Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Vampirism to the Max
If I ever became a Vampire I would most likely starve to death. Since I will either pass-out or emesis at the sight of blood.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
March weather
In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb
by Lorie Hill
March roars in like a lion
So fierce,
The wind so cold,
It seems to pierce.
The month rolls on
And Spring draws near,
And March goes out
Like a lamb so dear.
So fierce,
The wind so cold,
It seems to pierce.
The month rolls on
And Spring draws near,
And March goes out
Like a lamb so dear.
Too much time on my hands
Daylight Savings Time 2010, the setting forward of clocks occurs at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. By Federal law, daylight savings time changes are set for the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November.
George Vernon Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist, first proposed daylight saving time in 1895 as an effort to reduce the use of incandescent lighting.
Prior to 2007, the dates were the first Sunday in April and the and the last Sunday in October. The change to March and November, lengthening daylight saving by about a month, was part of an energy bill passed in 2005 to reduce energy consumption.
States are not required to follow the daylight saving law, Arizona and Hawaii stay with standard time year round, as does Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam.
If you cannot remember whether to set your clocks ahead or back, remember "spring ahead, fall back"!
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick the Patron saint
Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works, the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians. Saint Patrick described himself as a "most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God."Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably never have been - the island was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the "Holy Wells" that still bear this name.
There are several accounts of Saint Patrick's death. One says that Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the "evil eye." Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York and Dublin city
Why Saint Patrick's Day?
Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.
So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.
In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
There are several accounts of Saint Patrick's death. One says that Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the "evil eye." Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York and Dublin city
Why Saint Patrick's Day?
Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.
So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.
In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
A Verse from the Wolfman:
Even the man who is pure in heart
And says his prayers by night
May become a wolf when the wolf bane blows.
The Monster Words for Tad - Stephen King's Cujo
Monsters, stay out of this room!
You have no business here.
N0 monsters under the bed!
You can't fit under there.
No monsters hiding in the closet!
It's too small in there.
No monsters outside of the windows!
You can't hold on out there.
No vampires, no werewolves, no things that bite.
You have no business here.
Nothing will touch you, or hurt you, all this night.
You have no business here.
-------- Stephen King's Cujo
Cold Creek Manor
The Evil Thing - R.L. Stein
The Evil Thing
On living flesh it loves to feast
It's a two-headed thing whom you don't wish to greet
One head sucks your blood, one head chews your meat
It carries its babies in slimy eggs on its back
The babies are hungry when they hatch for a snack
So the Evil Thing traps some horrid victim alive
for the babies to eat when their birthdays arrive
but don't worry, don't cry, Please don't have a fit ...
The Evil Thing is not real unless you think about it.
Remember, don't think about it .....................
On living flesh it loves to feast
It's a two-headed thing whom you don't wish to greet
One head sucks your blood, one head chews your meat
It carries its babies in slimy eggs on its back
The babies are hungry when they hatch for a snack
So the Evil Thing traps some horrid victim alive
for the babies to eat when their birthdays arrive
but don't worry, don't cry, Please don't have a fit ...
The Evil Thing is not real unless you think about it.
Remember, don't think about it .....................
Died.............................
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
Died
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
Died
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
Died
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
Died
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
Died
I died once
They buried me six feet under
They planted flowers on my grave
the flowers grew roots
the roots grew long
they grew so long they tickled me
they tickled me so much I laughed
I laughed so hard I almost died...
{And so on and so forth and on and on and on etc. etc. etc.}
How apples can help you around the house
Apples uses
Make roast chicken juicy:
Simply stuff an apple inside the chicken’s cavity; then place it in the roasting pan and cook it as normal. When the chicken is finished, just toss out the apple into the trash. You now have a delicious and juicy bird to eat and enjoy.
Maintain cakes freshness longer:
Store either home-made or store bought cakes with half of an apple. It will keep the cakes moist.
For ripening those green tomatoes
Place inside of a paper bag; one already ripe apple with either five or six tomatoes for best results. Wait a couple of days for tomatoes to fully ripen.
To soften up hard brown sugar
Just by placing a wedge of apple into a zipper plastic baggie allow with some harden brown sugar; and by closing the bag air tight. Wait a couple days and the brown sugar should become soft and useable again.
It absorbs salt in your soup and stews
If your soups or stews seem too salty; just a few apple slices to them. Cook for about ten minutes or more. Then you remove the apples you remove the extra salty taste.
Make roast chicken juicy:
Simply stuff an apple inside the chicken’s cavity; then place it in the roasting pan and cook it as normal. When the chicken is finished, just toss out the apple into the trash. You now have a delicious and juicy bird to eat and enjoy.
Maintain cakes freshness longer:
Store either home-made or store bought cakes with half of an apple. It will keep the cakes moist.
For ripening those green tomatoes
Place inside of a paper bag; one already ripe apple with either five or six tomatoes for best results. Wait a couple of days for tomatoes to fully ripen.
To soften up hard brown sugar
Just by placing a wedge of apple into a zipper plastic baggie allow with some harden brown sugar; and by closing the bag air tight. Wait a couple days and the brown sugar should become soft and useable again.
It absorbs salt in your soup and stews
If your soups or stews seem too salty; just a few apple slices to them. Cook for about ten minutes or more. Then you remove the apples you remove the extra salty taste.
A is for Apples
To eat an apple without rubbing it first is to challenge the Devil -Old English proverb
The apple is a favorite way to finding your future husband: Give one twist of the stem for each letter of the alphabet and when ever it breaks will be the first initial of your one true love.
Let all unselfish spirits heed
The story of Johnny Appleseed.
He had another and prouder name
In far New England, whence he came,
But by this title, and this alone,
Was the kindly wanderer loved and known.
- Elizabeth Akers Allen
Johnny Appleseed
The legend of J0hnny Appleseed is really based on facts. John Chapman was an eccentric and deeply religious man who roamed the American frontier planting apple trees along the way. He preferred to use the nickname Johnny Appleseed. He is also known to some as the "American Saint Francis."
Chapman was born in 1774 and rounded up in Pennsylvania in 1797 or abouts. And for forty-eight years Johnny traveled the frontier as a brearded, barefoot, hermit dressed in rags with a sack of apple seeds slung over his shoulder.
Did you know that a single apple tree can grow to be 40 feet high and live for more than 100 years?
Well, now you do.
There are over 7,500 different types of apples; while the United States of America is the largest producer of them.
Some types as Delicious which are sweet in favorful; Golden Delicious which makes great pies and McIntosh which makes into really good applesauce.
Classic Crisco Pie Crust
Double Crust :
2 cups Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup well-chilled Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
4 to 8 Tablespoons ice cold water
Blend the flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
Use a pastry blender (if you have one) or a fork to cut the shortening into the flour and salt mixture, by chopping it together in an up and down motion, until it looks like coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle in half of the cold water over the flour mixture, blend together, then add enough of the water to the dough is moist enough to stick together.
2 cups Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup well-chilled Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
4 to 8 Tablespoons ice cold water
Blend the flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
Use a pastry blender (if you have one) or a fork to cut the shortening into the flour and salt mixture, by chopping it together in an up and down motion, until it looks like coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle in half of the cold water over the flour mixture, blend together, then add enough of the water to the dough is moist enough to stick together.
TIP
Test dough for proper moistness by squeezing a marble-sized ball of dough in your hand. If it holds together firmly, do not add any additional water. If the dough crumbles, add more water by the tablespoonful, until dough is moist enough to form a smooth ball when pressed together.
DECORATIVE CRUST:
Classic Crisco Pie Crust: Single Crust Recipe
1 1/3 cups Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup well-chilled Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
3 to 6 Tablespoons ice cold water
Blend the flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
Use a pastry blender (if you have one) or a fork to cut the shortening into the flour and salt mixture, by chopping it together in an up and down motion, until it looks like coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle in half of the cold water over the flour mixture, blend together, then add enough of the water to the dough is moist enough to stick together.
1 1/3 cups Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup well-chilled Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
3 to 6 Tablespoons ice cold water
Blend the flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
Use a pastry blender (if you have one) or a fork to cut the shortening into the flour and salt mixture, by chopping it together in an up and down motion, until it looks like coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle in half of the cold water over the flour mixture, blend together, then add enough of the water to the dough is moist enough to stick together.
All-American Apple Pie
Double Crust Classic Crisco Pie Crust
6 medium sized Granny Smith apples
3/4 cup of sugar
2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Large egg white, lightly beaten (optional)
optional:
Decorative Crust
Ingredients:
Single Crust Classic Crisco Pie Crust
1 Large egg white, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of sugar
1.) Prepare the recipe for double crust pie. Roll out the dough for bottom crust. Place in a 9-inch pie plate. Press to fit without stretching the dough. Trim it even with the pie plate. Do Not bake.
2.) Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
3.) Peel, core and slice the apples. Mix with the sugar, flour and cinnamon by tossing it like you would a salad. Then pour into the unbaked pie crust; dotting it with the butter. Cover with top crust; seal and flute edge. Brush with egg white. Cut slits for steam to escape.
4.) Make single pie crust and roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a small 1/2 inch star cookie cutter, cut out 20 to 25 stars. Place 1 star on rim of top crust, brush with the egg whites. Repeat until trim is covered.
5.) Combine the cinnamon and the sugar; then sprinkle mixture over the crust. Bake 30 to 40 minutes; or until the pie is golden brown and apples are tender.
Zombie Plan by Ben
2.) Go to a gun shop and hold out as long as you can
3.) Go to a Mall and build a safe house for survivors.
4.) Go out with a BANG !!!
5.) Find a plane and fly to an unmarked island.
6.) Find a safe zone
7.) Go ground zero on the zombies
8.) Shoot the zombies until they are re-dead.
9.) Build a bio robotic suit of armor to use against the zombies.
10.) Get a tank and go crazy !!?
This plan list is just a joke to make people laugh or to be used to make a funny video. Thank you and have a nice d-brains !!!!
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