Drive-Bys

Grins and giggles:

I find at least one thing on FMLife.com to giggle about every day. Like this.. and this... and this... not to mention this, for example. Makes me feel quite normal and lucky most days.
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More grins and giggles:

If you haven't seen or heard the Bud Lite "Real Men of Genius" ads, you're missing pure hilarity.

Two fine examples:



... and...



(Buddies Walt and Mr. Bill just about killed themselves laughing over that last one last night.)

Find them and a whole lot more here.
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If I'd heard this on April 1st I'd have believed it was a joke. But it's not. That's one Chicago tradition I absolutely hate seeing die.
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Oooooo! Can't wait to take TMBCITW and TMPAE to this. Maurice Sendak was a childhood favorite of mine, and it's nice to see Spike Jones is being so faithful to the original.
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Hmmm... seems Chicken Little Sr. is getting a whole lot less love from his Hollywood supporters these days:

'COOL IT, MR. PRESIDENT': That's the word a number of major Hollywood supporters of President Obama have been communicating to White House insiders. The feeling among the heavily Democratic Tinseltown power brokers is the prez should ''stop campaigning'' and doing things like Jay Leno's show and ''60 Minutes,'' and ''hunker down and act more presidential,'' said a close associate of both Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks Monday.

Glad to see they're finally catching on.

Now if he'd only take the hint. Little hope of that, it seems.
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If you're coming to Chicago soon, be prepared for sticker shock in parking garages, but especially at the parking meter. And bring plenty of quarters.
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I got a catalog from this funky company this weekend. Somehow it brought to mind Maeve, LL and Pammy. Dunno why...
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Speaking of Pammy, she's coming to Chicago this weekend, and it looks like I'll finally get to meet her and the Zigster. Huzzah!
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Another bloggette that's been on my "must meet" list has been tapping at my email trying to arrange a get-together soon, as well. Can't wait.
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Some things you've just gotta swipe, and this is one of them:



Totus rules, Potus drools.

Thanks, Joanie!
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P.S. -- Can we bring this guy to the U.S. and send him straight to Washington?



Huzzah, sir!
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One more thing. I was going through one of the Princess Mom's three recipe boxes this past weekend, and I came across the only recipe that was ever a complete FAIL in the history of family Omnibus.

Toss it? No freaking way. In typical Princess Mom buggerdly stubborn style, it was tucked between two frequently used favorites.

Now, your family might really, really like this. I'm a mustard on ham kinda gal. Brown sugar and pineapple -- yetch.

But here you go (exactly as she wrote it out) -- and it'll either be a huge hit or an epic fail:

Pineapple Ham Loaf

3-1/2 cups ground cooked ham
1/2 lb. veal shoulder, ground
1/2 lb. beef, ground
2 c. day-old bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 c. catsup
2 celery stalks, snipped fine [snipped fine? minced! minced!]
3/4 c. milk
1 med. onion
2 tbsps. snipped parsley
1/2 c. brown sugar
4 pineapple slices

Start heating oven to 350 degrees F. Place ham, veal & beef in a bowl. Add bread crumbs to meat, along with poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, beaten egg, catsup, celery and milk. mince onion, letting pieces fall into meat; add parsley. With 2 tined forks, lightly mix meat and other ingredients in bowl.

In bottom of 9" X 9" baking dish, sprinkle brown sugar, arrange pineapple slices on top. With spoon & spatula, carefully press some of meat around pineapple, then pat rest on top. Bake loaf 1 hr.

When loaf has finished baking, carefully pour off all drippings. To unmold loaf, place board or platter on top of baking dish. With aid of 2 potholders hold platter tightly against dish & quickly turn upside down so loaf rests, pineapple side up, on platter.

[Bon apetit, y'all.]

Given the peculiarities of the directions, part of me thinks she made this up to enter in a recipe contest, and that having the entire family sob through dinner as we gagged this down just stiffened her spine and made her determined that one day we'd see the light and appreciate her efforts. Heh.

(And those stubborn genes run in the family. I won't tell you what size mine are, but they are boot cut.)
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And, yes, Keesie, I have "orginised lots of parties and drunken scenes over all 57 states." Why else do you think people keep inviting me back to blogmeets? *Giggle*