Last week I confessed that there were things growing in my fridge. Well, technically, they aren’t “growing”, but I do have some crocus and hyacinth bulbs in there to simulate winter.

I know, you’re asking, “John, why are you simulating winter in your fridge when the real thing is just outside the door?” I’m glad you asked. The climate inside the fridge is constant, whereas the real winter is not.

In a few weeks I will take them out and place them on the window sill and they will think it’s spring time and reward me with their gloriosity!

So far I’ve had some beautiful Amaryllis…

These have faded, but the paperwhites have replaced them.

In another month or so, I’ll have crocus and hyacinth to share.

Enjoy!

Today we ripped this meme off blogger named Flea from the blog Flea’s World. She states that she stole it at Warty Mammal. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft’s thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Cheers to all of us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Negativity Meme

Foods which disgust the crap out of me: The smell and the sight of Liver.

TV show I loathe: Any show that focuses on celebrity “news”

Movie I loathe: Pretty Woman

Music genres I loathe: Skanky Rap/hip-hop, A cappella and Mongolian Scream Chanting (See FAQ above).

Magazine which annoys me: Those mags that have an interesting article listed on the cover, so you look for it… and look… and search for the table of contents; only to find it about 50 pages in. You see that it’s on Page 75… but they don’t count the 150 pages of ads between where you are and where the article starts. By this point you are so ticked you don’t care how you can lose 50 lbs before Valentines Day.

Makes me cranky at restaurant: Having every bite or conversation interrupted by the perky princess asking me if everything was ok? If things weren’t ok… you’d know about it!

Makes me cranky in public: People lingering in the parking lot looking for the ‘good spot’. Park in a spot that’s available and get the hell out of my way.

Makes me cranky in general: When I tell people exactly how I feel or think then act surprised when I later get cranky or disagree with their course of action.

Pisses me off at home: The neighbors fighting and/or having sex at 4am when I have to get up at 530am.

Pisses me off at work: There’s a sign on the fridge in the break room that says label everything with name and date because it will be cleaned out on Fridays. Judging by the toxic spill at the bottom of the fridge and the other science experiments going on; I would say it hasn’t been ‘cleaned out’ since the FIRST Bush administration.

Pisses me off in general: Sports announcers and their blatant favoritism (i.e. Madden –> Favre).

Makes me impatient at home: I go to take care of the dishes after dinner and he says, “don’t worry, I’ll get it”… then doesn’t get right on it.

Makes me impatient at work: A coworker asks me to go out on a visit with them. I don’t want to start a new job only to get interrupted, so I’m left there to “look busy” without actually doing anything.

Makes me impatient in public: People having a visit in the middle of the aisle and generally right in front of what I came to purchase.

Celebrity I hate: Insert Pseudo-celebrity here _________________

Music artist I hate: Those who can’t sing without computer assistance.

I could care less about: Jack Bauer, the ‘final’ season of Lost or Jay Leno

Annoys the crap out of me weekdays: I go to work when its dark, I come home when its dark… no wonder I’m cranky.

Annoys the crap out of me weekends: Too much to do and not enough time to relax.

Blogger’s habit that annoys you: I subscribe to your feed… offer a FULL feed. I don’t have time to click through to your site to read your content. Generally, it isn’t that good and will NOT be in my reader for long.

Feature on your blog you hate: I want to change the font on the name of the blog in the header. I’m sure there is a rather quick and easy way to do it, I just haven’t taken the time.

Movie star you despise: Will Farrell

Politician that you hate: John Edwards

I have been tipped off to yet ANOTHER great Summer 2010 movie…

Ten years ago, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire…

The A-Team.

The release date is June 11, 2010

Dirk Benedict (Face) and Dwight Schultz (Murdoch) have cameo’s and Mr. T is still rumored to ‘close to a deal’ by one site, then angry because he isn’t playing BA Baracus by another.

People who know me, know how disappointed and disillusioned I was with George W. Bush. I look back to the 2000 election and I believed that he would be a blending of the best parts of his Father and President Reagan. Whatever chances of that happening was put on hold on September 11, 2001. As time progressed after that horrible day, even the most ardent Bush-hater has to admit we rallied behind his swagger and his leadership. The disillusion developed for me when, during the 2004 campaign the swagger seemed to morph into stubborn arrogance.

I wondered when or if anyone around the President would or could go up to him and tell him he was wrong, he had to admit it. The problem… time went on and he never admitted anything. He didn’t admit errors, mistakes, misjudgments, nothing.

When the 2008 field was beginning to assemble, I didn’t really care. I figured Sen. Clinton would be our next President. End of story.

Then Sen. Obama started talking… and I started listening. From the time I started paying attention to him in 2007 to the summer of 2008… I decided he was The One. He was going to bring Order to the Force.

This isn’t a post about my disappointment of President Obama’s first year. I’m a bit confused by the fact that for some reason 59% is now considered a minority. WTF?

The decision by SCOTUS today to allow candidates and elections to go to the highest bidder… THAT is what is disillusioning me.

Make way for Exxon to finance the candidate who will allow drilling in ANWAR, for Walmart to finance the candidate who will eliminate tariffs on Chinese crap., for Bank of America to finance the candidate who eliminates banking regulations… on and on.

I wonder if Canada needs any MSW’s?

Welcome to the January 21st version of Thursday Thunks!
(which we always seem to post on Wednesday)

Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color white chocolate caramel and the number 0.

1. Pants on the Ground…. time on your hands

2. To compliment Kimber’s question from last week…. have you ever fell down the stairs? No, but I’ve saved 15% on my car insurance by switching to Folgers Crystals.

3. Have you ever written to a company about their product? Ever called them? Written, yes. Called, No. The people at Viagra are surprisingly uncaring when you call them after the 4th hour.

4. Your dog/cat/snake/iguana/pet skunk (or just fill in your pet’s species) goes to the vet. Ok, you take them to the vet… most pets wouldn’t go on their own. The vet tells you that your species has cancer. Do you:

• a. tell them to pull out the needle and put them to sleep on the spot
• b. take them home and let them live out their life until the end
• c. same as b. except you don’t let them get to the suffering stage
• d. go full steam ahead with cancer treatments

I’ll choose C, Alex.

5. What is your favorite comfort food? I’ve been having a hankering for my Grandma’s baked macaroni & cheese. I may have to make some the next time the kids are over.

6. If your child was put in jail for putting a gun in their spouses mouth and pulling the trigger (even though the gun wasn’t loaded), strangling them and breaking their arm… would you post bail for them? WTF!?!! I don’t know what is more frightening… the person who wrote that question or the fact that I actually contemplated the answer for a moment.

7. If elephants had wings, how many feathers do you think they would have on each wing? Leventy-hundred

8. Is there anything growing in your refrigerator right now? Yes, I’m forcing Crocus bulbs… weren’t expecting that answer were you?

9. What did you do with your Thursdays while we were on a break? I lost the will to live… wrapping myself in a blanket and avoiding sustenance, I withered to a shell of my former being.

10. Would you donate to the Kimber Ark Building Fund and donate wood? She is about to float away after all… If she were going to Haiti to collect refugees, George Clooney would help her raise the wood.

11. If I were to send you a letter and I wanted to put a little heart sticker on the back of the envelope, what color sticker would you like it to be? BLUE