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Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic

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10 Things You Can't Do and Become President

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Comment by Chris Breman on January 18, 2013 at 3:53am: It's a comfort to hear you talk, Sk8eycat! Here it's 11 AM, so I'm doing chores and reading the forum in between. Have a good weekend, all of you!

Comment by sk8eycat on January 18, 2013 at 2:28am: Ruth, re:Simple things: YES!

Ever since I had that 4-night insomnia attack last week, I've been craving "comfort food." So a few days ago I made some baked custard (with Splenda)...it' so easy that I don't know why I don't make it more often. I bake it in the same (stainless) bowl that I mix it in,,,in a water bath, of course. Next time I think I'm going to bake it longer at 300 deg, without the Bain Marie, and see how it comes out.

A couple of days later I made chicken vegetable soup with a lot of leftover Schwan's chicken and veg that I had in the freezer. I cheated by using Homestyle Broth concentrate....but it was GOOD!

Today I made cranberry sauce (with Splenda again)...I bought about 6 bags of berries when they were on sale during the holidays, and they keep forever when you freeze them. So I used one bag. When it's done, and cooled, I put a heaping tbsp of cran sauce on plain or vanilla yogurt...SO good! I don't understand why nobody makes cranberry sorbet or yogurt.

All of those things are so simple to make, and they are comforting....both to make and to eat. I love playing in the kitchen, but so many recipes seem complicated, and use half the equipment in the cupboards.

I'm feeling satisfied and relaxed, so I wish you all a good night, and an easy 3-day weekend.

Felaine

PS Patricia, I'm e-mailing that group of pictures to about 20 people...including a few old f*rts who have developed Tea Party leanings. I hope a few of them will start thinking again.

I've been signing "We the People" petitionsto get the gov't to convict the Wall St. criminals who got us into this mess for years...it's not working. I don''t understand why Congress, et al can't see what's wrong in this country. I guess they believe that if they "god bless America" and pray often enough that their imaginary friend will make everything all right. Hah!

Nobody can run a country on wishful thinking and bullsh*t.

Comment by Steph S. on January 17, 2013 at 9:22pm: Patricia those examples of how America does things is so true. Why don't we look at the other countries who are successful in their endeavors? We are doing things backwards. I agree with all those statements.

Ruth I just love your secret to happiness picture. I agree that you should enjoy the simple things.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 17, 2013 at 9:08pm: Hey, Patricia. What great examples! I love all of them.

Comment by Patricia on January 17, 2013 at 8:47pm

Comment by booklover on January 17, 2013 at 5:27pm: Joseph, so true about masters and staff! lol

Love the lol cat Steph.

Comment by Steph S. on January 17, 2013 at 5:20pm

Comment by Steph S. on January 17, 2013 at 5:18pm: Cool that you met Moon Zappa sk8eycat - how awesome. I know that song you are talking about.

Comment by Steph S. on January 17, 2013 at 5:17pm: Cute loldog booklover. Very funny.

Comment by sk8eycat on January 17, 2013 at 4:49pm: Ahhhh, yessss. The way I heard it was, "...cats have staff."

I have taken care of lots of different breeds of dogs in my life as a pet-sitter, and the ones I like best are the large breeds...Samoyeds, shepherds, weimaraners, Sibeians. THEY aren't as worshipful as cocker spaniels and other medium-to-small breeds.

I find being worshipped very distasteful, and that was one of many things that solidified my lack of faith.

I just kept wondering how there could be a being/creature, with the intelligence and power to create an entire universe, who wanted to be worshipped. Gag me with a spoon!

Felaine, the genuine (old) Valley Girl (I met Moon Zappa when I was working in a small electronics store back in the 1980s. She was a hoot!)