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They Say It’s Your Birthday!!!
Well, it’s BC’s too!!
I wish I could wrap her up for BC, but this is the best I can do.
As far as birthdays go, I’m not a fan. Oh, I lurve to celebrate other people’s birthdays, because they are special. But for me? Not. A. Fan. And no, it’s not because I’m getting older. I quite like getting older. It means I get to fuck up with impunity. No, I don’t like my birthdays because something always goes wrong. It’s Karma Diva. She absolutely loves to mess up my birthday. It’s like Sixteen Candles every year, except no geek with undies and no Long Duk Dong (SHUT UP!!!). One year, my folks forgot for almost a month. Another year, I got a bottle of wine. Yes, nice gift, but I was 19 and the drinking age was 21, so my dad decided to enjoy it, instead. Oh, and then one year I was told by one sister that I was going to have a surprise birthday party. Whoo Hoo!! The day came…and no party. I asked her about it, and she looked at me with pity in her eyes and said, “Oh, I was joking….”
But in truth I’ve had good birthdays, too. Always, my children do something special for me. That makes it all worthwhile, even the grey.
So, best ever birthday, or worst ever birthday….what’s your story??
Be Still My Heart
This morning I’m trolling Fecesbook and ZOMG!!!!
That’s right: TREKKIES, not TREKKERS!!! I’m having the best morning EVAH!!!!
Girlie Drink of the Week
Yep, I found a delish recipe to enjoy while the weather is still on loan from Hades.
Fizzy goodness....
KANSAS CITY ICE WATER
1 shot Vodka
1 shot Gin
½ shot Lime Juice
12 oz. Seven-Up (or any lemon-lime soda)
Pour ingredients over ice and stir. Garnish with lime wedges. Talk about a refreshing cooler!!
This recipe brought to you by our friend Jay in Ames 
Kitchen Remodel
I had my kitchen redone about two years ago, and I love it, but I always like to see what else is out there, since we are not retiring to this home. Eventually, we will find something else in a more…. shall we say, greener part of Texas. But for now, I like to look for new home improvements.
Just look at that awesome sink!! LOOK AT IT!!!
I think that’s what I want for my next house
Date Night
I know, I know…what the hell is that??
If memory serves, it’s a ritual undertaken by two people who have more than a passing interest in each other. No, I didn’t look it up in the dictionary! Seriously though, I remember my sister going out on dates. Most of them comprised of going to a movie, and then McDonald’s, or if it was a special occasion, a nice restaurant. When Hubby and I were dating, we stuck to doing the inexpensive stuff: campus free movie night, no cover charge before a certain time, etc. Sometimes just going down to sit by the main water fountain was fine. The other day Eldest was telling me of her friends, and how they went on a date to the Riverwalk and had dinner on the boat. And it wasn’t even Prom, y’all. I asked her whatever happened to just going to a movie, and she gave me her little condescending smile and said, “Mom, that’s like for groups, you know…”
My, how times have changed. I still search for the ideal date night. Knowing me, it’s the one without the kids!
And what is your ideal date night? 
Heterosexual Pride!!
I’m not cheering for myself here. Although I guess I would qualify. No, I’m cheering for Brazil, of all places. In particular, the city of Sao Paolo. The city council has passed a measure calling for Heterosexual Pride Day!
The legislation’s author, Carlos Apolinario, said the idea for a Heterosexual Pride Day is “not anti-gay but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys.” As an example, he mentioned how São Paulo’s huge gay pride day parade is held every year on Paulista Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares in this city of 20 million people, while the March for Jesus organized by evangelical groups is not allowed on the same avenue.
And what happens when you bring equality into the equation? The side who enjoys it freaks out.
“The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community,” the statement added. “Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals.”
Newsflash: this isn’t about YOU!! This is about affording the same courtesy to all groups, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, or whatever the hell they call it now. I have no issue against gay pride parades. I have the choice to not watch and to not attend, just as they have the choice to not watch or not attend the March for Jesus. But when you have clear preferential treatment given to one group over another, as the example above shows, you have a problem. Brazil doesn’t have the same equal opportunity measures that we in the US enjoy, so this legislation is a huge deal for the clear majority. Yet the minority has to speak out against it, because equality is a one way street.
As though to drive home the reason why the gay community should be given superior rights, they play their trump card.
In a recent report, the gay rights group Grupo Gay da Bahia said 260 gays were murdered last year in Brazil, up 113 percent from five years earlier.
That statistic is tragic in and of itself, but pales in comparison to the crime stats for Brazil: under “murders committed by youths“, the total is 20,386. And 20,126 were heterosexuals. Who are the criminals really targeting??
Girlie Drink of the Week
Well, it has come to my attention that I have been ignoring a beautiful bottle of Tanqueray Rangpur Gin. Poor thing was relegated to the back of the liquor cabinet to make room for a bottle of Maker’s 46, which is lying (or is it laying) in wait for Hubby’s return. Anyway, Laura over at Fetch My Flying Monkeys is always extolling the gratifying effects of gin, so I thought I would try a classic for this evening.
Or early this afternoon, depending on how my morning goes.
GIMLET
1.25 oz Gin
1 oz Lime juice
1 twist Lime
Pour the gin and lime juice into a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes. Stir well. DO NOT SHAKE, AS YOU WILL BRUISE THE GIN!!! No, I don’t know what that means either, but they say “stir”, so STIR!! Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lime wedge. And for a special touch, place a cocktail cherry on the bottom of the glass before pouring. Very pretty
Girlie Drink of the Week
I was looking through the liqueurs in my cabinet, trying to get inspiration for a new drink, when I noticed the appalling lack of vodka.
No, it wasn’t me who drank it.
Anyway, as I was putting stuff in the freezer, I found a bottle of Absolut Vanilia!! WHEEEE!!! Of course I had to go look through their recipes. And lo and behold, I had enough stuff in my fridge and alchy cabinet to mix one of these:
ABSOLUT VANILIA ALEXANDER
1 part vanilla flavored vodka
1 part dark creme de cacao
1 part heavy cream
dash of nutmeg
Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
This is a nice take on the Brandy Alexander. Not too sweet, and very satisfying 
Blog Roundup
Here are my picks for today’s interesting posts from our little corner of the blogosphere:
WAMK points to the precursor to Weinergate, and how the Representative is not exactly looking for the perpetrator.
Mel has once again thrown down a gaunlet of epic proportions. Sithy Things will respond.
Proof that Soylent Green is not only delicious, but so good for you.
The Glorious Lemur King regales us with a catastrophe that wasn’t, among other things.
Laura wants to be a Goat Moses. This is NOT a surprise.
THS elevates Britain’s Prince Phillip to demigod status. Too bad his son is a pussy.
So, enjoy my picks of the day. I’m still laughing over Prince Phillip. That man is a royal treasure
Update [ArmedGeek]: You know, I was going to add my picks for the roundup, but everyone is just talking about WeinerGate which just bores the crap out of me.
Don’t forget; Tonight is Poker Night.
A Little Late
But better than never. Our friend WAMK had a birthday today!!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
So, just for WAMK:
So, make sure you go over and give him some love
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