Thursday is "Senior's Day" at our local Chinese/Korean buffet restaurant. Dave and I eat there once or twice a month. No MSG is used.... Sometimes we go on Fridays for the AYCE crab legs @ $7.95, or Saturdays for the AYCE butterfly shrimp and fish tempura @ $7.95. But on Thursdays we pay $5.95 for...

Some of y'all may recall that among my myriads of difficulty was that the landlord was selling the apartment building. He did, and after a couple of months with nothing from the new landlord (not even an introductory note), today in the mail I got a lease. Now, I have been on month-to-month...

I just got diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea just wondering if any of you suffer from anything like this? I got to go in and see what can be done. It can be surgery or the mask maybe medication. Just wondering anyone else experiences

A year ago (on the 11th, but I haven't been able to really post until now), Shmogg went to Rainbow Bridge. I now have three white cats, all of which hold a small part of Shmogg's personality (highly strung, lovebug, smartarse). I've got an earring in my ear (which *still* hasn't healed,...

At 10:30 AM this morning my mother took her final breath. The hospice nurse is here and Shay the caregiver is still here. They're waiting for the doctor to come and officially pronounce her. But my mother died at 10:30AM this morning. In her own comfortable bed, at home. Wearing a pretty...

Not for a teenager rushing around a high-powered car but for the average sensible adult like we all are on here with a car that meets our needs. Would you all mind telling me what you pay? I just want to compare it with what I just paid for my renewal. Thinking about it further, I'd like to...

In another thread, jmcquown wrote: Cut squashes in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Brush with olive oil and place, cut side down, on a baking sheet. Roast the squash at 350F for 1 hour until tender. Handle with an oven mitt; scoop the flesh from the shell with a spoon and...

This might be controversial, but I trust this group to not start a flame war over it. This is a legitimate question, not fodder to start a fight. For those who want/have d*gs as well as cats... Would you adopt a pitbull puppy to live with your cats? I won't even ask about an adult d*g. But...

Some of you may recall I was having serious troubles with a certain boss over an allegation that could have led to disciplinary action back in December/January. Nothing more has been said on the matter until today when I am handed a letter telling me the hearing will go ahead on the 29th of March....

Went to the store last night and there was Maxine, the shop dog. She's not always there but she was there last night. She's such a sweet mutt. No particular breed that I can ascertain but she's got brown and black rather longish fur (now going grey around her muzzle). She's probably about 40,...

Today is the day Christy (kilikini) she gets all her pre-op tests and tomorrow she's scheduled for surgery. She called the other day and she's scared spitless. (Who wouldn't be?) She's going to be in for a long haul recovering from this massive surgery. Along with the tumor they are going to...

I've noticed the more authentic (ie, not in a "cooking healthy/ light/ lowfat/ etc" book) cornbread recipes always call for shortening to coat the pan. Would it be a disaster to use spray Pam or something instead? I just don't have much use for shortening, so I don't see the point of buying any...

Smudge didn't come home last night! She has never done that before. Usually she comes running up to me when she sees my car pull up to the sidewalk in front of my building. Sometimes she's not around at that moment, but has always shown up within a half hour or 45 minutes of my arrival home. Last...

Poppet has been missing since Febuary - we had a phone call last Friday to say she was at the Golf Club 1/4 mile away. Apparently she's been there for some months, but no one could get near enough to read her tag. On friday she calmly strolled into the members bar, and jumped up on the table! We...

Would you believe it, 50 years late, I've got Chicken Pox! Just a bit off-colour for a week, then on Monday the first spots erupted. Saw the Doc Tuesday morning and he was most excited: first case of adult pox (rather than Shingles) he's seen in 10 years. He had to share it with 3 junior...

Holly will be 9 years old on June 1. Actually, that's her "official" birthday. I was told when I adopted her (Nov. 25, 1995) that she was born in "early June," and June 1 seems as "early" as possible. She had previously been named Jinx because she was seen as a "bad luck cat" (which enrages me to...

This morning Christine took some food to the barn for the mother cat. She saw the cat exit the barn as she entered. Then she heard a little hiss and looked in the dark place between a couple of bales of hay. Sure enough, she saw a pair of tiny glowing eyes. She put on her gloves and reached in and...

Sunday afternoon, DH and I were to take Mike in for sub-q fluids from the vet tech when she was there to feed the boarders; however, when we arrived TED himself was there instead, and we were able to talk uninterrupted for a bit while the IV bag emptied itself into Mikey. I am not entirely sure...

Sorry, until yesterday I didn't realize I'd forgotten to tell you about wrecking my motorcycle. It hurts so bad to hold my arms up and type. . ..Anyway, I pulled up to a stop sign, looked both ways, gave it the gas, let out the clutch, and drove right into the side of a Honda Accord. I jammed my...

For those of you who are interested, There are lots more pics of the Yowlet at my Yahoo page. Either go to http://photos.yahoo.com/yowie9644 and click on the CaryJames...