The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

Yeah right. He's not holding up his end of the bargain - Mr. I got all the fancy camera stuff, and JenniferS posts with just her iPhone.

P.S. I'm making Canadianized tacos for Son #1's birthday tomorrow.
Pretty basic. 5 kg beef. Taco seasoning packets. Warmed tortillas. Sour cream. Shredded cheese. Salsa. Shredded lettuce. And chopped tomatoes (pass!).

Pics to follow, assuming the vultures don't destroy my kitchen.

That was dinner two nights ago for us.

I also leave the tomatoes off.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Disney stock went up $4 for announcing another Frozen and two more Star Wars films. Disney is killing me with this Frozen carp. It's almost like they want people to hate them.

Disney would be stupid not to capitalize on Frozen when they've got this huge, excessively popular movie.

Seeing as how there's a beanie baby Olaf on my bed, an Elsa doll on my nightstand, an Elsa painting that I need to hang over spring break on my wall, an Olaf cutout from last year's Frozen Summer at DHS on top of my nightstand, and I'm wearing a Frozen t-shirt (more because it was clean than that they announced the sequel today...) it seems to work.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I think I need a new thermometer.

First it told me 104.0. Um...I've run that once in my life, and I was miserable when I did.
Then it told me 99.0
Then it told me 100.4.

I'm going to go with 100 since that thing seems crazy.

 

[TomP]

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/cat-tap.gif

funny that you mention that.
our golf courses sometimes we see gators too.
the biggest one was 3 meters long.
Monstrous one.
still , the animal control plus some military personal managed to shoo the beast into the nearby swamp.

That's what they do here too...relocate them unless they return and become a nuisance, but the military does not get involved...just the sheriff's office or police.

ETA: don't know how that gif got there....I had tried to post it earlier and got an error message that it wasn't a supported file extension. BTW...what kind of cat is that? box-ear? or something like that? Its cute.

 

[TomP]

To be honest, a lot of the news nowadays are designed to dont say the full truth. just a part of it and force the viewer to take the viewer.. usually being hinted by the news company towards certain line. specially in politics.
one of the famous techniques is using a question leading.
something that could cause a lot of clicks like "Will this kill all americans???"
and then they use scary tactics claiming how dangerous could be a torn car tire...
then an expert debunks the full extend of the torn car tire problem.

in short.. pure tactics to drive traffics out for nothing.

yup...click-bait headlines.

 

[TomP]

I think I need a new thermometer.

First it told me 104.0. Um...I've run that once in my life, and I was miserable when I did.
Then it told me 99.0
Then it told me 100.4.

I'm going to go with 100 since that thing seems crazy.

I hope it wasn't 104...that's danger territory isn't it? Is it a digital or "mercury" thermometer?

 

[TomP]

Thats one of the best things of living where I live, avocados are fresh almost year round.
Watermelon and many other fruits as well!

And mangoes! love to freeze them and eat with a spoon....like mango sherbet.

 

[TomP]

I do not eat watermelon.
April 1990 ... Caribbean ocean cruise in a 44' yacht ... sea-sick ... last thing I had eaten was watermelon.
You do the math.

(I actually begged my friend to push me over and let the sharks put me out of my misery, as I was afraid of going to Hell if I willingly jumped. )

well, thank you for that mental picture

 

[MinnieM123]

And if I move to Florida I can see Gators on the Golf Course.

I also saw this picture, and I thought it was a joke--gator looked fake to me. You mean to say that this big critter is REAL??!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I hope it wasn't 104...that's danger territory isn't it? Is it a digital or "mercury" thermometer?

It's digital. I don't think it's 104. I ran 104 two years ago. I couldn't move, didn't want to watch TV, didn't want my phone/iPod/laptop...I was miserable. With that one, I had to take ibuprophen just to get the fever down. That was ridiculous

I normally run 97.2-97.8, so even 99 is high for me.

 

[MinnieM123]

That's true...but you don't have to get on I-4. Lots of back roads that are much clearer. I hardly ever get on an interstate here...if there is a wreck, count on a long delay.

I love back roads, no matter what state they're in. Back roads have so many points of interest, and are usually far more pleasant to drive on than highways. Besides, I don't drive fast anyway, so I'm much more "at home" on back roads.

 

[MinnieM123]

This house is up the street from me and apparently the family who lives there is feeling harassed by the public visiting. I have never visited as much as I just drove by.

So if I understand this correctly, someone threw a pizza up on a roof, and other people drive by the house to see it? Sorry, I'm confused; I must be missing something here . . .

 

[TomP]

I watched Beauty and the Beast again today. Two days in a row.

And then I listened to my Broadway Beauty and the Beast CD in the car.

I may or may not have very serious issues.

Yes, yes you may or may not have serious issues.

 

[MinnieM123]

nope, nor tulips, hyacinth, asian type lilies....they need cold for dormancy. But...we have lots of tropicals to make up for it....and NO SNOW!

But . . . but . . . don't you even want a little bit of snow? You don't need to have as much as we had in MA, but even if you settled for say, only 6 inches, it's really pretty.

 

[TomP]

I love back roads, no matter what state they're in. Back roads have so many points of interest, and are usually far more pleasant to drive on than highways. Besides, I don't drive fast anyway, so I'm much more "at home" on back roads.

Interstates in FL are like driving in the Indy 500. I like to go fast, but +80 mph? no thanks.

 

[MinnieM123]

Critical thinking is a thing of the past. I don't know how many times I have read comments on a news story from someone who only read the headline or looked at a pic.

It gets even worse than that--I laugh when I see a newscaster (or, they call them locally here, "On Air Personalities" . . . which is part of the real problem), quote a "news story" from something he just read on Twitter??!!!! Yup, the guy just shot his credibility with me . . .

 

[seahawk7]

So if I understand this correctly, someone threw a pizza up on a roof, and other people drive by the house to see it? Sorry, I'm confused; I must be missing something here . . .

In the show, the character, Walt, throws a pizza on the roof of his house after a fight with his wife. The show was filmed here in Albuquerque and the house that they used for Walt ' s house in the show is getting frequented by people wanting to throw pizzas on the roof to recreate that scene.
The woman who has owned the house for 40 years is upset because people trespass to do this in addition to trying to climb the fence to get in the backyard where a lot of scenes were shot for the show.
I saw this story on the local news last night.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Haven't heard from you much...hope you are well. {{{hugs}}}

I'm here. I just have a lot going on recently. I did get the suitcases out and made a packing list.

 

[TomP]

But . . . but . . . don't you even want a little bit of snow? You don't need to have as much as we had in MA, but even if you settled for say, only 6 inches, it's really pretty.

nope, nope, and NOPE. I will be happy to never see snow or a temp below 60* again, although I have to put up with some night time temps in the hi 30's once in a while.

 

[TomP]

That was dinner two nights ago for us.

I also leave the tomatoes off.

How the hecky-durn can you have mexican food without tomatoes???? That's just weird. That brings up a question for @Cesar R M , if you don't mind. I ate at a "authentic" Mexican restaurant in San Diego a couple of years ago and they put chopped potatoes in their tacos (along with the normal, expected stuff). Is that really authentic Mexican cooking???