David has a blog

I found his url on Uncle Spuds blog and went there and looked at pictures. I almost did not recognize him and had to stare at that picture for quite a while before it jelled in my mind that yep David had filled out a bit. He reminds me of his uncle Pat a little bit.

To be fair, David, would have a hard time recognizing me. I think the last time we met face to face was about 15 years, several dozen pounds and a few boxes of Clairol #5 Auburn.

My kitchen, really

Got the digital camera today and decided to take brilliant picture of my kitchen as it usually exists in day to day operation. There is barely room to swing a cat but you can step on them easily as they become more and more insistent feed ME NEOW!

It's soooooo pretty

I was googling various places about the globe and found a place that had me momentarily enchanted. Guess the name of this place. Do refrain from using the Flag data base for oh all of 60 seconds. Gimme a wild guess before you go trudging off. Oh yes describe the government.

The Stand, Steven King

The Stand was on SciFi channel this weekend, all umpty chapters of it one right after another. Phew! The book has always rated high on my list of favorites, even the re-written edition. I watched the original mini-series on television in 1994 and enjoyed it very much.

However this time was a little different. Unfortunately I didn't begin at the beginning. I started watching about the time Harold and Franny were getting ready to go on the road, Stu had broken out of the germ hospital and folks who had survived were on their way to either Nebraska or Las Vegas.

I thought this version felt choppy and I swear there was a scene that I never saw before. Stu is working like crazy to take out someones appendix and has to be told to stop because the patient was dead. Also every time I blinked there was a shot of Steven King either very much in the foreground or the background. Generally speaking writers should not act and actors should not write...it's just safer that way.

Just for giggles and laughs I went to a "The Stand" site and clicked on "Goofs" which turn out to be continuity problems for the most part, someones leg is in one position in one shot and different in another.

For what it is worth, I thought Jamie Sheridan (Randall Flagg) made a terrific Son of Satan and I often wonder why it is that I am drawn to Randall Flagg's or Darth Vader's? Ewwwwwwwwww

What is your favorite book that has successfully translated into film?

Not too terribly traditional Thanksgiving

When Thanksgiving comes on the 22nd, it feels weird, granted I have more time between now and Christmas to blame the cats for not decorating but...

I had indulged in one of those pre-cooked frozen turkeys a few weeks ago and the tryptophan had not quite worn off so I thought to prepare something a little different.

I made the pumpkin pies and cranberry orange jello. I also went shopping and picked up two juicy grade A steaks, a bag of miniature yams, sour cream, and makings for cauliflower and broccoli salad. Also grabbed a loaf of French bread to make garlic bread. I baked the yams and some new potatoes tossed together in a pan with olive oil and garlic. Heaven!

The steaks went into a screaming hot skillet. Husbands went in four minutes before mine, his must be done, mine can be medium. Seared them off, popped them in the oven to finish. Rang the dinner bell and it was fairly decent eats.

The weather here was clear sunny day, cold and crisp. People who live on the coast are not used to a lot of sunshine, we tend to get blinded on the road from all the sunshine flickering through the trees, it can be deadly. So no shopping until it clouds up...just the way we like it.

Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you are comfortably ensconced where ever you are.

Get Yer Chinese name!

http://www.mandarintools.com/cgi-bin/chinname.pl

This site will allow you to input your first, last name, DOB, characteristics and will give you a name in Mandarin Chinese. My Chinese name is An Rui Yan. Blogger would not load the characters however.

Musing about names leads me to reminisce about various names I have encountered over the years while working in the medical records department. For instance, when I worked in my home town hospital, a set of twins were born 1n 1982; their names were Chastity Bell and Trinity Sue (born in 1982). How rhyming!

While working in a very very rural hospital in Alaska, my favorite first name of all was Ryan Bryan Corey Craig. I don't remember the middle name.

And last but not least my favorite name here at my current facility is Dolly Dimple Icenogle. I just love it.

PS: The most common first name in the world is Mohamed.
The most common last name in the world is Wong.

Kinda makes you wonder how many Mohamed Wong's there are.

Natures' moment

When I am in the "west wing" of the MR department, my desk faces a large window, outside are very over grown rhodies. Amongst the rhodies a covy of quail were playing around. Am torn between admiration for the very pretty birds and the fact that I know they taste delicious. That would be carnivore coming to the fore.