, and vitamins: 100 g (1 cup) of pumpkin seeds provide 559 calories, 30 g of protein, plus folate, iron, niacin, selenium, and zinc.

Cho, E., et al. “Prospective Study of Intake of Fruits, Vegetables, Vitamins, and Carotenoids and Risk of Age-related Maculopathy.” Archives of Ophthalmology 122, no. 6 (June 2004): 883-92.

The History Channel. “Pumpkin Fact Videos.”

Medical News Today. “What Are the Health Benefits of Pumpkin?” Updated August 30, 2014.

United States Department of Agriculture. “Pumpkin Nutrition Profile.”

University of Illinois. “Watch Your Garden Grow: Pumpkin.”

World’s Healthiest Foods. “Pumpkin Seeds.”


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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

'Not having sex for 2 years feels good' - Dencia

Singer and businesswoman, Dencia in a recent interview with Encomium magazine says she not having sex for 2 years feels good, adding that she is saving her energy. Read Below..

"Sex is overrated and sex is for lovers who are trying to make babies. I am not trying to do so, it is not in my agenda. Not having sex for two years feels good. I am saving energy and mileage. I have better things to waste energy on. I want to wait till after marriage because I am not in a rush. Marriage is a commitment. I just don't see myself falling inlove, having sex and being both heart broken. I have never been heartbroken. I can't take a heartbreak..and men these days expect anything from them. To avoid heartbreak, if I meet any serious man we will meet the families, no sex for over six months, so in the process they might find out they don't like me so I can quit easily."

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EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg has committed to next direct Robopocalypse, a Drew Goddard-scripted adaptation of the Daniel H. Wilson epic novel about the human race’s attempt to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising. Deadline broke the story that Spielberg was eyeing the novel as a directing vehicle last March, before he instead chose War Horse as the first film he directed for DreamWorks since Spielberg and Stacey Snider left Paramount and made a deal with Reliance and a distribution deal at Disney. At that time, the novel wasn’t finished, but Spielberg was so excited about it that it was already being storyboarded and designed as Wilson was turning in pages of the book and Goddard was translating them into the screenplay. Spielberg will start shooting in January, 2012 and Disney’s Touchstone will distribute in 2013. It puts Spielberg back into the large scale terrain that is important in his relationship with Reliance, because it is the kind of movie that can succeed on a global tent pole scale. Spielberg has two pictures he directed that are in post-production, Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be distributed in the U.S. on December 28, 2011 with War Horse following 5 days later. This might seem like a lot of action for one director, but remember, this is Steven Spielberg, and he has multi-tasked successfully before. Like when he shot Jurassic Park and then moved directly into Schindler’s List. He turned out a summer blockbuster, followed later in 1993 by the film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Robopocalypse embodies an imaginative story of a robot rebellion unleashed against the human race,” said Mark Sourian, who’s announcing the project with his co-prexy Holly Bario. “This is a project we immediately sparked to and with Steven directing it we knew it was in the best possible hands to bring it to worldwide audiences.”

Doubleday will publish the book June, 2011. Wilson is hot stuff, in the kind of hi-tech scifi terrain that was the domain of Michael Crichton. His rep, Justin Manask, is preparing to shop his next book, AMP, which is a near-future science fiction thriller set in a world where the technology to make the disabled whole, turns them into supermen. That book will also be published by Doubleday, with 120 pages done so far. This one is being eyed for summer, 2012.


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A year after he won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 12 Years A Slave, John Ridley returns with American Crime, an ABC drama which premieres at 10 PM Thursday in the spot formerly occupied by How To Get Away With Murder. As I say in my video review above, the 11-episode limited series marks a resounding flag planting by network television and tells cable that it doesn’t own poignant drama on our small screens.

Everything starts on American Crime with a brutal home invasion in Central California that claims the life of a young veteran and leaves his beauty queen wife in a coma, presumably the victim of a sexual assault. Oscar winner Timothy Hutton and nominee Felicity Huffman play the parents of the dead man, whose killing sparks an investigation that broadens to include numerous characters,  – none of them without secrets of their own.  The wide ranging story touches on a variety of long-running and deep-rooted hot-button issues — race, class, drugs, violence, prejudice, coping with loss — and does so with honesty and compassion.

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The Mysterious Threat to Pilots That the Pentagon Can’t Solve
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The Mysterious Threat to Pilots That the Pentagon Can’t Solve

Crew members in the cockpits of Navy F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets suffered oxygen deprivation almost 300 times over a period of more than five years. The number keeps climbing, and the Navy doesn’t know why.

In the latest reported incident, a Strike Fighter Squadron attached to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush suspended flights from July 12 to 19 after a series of what are known as physiological episodes (PE). The Navy Times said at least one of the 16 pilots in the squadron had to be placed in the carrier’s decompression chamber.

The grounding was first reported by Fox News.

Related: The F-35 Adds Oxygen Deprivation to Its To-Do List of Flaws to Fix

The F/A-18 isn’t the only aircraft with PE problems. In June, 55 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona were grounded after five incidents in which pilots suffered oxygen deprivation.

In April, dozens of Navy instructors refused to fly T-45 Goshawks training jets because of toxic gas issues. And the Air Force’s $150 million F-22 Raptor was beset with oxygen problems in the past.

Hypoxia, as the oxygen deprivation condition is called, has long been a problem for military aircraft. It can cause nausea, dizziness or confusion — among other symptoms — endangering the lives of pilots hurtling through the air at hundreds of miles per house and putting the multi-million-dollar aircrafts in jeopardy. The price of Hornets and Super Hornets ranges from about $30 million to $60 million apiece, and F-35s can cost more than $120 million, depending on the model.

Related: 21 US Weapons That Could Stop North Korea

In late March, Bloomberg reported that incidents of hypoxia among pilots of F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets have been escalating for a year. It cited a memo prepared for Navy officials testifying before a House Armed Services subcommittee that said: “Since May 1, 2010, all models [of the F-18] show steady, yearly increases in the number of physiological episodes.”

Commander Mike Hecht, a spokesperson for Naval Air Forces Atlantic, told The Fiscal Times: “The situation is a mystery. The cause of these [PE] problems isn’t known.”

But, he added, the Navy is working feverishly to find solutions and consulting with other agencies, including NASA.

In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in June, Vice Adm. Paul A. Grosklags, the commander of Naval Air Systems, said: “We’re not doing well on the diagnosis. To date, we have been unable to find any smoking gun.”

Related: F-18 vs. F-35: Why Is Trump Talking Up the Super Hornet?

Now, Hecht said, the Navy is appointing an admiral — Admiral (Select) Sara Joyner — as the full-time point person leading the search for answers.

In the incident involving Strike Fighter Squadron 37, which flies “legacy” F/A-18Cs, a single-seater aircraft, the delay lasted a week because parts in the environmental control system had to be replaced, Hecht said. However, he noted that with other strike squadrons on board, the grounding of the “Ragin’ Bulls” had “no impact on operations.”


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Saturday, June 30, 2012

June bloomer

Baby? What baby! Jackson has turned into such a little boy over the past month. 14 months and officially a toddler. He got another bottom tooth, the little bugger on the left of his 2 front teeth, and he is pushing through 3 more on the bottom. What fun!

This guy can kick a soccer ball like no one's business. Seriously a great dribbler! He had all the parents in awe this morning at Lucca's soccer practice..."He's dribbling the ball better than my 4 year old!"

The kid doesn't miss a meal, his favorites are mama's spaghetti, berries, eggs, and pancakes. He's learned to spit out broccoli & beets, even though he used to eat those like a champ. I even planted tons of beets in the garden because he loved them, but it looks like I will be eating the beets alone now. Lucca wouldn't dare! We stopped the bottle this week so we can brag to Dr Bernsten next week at his 15 month check up.

Jackson is awesome. He's our dude, the man, Stone Bone, the big boy, buddy, bud and about a million other names. He is funny, shy, likes being chased & kissed, loves the water, likes jumping and running and spinning and being noisy. And he's absolutely wreck less! I'm just waiting for our first ER visit. Could have been last night, but reallllly hoping his lip & nose are just fine from the spill he took on our front steps while we were waiting for Daddy to get home from work. This kid is going to give me a heart attack. Blood coming from the nose & mouth of a 1 yr old is NOT my idea of a good time.

Can't imagine seeing this pretty face scarred. Be careful buddy! Mama loves you to the Super Moon.

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  1. Missing you guys! Hope Jackson is healing fast! Love, Pops


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Book Release: “A HOUSE of PRAYER (Not a Hospital)”

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In this 21st century it is believed by many that the Church is a hospital. It is often said that it is a place for the sick. Does this mean that no one ever gets well?

The Lord did not come to build hospitals. He came to restore us back to the Father and for us to have an abundant life in every way. The House of the Lord is a House of Prayer.

What is your place of worship? Is it a place of worship or a place of hospitality? What is its main objective? Is it a social place where many simply seek to find refuge with those they have much in common? Is it a place where you can come to take part in the activities and have a good time? A place to simply feel comfortable and accepted? A place where you can feel good, but not necessarily become transformed by the renewing of your mind by the Word of God!

THINK and ponder for a moment. Is your place of worship simply a hospital for sinners or a museum for saints? Is it here you can simply remain sick sinners for a lifetime?

The next time you are in an actual hospital look around and see all the hurting people. Take notice and see how crowded it is in the emergency room. How long the lines are, waiting for prescriptions to be filled. How long do you have to wait. Notice the many specialists, doctors, nurses and technicians scurrying about. Yes, it is serious business, how sad so many are ailing. They are all there for a multiplicity of reasons.

All things considered, is this really how you think “A House of Prayer” should really be?

All of these questions and more are addressed in my new book. Pick up a copy and go with me to my Father’s House, “A HOUSE of PRAYER (Not a Hospital).”

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

The Sassy Sisters Cookie Swap!

Since most of the members at The Sassy Sisters in Sales don't live close together and are friends and business associates only through the internet, we devised a new form of office cookie swap.

Instead of each sister bringing her favorite cookie to the office and taking some from other sisters, we are sharing our favorite product and our businesses with each other.

Each participating sister will leave her cookie here on the blog for all to sample, then she'll take everyone else's cookie and post it on her own blog or to her own list of viewers.

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Monday, December 14, 2009

My Latest Winnings!!

Look what I won!!! Woohoo!! This Purse is amazing! (click the picture to see the description on Etsy!)

I won this gorgeous Purse by completing the following Soduko Puzzle! On Gold Crest Bags Blog!

Check out her awesome Etsy shop here - Gold Crest Bags - Etsy Shop

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Lucky?? i think so!

WOW so i found out this week that I won ANOTHER! Giveaway! Yeah! I won this Lovely Scarf! It is Twilight Inspired.. i LOVE the colors! Here is the Blog - Design Knit fun

Donielle has many amazing items that she creates! Here is her ETSY shop And this is one of my favorite Item in her shop ..

Even though I know Donielle from a Yahoo group we are both members of - I actually found this giveaway on a blog a fellow member runs .. It is called Alex Shares

Alex Shares Is an amazing site where you can advertise, post contests you are having, and find amazing specials! Check it out!! Tell her Debbi sent you :)

Friday, November 13, 2009

Look what I won!!

So I belong to this great group Unique Women in Business, One of my fellow members was having a giveaway on her blog (Kelly of TDOG Art) .. to be entered you had to list a favorite quote about "giving" This is the one I submitted..

No person was ever honored for what he received. He was honored for what he gave.”

– Calvin Coolidge

And I won!!! I get this amazing piece of art by Kelly an amazing artist! Here is her Blog

And here is the amazing painting I won .. I get an 11 X 14!!

I can't wait to receive the piece and find an amazing place to hang it!!

Thank you Kelly of TDOG Art!!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Cara's November Bloggie Give-A-Way

November Bloggie Give-A-Way

Winner's Choice November Bloggie Give-A-Way!

The winner of this month's give-a-way can pick either Ahoy, Pirate Pete or Once Upon a Time!

Ahoy, Pirate Pete #2277
Nothing can rattle Pirate Pete in this entertaining, changeable sea tale. Read aloud story comes complete with press-out pieces that fit into the pages so your young pirate can make up the action as you go along. Early reading and vocabulary skills get a boost with the storytelling. Book measures 9 3/8" x 8 3/8."
from 4 years and up (K, V)

Once Upon A Time #2054
A fairy tale your child can create and re-create over and over. Your child chooses from 36 interactive, changeable, story elements resulting in a different and imaginative adventure every time. Story crafting and retelling also builds vocabulary and early reading skills. 9 3/8" x 8 3/8" book.
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These books are fun for both boys and girls to make up their own story. They can change it each time they read the story. Have fun reading to your child! Check them out at!

To see the rest of the story and how to enter to win visit Cara's Blog!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Olive Garden - Gluten Free?!?!

So Hubby and I went out to lunch last week - it was a cold and snowy day so soup sounded perfect! And what better place to get soup than Olive Garden??

I ordered the:

Zuppa Toscana

Spicy sausage, russet potatoes and

cavolo greens in a creamy broth.

And Hubby got the:
Chicken & Gnocchi

A creamy soup made with roasted chicken,

traditional Italian dumplings and spinach.

During this visit our waiter "Disney" told us that they have a Gluten Free Menu! I had NO idea they did so I thought - why not share it with the world! Obviously OUR choices were not Gluten Free haha BUT I have many friends that need this type of Diet so I wanted to share it with everyone!

If You Want Gluten Free Alternatives

Explore these gluten-free versions of some of your favorite Olive Garden recipes.

Garden Fresh Salad without croutons

Our famous house salad, tossed with our signature Italian dressing.

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Caesar Salad without croutons

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Pennine Rigate with Marinara
Marinara sauce made with a blend of tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and Italian herbs. Served over gluten free penne pasta.
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Steak Toscano
Grilled 14 oz choice center cut Strip steak brushed with Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with grilled vegetables.
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Herb-Grilled Salmon
Salmon filet brushed with Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and red bell peppers.
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Mixed Grill
Skewers of grilled steak and chicken marinated in Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.
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Mixed Grill (all chicken)
Skewered chicken marinated in Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.
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Children's Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken breast served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.

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So if you are living a Gluten Free Lifestyle keep Olive Garden in mind for your next Dinner out!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

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Sunday Stills .. Halloween

So as many of you know we did a Haunted House at The American Legion on Friday Night .. here are a few pictures we took .. it was hard to get *great* shots due to the fog and how dark it was but hopefully you will enjoy :)

This was the Sensory box -
we had Intestines, Eyeballs and a Heart
in the holes for the kids to feel and try and guess what they were!

This was a table full of specimens and herbs and other crazy stuff

This was the mad scientist cutting up her latest victim!Fred should not have been drinking while mowing the lawn ....

Grim Reaper and the Mad Scientist colaborating

This bride never saw her wedding night

one of the ghouls in the caskets in the spider room

And what haunted houe is complete without Jason chasing people out with a chainsaw!
(this is the hubby ;) hehe )

I hope you enjoyed my lil walk through of the haunted house! I look forward to next weeks Sunday Stills :)

You can always join in and play along with the challenge yourself here


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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ah, the good war: the drug war

From Coyote the only sentence you really need to read to know we're simply insane:

In the US last year, 754,224 people were arrested for possession (not dealing or production) of marijuana.

Three-quarters of a million people.

At that rate, we arrest 2.5% of our population every decade.

Damn demon weed.

Mark H said...

Steve, in these cash-strapped times, I'm curious to know the financial number all of these arrests are costing governments. I'm of the opinion that if some of our legislators took their head out of the casino's butts, they might find more budget savings on toning down this stupid drug war.

Duffy said...

But Steve, think of how much safer we all are now! This has nothing to do with asset seizures or revenue whatsoever. This is about safety! Won't someone think of the children?


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Daily Archives: February 6, 2008

Chicken Curry

One evening last year, Andy and I had a progressive dinner with two other couples. Dessert was at our house, and we made the Andes Cheesecake Supreme. Dinner was at Leanne’s, and she made a wonderful chicken curry for us. … Continue reading

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Caring for Mama

IMG_2668“Hot salty broth? Check. Favorite crackers? Check. Plenty of Kleenex Tissues? Check,” I mumbled to myself, making sure I had everything.

IMG_2670“I sure hope Mama feels better soon,” I sighed to myself, thinking of my sniffling, coughing and sneezing mother.

IMG_2671Oh, hey, DWOD readers! Mama’s caught seasonal allergies and is feeling just awful. She said to tell you girls she was really sorry she couldn’t post something neat today – She had a cute post of Chloe solving a mystery planned, but she’s feeling just too under the weather. I’m making a tray to take to her and hopefully it will bring a smile to her weary face.

She’s feeling a little stressed, too, because she has a gymnastics workout today and has to prepare offering messages and Bible drills for church. Definitely no fun, especially when you’re feeling sick.

IMG_2669Well, I’m off to find a human to take this to Mama. I don’t think I could carry this to her without spilling and crashing everything because it’s bigger than me!

Prayerswould be very much appreciated for Mama, especially for tomorrow. She has video announcements to make for her kids church early in the morning, and so she really needs to be feeling better by then. Also pray that she gets her offering messages and Bible drills done soon and without stress, and that they rock the house and encourage her kids church!

Madison will definitely post the next Mini Doll Monday, feeling good or not, so you’ll have a new post then. Unless some catastrophic crisis happens and we don’t have wifi. 😛

Cécile Rey

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About the Author:

Hey! I'm Madi, a blogger, writer, doll collector, & minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You can learn more about me by clicking here and more about this blog by clicking here.

  1. Sunny January 9, 2016 at 10:59 am - Reply

    I’m so sorry to hear Madi’s not feeling well, Cecile! 🙁 Tell her that I hope she feels better soon, and also that I will be praying! 🙂

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 9, 2016 at 4:08 pm - Reply

      I told her that, thanks, Sunny! She says thank you so much. She feels a lot of stressed lifted off of her and just finished her offering message, so thanks for praying! I heard her practicing (even after I warned her not to, with her sore throat and all. I gave her a cough drop afterwards, and she is sucking on it now.) and she seems really happy with it. So thank you so much for praying!

  2. Jaclynn (littlehouseofamericangirl) January 9, 2016 at 11:49 am - Reply

    Awe, that is so sweet of you, Cecile! I’m sure Madison will really appreciate that 🙂

    I’m so sorry you’re sick, Madi! I hope you feel better and I’ll definitely pray for a speedy recovery 🙂

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 9, 2016 at 4:11 pm - Reply

      Thanks, Jaclynn! I think she did, ’cause she gave me a big hug and whispered thank you. She didn’t say much because she wanted to rest her voice, but she just practiced her offering message and caused her throat to be all sore again! Does she ever listen? LOL. I gave her a cough drop, and she’s sucking on it now.

      Thank you so much for praying for me! I feel a lot of stressed lifted off of me and finished typing up my offering message. I’m really happy with how it turned out, but have to pace myself on the practicing ’cause of my sore throat and tired voice. 😛 I feel better than this morning, thanks so much for praying! <3

  3. I’ll pray for you, Madi!:) I haven’t been well either (I got mononucleosis in July and was starting to improve a little, but then I got Meningitis the day before my birthday (in October), and that made me more ill, so the mononucleosis relapsed after the busy-ness of Christmas.:P

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 9, 2016 at 4:13 pm - Reply

      Thank you so much! Your prayers have certainly helped. I’m not stressed anymore and feel better than I did this morning! Yay!! 🙂
      Aw, that stinks! I’ll be praying for you, too. That sounds no fun. Super-fast recovory of it all in Jesus’ name!

  4. AGcmg January 9, 2016 at 8:47 pm - Reply

    I’ll be praying for you Madi! I’m so sorry you’re sick! Being sick is just the worst! And Cécile, that was very sweet of you to take care of her!

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 11, 2016 at 5:23 pm - Reply

      Thank you so much for praying! I feel a lot better – hopefully I’ll be better enough by tomorrow for dance and gymnastics! 😀
      Thank you! I love my mama. 😀

  5. Magenta January 10, 2016 at 2:55 am - Reply

    Hey Madi! I just went on the ag website and they’re now selling the mini dolls in their holiday outfits and they’re also selling Kirsten, Molly and Felicity mini dolls!

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 11, 2016 at 5:25 pm - Reply

      I saw that, too! Isn’t that so cool? At first I wondered why they were selling the Kirsten, Molly, and Felicity minis. Then I realized those are the only retired historical dolls now! They’ve brought back the tradition of keeping the minis though the big dolls have retired! (Besides the best friends dolls. Sigh…) I noticed they have vinyl bodies now, though, which I don’t like. 🙁 I love all the adorable holiday outfits though and wish I could buy them seperately for my minis!

  6. Quinley January 10, 2016 at 11:59 am - Reply

    Get well soon Madison

  7. Ag Girl January 10, 2016 at 3:05 pm - Reply

    aww, i hope you feel better! You’re so lucky to have such caring daughters!

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 11, 2016 at 5:26 pm - Reply

      Thank you very much! I am feeling a lot better. 😀 I love my “dollters” (hehe!) 🙂

  8. Magenta January 15, 2016 at 12:56 pm - Reply

    So do I Madi! It would be so cool to have all the big doll outfits for the mini dolls

    • Molly and Madison
      Molly and Madison January 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm - Reply

      Wouldn’t that be awesome? Then the big dolls could match with their dolls, if they wanted. And there would be a whole lot more outfit choices for the mini dolls without having to sew them or purchase mini doll clothes online which are hard to find.

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Glorious food!

Food. Everyone on a diet knows we can't live without it. It is the energy that spins our wheels, powers our thought, sustains us.

I started this blog because of my yearly tradition of baking my Christmas give aways. Normally I bake pie. This year, I made apple cakes. Now, I live in a tropical country in the Pacific and have just been told that apple importation is destructive to the environment because it uses up too much energy.

Now that information kind of gave me guilt pangs and images of The Bad Apple, began dancing in my head. What can I say? I love wordplay. So I decided, fine, I would continuing baking, but would start doing so in a more environmentally aware way. I will avoid apples if I can. And if not, I'll plant another tree in my backyard.

But since it is a once a year affair, that frenzy of Christmas baking, I also yearly take stock of my kitchen, refurbish the missing ingredients, tools, tsk, tsk at my poor rusting appliances, re-stock the pantry and pretend I've never really been away from this favorite hobby.

I've been baking since I was a kid, sometime in the Middle Ages, (I'm kidding!). To keep me out of her hair, my mother would send me to cooking school in the same way American kids sometimes get sent to camp. It was a summer thing, I was never asked, but I HAD to go. I never questioned it. I just went. And it has stood me well in the long run.

This blog will be about culinary and gustatory adventures, with the occasional sideshow of anything that comes into my head. It will also keep track of my waistline, which I do not intend to get away from me.

LPM said...
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LPM said...

My waistline has gotten away from me but I am determined to corral it back into some recognizable girth. That is not to say I shall be depriving myself of joyful eats.

Here is one simple protein recipe that has served me well during my inspired diets. (Ha!)

Tofu ala Spam (hosme!)

Extra extra Firm Tofu
Fresh Garlic
EVOO(extra virgin olive oil)
Tamari or soy sauce of your choosing

Slice tofu in strips resembling sliced lunchmeat

1/4 or more evoo (adjust evoo & soy sauce
1/3 of soy sauce to your taste)
Garlic as much as you like

Mix the above ingredients well
Line up tofu slices in a cookie sheet
Drizzle concoction over tofu slices, marinate,
turn over, marinate. After a minimum of an hour (longer is better of course), these slices can be cooked 3 ways...

1) BBQ over the grill
2) Baked
3) Fried gently

For a little punch, you can create any type of sawsawan. Healthy and masarap, promise.
Cooked tofu can be used as a protein substitute for pansit, chopsuey and so many other dishes. Other serving variations to follow. Enjoy!!

DeliSyosa said...

Wow. Thank you for the recipe! Will try it right away!


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"Use a feather" Challenge at Digistamps4Joy

This week's challenge at Digistamps4Joy is 'use a feather'. I luuuuv feathers, so enjoyed making this card.
Card recipe: digistamp - a brand new image called – “Lady+hat’ Copics – Caio E00 and Y28, Sketch E25 Hat and shirt – watercolour pencils Necklace – tiny red gems Black embossed background – Cuttlebug Victoria folder, with silver distressing on raised areas Papers and flowers out of stash The requisite ‘feather’ (2x) for the challenge
Don't forget to pop into Digistamps4Joy to see what the rest of the DT have made, and we can't wait to see what card you make with a FEATHER!!!!

Cards made with the "wreath" digis

Here are 3 cards I made with the 3 different 'wreath' digis available at Digistamps4Joy.

 This card was made with "Christmas wreath 3". The wooden part of the wreath was coloured in with Copics (E25 + Y28 ), and the bow, leaves, and berries with Promarkers (cobalt green, sap green, cadmium red). The white cardstock was embossed with Cuttlebug folder "Swiss Dots", all the dots were glittered, and then the basic white and red shapes cut with Nestabilities.  These were layered on top of each other and then onto gold card. The swirls on the left were made using a tiny sequin that I found at the local material shop! Of course the usual bling was added to the ribbon, leaves, and some berries.

I like this card - perhaps it is the embossed (Cuttlebug 'snow dots') white card that was covered in dimensional 3D glitter that came out so nicely. The digistamps is "Christmas wreath 2".  Copics (E25 + Y28 ) were again used on the wooden part of the wreath…

Digistamps4Joy Challenge #6

The challenge at Digistamps4Joy for the next 2 weeks is "Inspired by Christmas / Holiday Season", and for this I have made a card that is one HUGE bling card! Unfortunately the photograph does not do the card justice. The background paper is a piece of glitter card - r-e-e-a-a-l-l-y glittery! The image - from Digistamps4Joy - was coloured in with the computer (Inkscape), and the paper ribbon strip on the side was made using a cheap little punch I found in the local shop, and thought that it would work nicely with ribbon threading. Because the glitter background is so dominant I decided to keep the card simple, and only added a gold embossed "Merry Christmas".
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Watch: World’s Longest Glass-Bottomed Bridge Designed by Israeli Architect Opens

China opened the world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge this past weekend. The bridge was designed by Israeli architect Chaim Dotan.

The bridge is 20 feet wide, 1,410 feet long, and hangs 1,000 feet high above a ravine in Zhangjiajie National Park in Hunan province.

It is fitted with 99 huge three-layer glass panes through which visitors can glimpse the drop below.

To prove the bridge is entirely safe, in June Chinese officials staged an event in which a glass pane was repeatedly bashed with sledgehammers, then driven over with a car full of passengers. The glass held.

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Watch: First Trailer for 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' Released

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Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for their upcoming biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin, which you can watch above.

The film will chronicle the life of the Milne family, whose patriarch Alan Alexander 'A.A.' Milne (Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Domhnall Gleeson) penned the Winnie the Pooh series of books. Goodbye Christopher Robin focuses on how the early life of the the family's son, Christopher Robin (newcomer Will Tilston), inspired Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh series, as well as the early fame the books received.

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The cast is led by Gleeson and Suicide Squad's Margot Robbie, who are reuniting onscreen after costarring in the 2013 time travel drama About Time. Also involved in the project are Brave's Kelly Macdonald, who narrates the trailer, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who will also appear in Star Wars' upcoming Han Solo anthology film.

The film isn't the only Winnie the Pooh-related project fan can expect to see in the near future. Disney is developing the live-action film Christopher Robin, which will star fan-favorite Ewan McGregor and focus on the character's adult life.

Goodbye Christopher Robin is set to be released in the United States on November 10th, putting it in the prime of awards season. With such a significant release date, the film's impressive cast, and the heartwarming first trailer, it's safe to assume that Goodbye Christopher Robin is worth watching out for.

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?

The film is being directed by Simon Curtis (Woman in Gold), based on a script by Frank Cottrell and Simon Vaughan. Damian Jones and Steve Christian are the producers.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Running: Doctor Says No; I Say Yes

Yesday I went to the doctor.  The majority of the remaining part of the day was spent crying.  Right now there are so many unknowns in regard to my health.  I was told not to run because that will make things worse.  However, I know my body and how it feels.  No doctor can feel what I am feeling.  I have not run since Friday and feel like I am going crazy.  Not knowing what will happen, I am not going to run today or tomorrow.  Depending on how I feel, I might lace up the running shoes on Thursday.  Sometimes my own sanity is more important than what a doctor says.  Even if my body is failing, my mind still needs to be healthy, which is what running does for me.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fueling for a Run: Artificial vs. Real Food

I recently read an article posted online by a dietician that was encouraging athletes to get their energy from natural sources rather than pre-packaged ones.  As I read through the article, it seemed very impractical.  After each recommendation, I wanted to ask, "Do you know someone who does this?!?"  because I sure don't.  The highlights included:

Recommendation: Using honey straws instead of GU or gels
My Opinion:  I actually compared the nutritional value of honey vs. GU Roctane (the kind I use).  Both have roughly the same amount of calories, however, Roctane has more sodium.  I like knowing that I am getting sodium when I have Roctane because sodium prevents cramping.  Cramping is not fun, and makes people run slower.  Also, Gus are easy to run with, as many running shorts have special pockets specifically for them.  However, carrying honey straws?  I would be worrying about them leaking on me during a race, that is if I found somewhere to keep them.  There is no question here - I'm for GU 100%.

Recommendation: Using dried fruit, animal crackers, pretzels, fig newtons, bananas, apples or oranges instead of chomps
 My Opinion: I don't use chomps, but I occasionally eat ShotBloks while running.  Once again, I think it would be incredibly difficult to carry any of the items mentioned above with me while running.  I don't wear a SPIbelt or anything like it but even if I did I don't think those items would fit in it.  I can say that I've been hungry on a run before and thought about what I wanted to eat when I was done, or what sounded good right them.  The items above, all of which I eat, have never crossed by mind on a run.  Once again, I'm 100% in favor or using chomps.

Recommendation: Peanut butter and jelly or peanut buter and honey sandwiches, oatmeal cookies, Larabars, or trail mix instead of bars.
My Opinion: I eat some type of bar almost every day before I workout, or in between the gym and driving to the path where I run.  They are convenient, give me the every I need, don't make my stomach hurt, and come in a variety of flavors.  My favorites are Luna and Clif.  I really don't know why a person would eat oatmeal cookies before running.  I know trail mix does not work for me - nuts before running don't sit well in my stomach.  Larabars are bars, so I don't know why they were put there.  I don't really like Larabars because I find the consistency gross.  Once again, I'll take my go-to bars that taste good and are convenient.

Recommendation: 100% fruit juice diluted with water and a pinch of salt instead of sports drink
My Opinion: Why?  Pretty much if you follow the recommendation you are making a homemade sports drink.  I guess if you didn't like any of the flavors then it would be beneficial, but I'll stick to my Cool Blue Gatorade after each run.

Recommendation: Low fat chocolate milk instead of protein shakes.
My Opinion: For once, this is the first recommendation that I know people actually follow.  Many of my running friends refuel after their long runs with chocolate milk.  I, however, don't like milk so I never do that.  I also don't like protein shakes, so both things don't work for me.

I found the majority of these recommendations to be not realistic unless you would like to wear a fanny pack while running.  Personally, I'll stick with my artificial food, save myself time, and have better runs.

What is the oddest recommendation you've heard?

Friday, June 15, 2012

Ragnar Relay 2012 Race Recap

Going into Ragnar, I wasn't quite sure what to think.  I've never done an ultra event of any kind before, and I was nervous about my body.  How would it handle running 32.5 miles in a day or so?  I knew what Ragnar was like from my other 3 experiences on 12 person teams, but this one was going to be different.  And different it was.

I was in full sleep taper mode for Ragnar, getting 5 hours and 4 hours the nights before the race.  We finished school on Thursday, while the race started on Friday.  We met at the ungodly early hour of 5 AM at a teammates house, about 30 minutes away from my place.  That means I got up at 4 AM Friday morning.  We drove to Madison for our 10 AM start time, knowing it was going to be a lot of fun and challenging at the same time.

My team was "Girls Just Wanna Ultra Run"
This was the front of our team shirt.
Our team decided that we would each run 6 (shorter) legs for the race.  I am very happy we made that decision.  With the heat, it would have been much harder to run back-to-back runs.  I was lucky runner #5.

Run #1  (Leg 5) - 6.3 miles in Cambridge, Wisconsin - 7:37 pace
Time started: 12:56 PM on Friday
My goal was to run all of my legs around a 9:00/mile pace, my typical long run pace.  However, I knew when we started, my first leg would be faster because I was excited.  This leg was mostly in the country and pretty boring.  When I finished, I realized just how fast I ran and knew that I was going to need to slow down if I wanted to make it through all 6 legs.
The back of our Ragnar team shirt

Run #2 (Leg 11) - 5.8 miles in Dousmann, Wisconsin - 7:39 pace
Time started: 7:17 PM on Friday
I loved this run because it was entirely on the Glacial Drumlin trail.  I got the bracelet on the trail and ran for 5.8 miles.  The trees were nice to look at it was quiet.  It reminded me of the path I typically run on in Chicago.

Run #3 (Leg 17) - 3.9 miles in Greenfield, Wisconsin - 7:17 pace
Time started: 11:46 PM on Friday
My frist nighttime run made me nervous.  I has to run through a dark part for about half a mile before getting on to streets in the town.  Knowing that it was going to be dark, and I don't like running in the dark, I told my teammates that I was going to run this leg fast.  So fast, in fact, that my first leg was 7:03...a little too fast.  My teammates told me when I was done running that when they drove by, I looked like a cartoon because my legs were going so fast.  I'm not sure about that, but I knew I wanted to be done.

Run #4 (Leg 23) - 7.1 miles in Racine, Wisconsin - 7:44 pace
Time started: 3:48 AM on Saturday

Fatigue was setting in at this point.  I started to think about how my previous run might not have been a good idea.  This run actually ended up being my favorite of the race.  It was quiet and peaceful and light near the end.  There were some awesome houses to look at, too.  When the van drove by me at mile 4, I flagged them down.  I went low on this run and wanted some Gatorade.  After a brief chat with them, I felt better and continued my run.  GU just didn't sound good at 4 AM.

Run #5 (Leg 29) - 4.9 miles in Waukegan, Illinois - 8:04 pace
Time started: 9:34 AM on Saturday
This run was pretty boring.  The majority of it was on a bike path that was not shaded.  To please my teammates, I took a bottle of water with me when I started the run, even though I really didn't want to.  I ended up drinking every last drop in it.  My legs were tired.  My mind was tired.  I wanted to be done, but knew I had one more run to get through.

Run #6 (Leg 35) - 4.9 miles in Evanston, Illinois - 7:58 pace
Time started: 2:22 PM on Saturday
I was so happy to be starting my final leg.  I was tired in every sense of the word.  At this point in the relay, there was another female ultra team near us.  My goal was to pass the girl from their team, along with the chubby shirtless man wearing the fuel belt.  I succeeded at both of those tasks.  When I finished, I was so relieved to be done.

Final Thoughts:
My legs surprised me.  I went into the race feeling rather out of shape, but somehow ran a sub 8:00 pace for all of my miles.  I can also say that being on a 12 person team is incredibly different than being on a 6 person team.  I had a lot of fun and it is a good experience.

Place: 2/6
Time: 30 hours, 23 minutes
Overall team pace: 9:12/mile
Team kills:  194
My kills: 60
Times I was killed: 0

*That is right, I was undefeated!  60-0 for the kills

Memories Made: too many to count
Regrets: none

Monday, June 11, 2012

What I've Been Up To

It seems like forever since I've posted anything on my blog, but really its only been 2 weeks.  Time goes too quickly.

Since the beginning of June, a few things have happened.

  1. I ran a 5k and had a personal worst.  That is right, it was the slowest 5k that I've ever run.  I ran faster after not running because of a stress fracture than I ran in this race.  It didn't help that I went into it with lofty goals, didn't know the course, and had a week of 100% fast miles.  My poor time was due to a few things: having to run on small boulders for 0.75 mile of the course, a massively steep incline at mile 2.5, an incline (but smaller) from 2.5 to the finish, and a course that measured 3.25 miles long on my Garmin.  But that is not all.  There was an 8k race that started before the 5k.  The 5k, scheduled to start 10 minutes after the 8k, got delayed because "there are some serious runners in the 8k race that are concerned about their times."  When I heard this, I thought great, I get to run around the slower runners for the first mile or so.  And that is exactly what happened.  But here's the good thing.  As sucky as that race was, it didn't affect me too much.  Awful races make the good ones that much more sweet.  Plus, 5ks are plentiful.  I can run as many as I want.
  2. School is out for the summer.   I could not be happier!  I was exhausted by the end of the school year and am in dire need of some time away from 10 and 11 year-olds.  I'll be tutoring some this summer and working a lot of some school things.
  3. I ran the Madison to Chicago Ragnar Relay on an ultra team (6 people) this past weekend.  I'll be doing another post specifically related to it soon.  We got 2nd place for female ultra teams.  I had 60 "kills".  Needless to say, it was 30 hours of fantastic running for me.


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Servings: Makes 1 (12 x 18 x 1 inch) cake
This basic white sheet cake recipe, from the "Martha Stewart Baking Handbook," is the perfect foundation for many different kinds of desserts.

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks/12 oz./340g) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking sheet
3 cups cake flour (not self-rising), plus more for baking sheet
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk
8 egg whites

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch rimmed baking sheet, tapping out any excess flour; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until just combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; set aside.

4. In the clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites on low speed until foamy. With mixer running, gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar; beat on high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 4 minutes. Do not overbeat. Gently fold a third of the egg-white mixture into the butter-flour mixture until combined. Gently fold in remaining egg-white mixture.

5. Transfer batter to prepared baking sheet and smooth batter evenly with a spatula or back of a spoon. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack, then reinvert and let cool completely.

Makes 1 (12 x 18 x 1 inch) cake.

Source: Martha Stewart Living
Date: March 7, 2010

Reviewer: Adam
Martha Stewart Rocks!!

Reviewer: Maia
This was SO unbelievably tasty! I want more, but we ran out of flour!

Reviewer: Wattle
The cake smelled and tasted yummy. I had to use plain flour with corn flour as found in website as I have not seen cake flour here in Australia. The middle was a bit sticky even though I baked it for almost an hour.

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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

The Deal Of The Relationship.

The boy doesn't like spiders.

I don't like moths.

So naturally we trade off the employment of Who Gets To Kill What.

I don't mind killing spiders either. They're there. You see them. They most likely see you. They don't move.

Moths will suddenly bong a red bull and Jackie Chan the fuck out of a fly kick - right to your face.

Spiders are a lot more courteous.

Fuck moths.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Lately I have found that I bristle at the words 'submissive' and 'submission'. I think the reason they get to me is because I find them totally inadequate to describe the process that I am going through as a slave. 'Surrender' is a beautiful word. It holds the idea of following one's Master so completely that there isn't a thought about following his direction. His will and one's action follow as effortlessly as a breath in and a breath out. The fact that he wills something almost in itself creates one's obedience because you only have to know what he wants for you to obey. 'Submission' holds the implication that one thought about whether or not she should follow a command and that there was some possibility, however small, of it not being followed. It implies that there was a choice on one's part as to whether or not she would obey. It is the breath taken in with the idea that it might never be released.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Cross-posted from a Fetlife Group...

I know how annoying labels and definitions are, but after railing against them for years I have discovered that they can actually be helpful because it means that everybody is on the same page when discussion things.

I'm not suggesting that we adopt definitions for terms for this group, but after posting in more than a couple of threads and being told things like 'that isn't what a babygirl is!' I thought that I might take the time to explain MY definitions of certain labels used in the BDSM and D/s realm.

Once again, to make things clear... these are my definitions and I am not proposing that they be held by the group.

BDSM - Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism. I don't agree that the DS in the center of the acronym stands for Dominant and submissive as well as sadism and masochism.

T/b - Top and bottom. I believe that this is a relationship that is based on kink play alone. There is no aspect of Dominance and submission outside of the scene. I don't think that this makes a Top and bottom any 'less' than a D/s or M/s scenario, it just makes it different. And there is nothing wrong with knowing exactly what you want and going after that with someone compatible. The drama starts when people who are T/b feel like they have to be more to be accepted into the kink society. I believe that it is a good thing for both a Top and bottom to have soft limits, hard limits and safe-words, all of which to have been explained to the other party before any sort of interaction takes place.

D/s - Dominance and submission. I believe that the Dominant actually holds a position over the submissive and that she is not 'his equal who just has a different job.' I believe that the submissive begs the Dominant for the opportunity to submit to him, and that being a submissive she has the rights afforded to any human being - including the right to disagree or to say 'no', although I can't imagine that someone truly interested in submitting would use that word easily and would first have put all of her effort and energy into finding out how to turn it into a 'yes'. I believe that it is fair for a submissive to have a few limits, but that she should be prepared for these to be stretched and possibly broken by her Dominant. Some submissives like the feeling of safety that a safe-word provides, personally I think that the Dominant should know his submissive well enough to not need one.

M/s - Master and slave. I believe that this is the next step deeper into the lifestyle. Once again, M/s isn't better than D/s or T/b, it is just different. I believe that a Master needs a certain amount of training and mentoring to build an understanding of the true tenants of D/s and the self-discipline to be able to follow and honour these. I believe that a true Master does submit, he submits to the ideal of D/s and does so with an open and vulnerable heart ready to be taught. I believe that his slave has no rights aside from those gracefully handed her by her Master, that she doesn't have the rights afforded to a human being because she is no longer one now that she has become a slave. I believe that she becomes property and like any sort of property it is up to the owner as to whether she will be cherished and used well or misused, broken and thrown away. I believe that this is the danger of being a slave and that if more people understood this there would be a lot fewer with the word 'slave' marked on their profile. I believe that it is the Master's prerogative to keep his slave in whatever way he sees fit, whether it is tied to the bedpost and sleeping on a cold hardwood floor, or being allowed to curl up by his feet on a cushion while he reads. And I believe that she has no place to complain and no place to deny him anything. I do not believe that a slave should have any limits set other than those given her by her Master.

Now, this is where things get controversial...

DD/bg - DaddyDom and babygirl. I believe that DaddyDom and babygirl is a sacred archetype that exists in the kink world. I think that it is primal and dates back to a prehistoric era where when a female was born into a family group she would have to endear herself to the Father in that group in order to receive the care and protection that she needed. Male children were useful, they would grow up to be hunters and protectors, female children were another mouth to feed, and all that they would grow up to be is another womb to fill - and it has long since been recognised by science that there is a primal push for the male of the species to propagate as much of his seed as possible, so as she became of age there was another belly to fill with the child of the groups lead figure (the Father) and the child had been trying to endear herself to him so that she would receive protection and food when it was scarce.

I believe that the Daddydom offers safety to his babygirl in a way that Dominants and Masters do not - that he offers her the room to be herself, to be that babygirl without fear of reprise. This is not to say that he offers her space to be a brat, and bratting is something that is entirely different. A Daddy offers interest when his girl shows him a picture that she has drawn and a lap to curl up into when she is sleepy and just wants to be held. He offers her the opportunity to discover and enjoy a childhood that she may not have never experienced. I also believe that being a babygirl is a highly submissive role.

The other aspect to DD/bg to consider is that while it is something we act out (I do not condone incest or sexual contact with underage people), in the archetype of the relationship a bg was truly owned by her Daddy - to such an extent that not only was she born for him, but she was born from him - she truly belongs to him.

D/lg - Daddy and little girl. This is where a lot of the issues within the misunderstandings of my posts have lain over the last couple of days. There is avast difference between a DaddyDom/babygirl relationship and a Daddy/little girl. D/lg is more a level of play that is directed by the little girl. There have been posts in response to things that I've said on threads here that have pointed out to me that just because someone is a little girl it doesn't mean that she is a submissive - and I totally agree (although, I would go as far as pointing out that these posts talking about little girls and whether they were submissive were posted in the DaddyDom and babygirl group on

As far as I can see, the D/lg dynamic has a large brattiness factor to it, it involves the pouting and stamping of feet when she doesn't get her way, the begging and playing nicely to Daddy so that he will give into what she wants and other 'Princess' like behaviours. I am not condemning this dynamic, if this is what does it for you, and you have found a partner that shares your fantasies and preferences then more power to you. However, I do ask that you remember that you are a little girl, and not a babygirl... and I will show the same respect by remembering that I am a babygirl and not a little girl.

I think that safe words are a good thing to have in a D/lg scenario, and that hard and soft limits should be set, and I have found when talking to little girls that it tends to be them who set the limits and the Daddies who follow them.

There was SO much more that I wanted to write about... like my ideas on the definitions of discipline and my views on submission 'as a gift'... perhaps at another time in another thread.

If anyone has actually sat down and read through all of my ramblings - thank you.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I think that it is an amazing thing to be able to know in yourself that nothing other than your Master's will is important. The ability to not only serve through action, but to be right-minded. To be totally content to wait upon his pleasure.I've been thinking about humility as well, and working through what it is in real terms.

I think that the idea of a submissive being worthless.. of making no claims on herself or her own time is vital. And it is through this knowledge that she is worthless, that she is nothing.. that she becomes precious to him. Not because she deserves it or has earnt it, but because he wishes to hold her precious. It is simply his choosing to find pleasure in her that gives her the worth that she has.

In the same way that money is just paper and ink until we subscribe a worth to it, a submissive is worthless until she is found precious by her Master choosing to take pleasure in her. And in that she achieves the reason for her existence... she is of service to him... because he has chosen for it to be like this, not because she has done anything.

I have no precious time at all to spend, Nor services to do, till you require.

He speaks to me
in words and silences
that take me places
I have never imagined.

Places where I am happy
and carefree.   Places where
I respond to his words
without thought and without need.

Places where there is nothing
but his will.
His will and my obedience,
and my obedience is pleasure.

He teaches me the lessons he wants me to learn and I learn them well.