Katy Perry should NOT be on Seseame Street but not because of her boobs

i recently read about how Katy Perry's 'duet' with Elmo was scrubbed
after complaintsshe showed too much cleavage. HA!
first of all, she really isn't all that endowed,
and secondly, the outfit was 10 times more conservative
than we have ever seen in ANY of her videos or award show performances.
No, the reason Perry should not dancing with our fav little red
monster is her SONGS.

they are FULL OF NOT SO GOOD MESSAGES FOR ANYONE, MUCH LESS
THE UNDER 25 or under 5 CROWD.

i personally despise the "E.T." song she does with the male
singing such finethings as "i'm going probe you, i abducted
you so i control you" -
WTF? i make it a rule to change the radio station every time
that song comes up.
and i will leave my thoughts about Ke-sha for another time.

One of the reasons Sesame Street producers gave for doing such
features with contemporary actors and musicians is to make the
show entertaining  for both parents and children. i'm sorry but
as a parent, you make sacrifices for your children on a
daily basis and having to endure 'kiddie friendly' programing is
one of them.PERIOD.
time goes by fast and soon enough, you'll be dancing with your
teenage daughter to MTV, unless of course, they are playing the
following song.

but i stray from my original ranting and raving LOL

Perry's latest song to hit the airwaves [at least in my neck of
the woods] is Friday T.G.I.F. talk about GLAMORIZING and
SUGARCOATING and ENCOURAGING binge drinking, this takes the
cake. or should i say 'takes the keg'?

the following are just a few gems from this 'DON'T EVER, EVER
WANT MY DAUGHTER SINGING THIS SONG' [oh and i just HATE it when
said daughter tells me excuses like the lyrics
are just a metaphor! i have also been known to 'shut down'
rhianna and eminem]


There's a stranger in my bed 
There's a pounding in my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink flamingos in the pool
I smell like a minibar 
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbies on the barbecue
Is this a hickey or a bruise?  
Pictures of last night
ended up online I'm screwed,
oh well It's a blacked-out blur  
but I'm pretty sure it ruled, damn!  
Last Friday Night Yeah,
we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots  Think we kissed,  but I forgot 
Last Friday night Yeah,
we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bars
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streakin in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois 
Last Friday night Y
yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna
stop op owwhoaa
This Friday night, (do it all again)
This Friday night, (do it all again)
Trying to connect the dots 
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier's on the floor
Ripped my favorite party dress
Warrants out for my arrest 
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail
Pictures of last night ended up online,
I'm screwed, oh well  It's a blacked-out blur
but I'm pretty sure it ruled, 
damn  Last Friday Night Yeah, we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed,  but I forgot 
Last Friday Night Yeah,

Last Friday night Yeah,
I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop op o whoaa
oh This Friday night, (do it all again)
This Friday night, (do it all again)
This Friday night  T.G.I.F, T.G.I.F, T.G.I.F, T.G.I

just call out the SWAT team! don't cancel fireworks

with the state of Texas under a burn ban [all the counties except for a few along the OK/TX border] i wasn't too surprised that the fireworks for the 4th of July were cancelled - my son was especially disappointed but i was SHOCKED to discover the real reason why this was so..... the police dept feared too big of a crowd. for some reason, the mentality seemed to be that since Austin and San Antonio had cancelled their shows, the department feared thousands upon thousands of out-of-towners would descend upon San Marcos and controlling the crowds of people pushed the department to cancel our show. REALLY? REALLY?

why wasn't the SWAT team put on call instead?
during the last 2 weeks ALONE, the San Marcos Police have called out the SWAT team 3 times -

case 1. man robs shopper in walgreens parking lot with knife - poor thing, she lost the $3 she had on her and i'm sure she had the sh*t scared out of her. police follow suspect to home and since the crime was a 'violent' attack and he didn't seem to come out of the residence immediately, the SWAT team was called out. no firearms found but suspect apprehended.

case 2. a fight at a party breaks out and a man and woman are accused of stabbing and kicking fellow party-goers [no one was killed but a several were injured nonetheless] and again, due to the violent nature of the crime, the SWAT team was called upon to apprehend the suspects. of course, one of them was released on a PR bond - so violent as to warrant the SWAT team but not so bad as to have to put up bail? WHAT?

case 3. the last and most tragic case, involved the death of an Iraqi veteran and Texas State student; the san marcos are alerted by a suicide crisis center and an officer arrives at the scene and told by fellow roommates that the vet is armed. and you guessed it, the SWAT team arrived however, by the time they actually entered the building, it was too late. the newspaper article states the young man killed himself prior to the arrival of the police.

photo credit:
http://www.revousa.org/swat-team-targets-indebted-college-graduate

i like my chocolate..... by itself please

maybe its just me - it usually is - but i wonder sometimes what people are thinking when they add chocolate chips to things that normally would NOT have them or IMHO, don't NEED them. for example, sprinkling some chocolate chips on your ice cream - good! adding a few to melt in your coffee or add some extra chocolatey zing to your hot coco, OK, i'm good with that but lately some of my favorite things have been invaded by over-enthusiastic chocolate chip sprinklers such as banana nut bread - already full of yumminess; homemade pancakes - again, already delicious and with the syrup, do you really need to add something more that's sweet? and now, the latest victim of the wide spreading fad - banana pudding! alas, i will continue to indulge as these things are baked, cooked, and prepared and offered to me free of charge but when no one is looking, i'll be trashing them.................

making flour tortillas

Making home made flour tortillas is a great way to say THANK YOU with food :)

so here's the recipe:
first, turn on your comal* on medium-low heat and grease lightly with some cooking oil on a paper towel

*my comal or griddle, is a 10" round cast iron one

ingredients:
one handful of shortening [tradition calls for lard but i use crisco all vegetable - not the butter flavor]; about 1/2 cup

one cup, more or less, of very warm tap water [or you can heat some water up in the microwave like in do, in a coffee mug]

2 cups all purpose flour

medium pinch of baking soda

medium pinch of salt

directions:
mix dry ingredients thoroughly

add shortening and break it up as small as possible, mixing it into the masa [dough] well

make a 'hole' in the middle of the dry masa and add 1/2 of the water

mix well and add more water [or flour] as needed so that your dough is not too wet or too dry
[it should resemble bread dough]

knead your masa until it is nice and smooth, roll it into a ball, place back in mixing bowl and cover with a dish towel for 10 minutes or so

next, break off chunks of the dough and shape into spheres about an inch in diameter

prepare your rolling pin by spreading a thin layer of flour on it and dust your rolling surface; you can also sprinkle a bit of flour on your 'ball' of masa to prevent sticking

roll out your masa until flat but not too thin - rotate your tortilla one quarter of the way to keep your tortilla in a perfectly round shape [this is the hardest part for me - mine have been known to resemble different states LOL]

cook on your now well heated comal for about 2 minutes - turn your tortilla over when large bubbles appear and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes

ENJOY

so, why WON'T you recycle?

over the years, i've gotten used to separating 'trash' from 'compost' from 'recyclables'. it was messy and required some extra work on my part but i did it for the supposed greater good i e saving the planet. oh and i was married to someone who was just a bit, well how to put this in a nice way, was FANATICAL about the issue. of course, if you use lots of water to clean said recyclables before tossing them in the bin, are you wasting one precious resource to protect another? what is more precious - raw materials or water? well any way, that's a question for another time....

so lets say recycling is GOOD for the planet and what's good for the planet is good for its inhabitants - like humans - with me so far? so the city has tried to encourage this habit by providing [at your tax dollars expense of course] convenient bins on wheels that look just like the trash cans but different color lid. and its single stream which means that all acceptable materials can be thrown in all together. got the picture?

so at our apartment complex, the recycle bins are on the 'grass' side of the dumpsters. it perplexes me to watch people walk PAST the recycle bins to throw their cans/bottles/cardboard etc in the dumpster. do they not KNOW that the trash they just throw out could have been placed in the CLOSER and convenient bin that they had to walk past?
or do they just REFUSE to recycle? why would someone refuse to do something that is both GOOD and CONVENIENT?
do they think its a conspiracy?
a fraud?
is it a political/social/race thingey? you know, like I'M A CONSERVATIVE AND ONLY LIBERALS RECYCLE
or is more of a social thingey.......ONLY HIPPIES 'SAVE' TRASH FROM THE DUMPSTER
or is it a race thingey............YOU NOT WHITE [brown, red, yellow - take your pick] THEN WHY YOU RECYCLING?

so here's MHO, which is the whole point of my blog, the MORE items that i can recycle INSTEAD of putting in my trashcan, saves me money. yes, that's right $$$$$$. okay, maybe not a whole lot of money but since i have to BUY TRASH BAGS, the less bags i use, the less $$$ i spend on plastic bags that i'm going to throw away anyway. and i HATE buying something that is specifically going to be THROWN IN THE TRASH.

it boggles this pea brain......

1950s are SO OVER

Dos and DON'Ts for a 1950’s housewife appeared in a 1955 edition of Good House Keeping Magazine

• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

• After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

• Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

• Don’t ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

• A good wife always knows her place.

so here is MY RESPONSE:

To All Husbands (and men to hope to be) -

Remember your wife had more than one suitor to choose from and you must work to keep your #1 spot.

You will NEVER know the pain and hardship your wife went through to bear your children– you need to show your gratitude for this everyday. (no matter how many diapers you change or bottles you fix, its nothing compared to going through labor!)

If your wife is the one who has to do all the housework and childcare, how can you expect her to have any time and energy to be intimate with you?
(studies show husbands who help around the house, have more sex!)

Marriage is a partnership and therefore, both partners should have a say.

And last but not least, regardless of what your buddies in the locker room say, a big d**k is NOT all we are looking for and will only make up for so much.

Funny Forwards: Men are Just Happier People

NICKNAMES
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura,
Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and
John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for
$32.50.None of them will have anything smaller and none
will actually admit they want change back.

When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket
calculators.

MONEY
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need
but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS
A man has six items in his
bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor,
a bar of soap, and a towel from M&S.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337.
A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these
items.

ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any
argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of
a new argument.

CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money
than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants,
empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, or get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING
A woman knows all about her children. She knows
about dentist appointments and romances, best friends,
favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the
house.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his
mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the
same thing.