The Friday Afternoon Slacker Cafe Is Open!
So, what are you avoiding doing this afternoon?
Is it time for happy hour yet?
Got your random 10s ready?
Kindly recommend this cafe and
unrecommend the previous one.
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So, what are you avoiding doing this afternoon?
Is it time for happy hour yet?
Got your random 10s ready?
Kindly recommend this cafe and
unrecommend the previous one.
2 Tbsp oil
1 medium onion. chopped
1 12-oz jar of salsa (medium)
1 10 oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 c. grated Monterey jack cheese
8 oz cream cheese cut into ½ inch cubes
1 c. half and half
1 c. sliced black olives
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Saute onions in oil, add salsa. Cook until liquids are reduced somewhat.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Place in shallow baking dish and cook at 400 degrees until bubbly.
Serve with chips, pita wedges, crackers, whatever you like.
That sounds tasty, CG! Might have to copy that and make it sometime soon. How are things out your way today? Dreary and cold here, but the snow is indeed receding. Boring day at the office here, so thought I’d see who was slacking in here for a bit. Love the pic, too.
It’s really good…
It’s actually pretty decent here today. Cool enough to go for a walk this morning and run up all the steep hills (I know, it’s weird) without getting too steamy …and not so cold that my hands were freezing.
I do wish the real spring weather would get here though.
AND…my chickens began laying eggs today! Woo-hoo!
Cool to hear about the chickens… that’s a sure sign the days are longer and spring is almost here. Wish we could have chickens too, but not feasible in our neighborhood, smack in the middle of an old near-downtown neighborhood such as ours. I could just imagine the horror of the neighbors if we had them squawking around out there! LOL… but I can envy you, can’t I? Are they Arucanas by any chance?
You’re good…4 Araucanas, 4 silver-laced Wyandottes.
I’ve always wanted some Araucanas (thx for correcting my spelling, thought that was wrong)!! Guess you won’t be dyeing easter eggs huh? hehe.
Did you know that if you put a light in the coop, with a timer, they’ll lay year round?
More mundane trivia gleaned from designing a passive solar chicken house as part of an organic farm project.
Is it too early for a beer?
Peace
Well, my chickens just turned 6 months old, so the light wouldn’t have made a difference this winter… 🙂
What kind o’beer would you like?
which saves me a trip to the Liquid Mart…at least for a while.
How’s it goin Dada? Good to seeya. You got you some of them old fashioned brooder lamps for the chix?
My neighborhood sounds a lot like yours, plus I get all the fresh eggs I need from the client and don’t have to muck out the coop…NASTY.
I need to get some pictures of the project this spring, it was just finished last fall…new house, barn, coop, greenhouse and loafing shed…it was a fun one, and very energy/green oriented.
Peace
I’d like to see that.
Sorta like with pot…
Im houngree two…
and im owt of meelkbonz.
Are these the right size?
woooof!! daz da tikkit.
:::scratches Buster behind ears:::
🙂
Your pink boxes are what’s hot! 🙂 Right back atcha…
ALL our “Boxes” are beautiful 🙂
Ok, I’m not gonna touch that one.
C’mon, you know you want to…
Not without Indy here to publicly question my sexual preferences.
Well, where is she? Did she forget it’s Friday afternoon?
She hasn’t been around much. I don’t know if she’s feeling stank-ass (my favorite of her words)or if she’s really busy getting ready to move.
INDY, WE MISS YOU!
toucha toucha toucha touch me!!
Thrill me fill me fulfill me
That so reminds me of a passage from the sex manual I read today at Books-a-Million by Tim LaHaye (the Left Behind freak) and his wife. Creeeeeeeeeeepeeeeee!
I have an unhealthy fixation with reading Christian sex manuals for fun.
Ew~
That’s just too weird.
🙂
Someone in the Q&A section of the book asked if it was okay for Christian women to “moan and squirm” during sex! LOL
I don’t know whether to be appalled that the question was asked or ROFL that it was….
Moan and squirm…I thought that was warming up and trying to get closer to the perfect spot…just before screaming…Oh silly me….bad pagan girl that I am
I’d go with ROFL…there were questions about whether oral sex is okay, and if you’ll go to hell if you have sex during menstruation.
…..egads…the trouble we could get into answering ‘those’ questions…
Hmmmm….new diary topic anyone??
Sex questions that make you laugh… And other stuff that makes you ROFL…
You just reminded me of a hilarious sex book I read back in the 80’s… Sex Tips For Girls by Cynthia Heimel who used to write for The Village Voice… it contains such advice as: “Never point to your partner’s genitals and burst out laughing.” That’s the only one I remember, but if you ever see, take a look…good for lotsa laughs!
I could have used that tip back in, oh, 1977 or so. I think I totally emasculated the owner of my first up-close look at a penis.
OMG! That is really a fucked up question… what is wrong with those people?? It is 2006 right?? Cripes almighty?
That just like totally freaked me out. Okay to moan and squirm??? sheeeeeeeeet! ACK!
We’ve started substituting the Monterey Jack….add a good New York or Irish white cheddar. Adds a nice bite to the dishes!
That would be tasty.
Good God, that has all of my favorite things in it. Add some chocolate covered almonds and Fresca and I could live on it forever.
Meh,
A bit early for slacking, I’m afraid.
And during Happy Hour later this pm, I’ll actually go to a bar!
Have fun!
Oh no I didn’t think tonight’s rally through…
It’s friday… and the first rule of protesting isss…
anyone? anyone?
Protest SOBER! (some safety thing rather than PR thing I think)
So no drinkiepoos for me. .. sigh.
Give me a glass of wine or two and I’ll really tell people what I think of this administration!
You’re still on my “bail SC out of jail” team…right???
Oh yeah – I’ll be there to bust you out 🙂
I did flip someone off at the peace rally. … The CP sisters told me NOT to. They were so sweet about it too. So when they were doing something else, I walked over to the crapbastard and flipped him off.
He was holding up a sign on the outskirts that said “Stop the Democrats war on innocent unborn children”
I smiled when I did it so – it was a peaceful bird.
I told my sisters and they said OH NOOOO but alot of them smiled 🙂
You get arrested….I either want to be sitting right next to you in the cell or posting your bail. Can I post bail long distance….damn all these details!
DJ, if you’re not drinking, will you at least allow me to psychokinetically teleport you some pink Almond Roca to assuage the pain?
Too much almond roca gummifies the back teeth thus causing ones mouth to not open as wide as it could
🙂
Ask, you handsome devil, you! I was just going to ask you how the meetup went and saw the diary — it looks like you all had fun!
Well, thanks 🙂
I was looking for a comment from you a bit earlier (before the diary came up) to tag on a report for you. As you probably saw in Jane’s entry, Armando did not show – so I could not say hello from you. Otherwise, I think the entry + comments say most of what needs to be said.
As I left (which was time consuming in the throng of people), I not avoid hearing the discussions in every little circle of people. Substance to be heard all over, what an alternate world.
I’d love to slack this afternoon…but I’m at a conference for 3 days starting on Sunday…and too much work isn’t done yet.
I’ll let pootie slack for me until happy hour. He did leave the 10 key available for me to work…bad kitty! I’ll be back later with more liquor and sex! ;^)
Haven’t done one of these for a few weeks, so here goes … the 10 I’d like to have going around here this afternoon while I slack at work:
Little Ghost —White Stripes
Brick House 2000 — Rob Zombie
ZouZou Mamou —Dr. John
Furry Sings the Blues — Joni Mitchell
Old Man —Annie Lennox
Cowboy Love —Rev. Horton Heat
Amulet —Natacha Atlas
Ain’t no Justice in Life —Snakefinger
Cosmic Slop —Funkadelic
A Tear for Eddie —Ween
Seem to be in one of those “can’t decide where to land” moods … rock, folkie or bluesy. At least I left off Tom Waits for now… maybe in the late night lounge. hehe.
Here’s mine:
Cloud my Tongue – Tori Amos
Crescent Moon – Cowboy Junkies
Tutti Frutti – Buckwheat Zydeco
In My Head – No Doubt
Bird Song – Grateful Dead
Easily – Red Hot Chili Peppers
In the Waiting Line – Zero 7
Tarbelly and Featherfoot – Lou Reed
She – The Subdudes
Tomorrow is a Long Time – Nickel Creek
Where’s Indy?
Ah, you remind me how long it’s been since I listened to Bird Song! Sheesh, I only have how many dozens of versions of that??? lol
And since you mentioned Lou… curious, I’ve had Lonesome Cowboy Bill running through my head the last couple of hours. What does that mean? I wonder.
Best Bird Song EVER!!
Indeed, Booman. In fact, I have that edition of Dick’s Picks, but haven’t pulled them out for quite some time, I dunno why. Maybe my Dead credentials go back so far they’ve crumbled into dust by now? Thanks for the reminder of what a good show that was. I still maintain that 1972 was a banner year for the guys.
Just how far, IVG?
Let’s just say it’s somewhere around 30 I think? Hard to tell, there was so much weed going around in those days that I may have blurred some of the more precise details. The Dead has a way of doing that to me hehe.
for my money, that show was Phil Lesh’s finest. I have never heard bass like that anywhere. I always hoped he would bust out and start playing like he did that night at some show I was at, but he never came close to a repeat performance.
Shoot the Moon…Norah Jones
The Hustle…G.Love
Dreams be Dreams…Jack Johnson
Cocoon…Jack johnson
The Water is Wide…Karla Bonoff
Animal…R.E.M.
Wichita Skyline…Shawn Colvin
Apertura…Gustavo Santaolalla
At Seventeen…Janis Ian
Ship on the Wall…Lazlo Bane
There’s that Shawn Colvin CD again. And G. Love!
I found a box of my old CDs and loaded them into iTunes today…that Janis Ian album is loaded with these angsty, angry, “I don’t fit in anywhere and I’m pissed about that but I’ll act like I don’t care” songs that I used to listen to incessantly about 20 years ago. Can you tell how long I’ve been depressed. 🙂
Every time Janis Ian plays a music festival that I’m at, I leave early to avoid the depression that would surely follow from listening to her entire set. 🙂
She has a way of digging through all of the happiness and finding that rotten kernel of putridness and making you focus on it.
Wow SN… that’s some way to put it. Ya gotta admit though, she’s cheerier than Leonard Cohen, n’est-ce pas?
It sure made her the perfect one to listen to when you’re clinically depressed! Because that’s what you do. Your life might be pretty damn good, but all you can do is see the little things that are wrong and blow them all out of proportion! I think her albums should come with a warning label.
Janis Ian’s version of “Jesse”, but the non-live version; iTMS only has the live cut. May have to hit Tower Records this weekend and see if there’s such a beast as The Essential Janis Ian or whatnot.
Random 10 for today — and just realized it’s Friday; having the spouse home ill is totally throwing off my schedule (and now he sees how cranky I am with my space invaded):
Cannonball Run Theme — Chuck Mangione
Celebrate Me Home — Kenny Loggins
Sweet Pea — Tommy Roe
I’m Easy — Keith Carradine
Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor (comp. Faure) — Pierre-Alain Volondat
Lucretia’s Reprise — Blood, Sweat & Tears
Video — India Arie
Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole
Thomas O’Malley Cat (from The Aristocats) — Phil Harris
Clair de Lune (comp. Debussy) — Unknown (it was off the first KDFC Islands of Sanity album and I’d have to check the CD to see if I can find the artist/orchestra)
Considering the discussion above, it would’ve been appropriate to have the Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself” show up, but no such luck… 😉
Keith Carradine sings? I guess it’s not as surprising as William Shatner.
the movie “Nashville”; IIRC it won Best Original Song Oscar that year — it was on a list of Oscar Winning/Nominated Songs on the iTunes Music Store (I justify my visits by clicking the BooTrib link to get there…). 🙂
Souvenirs: Best of Janis Ian 1972-1981 [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]
Janis Ian
Purdy blockage Olivia :)!!
I don’t rock, but my thighs still jiggle a bit LOL I’m working on that, too.
Well I have to get ready to get stuff to eat when we come back. Have to leave as soon as Wesley gets home for the rally. Which he won’t like at all and we have to be back in time for some show thingy he’s been talking about for two days now.
We’re all going even big brave military man who was worried it might GASP rain. 🙂
Tell everyone I love em and will see them soon. Unless we’re all rounded up and sent to the boiler room of Somehwerebleckistan or G-W-tamano.
XOXO
Have fun but stay safe!!! We’ll be thinking of you all, and expect to hear all about it later. XOXOXOX
Still here it seems 🙂
Danni is turning empty cat litter containers into NO WAR DRUMS 🙂 She’s got two 🙂
I’m jealous of your pretty pink box. I guess it’s one more thing I’m going to have to learn how to do just to keep up with the kewl kids.
Now, how do you make colored letters w/in the box?
[Peacehttp://www.rmpjc.org/
Dada took it from Pink boxes to KINK boxes 🙂
Dada, when I get dsl the first thing I’m doing is listening to your station 🙂
“KINK” v PINK…I like it…needs work, but a good start.
clik image…homage to SallyCat
Look for me Fridays from 6-9 PMST HERE…you’ll have to guess the rest.
Peace
I want to know how to do that too!
Hopefully dada’ll be back to tell us how he did that!
Hiya SN… Here’s a diary from superscalar from way back that I hotlisted: How’d boo do that? (An HTML Primer). Gives a really good breakdown of all things html, and has an example div box at the bottom. Give it a try! Oh, and here’s a colour chart (link).
This set came out so cool I had to post it —
I Can’t Watch This — Weird Al Yankovic
All My Love — Led Zeppelin
Cuts Like a Knife — Bryan Adams
Pick Up The Pieces — Average White Band
Doctor Robert — The Beatles
Waited So Long — Carly Simon
Water Music Suite: Hornpipe (comp. Handel) — Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Don’t Stop Me Now — Queen
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) — The Beach Boys
Prophecy Theme (from Dune) — Brian Eno
Hey there, all — greetings from the Land o’ the Foggy Feverish. Seems like everyone’s doing well, set for Spring’s first weekend.
Sure wish I could set a spell at the computer without enduring intensive muscle aches & joint complaints — but such is our wilderness world nowadays.
Cheers & many hugs to the cafe’ denizens on this snowy mountain eve ..
I was wondering how you’ve been the past few days… hope the aches and fever give up soon, so you can get back to your normal. Rest up and pamper yourself!
(((POOR LUSCIOUS!)))))
We’ll save your seat. You can sit right next to me 🙂 I like WW cooties 🙂
Thank you, folks! I can feel the warmth from here.
Now if only a kitty or two would fix me up some vittles & play around with the wood stove a little.
Alas, not a chance!
See y’all soon! Set the joint a’ rockin’ while I’m away, won’t you?
😉
Hi, just stopping in for a bit before I leave for the evening. I wish I could have slacked with you all.
Positively. Aghast. MaryB. Would. Slack!!!
So atypical of her … hehe. Have a great night out Mary, and see ya soon.
The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually being screwed.
you stole…errr, liberated that from… 😉
Have a good time at the rally — stay as dry as possible under the circumstances…
Ha! I just told Vis in the open thread that it wasn’t mine that I stole it from a hockey buddy (whom I said I was going to SNATCH -I love that word (stole that word from the Slap Shot movie) and.. then.. uh oh I’m in parentheses hell) ( )((
🙂
Cali it’s not raining yet but oh my… the clouds look soggy.
You’ve probably notice that I beg borrow and liberate photos and such from these two bestest places 🙂 Booman and Hockey.
Hey, DJ — we’ll all be with you in spirit tonight, no doubt.
It does seem you’ll see a bit of Mother’s milk in the sky tonight. Dress well, be warm.
Come on over…