A way to avoid spam mail? Could this work? If someone could explain how this works I’d appreciate it.

Amazon.com reviews with a edge here.

I am getting sick.

I can feel this tickle in my throat and I’m so tired. All I want to do is curl up with my kitties and sleep for the rest of the afternoon. Instead, I am stuck here behind my desk trying to draft some motions. Sigh.

Found a site called jump the shark that analyzes when, exactly, a tv series peaks. Enjoy!

Had a comedy of errors trying to get out of the house this morning. I have a feelig this is going to be one of those days I should have stayed in bed. We stayed up late working on the computers and I prepped a CD I needed to take to work. We were in the car and backing out of the driveway when I remembered I had left it in the basement. So I hopped out and ran to the side door only to see Blitz sticking her head out the door. Somehow, we had forgotten to close the door when we left! Ran in, grabbed the CD, made sure the door was closed and Blitz was safely inside, and ran back to the car. We pulled out of the driveway and had gotten a good ten blocks when it hit me. I had rolled out of bed late which is nothing unusual but due to the hot weather, I ran outside and turned on the sprinkler so our poor grass could soak up some agua. Of course, I forgot to tell Kevin I did this. I turned to him and said, “you turned off the water when you but Artie in the back, right?” So we flipped a quick u-turn. Back to the house for a second time to turn off the water. Poor Artie got so excited when we showed up. Had to break his heart and tell him, no, he has to stay.

I’m hoping all the doors are locked and all the applicance and water is off. And it’s only Wed. Ick.

A little GW Bush humor to start your day.

The Chili Recipe
Ok, to my defense, I don’t think, “hot summer day – make chili”
We did have a cold front move in for two days, making me think of the fall, and the cooler temperatures to come. That made me think of the chili. Once I have chili on the brain nothing will do but to make it, no matter the temperature.

My favorite recipe comes by way of my brother in Montana. In fact, the name of the recipe is: Montana Gourmet Chili. Which is to say it has bacon in it. If you’re in Montana and you add bacon to your recipe you can, by law, call it ‘gourmet’ – but you can not call it healthy.

The recipe is very simple, but takes a long time to cook and, as previously stated, it is BAD for you. If you are faint of heart do not read on. Just looking at the recipe can clog your arteries.

Montana Gourmet Chili

1 lb ground sausage
1 lb ground beef (though I use grd turkey – better flavor)
1 lb bacon (get the good kind – not that low fat turkey stuff)

1 medium onion (gotta have your vegatables!)
1 green pepper ( I usually leave this out since it takes away from the meat)
4 15oz cans of kidney beans (or any other bean you like – black is always nice)
1 28oz can of chopped tomatoes< 1 pt tomatoe juice (a 15oz can of sauce will substitue if you don't have any juice) 1 heaping tbsp (might be a tsp - be careful) of Garlic Powder 1 heaping tbsp (I know this is a tbsp) of Chili Powder 1 heaping tbsp ground Cumin (this makes it good) 1 regular tbsp Oregano 2 tsp Cinamon (the 'magic' ingredient) 2 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt (add to taste) In a large pot add the tomatoes, juice, and beans and start them simmering. Fry up the bacon then set it aside. Chop your onions (and peppers) then saute them in the bacon grease. Once the onions are done add them to the pot and crumble in the bacon. Fry up your ground meat, then crumble it into the pot. Bring it all to a boil for 40-60 min. to reduce it to the consistancy you want. Then simmer it for 2 hours, stirring every 15 min. Serve with mild sour cream and grated cheese. Enjoy.