1. I'm _____, I'm _____, I _____.
freezing, irritated at the furnace people, want the vent fixed in this room.
2. _____ was the last thing I ate that was utterly delicious.
The Coffee Pot's Harbor Benedict
3. My favorite food seasoning is _____________.
Cumin
4. Every morning, I put _____ on my _____.
blueberries; Cheerios
5. I consider myself lucky because _____.
I'm not living in a cardboard box
6. One day we’ll see _____.
a black president. What? Oh, then, a blanket with sleeves. That too?
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____! Perch!; shopping at my favorite independent bookstore and seeing "Waltz with Bashir"; watch Marquette soldier on without Dominic James.
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Friday Shuffle
Five random songs from my iPod.
1. Redemption Day - Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
Come leaders, come you men of great. Let us hear you pontificate. Your many virtues laid to waste and we aren't listening. What do you have for us today? Throw us a bone but save the plate. Oh, why we waited til so late. Was there no oil to excavate, no riches in trade for the fate of every person who died in hate. Throw us a bone, you men of great.
2. If I Didn't Love You - Squeeze, Singles: 45s and Under
If I didn't love you, I'd hate you. I'm playing your stereogram. Singles remind me of kisses. Albums remind me of plans. Tonight it's love by the fire. The wind plays over the coals. Passionate looks are my fancy, but you turn the look into stone.
3. Nothing But a Good Ride - Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
He's pulling out for Reno. He hopes a tire don't blow. Up near Albuquerque he'll fuel and get some coffee. Cline's Corners truck stop. A waitress with a wet mop telling him to don't walk. He tips his hat and don't talk.
4. Chickamauga - Uncle Tupelo, Anodyne
Appalachia, so patient. The lessons we've traveled. As soon as we're out, we're kickin' our way back in. Fightin' fire with unlit matches from our respective trenches. No authority can clean up this mess we're in. A miracle might point the way to solutions we're after and avert our chronic impending disaster. Chickamauga's where I've been. Solitude is where I'm bound. I don't ever wanna taste these tears again.
5. Gone for Good (Alternate Version) -- The Shins, So Says I (EP)
You want to jump and dance, but you sat on your hands and lost your only chance. Go back to your hometown. Get your feet on the ground and stop floating around. I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my head. You love a sinking stone that'll never elope. So get used to used to the lonesome. Girl, you must atone some. Don't leave me no phone number there.
1. Redemption Day - Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
Come leaders, come you men of great. Let us hear you pontificate. Your many virtues laid to waste and we aren't listening. What do you have for us today? Throw us a bone but save the plate. Oh, why we waited til so late. Was there no oil to excavate, no riches in trade for the fate of every person who died in hate. Throw us a bone, you men of great.
2. If I Didn't Love You - Squeeze, Singles: 45s and Under
If I didn't love you, I'd hate you. I'm playing your stereogram. Singles remind me of kisses. Albums remind me of plans. Tonight it's love by the fire. The wind plays over the coals. Passionate looks are my fancy, but you turn the look into stone.
3. Nothing But a Good Ride - Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
He's pulling out for Reno. He hopes a tire don't blow. Up near Albuquerque he'll fuel and get some coffee. Cline's Corners truck stop. A waitress with a wet mop telling him to don't walk. He tips his hat and don't talk.
4. Chickamauga - Uncle Tupelo, Anodyne
Appalachia, so patient. The lessons we've traveled. As soon as we're out, we're kickin' our way back in. Fightin' fire with unlit matches from our respective trenches. No authority can clean up this mess we're in. A miracle might point the way to solutions we're after and avert our chronic impending disaster. Chickamauga's where I've been. Solitude is where I'm bound. I don't ever wanna taste these tears again.
5. Gone for Good (Alternate Version) -- The Shins, So Says I (EP)
You want to jump and dance, but you sat on your hands and lost your only chance. Go back to your hometown. Get your feet on the ground and stop floating around. I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my head. You love a sinking stone that'll never elope. So get used to used to the lonesome. Girl, you must atone some. Don't leave me no phone number there.
Friday, February 20, 2009
The Friday Shuffle...is alive.
1 .Fred Meyers - Glen Phillips, Abulum
One hand must wash the other. Each man must be a brother. Band up and take cover. We'll go dancing, set fires, tag buildings and slash tires, drive go-carts like Shriners or just hang out at Fred Meyers. We'll go out babe, skateboarding, go looting, food hoarding. whatever you desire or we could just stay in my bed at Fred Meyers.
2. You Don't Love Me - Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend (Deluxe Edition)
What a beautiful moment. The truth comes out at last. Once your heart would own me forever then this passed. And what a beautiful moment as my head comes apart. Drunk and in a manner of saying, wasted. But you don't love me. You don't love me. You can't see how I matter in this world. Even though I loved you, you can't believe that. If you think that leaving is what will make you happy then I guess its okay. I think its okay if you go away.
3. For You - Bruce Springsteen, The Essential Bruce Springsteen (Disc 1)
You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach. Remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach. And the band they played the homecoming theme as I caressed your cheek. The ragged, jagged melody she still clings to me like a leach. But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way. We were both hitchhikers, but you had your ear tuned to the roar of some metal-tempered engine on an alien, distant shore so you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for. And its not that nursery mouth I came back for. It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor`cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors and who am I to ask you to lick my sores? And you should know that's true. I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency I came for you, for you, I came for you, but your life was one long emergency. And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free.
4. Philosophy - Ben Folds, iTunes version
I see that there is evil and I know that there is good and the in-betweens I've never understood. So won't you look at me, I'm crazy, but I get the job done. Yeah, I'm crazy, but I get the job done.
5. Numb as a Statue - Warren Zevon, The Wind
I'm numb as a statue. I may have to beg, borrow or steal some feelings from you so I can have some feelings too. I'm pale as a ghost. You know what I love about you. That's what I need the most. I'm gonna beg, borrow or steal some feelings from you. I'm gonna beg, borrow or steal so I can have some feelings too. I don't care if it's superficial. You don't have to dig down deep. Just bring enough for the ritual. Get here before I fall asleep. Ain't nothing special when the present meets the past. I've always taken care of business. I've paid my first and last.
One hand must wash the other. Each man must be a brother. Band up and take cover. We'll go dancing, set fires, tag buildings and slash tires, drive go-carts like Shriners or just hang out at Fred Meyers. We'll go out babe, skateboarding, go looting, food hoarding. whatever you desire or we could just stay in my bed at Fred Meyers.
2. You Don't Love Me - Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend (Deluxe Edition)
What a beautiful moment. The truth comes out at last. Once your heart would own me forever then this passed. And what a beautiful moment as my head comes apart. Drunk and in a manner of saying, wasted. But you don't love me. You don't love me. You can't see how I matter in this world. Even though I loved you, you can't believe that. If you think that leaving is what will make you happy then I guess its okay. I think its okay if you go away.
3. For You - Bruce Springsteen, The Essential Bruce Springsteen (Disc 1)
You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach. Remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach. And the band they played the homecoming theme as I caressed your cheek. The ragged, jagged melody she still clings to me like a leach. But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way. We were both hitchhikers, but you had your ear tuned to the roar of some metal-tempered engine on an alien, distant shore so you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for. And its not that nursery mouth I came back for. It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor`cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors and who am I to ask you to lick my sores? And you should know that's true. I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency I came for you, for you, I came for you, but your life was one long emergency. And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free.
4. Philosophy - Ben Folds, iTunes version
I see that there is evil and I know that there is good and the in-betweens I've never understood. So won't you look at me, I'm crazy, but I get the job done. Yeah, I'm crazy, but I get the job done.
5. Numb as a Statue - Warren Zevon, The Wind
I'm numb as a statue. I may have to beg, borrow or steal some feelings from you so I can have some feelings too. I'm pale as a ghost. You know what I love about you. That's what I need the most. I'm gonna beg, borrow or steal some feelings from you. I'm gonna beg, borrow or steal so I can have some feelings too. I don't care if it's superficial. You don't have to dig down deep. Just bring enough for the ritual. Get here before I fall asleep. Ain't nothing special when the present meets the past. I've always taken care of business. I've paid my first and last.
Friday Fill-Ins
1. _____; are you kidding me???
The right rear tire on our newish car is STILL losing air?!
2. Enough with the _____.
Tom Crean already, Indiana. Have you figured it out yet?
3. _____ is my favorite gadget.
My powdered sugar spoon
4. I have a craving for _____.
something made with industrially-processed peanut products.
5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it _____.
at a Springsteen concert
6. Eyes are the _____.
groin of the head. (Thanks to Dwight K. Schrute.)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!
errands (Target!), then grilled salmon at tg's; pj's for most of the day, watching MU beat Georgetown, a quiet meal at home; not be disappointed by the Oscars.
The right rear tire on our newish car is STILL losing air?!
2. Enough with the _____.
Tom Crean already, Indiana. Have you figured it out yet?
3. _____ is my favorite gadget.
My powdered sugar spoon
4. I have a craving for _____.
something made with industrially-processed peanut products.
5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it _____.
at a Springsteen concert
6. Eyes are the _____.
groin of the head. (Thanks to Dwight K. Schrute.)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!
errands (Target!), then grilled salmon at tg's; pj's for most of the day, watching MU beat Georgetown, a quiet meal at home; not be disappointed by the Oscars.
Friday, November 14, 2008
The Random 10
1. Shower the People - James Taylor, Greatest Hits
You can run but you cannot hide. This is widely known. And what you plan to do with your foolish pride when you're all by yourself alone? Once you tell somebody the way that you feel you can feel it beginning to ease. I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel always getting the grease.
2. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle, Pure Funk
He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans struttin' her stuff on the street. She said, "Hello. Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" Mmm hmmm.
3. Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
He won't take me back when I come around. Says he's sorry then he puts me out. I got a big chain around my neck and I'm broken down like a train wreck. Well, it's over I know it, but I can't let go.
4. Still Fighting It - Ben Folds, Rockin' the Suburbs
It was pain, sunny days and rain. I knew you'd feel the same things. Everybody knows it hurts to grow up and everybody does. It's so weird to be back here. Let me tell you what. The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it. And you're so much like me. I'm sorry.
5. Miller's Angels - Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites
Miller's angels are hovering in between the earth and the sun in the shadow of God's unwavering love. I am a fortunate son. They come out of the blue sky. They come out of the blue. They come out of the blue sky. But you never know where they're gonna go.
6. Army - Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five
Well I thought about the army. Dad said, "Son, you're fuckin' high."
7. We Will Become Silhouettes - The Shins, Such Great Heights EP
I wanted to walk through the empty streets with something constant under my feet, but all the news reports recommended I stay indoors. Because the air outside will make our cells divide at an alarming rate 'til our shells simply cannot hold all our insides in. And that's when, (that's when), that's when we'll explode (and it won't be a pretty sight). And we'll become silhouettes when our bodies finally go.
8. If I Were the Man You Wanted - Lyle Lovett, Lyle Lovett
And I have seen my share of long nights and I have told my share of lies. And I have run into the darkness when I saw the look in your eyes. But if the night it didn't lie in the darkness, then the daylight would be hard to find. And if the truth didn't turn to a weakness, I would have never have spoken my mind. And if the stars didn't shine on the water, then the sun it wouldn't burn on the sand. And if I were the man you wanted, I would not be the man that I am.
9. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Aimee Mann, Another Drifter in the Snow
Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled-up knots. You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch. With a nauseous super-naus.You're a crooked jerky jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch.
10. Sea of Heartbreak - Johnny Cash, Unchained
The lights in the harbor don't shine for me. I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea. Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness, memories of your caress so divine how I wish you were mine again my dear. I'm on this sea of tears, sea of heartbreak.
You can run but you cannot hide. This is widely known. And what you plan to do with your foolish pride when you're all by yourself alone? Once you tell somebody the way that you feel you can feel it beginning to ease. I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel always getting the grease.
2. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle, Pure Funk
He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans struttin' her stuff on the street. She said, "Hello. Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" Mmm hmmm.
3. Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
He won't take me back when I come around. Says he's sorry then he puts me out. I got a big chain around my neck and I'm broken down like a train wreck. Well, it's over I know it, but I can't let go.
4. Still Fighting It - Ben Folds, Rockin' the Suburbs
It was pain, sunny days and rain. I knew you'd feel the same things. Everybody knows it hurts to grow up and everybody does. It's so weird to be back here. Let me tell you what. The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it. And you're so much like me. I'm sorry.
5. Miller's Angels - Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites
Miller's angels are hovering in between the earth and the sun in the shadow of God's unwavering love. I am a fortunate son. They come out of the blue sky. They come out of the blue. They come out of the blue sky. But you never know where they're gonna go.
6. Army - Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five
Well I thought about the army. Dad said, "Son, you're fuckin' high."
7. We Will Become Silhouettes - The Shins, Such Great Heights EP
I wanted to walk through the empty streets with something constant under my feet, but all the news reports recommended I stay indoors. Because the air outside will make our cells divide at an alarming rate 'til our shells simply cannot hold all our insides in. And that's when, (that's when), that's when we'll explode (and it won't be a pretty sight). And we'll become silhouettes when our bodies finally go.
8. If I Were the Man You Wanted - Lyle Lovett, Lyle Lovett
And I have seen my share of long nights and I have told my share of lies. And I have run into the darkness when I saw the look in your eyes. But if the night it didn't lie in the darkness, then the daylight would be hard to find. And if the truth didn't turn to a weakness, I would have never have spoken my mind. And if the stars didn't shine on the water, then the sun it wouldn't burn on the sand. And if I were the man you wanted, I would not be the man that I am.
9. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Aimee Mann, Another Drifter in the Snow
Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled-up knots. You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch. With a nauseous super-naus.You're a crooked jerky jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch.
10. Sea of Heartbreak - Johnny Cash, Unchained
The lights in the harbor don't shine for me. I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea. Sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness, memories of your caress so divine how I wish you were mine again my dear. I'm on this sea of tears, sea of heartbreak.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Friday Fill-ins
1. One of the best concerts/plays/movies I ever saw that I really didn't think I'd like was _____________. (awk)
Ironman. I went in support of recovering comic book geek Hubby John and, darn it, if I didn't enjoy myself quite a bit. (Also, Nights in Rodanthe. I went in support of my active Richard Gere fanatic mom and didn't hate it nearly as much as I thought I would.)
2. _________ is a recipe I recently made (or meal I recently ordered) that was delicious!
Nutty Sweet Potato Soup (thanks, Ellie Krieger.)
3. It's time for __________.
College basketball and fun-size candy bars!
4. _____________ is quite refreshing.
A spritz of Philosophy's Amazing Grace cologne
5. If I never hear the phrase ______________ again, it'll be too soon.
I know! Right? (also anything involving the word wheelhouse)
6. To one side of the curving road was a ________, and on the other was a ________.
stand of beautiful birch trees; an unlucky raccoon.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!
having dinner at a local log-cabin themed restaurant (it's very well executed) with friends; looking at some more fall foliage, shopping at Whole Foods, having a drink or two at my favorite German-themed tavern, seeing a movie, and having dinner; get my praise on, eat Door County cherry stuffed french toast at The Coffee Pot, get groceries (honeycrisp apples and pomegranate/blueberry juice!), then watch the Packers play the Colts. Fortunately, whoever wins that day, I'll be happy.
Ironman. I went in support of recovering comic book geek Hubby John and, darn it, if I didn't enjoy myself quite a bit. (Also, Nights in Rodanthe. I went in support of my active Richard Gere fanatic mom and didn't hate it nearly as much as I thought I would.)
2. _________ is a recipe I recently made (or meal I recently ordered) that was delicious!
Nutty Sweet Potato Soup (thanks, Ellie Krieger.)
3. It's time for __________.
College basketball and fun-size candy bars!
4. _____________ is quite refreshing.
A spritz of Philosophy's Amazing Grace cologne
5. If I never hear the phrase ______________ again, it'll be too soon.
I know! Right? (also anything involving the word wheelhouse)
6. To one side of the curving road was a ________, and on the other was a ________.
stand of beautiful birch trees; an unlucky raccoon.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!
having dinner at a local log-cabin themed restaurant (it's very well executed) with friends; looking at some more fall foliage, shopping at Whole Foods, having a drink or two at my favorite German-themed tavern, seeing a movie, and having dinner; get my praise on, eat Door County cherry stuffed french toast at The Coffee Pot, get groceries (honeycrisp apples and pomegranate/blueberry juice!), then watch the Packers play the Colts. Fortunately, whoever wins that day, I'll be happy.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
"Hey, can I call ya Joe?"
My good friend, Scott, has been e-mailing some pretty darn funny links regarding our possible future Ms. Vice President. Ow. It burns my fingers. Anyway, going back and looking at clips of the debate on YouTube, I can clearly see she rocked this flow chart hard.
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Friday Shuffle
Five random songs from my iPod.
1. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better
When I woke up tonight I said I'm gonna make somebody love me. I'm Gonna make somebody love me. And now I know, now I know, now I know, I know that it's you. You're lucky, lucky, you're so lucky!
2. Streets of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam, Just Lookin' for a Hit
You don't know me but you don't like me. You say you care less how I feel. But how many of you that sit and judge me ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
3. Better Luck Next Time - Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters
And if I might have a slip of the tongue will the fun disappear? Is the binding coming undone? You keep me waiting within your grasp, but I can't tell what you feel and I'm too afraid to ask you. Better luck next time. Maybe we could have a go with another kind of love, one that carries on. Better luck next time. Guess I've only one regret -- that I didn't get to know you better than I did.
4. The Town Crotch - Jonathan Coulton, Thing a Week I
The seniors threw a party down the end of Dutton Road when it was almost cold enough to snow. None of us could drive then so we had to get a ride in the back of someones GTO. She was in the keg line with a yellow plastic cup. It was like I'd never seen a girl before -- puffy leather jacket and a healthy head of hair, with the hair she was six-foot-four. I recognized her face right away.
She was the town crotch. She was good to go anytime. She was the town crotch but I loved her like she was mine. There's a lot of things I don't remember now, but I remember the town crotch.
I had a pint of SoCo in the pocket of my coat. You can hardly taste the alcohol. Watched her from a distance but I never said a word. I was young and I felt so small. I was no one then, who was I?
5. You Be Illin' - Run DMC, Run DMC: Greatest Hits
(To)day you won a ticket to see Doctor J. Front row seat, (in free!) no pay. Radio in hand, snacks by feet. Game's about to start, you kickin' popcorn to the beat. You finally wake up. Doc's gone to town, round his back, through the hoop, then you scream, "Touchdown!"You be illin', illin'. You be illin'...illin'.
1. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better
When I woke up tonight I said I'm gonna make somebody love me. I'm Gonna make somebody love me. And now I know, now I know, now I know, I know that it's you. You're lucky, lucky, you're so lucky!
2. Streets of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam, Just Lookin' for a Hit
You don't know me but you don't like me. You say you care less how I feel. But how many of you that sit and judge me ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
3. Better Luck Next Time - Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters
And if I might have a slip of the tongue will the fun disappear? Is the binding coming undone? You keep me waiting within your grasp, but I can't tell what you feel and I'm too afraid to ask you. Better luck next time. Maybe we could have a go with another kind of love, one that carries on. Better luck next time. Guess I've only one regret -- that I didn't get to know you better than I did.
4. The Town Crotch - Jonathan Coulton, Thing a Week I
The seniors threw a party down the end of Dutton Road when it was almost cold enough to snow. None of us could drive then so we had to get a ride in the back of someones GTO. She was in the keg line with a yellow plastic cup. It was like I'd never seen a girl before -- puffy leather jacket and a healthy head of hair, with the hair she was six-foot-four. I recognized her face right away.
She was the town crotch. She was good to go anytime. She was the town crotch but I loved her like she was mine. There's a lot of things I don't remember now, but I remember the town crotch.
I had a pint of SoCo in the pocket of my coat. You can hardly taste the alcohol. Watched her from a distance but I never said a word. I was young and I felt so small. I was no one then, who was I?
5. You Be Illin' - Run DMC, Run DMC: Greatest Hits
(To)day you won a ticket to see Doctor J. Front row seat, (in free!) no pay. Radio in hand, snacks by feet. Game's about to start, you kickin' popcorn to the beat. You finally wake up. Doc's gone to town, round his back, through the hoop, then you scream, "Touchdown!"You be illin', illin'. You be illin'...illin'.
Friday Fill-Ins
1. __________ are some of the things I'm most looking forward to in October.
Crisp autumn weather, beautiful leaves, the possibility of wearing a sweater, college basketball season officially beginning - well, practice anyway, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin lattes...
2. Sometimes I __________.
resist snacking.
3. __________ and that's why there is a saying, "never say never"!
I live in Kenosha, Wisconsin
4. When I'm down, I __________.
think about my successes and ask myself what kinds of things I'd like to hear instead of the negative crap that I've been hearing myself say for years.
5. __________ is where you'll find me most often.
At home
6. A rainy day is good for __________.
reading, cleaning out closets
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to __________, tomorrow my plans include __________ and Sunday, I want to __________!
stocking up on giant packages of household items at Sam's (the fun never stops) and having a few beers with Hubby John at our favorite local watering hole; having breakfast at a cool local diner and hitting the farmer's market (for only the second time this year -- we just don't get moving that early on Saturdays); watch a little of the Packer game before going to our friends' daughter's Confirmation.
Crisp autumn weather, beautiful leaves, the possibility of wearing a sweater, college basketball season officially beginning - well, practice anyway, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin lattes...
2. Sometimes I __________.
resist snacking.
3. __________ and that's why there is a saying, "never say never"!
I live in Kenosha, Wisconsin
4. When I'm down, I __________.
think about my successes and ask myself what kinds of things I'd like to hear instead of the negative crap that I've been hearing myself say for years.
5. __________ is where you'll find me most often.
At home
6. A rainy day is good for __________.
reading, cleaning out closets
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to __________, tomorrow my plans include __________ and Sunday, I want to __________!
stocking up on giant packages of household items at Sam's (the fun never stops) and having a few beers with Hubby John at our favorite local watering hole; having breakfast at a cool local diner and hitting the farmer's market (for only the second time this year -- we just don't get moving that early on Saturdays); watch a little of the Packer game before going to our friends' daughter's Confirmation.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Greg Focker: You can milk just about anything with nipples. Jack Byrnes: I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?
I'm switching to fro-yo, just in case.
Animal rights group asks Ben & Jerry's to use breast milk instead of cow's milk
By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) -- Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the ice cream maker to begin using breast milk in its products instead of cow's milk, saying it would reduce the suffering of cows and calves and give ice cream lovers a healthier product.
The idea got a cool reception Thursday from Ben & Jerry's officials, the company's customers and even La Leche League International, the world's oldest breast-feeding support organization, which promotes the practice - for babies, anyway.
PETA wrote a letter to company founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on Tuesday, telling them cow's milk is hazardous and that milking them is cruel.
"If Ben and Jerry's replaced the cow's milk in its ice cream with breast milk, your customers - and cows - would reap the benefits," wrote Tracy Reiman, executive vice president of the animal rights advocacy group. She said dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies and obesity.
Ashley Byrne, a campaign coordinator for PETA, acknowledged the implausibility of substituting breast milk for cow's milk, but said it's no stranger than humans consuming the milk of another species.
"We're aware this idea is somewhat absurd, and that putting it into practice is a stretch. At the time same, it's pretty absurd for us to be drinking the milk of cows," she said.
It takes about 12 pounds - or 1 1/2 gallons of milk - to make a gallon of ice cream. Ben & Jerry's, which gets its milk exclusively from Vermont cows, won't say how much milk it uses or how much ice cream it sells.
As a standardized product under federal regulations, ice cream must be made with milk from healthy cows. Ice cream made from goat's milk, for example, would have to be labeled as such.
Presumably, so would mother's milk ice cream.
To Ben & Jerry's, the idea is udderly ridiculous. "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child," spokesman Sean Greenwood said in an e-mail. He didn't respond to requests for an interview.
Leon Berthiaume, general manager of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, which provides milk products to Ben & Jerry's, called the dairy products "among the safest in the world."
"Milk from cows has long-term health benefits and has been proven to be safe and healthy and an important part of the American diet for generations," he said. "I'm not ready to make that change."
Cow's milk and mother's milk aren't interchangeable, according to La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse, who says breast milk is a dynamic substance that's different with each woman and each child and might have difficulty being processed into ice cream.
Then there's the question of who would provide the milk, and whether they'd be paid.
"Some women feel compelled to donate milk to a milk bank for adopted babies, or for someone who's ill or unable to breast feed. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence about sisters who nurse each others' babies. There's a population of women very willing to share their milk. Whether there's enough to do it for a commercial entity, who can say?" she said.
At the Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, consumers gave a collective "Eww" to the idea Thursday.
"It's kind of creepy," said Jeff Waugh, 42, of Dayton, Ohio.
"I think it's a little nutty," said the Rev. Roger Wooton, 83, of Malden, Mass., finishing up a cup of Heath Bar Crunch.
"How would they get all that milk?" said his wife, Jane Wooton, 77.
Jen Wahlbrink, 34, of Phoenix, who breast-fed her 11-month-old son, Cameron, said she wouldn't touch ice cream made from mother's milk. She remembers her nursing days - and not that fondly.
"The (breast) pumps just weren't that much fun. You really do feel like a cow," she said, cradling her son in her hands.
Animal rights group asks Ben & Jerry's to use breast milk instead of cow's milk
By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) -- Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the ice cream maker to begin using breast milk in its products instead of cow's milk, saying it would reduce the suffering of cows and calves and give ice cream lovers a healthier product.
The idea got a cool reception Thursday from Ben & Jerry's officials, the company's customers and even La Leche League International, the world's oldest breast-feeding support organization, which promotes the practice - for babies, anyway.
PETA wrote a letter to company founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on Tuesday, telling them cow's milk is hazardous and that milking them is cruel.
"If Ben and Jerry's replaced the cow's milk in its ice cream with breast milk, your customers - and cows - would reap the benefits," wrote Tracy Reiman, executive vice president of the animal rights advocacy group. She said dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies and obesity.
Ashley Byrne, a campaign coordinator for PETA, acknowledged the implausibility of substituting breast milk for cow's milk, but said it's no stranger than humans consuming the milk of another species.
"We're aware this idea is somewhat absurd, and that putting it into practice is a stretch. At the time same, it's pretty absurd for us to be drinking the milk of cows," she said.
It takes about 12 pounds - or 1 1/2 gallons of milk - to make a gallon of ice cream. Ben & Jerry's, which gets its milk exclusively from Vermont cows, won't say how much milk it uses or how much ice cream it sells.
As a standardized product under federal regulations, ice cream must be made with milk from healthy cows. Ice cream made from goat's milk, for example, would have to be labeled as such.
Presumably, so would mother's milk ice cream.
To Ben & Jerry's, the idea is udderly ridiculous. "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child," spokesman Sean Greenwood said in an e-mail. He didn't respond to requests for an interview.
Leon Berthiaume, general manager of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, which provides milk products to Ben & Jerry's, called the dairy products "among the safest in the world."
"Milk from cows has long-term health benefits and has been proven to be safe and healthy and an important part of the American diet for generations," he said. "I'm not ready to make that change."
Cow's milk and mother's milk aren't interchangeable, according to La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse, who says breast milk is a dynamic substance that's different with each woman and each child and might have difficulty being processed into ice cream.
Then there's the question of who would provide the milk, and whether they'd be paid.
"Some women feel compelled to donate milk to a milk bank for adopted babies, or for someone who's ill or unable to breast feed. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence about sisters who nurse each others' babies. There's a population of women very willing to share their milk. Whether there's enough to do it for a commercial entity, who can say?" she said.
At the Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, consumers gave a collective "Eww" to the idea Thursday.
"It's kind of creepy," said Jeff Waugh, 42, of Dayton, Ohio.
"I think it's a little nutty," said the Rev. Roger Wooton, 83, of Malden, Mass., finishing up a cup of Heath Bar Crunch.
"How would they get all that milk?" said his wife, Jane Wooton, 77.
Jen Wahlbrink, 34, of Phoenix, who breast-fed her 11-month-old son, Cameron, said she wouldn't touch ice cream made from mother's milk. She remembers her nursing days - and not that fondly.
"The (breast) pumps just weren't that much fun. You really do feel like a cow," she said, cradling her son in her hands.
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