"Hero knows over forty commands to assist me! He loves to retrieve objects for my like envelopes, pens, my crutches, etc. He also turns off the lights, opens doors, and he pulls me in my wheelchair up ramps! I couldn’t have gone to college without him!"
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
HALP! One of my Mission 101 goals has been to write down one positive thing every day. Last year I have it solid until October, this year I have most of January and that's it. I think I need a goal that doesn't require perfection, but still pushes me to see the good. Any ideas?
How about you keep your daily goal but you allow yourself a short list of positive reminders that you can copy in place of your own, say no more than once a week...
- WarLord
I was kind of thinking along the lines of once a week, but beefing up what I write. If I forget for a while then it wont feel like such a chore to go back and fill in. Or maybe a smaller total to have at the end of my Mission 101, I mean 1,001 positive things is a lot.
- Heather
"Looks like the 2013-2014 television season will be a rebuilding year for SNL. An unnamed source at NBC has confirmed to the New York Post that longtime castmember Fred Armisen has decided to exit the sketch show after 11 seasons. That same source tells the Post that SNL veteran Jason Sudeikis will “probably” leave the show as well this year."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
"If Armisen and Sudeikis do say goodbye in SNL‘s 38th season finale this weekend, they’ll join fellow departing cast member Bill Hader, who announced his own exit earlier this week. SNL‘s Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers is also leaving the show, albeit not until 2014"
- SteVe C
Oh. They meant "out of the show". I totally thought the headline meant "out of the closet together"
- DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
Jason Sudeikis is engaged to Olivia Wilde so if i was him i'd wait for that to fall apart before coming out of the closet.
- SteVe C
"In this case, Disney (DIS -1.54%) has listened to the more than 210,000 petitioners who complained about the sexy makeover given to the fiery-haired Merida, heroine of "Brave." The media giant on Wednesday restored the original, more realistic version (pictured, left) to its official princess Website, although it hasn't yet released a statement about whether it will keep the original depiction for the long term."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
Still, not everyone is convinced that Disney will stay loyal to the original Merida. The character's creator, Brenda Chapman, told the San Jose Mercury News that she's waiting for final word from Disney. "I will stay dubious until they give an official statement about changing the image to match the original version of Merida," she said. Chapman had earlier given a stinging rebuke about the makeover, calling it a "blatantly sexist marketing move based on money."
- SteVe C
Lifesize cardboard cutouts are surprisingly reasonably priced. http://www.shindigz.com/party... Don't say I never gave you anything interesting, FriendFeed
We got a lifesize Bilbo Baggins cutout at work. Lifesize for a hobbit is short! Made me laugh. I got dibs on it and took it home after we were done with it, so it's coming with me to a convention soon. I hope it finds a good home.
- Betsy #TeamMonique
How has Mr 42 never made one of these of himself?
- sglassme
I don't know! He must not know how cheap they are!
- Sarah G.
My college roommate and I had a lifesize Frugal Gourmet in our dorm room. Why? Because we found him near the trash one night, so brought him home. We were probably drunk when we did.
- ellbeecee
Well they are "from" $19. Probably to get one that is 6'4" will be a bit more than that.
- sglassme
Here are the basic facts: on 5 May 1945—five days after Hitler’s suicide—three Sherman tanks from the 23rd Tank Battalion of the U.S. 12th Armored Division under the command of Capt. John C. ‘Jack’ Lee Jr., liberated an Austrian castle called Schloss Itter in the Tyrol, a special prison that housed various French VIPs, including the ex-prime ministers Paul Reynaud and Eduard Daladier...
more...
- SteVe C
"SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) -- Sao Paulo, South America's largest city, could lose its right to stage matches at the 2014 World Cup because of delays in building its stadium, soccer's governing body FIFA warned on Tuesday. The threat brought an angry reaction from stadium owners Corinthians, who said FIFA were welcome to move games if they wanted to and said they would not tolerate any pressure."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
"“The Dreamhouse Experience marks the first time fans are able to experience Barbie’s dream life first hand,’’ Lori Pantel, vice president of global marketing for Barbie, said in a statement to TODAY.com. “We are pleased with attendance and look forward to more fans creating memorable moments with the Barbie brand.”"
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
"'I have never in my life seen such a swollen pelvic bone. It hid the whole package [and] the scrotum was enlarged. Right now it feels heavy and unreal.'" o_O — maybe I'm grossly misinterpreting this, but it sounds like the dude quoted found his neighbor dead after he tried to f- a hornet's nest, and the first thing he did was grab his penis and scrotum to feel how "heavy and unreal" they were?
- Victor Ganata
I mean, he may just mean that finding his neighbor dead with a massively swollen penis and scrotum after he tried to f- a hornet's nest is "heavy and unreal" and he wasn't actually handling anything, but it is still a very weird juxtaposition.
- Victor Ganata
WTF? How badly does one need to get off that fucking a hornet's nest seems the logical thing to do? Was there no bread loaf in his house that he could hollow out and lube up with mayo? How about a gourd or melon of some sort? Shit, even a big mushy pile of boiled noodles would be preferable to banging a LIVING HIVE OF ANGRY STINGING THINGS.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Marty, it's all hornet news all the time 'round here now.
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
Eivind, the Swedes are going to say the same thing you wrote above only the sentence ends in "Skåne".
- Spidra Webster
"His body was found by a neighbour, who said Hasse was so swollen he initially mistook him for a whale carcass" - So... how often do whale carcasses wash up in Sweden for this to be the neighbor's first thought?
- Ross Miller
Yeah, it sounded too over-the-top and I didn't think Int'l Bus Times was really that reliable a source, but I think, deep down inside, I probably wanted it to be true.
- Victor Ganata
Public Service Announcement: In trying to figure out what to do with my cayenne peppers sprouting in the garden I turned to the internet, as the internet cannot lie (bonjooouuurrr). Mr internet says they are mild to medium hot, and get hotter as you let them grow from green to red. "Around here Cayenne pepper are eaten out of hand with vegetables."
I don't think cayenne are hot when they are green, but I may have a higher tolerance for heat. Of course, I also don't eat the seeds (where the heat it), so it just has a slightly fruity flavor. Anyway, you have a grill. Toss them on there to serve alongside steak. Very yummy.
- Anika
I am probably low tolerance Anika but I definitely ate the seeds, lesson learned. :) I'll definitely try grilling them next time.
- SteVe C
I'm not a pepper expert but I do know cayenne seeds hold the heat! :)
- Lois Loves LB and Mr. B
According to FitBit anyway, walking a lot equals climbing stairs which doesn't make sense since they are different in effort.
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
"The person, who remained anonymous, wrote: ‘I was recently walking my affenpinscher (a toy breed of dog) around the Hanover area of Brighton when I noticed that a wormhole or vortex has opened up on Montreal Road. ‘On closer inspection it seems to be some kind of portal to other times, places and dimensions. ‘I would have investigated further but I was concerned my little dog would be sucked into it. ‘Is this meant to be there? At first I believed it might be part of the Brighton Festival but I believe it could be a hazard to the general public. I look forward to your response.’"
- Jessie
from Bookmarklet
"And if possibility of a spooky wormhole wasn’t enough, the poster then said he had returned to the site earlier this month and had spotted a serpent escaping from the opening. ‘I went past the other day and it seems to have got worse – it is now emitting an unsettling yellow light and a large snake appears to be emerging from the wall,’ they added."
- Jessie
"When The Argus contacted Brighton and Hove City Council they said they would not be following up the claim."
- Jessie
"Cummerbunds and courage rounded out prom night for a group of 20 Florida teenagers who sprang from their limo to help the victims of an automobile accident on Saturday. The high school seniors were gussied up to dance the night away in Fort Lauderdale when a van carrying a family of seven overturned in front of them on Interstate 595. A dramatic video captured the students from Western High School in Davie, Fla., as they helped pull five adults and two children from the vehicle."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
RT @laura_hudson: I love this story about a woman gender-flipping a cheesecake poster at her gaming job (and her boss's response!): http://t.co/yBz9uw7sDB
"A DNA test used by investigators to identify victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has helped solve a 41-year-old New Jersey missing persons case, officials announced Tuesday. Sixteen-year-old Steven Soden went missing on April 3, 1972, but his remains were not identified until 2012, when authorities matched them with a DNA sample from his sister."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
Are there any online classes that would fulfill the requirement? If not, maybe you can talk with the instructor at the beginning and explain the situation.
- Running Slow
"When astronaut Karen Nyberg is launched to the International Space Station, she’ll bring something entirely new to the space frontier: the art of quilting. "I enjoy sewing and quilting," she explained during a televised interview from Moscow. "I am bringing some fabric with me, and thread. I'm hoping to create something. I don't know what yet it will be — that's part of creativity. It comes with the feeling of the day. So I have the supplies at my hands to create, if I get the opportunity and the creative notion to do so." When she's launched into space on May 28, she'll be taking four "fat quarters" with her (pieces of fabric that are 18 by 22 inches), along with some needles and thread. But up-cargo limitations and safety issues mean she can't take a sewing machine, an iron, paints, a rotary cutter or other common tools of quilters."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
"Zooey Deschanel was nearly unrecognizable at Monday's 2013 Met Gala, where she hit the red carpet without her trademark bangs. Though she looked stunning in her seersucker Tommy Hilfiger gown, it was her hair that made us do a serious double-take, as she looked like a total, ahem, New Girl with her signature blunt bangs styled to the side."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
You know that Britney Spears and Will.I.Am track? (I listen to really terrible music at work.) The one where she does the fake accent? For some reason, I imagine President Obama saying "bring the action."
"A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York has learned. The suspect, James Parham, 75, was also accused, along with Cheryl Chaney, 66, of allowing residents and visitors to use crack in their apartments, police said."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
My first instinct is to say ewwwww, but I've had ketchup accidentally get on my mac-n-cheese before and it wasn't horrible, so maybe just meh? I'd prefer my mac-n-cheese without it.
- Katy S
I like stewed tomatoes on top. And I like ketchup on sharp cheese, as in a cheeseburger, so why not?
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I first heard about this in Barenaked Ladies's "If I Had $1,000,000" but I don't think I'd want to try it myself.
- Brian Johns
picante sauce on mac and cheese is AMAZING. moreso if you mix it all together.
- Joe Silence
altho, i tend to melt some grated cheddar into the mac and cheese first and THEN add the picante sauce.
- Joe Silence
I haven't tried it, but it's not something I'm likely to try.
- John (bird whisperer)
I don't like ketchup on anything; but the thought of it on mac & cheese or on eggs is especially disgusting to me
- DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
Wont admit to it sounding okay. Because I would lose my yuppie cred from the 80s.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Also wont admit to liking ketchup on a rare roast-beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll or white bread. And why won't this pad stick the apostrophes in ALL my contractions?
- Mary B: #TeamMonique