Banned!!!!!!

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Maybe we should just strap kids into their desks and play Barney re-runs all day.

So I guess the U.S. really isn't interested in ever winning the World Cup. Nevermind the fact that there are way too many kids who already look like this. Why not some more?

I really feel sorry for all the kids in Western New York this Halloween.

Well. It's about time.

And of all the things that are being banned, why isn't this on the list?

Killer Crock Pot Chili

Have I mentioned that I love fall? Here's a recipe to warm your bones as the cool weather rolls in.

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 can tomato paste
1 can black beans
1 can browned beans in tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup corn, frozen or canned
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1 medium Spanish onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
2 jalapeño, seeds removed, diced
1 small zucchini, diced
1 large portabella mushroom, sliced to 1 inch
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tbsp chili powder
Salt and cracked pepper to taste
2 bay leaves
3 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ cup cider vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp Tabasco
Vegetable oil

Method
Turn on the crock pot to high and add the diced tomatoes, corn, beans and mushrooms. Sauté the beef, onions, peppers, celery, zucchini and garlic until they are half way cooked, then add them to the crock pot. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, spices and Tabasco. Stir the mixture into the crock pot along with the bay leaves. Cover and bring the pot to a bubble. Then reduce to low and let cook for at least 6 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve in bowls and garnish with extra old, shredded cheddar cheese.

~ your welcome ;o)

Very Cheezy Tag

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 2 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Roll Out the Red Carpet

From time to time I've been told that I look like different people. I suppose I have one of those familiar or generic(?) faces. Often the guests I serve say "hey, are you (fill in the blank)" or "didn't you go to (such and such a) highschool" even "you look so familiar"(and I'll be honest...the last one scares me a whole lot). So...when I was between the ages of 8 and 12 I was told that I look like Drew Barrymore. In my teen years that sentiment changed to Michelle Pfeiffer. Once I hit University I got Patricia Arquette and Ingrid Bergman. Later, a lady I worked with said I reminded her of Isabella Rossellini. I'm not so sure about that one. But even more off base would have to be her and the person who told me I looked like her was definately high.

There are a few things that spurred this post. It started way back with the question I asked earl and his answer, with which we also discovered that slyde looks like chachi. I have kept the game in the back of my mind.

But it is this hot chick who really inspired me. Or should I say the blogger that she reminds me of. Check out the lips.

Art and Airmiles

I love art. I sketch and paint. Ya know. Regular artist junk. I can appreciate the performance art. I can even accept abstract (with exception to this). But this is just plain stupid. And this is just plain scary. Finally. These should be burned because they make me sick. And whoever bought them should be flogged and then locked away in a psych ward.

...and in other news, I's gotsta get me an airmiles card.