I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Linda, that is often my dinner in the summer, except I don't bother peeling them and use mint instead of basil, If I have wome whole grain peasant bread that has gone stale, I cube that and add it as well.

Thanks, WR, for the hint to google EVOO. I was embarrassed to ask since no one else seemed to question it. Learn something new everyday. Off to church and brunch. Have a good Sunday, everyone!

I am going to crash at all your houses for homemade dinner one of these days...

Off to stay healthy via two punishing hours of exercise at my club.

Is anyone watching the Olympics? I wish NBC wouldn't stack all of the excitment towards the end of the evening.

ETA: Count me in on the EVOO - not a clue! :-)

http://www.powersof10.com/film

I am decades behind the times, but I came across this film for the first time just this summer.  I plan on showing it to my students some time this year.  Was inspired to post it here by Bluedahlia's video.

(And I really am behind the times.  I, too, still have the old unsmart phone.  And we still don't get cable.  And my kids think Billy Idol, U2 and even the Weavers are the big bands out in the world!  I keep thinking we should at least get cable so the kids have some idea what everyone else is doing.)

Good Afternoon Everyone!

So far I'm having a very good day.  I got two reports in to transcribe and that made me very happy.  Just wish I had more work.  I'm going to start another marketing campaign this week ... and hopefully, I can find another client.  The transcription industry has changed so much since I started my own business years ago.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

hugs,

Bren

WR, I was trudging off to work during that storm! It woke me up about 5 and I left for work at 6. There were a few streets in Indy with standing water, as it was coming down too fast for the storm drains to handle. And I was chuckling with glee that it was finally raining beyond the few short sprinkles we've had lately (and the 2 months without rain before that). The basement of our parking garage at work was severely flooded - and it turns out, there are a ton of offices down there! Including Medical Records - rah roh! Computers, printers, faxes, and power strips are fried. They're already planning on stripping out carpeting and drywall and renting dryers. It's a huge mess.

Thanks!

YAYAYAYAY - my insurance company finally rolled over and agreed that they DO need to pay for my 2nd stage DIEP surgery!!!  It had to reach a director before they finally came to their senses.  Next step would have been a lawyer, and I am sooooo glad we didn't have to go down that road!

It was so hot this last weekend here in the Seattle area.  We are a bunch of heat wimps, though.  First we complain because it's not warm enough, then we complain 'cuz it's too hot - just no pleasing us.  Nonetheless, very few northwesterners have AC (us among them).  Our house get HOT, as it is high on the side of a southwestern facing hill overlooking valleys.  Yesterday was 95 in the valley.  Our yard was 99, and inside the house (full glass windows facing southwest) it was 105.  Too toasty for me....  my web feet started drying out .

Yesterday I made gazpacho, but for some odd reason, hubby wanted spaghetti....  I was going to make some ice cream, but decided I had stood up enough and instead just watched the Olympics.  Why oh why oh why, when Usain Bolt won the 100 meter at 2:00 PM our time did NBC decide not to show it until 11:00 PM our time.  I love watching the Olympics, but cannot stay up until midnight for two weeks unless I take 2 weeks off work.  It's very aggravating!!!!

Happy Monday everyone!!!

Linda-we used to be able to watch CBC here in the Seattle area until our cable company decided to remove it. It's been quite a few years now. 

The only part of our hot Seattle weather I don't like is trying to sleep in it. Gardengumby's assessment of Seattle's reaction to weather is spot on. 

Mary 

I can feel for you northwesterners ... that is too hot to go without AC.  Hopefully it won't last long.  Or else you will all have a run on window air conditioners.

Bren ... glad you have the work and good luck with your marketing.

So cool about the Mars landing!  Wish we had more coverage of things like that instead of all the reality TV crap.   

Off to deal with another bucket full of tomatoes.    

Here's the Gazpacho recipe, Linda..  hope you like it.

 start with everything cold

1 large can tomato juice

2 english cucumbers

1 yellow and 1 orange pepper (green is fine)

1 or 2 jalapenos, seeded

1 walla walla or vidalia onion

2 or 3 cloves of garlic

1 large bunch of cilantro

1/4 c EVOO

juice of 1 or 2 lemons

1/8 c balsamic vinegar

salt and pepper

mince one cucumber and both yellow and orange peppers.  Place is a large bowl.

Cut everything else into chunks and put in a blender (needs to be done in at least 2 batches).  Blend until all is liquified.  Pour over the minced vegetables in the bowl.  Put in fridge until ready to eat.  Stir before serving.

whoops gotta run - late for a meeting......

Geez - you are lucky you didn't get sunstroke.  It was 95 in the Puyallup Valley yesterday....  36 lbs of blueberries - nummy!!!

Thanks, Mary.  I've not been real stressed about it, as I knew they'd have to pay in the long run - but I didn't want to have to go the whole lawyer thing.  Also, the doctor/hospital has started wanting their money and $25,000 just is NOT in my budget.... 

95?  ohhhhhh thats why I started feeling like crap and had to collapse under a blueberry bush. . . .

today is a good day for blueberry picking---20 degrees cooler!  Mary?

 Blue the cookies sound yummy!  you probably need a taste tester. . . can I send you my address?  wouldn't want to serve bad cookies. . . .

Blue - I bet you are looking forward to the wedding.

Stayed home today, seem to be coming down with something - still not dressed. Steve came home with a cold but it's too soon for me to have caught it from him. Everyone at work has been sick, so I'll blame one of them