Ted and I made bbq pulled pork sandwiches for dinner last night (which is to say, he did everything else and I made the bbq sauce, which is how it works in our house. He keeps asking me for the bbq sauce recipe, but given that I just fling it together (ie: you put in enough ketchup, then add honey until it looks like the right amount. Then you ( Read more... )

jaylake says some damned meaningful things about discipline.

And, speaking of Jay, the Neighbor Auctionlet is going on at ebay right now, so check it out and see if there's anything you might like to bid on! Proceeds are going to Jay's neighbor family. There'll be a secondary auction run through his journal in the next few days; I'll keep you posted ( Read more... )

My head is so completely full of green snot that my left ear is aching from it. Yes, I'm sure it's aching specifically from the snot, and not from pressure or anything mundane like that. Quite sure. I'm also quite sure you're all very glad I decided to share this little gem of information with you ( Read more... )

Christmas is a'comin' and the goose is getting fat...

jaylake has a neighbor who is raising her two granddaughters on little more than a social security income. There are details about the family at the neighbor link above, but in short, since August or so, Jay's been collecting donations via paypal to help them get along. It's made a huge difference to ( Read more... )