Saturday, June 23, 2012
— Six Word Saturday —
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My Six Words:
It's way to hot to go out, mid 90°F's and in the 100's by mid-week. But I have a lot of work to do in the slow lane house.
AND we have a new air conditioner. Our old one cratered a week ago Thursday, the day my sister Lois and her husband Jim W. came to spend the night.
Fortunately our A/C man could get and have installed by nightfall a new unit outside. Inside, up in the attic he changed our evaporator to match the new unit outside.
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Describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words for Six Word Saturday. Click the box at right to visit Cate's blog with Mr. Linky showing all the other blogs participating this week. Cate is the boss at Six Word Saturday. She would like for you to participate.
My Six Words:
Staying in the slow lane today
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It's way to hot to go out, mid 90°F's and in the 100's by mid-week. But I have a lot of work to do in the AND we have a new air conditioner. Our old one cratered a week ago Thursday, the day my sister Lois and her husband Jim W. came to spend the night.
Fortunately our A/C man could get and have installed by nightfall a new unit outside. Inside, up in the attic he changed our evaporator to match the new unit outside.
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Describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words for Six Word Saturday. Click the box at right to visit Cate's blog with Mr. Linky showing all the other blogs participating this week. Cate is the boss at Six Word Saturday. She would like for you to participate.Labels: Jim Does, Six Word Saturday
Friday, June 22, 2012
My Alphabe-Thursday (on Friday) -- "E" -- Eggs Again
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Of course there is a story here. There just about always is when I have a picture or pictures. This one is about the nasty looking egg on the right. Question, why aren't the others nasty looking like this one?
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That's the story here. Mrs. Jim asked my why these eggs weren't peeling good when the rest of them all peeled so good two days before.
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Jim to the resuce. "They are cold, sweetheart. Warm the shells and they will peel fine."
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No sooner said than done. Voilà!—problem solved (pronounced "vwallah"). She ran the other three eggs in their shells under our hot water faucet and they all peeled fine.
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Was this a coincidence? Try it yourself next time you are having trouble. Warm eggs just peel easier than cold ones, take it from Dr. Jim.
What we have above is the three deviled eggs left over from her small group bridge party. That means three other players ate five half eggs, deviled. Mrs. Jim makes a fine deviled egg, mine are close to hers.
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You can check out more Alphabe-Thursday 'E' assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class. You can find Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday here. You might even like to join us as we go through the alphabet, one letter per week.
You can check out more Alphabe-Thursday 'E' assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class. You can find Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday here. You might even like to join us as we go through the alphabet, one letter per week.
Labels: Alphabe-Thursday, Food, Jim Does
Thursday, June 21, 2012
My Alphabe-Thursday -- "E" -- Things in a Row -- Two Questions
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Eggs in Cartons, the above picture, show how nutty the grocery pricing is. The upper carton of a dozen we got first at our local Kroger Grocery store the week before last. Then last week the one and a half dozen were priced at $1.00 for the 18 eggs. Someone miscalculated here or else last week the eggs were loss leaders for the week.
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The Eggs in Carton picture is also fitting for my Thursday Things in a Row post.
My Elephant Ear plants were making out fine this year. They come up wild in our left side back yard bed. They don't even start to come up until after the azaleas there have finished blooming.
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I am not sure they are Elephant Ears as Mrs. Jim says the tops will bloom after the little ones at the bottom are finished. I slightly remember a bright red blooming affair coming from these large leaves.
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They are growing in a row. It started with just one plant from a funeral. But now? It may take over the world. First though, it must do service as a Things in a Row picture post.
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I think the little tree at the left is an Elephant Ear plant. It is in a neighbor's yard but Adi wanted to rest from her walk on this warm Texas morning.
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"E" is for Eggs in Cartons, Egg Sandwiches, and Elephant Ears.
. Eggs in Cartons, the above picture, show how nutty the grocery pricing is. The upper carton of a dozen we got first at our local Kroger Grocery store the week before last. Then last week the one and a half dozen were priced at $1.00 for the 18 eggs. Someone miscalculated here or else last week the eggs were loss leaders for the week.
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The Eggs in Carton picture is also fitting for my Thursday Things in a Row post.
Egg Sandwiches in progress is what you see above and the first picture below to the left. Most of the ingredients are shown on the left above. We see an onion, whole wheat sliced bread, two eggs, Romaine lettuce heart, picante sauce, mayo, and ketchup. Not show but you see it above is some cooked packaged Canadian bacon.
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Finely chop some onion and put it in a tad of water in a Pammed (sprayed with Pam) 4 X 6 inch baking dish. Microwave on high for a minute or two or three until the onions are soft. I might have added some green or other color peppers in for flavor but I didn't have any.
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Use one egg for a single sandwich or two for two sandwiches. I made me one and also a half sandwich for Mrs. Jim so I used two eggs.
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Separate the yolk from one egg and place the white and the other egg in a measuring cup. Put a teaspoon or two picante sauce and the softened onion pieces and any remaining water in with the eggs. Beat with a fork or whisp until slightly frothy.
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Make sure your baking dish is coated with Pam. This prevents sticking and will make dish washing much easier.
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Place the egg mixture in the baking dish. Cover with a paper towel and bake on HIGH for two minutes. The eggs will puff up over the baking dish but the bottoms won't be cooked then so continue cooking for the full two minutes. When done they will look like the picture on the left, below.
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Place the sliced cheese, I use American no fat, on the warmed cooked egg. Put the egg on your bread which you should have toasted while the micro wave was running. One side for mine has mayo and the top side has ketchup. This is your preference, Mrs. Jim will have hers open faced and will put mayo on her bread.
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Don't put the lettuce on until you have melted the cheese. Put the sandwich open faced back in the oven and heat until the cheese slightly melts. This will be around 20 seconds and will help rewarm the eggs and bacon which I ha also microwaved for twenty or so seconds until it looked slightly recooked.
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Remove from the microwave and cover with the top slice of toast. Notice that I had precut sliced the bottom part to making cutting in half easier when you finish.
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I served this with watermelon and cottage cheese and Diet coke. Coffee would go good for breakfast but this was made for lunch. Mrs. Jim would finish assembling her sandwich after she came home from playing golf.
My Elephant Ear plants were making out fine this year. They come up wild in our left side back yard bed. They don't even start to come up until after the azaleas there have finished blooming..
I am not sure they are Elephant Ears as Mrs. Jim says the tops will bloom after the little ones at the bottom are finished. I slightly remember a bright red blooming affair coming from these large leaves.
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They are growing in a row. It started with just one plant from a funeral. But now? It may take over the world. First though, it must do service as a Things in a Row picture post.
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I think the little tree at the left is an Elephant Ear plant. It is in a neighbor's yard but Adi wanted to rest from her walk on this warm Texas morning.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" exclaimed Baby bear.
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You can check out more Alphabe-Thursday 'E' assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class. You can find her here. You might even like to join us as we go through the alphabet, one letter per week.
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For more things in a row please visit Pat's Things in a Row post. You might like to post your own 'Things in a Row.'
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And now for my Thursday Two Questions: (See Thursday Two Questions by Self Sagacity for more reading. You could also make your own by checking in at this link.)
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Last week 's post was about eating with friends and public transportation. The responses were very interesting.
My Two Questions for this week:
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1. How much cooking does the man in your family do. Do problems arise?
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I like to cook. Mostly what I make is pretty simple like sandwiches. But they always are just a little bit off from the normal. I have been known for my excellent chili and also making pizza from scratch, even the crusts.
You can check out more Alphabe-Thursday 'E' assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class. You can find her here. You might even like to join us as we go through the alphabet, one letter per week.
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For more things in a row please visit Pat's Things in a Row post. You might like to post your own 'Things in a Row.'
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And now for my Thursday Two Questions: (See Thursday Two Questions by Self Sagacity for more reading. You could also make your own by checking in at this link.)
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Last week 's post was about eating with friends and public transportation. The responses were very interesting.
My Two Questions for this week:
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1. How much cooking does the man in your family do. Do problems arise?
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I like to cook. Mostly what I make is pretty simple like sandwiches. But they always are just a little bit off from the normal. I have been known for my excellent chili and also making pizza from scratch, even the crusts.
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Problems, if any might arise from washing my dishes. I pick up really good, mostly things are back where they belong before we eat.
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2. What kind of plants do you have that you don't know what they are? Does it bother much that you don't know? .
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2. What kind of plants do you have that you don't know what they are? Does it bother much that you don't know? .
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(As you read in my post, it really doesn't matter very much to me that I don't know.)
Labels: Alphabe-Thursday, Flowers-buds-plants, Food, Food-breakfast, Jim Does, Recipes, Things-in-a-row, Thursday-Two-Questions
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Running with the wrong crowd — MidWeek Blues / "The Blob" — Thematic Photographic
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These people were running the April 15, 2012, Paris, France, Marathon. Here we are at about the halfway point, around mile 15 of the 26 mile race. We waited here for our Karen to come by and for us to cheer her on.
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This lady wearing the blue shirt is looking for a friendly face on the sidelines, I am sure. We can also be sure that she is more than just a little uncomfortable running with these 'orangey and black dressed people.'
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Thematic Photographic:
I call this photo "The Blob."
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Welcome to our new Thematic theme, "abstract", where if it's weird and disconnected from reality, it should be shared to Thematic readers this week.*
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This particular shot was an interesting one to take. I was driving down a back street in Milan, Tennessee when this large wet leaf blew onto my. Like a good Boy Scout, I was ready with my camer. I am always ready, it's either in my pocket, the door pocket in the car, or on a table within my reach.
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This particular shot was an interesting one to take. I was driving down a back street in Milan, Tennessee when this large wet leaf blew onto my. Like a good Boy Scout, I was ready with my camer. I am always ready, it's either in my pocket, the door pocket in the car, or on a table within my reach.
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But to me, it is more than a leaf. Like, do you ever look at clouds to find some for, recognizable as a familiar object or person? If this leaf turned out to be white, it might be "Casper, the Friendly Ghost." But since it's dark, sinister, and eerie, I call it "The Blob." I didn't see the movie, I'm not an expert on blobs, you might think differently.
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*Week # 200 for the Thematic Photographic. Congratulations, Carmi. This is Week # 002 for me.
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Instructions from Carmi Levi: "Post a blue-themed pic to your blog. Leave a comment here letting folks know where to find it. Visit other Thematic participants. Rinse. Repeat. Enjoy. Click here for more background on Thematic, our weekly photo exploration/sharing thing."
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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo picture on the right. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did. Or do less. All she requires is a PICTURE WITH BLUE, you don't have to write.
If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo picture on the right. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did. Or do less. All she requires is a PICTURE WITH BLUE, you don't have to write.Labels: Driving Pictures, France, Midweek-Blues, Sports, Thematic Photographic, Travel
Sunday, June 17, 2012
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Fluffy sort of did not believe in metamorphosis. Believe in a thing long enough it's true.
No way would she want to become a feathery bird.
140 Characters as counted by Design 215
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°Written for Succinctly Yours – Week 64
°The Prompts: word of the week, 'metamorphosis' was selected by Grandma; thanks to Pat and Jerry for this week’s photo.
°It's posted on her blog, Grandma's Goulash
°Her Rules: Use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.
°Using the word of the week is not required. This week I elected to use it, sort of.
Fluffy sort of did not believe in metamorphosis. Believe in a thing long enough it's true.No way would she want to become a feathery bird.
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140 Characters as counted by Design 215
µ-fiction Stories Copyright
© 2012 Jimmiehov
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°Written for Succinctly Yours – Week 64
°The Prompts: word of the week, 'metamorphosis' was selected by Grandma; thanks to Pat and Jerry for this week’s photo.
°It's posted on her blog, Grandma's Goulash
°Her Rules: Use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.
°Using the word of the week is not required. This week I elected to use it, sort of.
Labels: Succinctly-Yours
