They have better healthcare than us, for life. They don’t care that much if the federal government is out of work because they’re still being paid.
I know a way out of this. We, the American People, will cut off their pay, return it to us for the length of the shutdown and sue them for damages. It will be the biggest lawsuit the Supreme Court has ever seen.
As a part of the settlement we will make them have the same health care we do.
Sounds like a plan to me. Dee
It’s not just etiquette, but that is important. It’s about treating people the way you would like to be treated, or better.
Help the little old lady cross the street with her little old dog. It’s a crosswalk I had put in and no-one stops so I will be that little old lady and will thank you in print and in person. I wave nicely to anyone (few) who stops or at least slows down.
Say please and thank you, good morning and good evening and good night in at least three languages. Mine are English, Italian, French and Greek. And Scot, which is not really English, give me a Tennants, Scots, next time I’m there.
If you find a stray dog, take it to the nearest humane society and ask for their chip reader. Most dogs have a rice-sized chip behind their neck that will connect you to their crazed and frightened owner who is in his car looking all over town because he left the garage door open.
Always open doors for parents with strollers and groceries and a dog. Hold elevators. Know that they have a huge load including diaper bag and be glad you’re not doing that any more.
The person you see on the street that looks like Mick Jagger in the 70’s is not homeless, he’s making a statement. Once I tried to give a pair of gloves to a homeless person on 3rd Ave. in Manhattan in the middle of winter and he said “I only need one.” As I walked to my hotel I burst into tears. I had no use for one glove and he had no use for two but he let it go. It made me cry.
Be kind to your fellow people, the ex-spouses and in-laws, siblings, ex-friends. Give it up. If we all did this there would be no school shootings or terrorist bombings. Think about it now that NSA, HSA, CIA, FBI, TSA have read this because I used the word terrorist.
I believe in the best in people until they prove otherwise. That belief has hurt me in the past. You know the neighbor who talks your ear off, and the lady at the coffee shop who just seems “down” for a day. You can afford to give them a break. Just a wink and a smile, Jimmy Durante, make someone happy, also from Dee
Ranchers are always out there mending fences. I know as my husband gets the gloves on and with his brother visiting as well, they go help my father-in-law.
John Boehner is on a fence that has collapsed and no-one is coming to get the wire from around his neck or to even fix the fence. He’s out there alone having allowed a few tea partiers to steer (haha) his party to ruin.
Even the cattle will have nothing to do with him as they’re OK with all their grass and grain inside the fence and know the eccentric lady with all the exotic pets won’t feed them. He wanted to get there, however, and got stuck.
I remember having to read the Iliad and the Odyssey. I lived the Odyssey once and even saw Scylla and Charybdis. That’s the term for when ships were dashed between a rock and a hard place. Mr. Boehner, this is where you are.
You can help our country or you can help your party lose the next elections. It’s your choice. I believe strongly in mending fences, even before I met my husband and his family and ever saw a ranch. Dee
You can make this your bride-zilla day or you can say to yourself and your husband-to-be that your marriage is more important than your wedding day.
Our second week of dating we had lunch and talked of such things and I said that. I also said that engagement rings were unfair and I never wanted one. Turns out after we met all the parents and the one grandparent who remains we eloped, I had four days to plan the wedding. We got a dear friend a license to marry us. Eight of us were there and everyone had a role.
We did the wedding, two lovely 18K gold rings, dress, shirt, tie, flowers (a gift) reception and weekend honeymoon for under $2K. Yes, after the wedding and luncheon we hosted, we went to our new home and called our parents.
All the bridal magazines show photos of fiancees lying together on the sofa reading the paper or doing a crossword together. I can tell you in over twelve years, nearly 11 married, that does not happen in real life.
First, my husband is very tall. We have an L-shaped sofa so we can lie head-to-head watching the latest Burn Notice.
What I can tell you is that this weekend I had a 24-hour bug and my husband took the dog out all day and fed her, and went to the store and got me chicken soup and ginger ale.
When he goes away on business the dog takes over his pillow so when I reach out to touch his shoulder I feel fur. I go through the day wanting to tell him something and he’s not there.
We know when to hold hands walking down the street without even talking to or looking at each other. I know when to take his arm on snow or ice.
I’m a really good cook but for a guy who had one frozen lasagne purchased by his mother on a visit, string cheese and one 72-oz. soda in his frig when we met, and a litter of string cheese wrappers going from frig to computer, now he compares a four-year to a five-year cheddar. Yes, he tells people I created a food snob.
Lest you think it’s all about who’s sitting at which table, the dress, how many bridesmaids forget it. Yes, it a big day for both of you, not just the bride.
The proof is in the pudding.If the marriage works out, it’s like reading a well-loved and well-worn book every day. And you miss them when they’re gone, even for one day.
He asked if I wanted kids. I said let’s get a dog and see how bad you are first. He’s horrible, sneaks food off his plate and spoils her rotten. We were not able to have children together and decided not to adopt. Today we have a loving dog for nearly 10 years who is so content on his pillow, though she follows me around 24/7 that even though he’s gone she knows I’ll not leave her. That’s married life. Trust, love, honor, respect, and flowers every once in a while….. Dee
Years ago my sister gave me a dress I would never have thought of buying. It was so different for me and I loved it and wore it often.
Twelve years ago today my husband took me on our first date. I wore the dress, he opened the car door and took my hand and never let go.
All of our things have been in storage for years and I found this dress that means so much to me. I’m taking it out to be cleaned and pressed and sending it to her daughter to be tailored to fit (an Aunt gets to do that).
Hey, what goes around comes around. That’s what sisters do. Dee
I keep a couple around. Husband likes the big handle leash and I like a little leather one. A few weeks ago hanging on a hook the clasp on the one she’s had for nearly ten years split in two hanging there and I found the other half on the mat by my shoes.
Our nearly 10 year-old hip-less wonder-dog lost a collar buckle that was nearly her age. We met a lady with a Silken Windhound and since I’ve worked with Greyhounds for years I loved her collar.
Zoe’s just arrived and is gold Asian silk, hand-stitched, a Martingale collar with no buckle that will help me with the leather no-stitches leash so when a squirrel teases her I am in control. The Martingale is two loops and no buckle for extra control, especially usable for dogs with small necks and heads who tend to look for prey. It will take our dog through her final years.
My dog looks like a fox and can turn her head and get out of a collar. This new one is 1.5″ thick, gold and white with a dragon pattern and looks great on her. I’ll have to wait for the rain to stop before really trying it out to see if it’s squirrel-worthy.
Over the past few days I’ve been pulling plugs of fur off Zoe outside hoping to keep the squirrels safe and warm (with Zoe’s nearly lost undercoat before she grows the next one, next week) as she needs to pay them back. Hope it will be used in their various apartments for the winter. It’s the least I can do.
Wish I could send you a photo. The collar is Asian silk, handmade and I figure Zoe deserves it after ten years with the other. We need to give it to her after all those years of her pestering and loving us. Take care, Dee
We’re having a girlfriend and her young family over for dinner and I thought it might be cool for the kids to roll out their own pizza dough and top it. Also have them make a new batch and take it home.
I think they’re into dinosaurs so will prep all the toppings including cavolo nero or Dinosaur kale, cheeses, other veg and some pepperoni and prosciutto. Of course parmigiano reggiano on top.
It may be time to go to the Italian food store for 00 flour and a few other things. I believe one child is crazy for olives so I’ll make some for here and some to take home. I simply take the olives (I prefer Kalamata) with little brine, drain and add garlic, crushed red pepper and whatever fresh herbs I have on hand and cover it with olive oil. Marinate at room temp for a couple of days and eat the olives and save the oil for cooking.
We love having kids over! All of us including Zoe the dog. It’ll help that my husband makes balloons. We’ll all have a good time and get them home to bed on time as well. Dee
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Twelve years ago today my dear husband and I went out for our first date. We saw Anthony Hopkins in a film I remember for “the low men.” Hearts in Atlantis. Though The World’s Fastest Indian is my favorite film of his.
Jim opened my car door, took my hand and for 12 years has never let go. No matter where we go he’s my sweetheart and best friend.
A few years ago he had me place our wedding date and my birth date inside his wedding ring. He did not ask for our first date.
We went to a Mexican restaurant after the movie and basically he stood by me all weekend, meaning that he went on 14 pet sitting visits with me. If he could deal with that, anything was possible. Over the year we met all the parents and Nanny then we eloped and called them later.
I have the dress I wore, ready to be dry cleaned and given to someone else. I never thought I’d find the right person but we found each other by chance (the scientist) or fate (the human intelligence person). He’s not the high school football QB, however is a really smart guy, inventor, physicist and engineer. Gals, don’t look at the abs, look at the person you’ll be having breakfast with for life. True, Dee
Is Congress being paid right now? If so, let’s turn off that faucet as well. Stop their security, limo drivers, congressional cafeteria privileges. No flights, fancy meals and no lobbyists coming to call with big checks for re-election.
No more specialty health care that is way better than the usual US Citizen can get even with ACA. No more morning lattes. No on D.C. apartments or office costs. No on their home and home office.
Unless they pay for it out of their checking account, not ours, they don’t even get cereal and milk in the morning. Yes, their kids would suffer too, and they do not deserve it.
Young people, old people, people with pre-existing conditions even though they don’t even take an aspirin are counting on you to represent us. By staging this action, you are only going after Americans who vote and believe in a representative democracy. Would you prefer that the NRA rules and voters take over Congress? Think about it, get your people under control and do your jobs. Dee
Let’s add Mr. Boehner. Thank you for shutting down our government because you don’t want the government to work or to have senior citizens or anyone with pre-existing conditions to live.
Dear Mr. Boehner, your house has run amok and you’ve let it do so. If you plan on winning elections next year and the presidency in 2016 think again. You have p**sed off so many voters next year will be a rout. And they’ll have me watching over our people. Woody Guthrie would have said this land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York island….
You were just railroaded by 80 of your people and hundreds of thousands of people with families are out of work with no pay. Is that really what Republicans want?
This representative democracy is not about you, it’s about us, the people who elect you to represent our interests and pay your salaries. If one citizen cannot get a Social Security check and another cannot buy a stamp what kind of country are we? One that gets into wars as the international arbiter? If you don’t want to take care of us, why are we bailing out banks, mortgage and insurance companies and having a ten-year war against… what?
Remember Newt. He tried to shut down the government and failed spectacularly.
Please try to be of sound mind and do something right. I am a citizen who is losing my health insurance and social security, Thanks, Dee
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Cooking with Dee 