shoulda woulda coulda

I've been freezing ever since the sleet started on the weekend hardly leaving my house except when a meeting required it and trying to put off the meetings to boot. I think I'll run out of food in 5 days, but could probably stretch it to seven.

Things to do:

• Drop off snow-blower to get tuned for the winter (12 inches of snow has already fallen and I've already almost got stuck in the driveway)
  

Things I wish I had done while it was still summer:

• Replace my 1950 windows with double pane insulated newbies

• Insulate my basement perimeter

• Fix the loose tiles on my roof

• Fix the 4WD on my car

• Fix the fan (that blows the heat) on my car

• Plan a winter vacation away from here

• Dug my composting hole a little closer to the back door

second day of winter

then winter came

like a lion.

Views outside from inside my house.

This is where I spend most of my time:

it's a cake..

great, great car commercial!

purple food

Who knew that purple food could be so good. I just noticed this gem at the farmer's market Wednesday. It's a tad spicier than your typical cauliflower, but the purple is au natural.

Can we name all the purple food?

(this) cauliflower
Eggplant
Grapes
Potatoes
Cabbage


I also learned while looking up purple food that it can prevent breakdown of collagen and slow the wasting of muscles.. I think I'd like to eat more of it. Did you think of more?

Acai berry (maybe)
(Indian) Corn
Lavender (I eat it with goat cheese and honey on crackers..)


Excerpt from bee-young.com:

"Why are some fruits considered power fruits?

Power fruits are higher in antioxidants. Antioxidants protect plant tissue from damage from solar radiation and other environmental stressors. And when we consume that plant tissue, they protect our tissue from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are toxins produced by normal metabolism and present in other toxins such as tobacco smoke or car exhaust. So a diet higher in antioxidants protects us from these toxins and helps us stay healthier."

So, what other purple foods can we eat?

personal carbon footprint, part I

Check this out.. interesting presentation from recent Web summit in CA.

why Republicans have to go

This is only part of the story.

Peter Pumpkin Head

halloweening and the queening..

another night of debauchery..

"I don't think I look very pretty"
"Don't worry, wait 'till we get the boobs and hair on"
"I need the black mascara.. no, I need it"

ok.. so I went a little heavy on the white stuff..

why yes, that is a 'vote Barack Obama' pin on my sash.

two peas in a pod

How much do we like Marie anyway?

..and what will they win?

Let them eat cake and icecream!