CatHouse Chat

Allah arrested!

*smirk*

Good for the South Windsor, CT, police... I mean, the "Almighty Supremebeing Allah" really is a menace!

(Kittipurrs to my darling blog-brother, Kender)

***DARNIT!!!!***

Darn, darn, darn, DARN!!!!

Somehow my bobbin tension got messed up, and I'm going to have to go back and rip out a whole row of stitching!!!

DRAT AND BLAST!!!!

Hmf.

[/tantrum]

No, I'm NOT surprised!

The Puppy Blender linked a Washington Times article comparing the amount of profanity on liberal vs. conservative blogs, which makes this conclusion:

The top 10 liberal sites (Daily Kos, Huffington Post, Democratic Underground, Talking Points Memo, Crooks and Liars, Think Progress, Atrios, Greenwald, MyDD and Firedoglake) have a profanity quotient of 14.6.

The top 10 conservative sites (Free Republic, Hot Air, Little Green Footballs, Townhall, NewsBusters, Lucianne.com, Wizbang, Ace of Spades, Red State and Volokh Conspiracy) have a quotient of 1.17.

(CORRECTED PARAGRAPH:) That's quite a disparity. Liberals are more than 12 times likely to use profanity than conservatives on the Web. [ed. note - I think I saw it calculated at 14 times when I first read the article. I also added the missing conservative links, and deleted the link to Firedoglake - get your OWN links!]

Matthew Sheffield, who wrote the article, ended with this deduction:

Why such a disparity between the right and left online?

Some on the right may take this as a sign of their superior intelligence. Others may theorize that it's simply because liberals are angry at President Bush.

More than likely, it is a reflection of how things are offline. Conservatives, especially those who are more religious, are less likely to use profanity in their daily conversation.

Mmmmmm, yeah, I can see that as a real possibility... But, in MY case, I know my Mom and her friends read my blog - and she's called me on the carpet at least once when I used profanity, so it's not a real good option for me ;-) (Hey, you've never been verbally smacked by my Mom!) Also, I prefer not to use profanity in casual - or even focused - conversation, because I believe it lessens the impact of the argument.

Now, I have used profanity - but my friends know that when I resort to four-letter-words I am beyond upset and tending towards enraged. And, they know that it's time to step away from the Kat and start looking for places to hide, LOL!

... But I do try to keep that down to a small murmur here on CatHouse Chat. *snicker*

Two things to remind me about gratitude

And, yeah, they might not be terribly important - but they reminded me about attitude.

Yesterday, I was driving into town, intending to drop by and see someone about a fairly serious matter. He hadn't returned our call, and I was getting myself into a snit and working myself up onto a high horse (and you know, falls from high horses are rather painful - I should know!). I am glad that I had my radio tuned to KLOVE, because they came on with a little snippet which reminded me of the difficult job this person has, and how he and his fellow workers really do try to do the best they can.

So, because of a gentle reminder, my attitude changed. Instead of a snarky, snotty exchange, we had a very productive conversation and a pleasing conclusion. I am grateful for KLOVE's reminder, and I am grateful for the job this man does.

The second thing was that I went to our local Do It Center and rented a Rug Doctor carpet cleaning machine to clean a puppy piddle puddle downstairs. They're rather awkward contraptions, but the clerk was so kind and helpful and put it into my trucklet for me, and I drove it home. The Beloved Husband took it out into our basement, the Darling Munchkin vacuumed for us - and our downstairs carpet looks and smells beautiful! As a matter of fact, we had enough of the carpet shampoo left over, that we did our living room carpet (upstairs) as well, and it looks at least 400% better. The Rog Doctor machine certainly works about a zillion per cent better than our Hoover carpet cleaner, that's for sure!

So, I am grateful that I now have carpets that don't make me wince, and that I can rent an excellent machine cheaply (it's only about $25 per day) and get these astonishing results.

Yes, just little, trivial things - but they're God's way of reminding me of how much I have to be thankful for, and of how He is always watching over me.

I forgot to tell you!

I SOLD MY FIRST QUILT!!!!

"Quilts from Aunt Kat - Unique quilts for your unique child"

Mom and Dad's cleaning people saw this one as I was finishing the binding, and fell in love with it. So, they purchased it for their 2 month old granddaughter! I finished up the binding and ran it through the washer and dryer, so it's all ready for them to pick up when they get to Mom and Dad's today.

[bouncing happily]

So, if you've got a baby coming, or a grandbaby, and want a unique and sturdily made quilt to give them, let me know!

(Of course, this means that I've got to finish the binding on two other quilts, make several others, take pictures of each, and set up my PayPal Storefront Widget... So... Off to the salt mines! LOL)

UPDATE: OK, I've gotten the PayPal storefront widget up and running... So, go on over, drool over the quilts (all pic are clickable for a larger size and descriptions) and either buy or tell your parent/grandparent-to-be friends to take a look-see ;-) Thanks to all my wonderful, fanTAStic friends for all their encouragement on this new endeavor!

Something's waiting for me at home...

AFTER (I promise... AFTER) I snuggle with the Husband, the Munchkin, the cats, and the dog, I get to familiarize myself with my new toy:

My brand new, Canon EOS XSi... It's got an 18-55mm zoom with the kit, and I've also got a 55-250mm zoom on its way.

Life is GOOOOOOD! I am so thankful to be so richly blessed...

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Just to be blunt...

I really, REALLY detest it when the TP holder in a restroom is set so that you pull the paper out by your ankles.

Thatisall.

May I just say...

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That I LOVE Whole Foods Markets? I do... I'm totally ready to play Evil Mastermind of the Universe™ and transport one right into my local area...

I stopped by one today - the newly opened store in Orlando at the corner of Sand Lake Blvd., and Turkey Lake Dr. I had Daddy with me, and Mavis, the lady who watches over him during the week, and they were completely blown away by the awesomeness that is Whole Foods Market.

I got bonito flakes and konbu so I can make my own dashi stock, I got a pound and a half of absolutely DIVINE swordfish steak, I got some really superior olives (some stuffed with feta and some with jalapenos) from the olive bar, and basically wandered around the whole store wiping drool off my chin.

*sigh*

I also love Fresh Market, and on my way home this weekend, I'm going to stop in at the Greensboro store (it's the closest to home, and it's on the way back, and it's excellent - but it's not quite Whole Foods). I'll pick up a whole load of sworfish steaks, bring them home, and freeze them. Well, I'll freeze all but the one pound that I'm going to marinate in chili oil, garlic, ginger, cilantro, jalapenos, and Caribbean Jerk seasoning before I do an extremely quick sear on the grill... [photo link]

And yeah, if I remember, I'll blog the whole thing so you can join me in the drool-fest! ;-)

The Kat is back at the house

... and feeling sick as a dog [pout]. I started feeling sick on Friday, a little bit congested in my chest, but it's turned into a definite sinus (plus whatever else) infection. You know, all in all, I'd rather be sick in Hawaii...

Anyway, so I'm going to try to get a doctor's appointment today (hopefully) or tomorrow (more likely). In the meantime, I've got to make a grocery run and do some back-from-vacation house cleaning, and in between I'm going to suck down water and restrestrest.

Gah. I hate being sick...

DO WANT!!!!

Oh, wantwantwantwant!!!!

Of course, I'd prefer it in blue or green instead of pink, but beggars can't be choosers... ;-)