This week is a short and super crazy week in lots of ways! All of our activities actually start today. Added craziness is that NerdDad and I are going to San Francisco for his birthday! The up side is that I only have to plan for a few days;).
Monday: French Toast made from Cinnamon Chip Bread, Scrambled Eggs
Tuesday: Burgers and Hot Dogs
Wednesday: Shrimp, Broccoli and Pasta in a Butter Garlic Sauce
Here is this week’s Monday Mingle!!! If you want to see some more insights pop over to Eighty MPH Mom’s!
Ok, I get the artisan movement. Artisan bread has a real quality to it that store bread just doesn’t have. Hand sewn quilts will last longer and have stories behind them. I even understand artisanal yarns (made by fabulous people😉 to go into great project. But artisan pencil sharpening? You have got to be kidding me!
But alas, it is true. David Rees will hand sharpen your pencils (no machines here) for $15! He will even pick out the pencil for you. Then you get the sharpened pencil, the shavings and a certificate of sharpening. At first I thought he was using a razor and truly hand sharpening. But no, he is using those 25 cent sharpeners that I give my kids.
Right off I thought this was a little goofy. I understand maybe once as a gag gift but I just can’t see this being a sustainable business model;). Am I missing it? $15 to sharpen your pencil once.
This just shows that there are people with too much money and I need to figure out how to get some of it;).
This is just oddly cool! They have found that with bacteria (and food for it), concrete could heal itself of hairline cracks. The key is to seal the bacteria in the concrete so that the concrete doesn’t kill the bacteria before it is needed. They are trying to place the bacteria in a dormant state so that it can be activated when there is a crack. New Scientist has a cool article talking about it!
My youngest, NerdPud, has decided that she doesn’t like the skin on fruit. So this is how she dealt with her fruit slices one day at lunch. And yes, little Miss OCD arranged them herself;).
All through life your participation is key to doing something and it counting. What do I mean? Of course there is the adult example, you don’t come to work you usually don’t get paid for those days. And if you miss too many you will get put on disability (if it is medical) or get let go so your employer can replace you with someone to do the work! When I was in City College you automatically got dropped if you missed more than 3 classes because they felt you couldn’t really learn in the class if you weren’t there. Even in elementary school they tell parents that if their kids miss to many days their kids will have to repeat a grade.
So what is the line for California legislators? I was reading an article over at the Fresno Bee about legislators keeping the per diems that they get for showing up to floor sessions, even when they don’t. That fact bothers me, it is similar to stealing. But that wasn’t the thing that upset me the most. It is not apparent how many floor sessions you can miss before getting tossed out.
There are many reasons that legislators miss. It seems a very common one is campaigning and I am not cool with that at all!!! But illness is a real reason but still, how many times can you miss and still the job properly? Skipping a day or two may not hurt a real big deal but that isn’t always the case.
Sen. Patricia Wiggins, a 70-year-old Santa Rosa Democrat who had displayed erratic behavior and erupted in occasional outbursts, has not attended floor sessions since March while treating an undisclosed medical condition.
Wiggins performs limited legislative work away from the Capitol, such as consulting with aides about her bills, spokesman David Miller said.
Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, has missed every Senate floor session but one since May 21 because of an abdominal blood clot. Assemblywoman Wilmer Carter, D-Rialto, missed two months of floor sessions due to knee replacement surgery.
Really? Even when I don’t feel well I understand that my job still needs to be done. The people voted in people to “represent”. The key to representing is being there in place of others. While I am not talking about the validity of the excuse, I am talking about a stop loss. How much can you miss before you are kicked out or at least a temp? Shouldn’t there be something in place to enable these districts to have representation?
It is time to do a little meal planning for this week! Things will start cool and then will heat up so we will see how the cooking goes!
Monday: Eggplant Parmesan (really this time, something has gotten in the way every time;)
Tuesday: Burgers, Corn on the Cob, Zucchini
Wednesday: Shrimp, Spinach and Pasta in a Butter Garlic Sauce
Thursday: Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli
Friday: Hot Dogs
I answered EightyMPHMom’s Monday Mingle questions about what different areas of your family feel about your blogging! Family, if you are reading this please comment;)!!!
Ok, I didn’t realize about the quest for a fogless mirror until I got married. Part of that was because I didn’t have contacts until then and I wouldn’t have been able to use a mirror anyway. The other reason was my husband and the whole shaving in the shower thing. I just didn’t have an appreciation for the whole issue.
Then I decided to buy one for my hubby. I had no idea what an endeavor that would be. After running through a few relatively cheap mirrors I had completely given up. Then I had the opportunity to review ToiletTree’s Fogless Shower Mirror
This mirror is mountable and easy to use. It comes with the tape and silicon to mount the mirror to various shower types. The magic of how it works: it has a reservoir that you fill with hot water, the same water your shower is running. It is that simple. The heat from the water prevents the condensation from building. The mirror is adjustable and it also has a great tray to put your razor or other stuff;). For only $29.95 so it is quite a deal! But better than that…
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It looks like Barbara Boxer is losing her lead in the California Senate race! The Rasmussen numbers that just came out leaves Boxer and Carly Fiorina basically tied at 44% for Boxer and Fiorina at 43%. Things do getting dicey with the 8% undecided because when pressed another 5% say they are leaning towards Boxer. But it is progress!
Earlier this month, Boxer held a five-point lead, 45% to 40%, and she was ahead 49% to 42% inJuly. Since February, Boxer’s support has ranged from 42% to 49%. In those same surveys, Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has earned 38% to 43% of the vote.
We still have a fair amount of time before the election but it looks like Boxer could really be outed! WooHoo! (I never claimed to be unbiased;)
(HT: Hot Air)