Week #20… Remembering 9/11… and the Lowly Meatloaf…
Week #20 Thursday Weigh-Day… Well, down one more pound!… >>> down from 475 to 424 for a total so far of 51 lbs. (to be entirely honest- needle on scales pointed to just wee slightly less than a full one pound drop. But I’m calling it a pound!) MERRY: In the past six months I’ve been in doctor’s offi ...
Very Berry Handemade ATC Exchange
Hello my loveliest friends and readers… How’s your week been? Mine had been exhausting from work. I had a busy week this week and hence the lack of post. I hope yours had been great and fun. Sometime ago, I joined in an ATC (Artist Trading Card) exchange over at Very Berry Handmade. The theme this t ...
Day 1
I got up about 7:30 excited about getting started today! The FIRST thing I did was drink a big glass of water and put in my contacts. :) Then I went downstairs and had my Spark (fruit punch - all time favorite) and took my Catalyst. Richard was already up and already done his Spark and Catalyst too. ...
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Gezi Park, Istanbul, Turkey 2011 Paris, France 2007 Porto, Portugal 2011 Dublin, Ireland 2011 Istanbul, Turkey 2011 Paris, France 2007 Paris, France 2007 Because life can be shit!
BREAKING: Obama's 'Coalition Of Partners' On ISIS Chrashes And Burns
President Obama's ridiculous speech last night on combating the Islamic State had these main components - making sure to mention that Islamic State was neither a state or Islamic, airstrikes on Iraq and Syria, reassuring his Leftist base that no U.S. ground troops would be participating, and this: T ...
Eats: Copying Tony Packo's (Or At Least I Tried To)
Hello! I don't know why, but every so often I get a craving for a chili dog (aka Coney dog, Coney Island hot dog, etc. In this post I'll use the term "chili dog"; it's the easiest to type.) We never had them at home, at least not that I recall. Oh, my mom served us hot dogs (often on a Saturday nigh ...
Farm
My first job out of college was with a corporation with a household name. The position was dealing with higher end food service. It was the type of operation that used chefs and "quality" ingredients. A higher priced operation with some fairly exclusive clientele. My coworkers were from all over the ...
135 & 46
Happy Thursday! Come on Steelers! You can do it! Don't make my sweet friend lose her shit tonight! (Love ya Donnalee) Maddie & I & mom went with Rhonda to watch Payton cheer! Here are the beautiful girls! And there is our Payton, up in the air! So proud of her! Otherwise it's been a normal day. Got ...
Fall Leaf List - Things To Do Before the Leaves Fall
With fall crafts, and baking starting around our house this week, and since we've been on a leaf kick anyway, it seemed like a good time to put together our fall leaf list. As usual, we taped up, and pieced together a paper bag tree (cut from a single grocery-sized paper bag). Then, we covered it wi ...
Turkey's Aktif Bank gets approval for 200 mln lira sukuk
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Aktif Bank, Turkey's largest privately owned investment bank, has received regulatory approval to issue 200 million lira ($91 million) in Islamic bonds, the Capital Markets Board said. The lender will sell the sukuk to qualified ...
Turkey Joins the Coalition of the Unwilling
With ISIS on its doorstep, the Turkish government balks at support for Obama’s strategy. ISTANBUL, Turkey – A diplomatic crisis looms. Turkey, a key U.S. ally and the only NATO member that borders areas controlled by ISIS jihadists in Syria and Iraq ...
