she's pretending not to understand

Adria's been going stir crazy the last couple weeks. I think she's missing her outside time. But the few times I've risked extra AC time, she doesn't stay out long before coming back inside.

Just came back from the grocery store to get the forgotten mint. It's still in the upper 90's - way too hot to leave the door open a crack.

She's expressing her frustration - loudly.

I have to yell back at the top of my voice "it's too damn hot outside!" She'll shut up for a few minutes, then ask again to go outside.

*sigh* It's going to be a long summer.

Yes, there's no screen on the open window. Some critter was scratching the screen enough to let a Mack truck drive through, and I haven't gotten petscreen to replace it yet.

a bit too late, but....

I stopped at the grocery store on my way home from work today. I needed some ingredients to do something with some watermelon a co-worker gave me. Granted, this is an old store and their produce section is very small, but I was shocked to see that fresh corn on the cob wasn't available. I also couldn't find fresh parsley.

Even watermelon is getting to be out of season, but here's something I discovered you can do with watermelon that is just yummy. Boyfriend's dad cut the recipe from the San Diego newspaper, and I made it up for the clam bake we had over Memorial weekend. Their measurement of ingredients was sketchy, so I just made it up as I went along.

Take a small purple onion and cut into quarter moons. Put in small bowl, and add the juice of 1-2 limes to the bowl. Set aside and let soak for a bit.

Cut up watermelon (remove seeds if necessary) into bite sized pieces. Cut as much as you're willing to put up with and put in large bowl.

Cut a block of feta cheese into small squares (the small bite sized pieces). Cut as much as you would like.

Add black olives (I perfer medium, but we used the giant ones Memorial weekend).

Chop up fresh mint and parsley. Enough for your taste - it's good with the mint, so go from there.

Add the cheese, olives, mint and parsely to the big bowl. Now add the onions and juice. Gently toss with your hands.

Serve. Enjoy.

P.S. Save yourself the headache and get a seedless watermelon if you can.

Morning roundup

Oh my gosh, there's so much good news today. So here's a brief summary of some of the interesting stuff that's going on:

Ding dong, the terrorist is dead. Though I've come to think of him more as a thug than a terrorist mastermind. It'll be interesting to try and find out how many women will name their sons Abu in honor of Zarqawi. Unlike Osama, I don't see Zarqawi having done a lot of good for people.

In lighter news, I came across the story of one man's qwest to have someone do the right thing. I agree with his logic, I'd either turn a found cell phone to a store of the provider (if it's close), leave a voicemail on that phone to come and claim it, or turn it into a proper lost and found (if available). I lost my pager once at the VA (shows how long it's been since I've lost something). I left my lab number on the pager, and got a call back that he had the pager and how to find him. I then recovered my pager. These people are clueless about the technology, but also have grammar issues. No wonder they say email and IM is leading to the downfall of proper language skills. But it sure is funny to read.

The Arizona Republic is reporting that the day labor center in Phoenix will have to close in August due to lack of funding. I won't link the article because it requires information. Among the groups pulling their funds is Chicanos Por La Causa. I understand the justification for having a day labor center. It's a safe place to introduce employers and laborers. However, it's not practical. Businesses won't go there because then it's like holding up a big sign "we hire illegals!" I wonder why the Border Patrol never bothered to visit that place and do a roundup - it's such a perfect target! I don't know a good solution to the day labor issue except for the fact that we shouldn't be helping them period. A center such as the one in Phoenix is nothing more than a form of guest worker for people that broke the law. The border patrol should raid the place before it closes and deport the asses of those there.

Morning roundup

Oh my gosh, there's so much good news today. So here's a brief summary of some of the interesting stuff that's going on:

Ding dong, the terrorist is dead. Though I've come to think of him more as a thug than a terrorist mastermind. It'll be interesting to try and find out how many women will name their sons Abu in honor of Zarqawi. Unlike Osama, I don't see Zarqawi having done a lot of good for people.

In lighter news, I came across the story of one man's qwest to have someone do the right thing. I agree with his logic, I'd either turn a found cell phone to a store of the provider (if it's close), leave a voicemail on that phone to come and claim it, or turn it into a proper lost and found (if available). I lost my pager once at the VA (shows how long it's been since I've lost something). I left my lab number on the pager, and got a call back that he had the pager and how to find him. I then recovered my pager. These people are clueless about the technology, but also have grammar issues. No wonder they say email and IM is leading to the downfall of proper language skills. But it sure is funny to read.

The Arizona Republic is reporting that the day labor center in Phoenix will have to close in August due to lack of funding. I won't link the article because it requires information. Among the groups pulling their funds is Chicanos Por La Causa. I understand the justification for having a day labor center. It's a safe place to introduce employers and laborers. However, it's not practical. Businesses won't go there because then it's like holding up a big sign "we hire illegals!" I wonder why the Border Patrol never bothered to visit that place and do a roundup - it's such a perfect target! I don't know a good solution to the day labor issue except for the fact that we shouldn't be helping them period. A center such as the one in Phoenix is nothing more than a form of guest worker for people that broke the law. The border patrol should raid the place before it closes and deport the asses of those there.