Want a Good Laugh?? Read on:
Canned Unicorn Meat (mmmmmm)
This is where it all started…...(see link below)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/unicorn-meat.shtml
Be certain to SCROLL DOWN because there is a
GREAT RECIPE and you don’t want to miss the diagram:
“Not yet approved by the USDA or FDA,
but the nuns have eaten it for centuries
and they’re healthy as horses”
SO then what happened???? (OF COURSE!!!)…..
Lawyers got involved…….
Yup — Lawyers were representing the
National Pork Board
(I guess they have extra $$$ (pork) laying around
for frivolous lawsuits like this?)
GREAT RECIPE and you don’t want to miss the diagram:
“Not yet approved by the USDA or FDA,
but the nuns have eaten it for centuries
and they’re healthy as horses”
Lawyers got involved…….
Yup — Lawyers were representing the
National Pork Board
(I guess they have extra $$$ (pork) laying around
for frivolous lawsuits like this?)
Yes — Real-Life lawyers Threaten Make-Believe Fairy Creatures
here is the link to READ the Lawyer Letter:
http://www.zug.com/live/85094/RealLife-Lawyers-Threaten-MakeBelieve-Fairy-Cre…
and OF COURSE ThinkGeek (creator of “Unicorn Meat”) crafted a Hilarious response:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/files/thinkgeek-unicornmeatrelease.pdf
Give yourself a minute to read it b/c it is quite comical.
Some of you may have noticed I inadvertently wrote Saturday for SUNDAY’s Picture of the Day.
oooops – haven’t done that in awhile — Actually only had one person “yell” at me.
ALSO —- some people said they didn’t GET Sunday’s DOG WASH the e-mail at all…..
here is the link – just in case you didn’t get it:
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Monday 6/28/10
http://www.howardsview.com/BrigJune25_10/BrigJune25_10.html
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Male Summer Tanager
Cool bird photos my friend Howard Eskin took :http://www.howardsview.com/BrigJune25_10/BrigJune25_10.html
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remember Wine, Wine, Wine, Wine, Wine?
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(Saturday Night @ Matt’s)
each bottle had a story & I asked if you wanted “the stories”
to let me know?? Well – enough people asked
“for the stories” – if interested look here:
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/stories-behind-the-wines
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I just finished reading this book.
It was really quite unusual…..
If you want to see what I thought
Check out this link:
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http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-by-junot
Please let me know if you are interested in reading Oscar Wao
& I’ll get it to you!!!
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Dog Potty at Dog School –
kind of cute with the fire hydrant…..
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Next to dog school is this DOOR TO NO WHERE…
wonder what THAT is all about?
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this was Chester’s Paw – LAST WEEK
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Chester’s Paw TODAY — looking WAY BETTER.
Additionally – he got a fabulous manicure
yesterday at the Dog Wash.
You can’t even SEE his toenails now!
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Productivity Advice in
Five Words or Less
Five Words or Less
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Plan, but not too much.
Do important things first.
Love what you do.
Be early.
Tomorrow is today???s result.
Be productive while you wait.
Keep it fun.
Establish and maintain strong relationships.
Spend time with your family.
Be yourself.
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School is out for the summer!!!!
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Bag of Cats
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
June 28th, 2010
~Oddly enough I DID get requests for the
“Stories behind the wines” So read on if you so desire…….. this was the line-up (left to right) ~NV Heidsieck & Co Premier Cru BRUT Champagne
~2006 Fogdog Chardonnay
~2006 Justin Justification Red Wine Blend??
~2005 Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon
~2004 Clayhouse Late Harvest Zinfandel (dessert wine)
“Stories behind the wines” So read on if you so desire…….. this was the line-up (left to right) ~NV Heidsieck & Co Premier Cru BRUT Champagne
~2006 Fogdog Chardonnay
~2006 Justin Justification Red Wine Blend??
~2005 Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon
~2004 Clayhouse Late Harvest Zinfandel (dessert wine)
???????????? Wine, Wine, Wine, Wine, Wine
??~ the wine story for each….
…….. not like they are real EXCITING……..
but still – a story – all the same! Let’s start with THIS story –
??My brother Raymond taught me to write on every bottle of wine:
where & when I got it (& what is costs) – that way when I drink it – it comes with a story.
I have a wine cellar (with about 150 bottles) and it would be impossible to
remember every story – so every time a bottle goes in the cellar it gets a label with a short story.
Memory Joggers.
…….. not like they are real EXCITING……..
but still – a story – all the same! Let’s start with THIS story –
??My brother Raymond taught me to write on every bottle of wine:
where & when I got it (& what is costs) – that way when I drink it – it comes with a story.
I have a wine cellar (with about 150 bottles) and it would be impossible to
remember every story – so every time a bottle goes in the cellar it gets a label with a short story.
Memory Joggers.
??
NV Heidsieck & Co Premier Cru BRUT Champagne
~ Michael bought this wine for me for my birthday (Oct 2009).
We went biking that day & on our way home we always stop at
Phillips Fine Wine shop — so Michael did not actually select the wine
for me — but he still bought it for me. The champagne was in a bright YELLOW
bottle (my FAVORITE color) and it was BRUT (dry) ~ I like my champers DRY.
That’s that story. see? not exciting.
~ Michael bought this wine for me for my birthday (Oct 2009).
We went biking that day & on our way home we always stop at
Phillips Fine Wine shop — so Michael did not actually select the wine
for me — but he still bought it for me. The champagne was in a bright YELLOW
bottle (my FAVORITE color) and it was BRUT (dry) ~ I like my champers DRY.
That’s that story. see? not exciting.
?? Me, Joyce & Tom biking on my birthday Day.
?? Michael taking the photo of us clearly NOT READY!
2006 Fogdog Chardonnay
This wine I bought last year on our way home from our annual neighborhood dinner
??at Matt’s Red Rooster. (June 2009)
Last year it was Roman & Denise with neighbors Melanie & Chris.
We (R & D and Me & Michael) were treating Chris to dinner b/c he spearheaded
a lawsuit against our builder (which we subsequently won).
Chris spent a tremendous amount of time on the lawsuit coordinating lawyers,
litigants, paperwork & more. I didn’t want to just give him a gift card –
I wanted to spend time with him.
We are loading our “loot”. Wine & wooden wine cases.
This wine I bought last year on our way home from our annual neighborhood dinner
??at Matt’s Red Rooster. (June 2009)
Last year it was Roman & Denise with neighbors Melanie & Chris.
We (R & D and Me & Michael) were treating Chris to dinner b/c he spearheaded
a lawsuit against our builder (which we subsequently won).
Chris spent a tremendous amount of time on the lawsuit coordinating lawyers,
litigants, paperwork & more. I didn’t want to just give him a gift card –
I wanted to spend time with him.
???? Me, Melanie, Chris, Denise & Roman
{Michael taking the picture)
We are loading our “loot”. Wine & wooden wine cases.
And we let his wife Melanie come along – well – because she’s his wife!
Just kidding – there’s MORE to that story….
Melanie painted my Mailbox Leopard Print.
It took awhile from dropping off the mailbox
to actually getting it returned
adorned in the LEOPARD print but it happened & it was all good
Just kidding – there’s MORE to that story….
Melanie painted my Mailbox Leopard Print.
It took awhile from dropping off the mailbox
to actually getting it returned
adorned in the LEOPARD print but it happened & it was all good
??& ALL were happy. Then we ate dinner & drank Wine.
– This year Chris & Melanie couldn’t make our annual dinner
??so neighbor Vanessa came along. Her husband Adam was out of town,
so Vanessa was flying solo. Then we discovered our friends Joslyn & Chris
??were going to Matt’s the same night we were.
??So they ended up sitting with us as well.
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?? 2006 Justin Justification Red Wine Blend
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Last year I played beach volleyball doubles with one of my regular partners:Kristy.
We played in Pt Pleasant, NJ and we WON 1st Place (Aug??ust 2009).
After we leave the beach we ALWAYS stop at John Ron Liquors – a rockin’ Liquor store.
Also that day our friends Mary & Tom biked to the seashore
??with husband Michael to see me WIN!
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??We went to dinner afterward at the Rajin Cajun
in Belmar, NJ – a town near Pt Pleasant
in Belmar, NJ – a town near Pt Pleasant
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2005 Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon
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???? ?? This wine I learned about at my friends
Joslyn & Chris’s wedding (November 2008).
They let me be in charge of ordering the wine.
(I’m the “wine Expert” – remember the Boat Cruise?)
It was SO DELICIOUS I went home after the wedding????& ordered a case.
This was my last bottle.
I thought it was appropriate to share it with Joslyn & Chris.
??It was our favorite wine next to the Champagne.
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2004 Clayhouse Late Harvest Zinfandel (dessert wine)
On our?? way home from?? a bike & BBQ at Laura’s house
and her fiance Joe (Aug 2009) we stopped and got some wine
(and beer too – which certainly has been drunk (drank?) by now)
Laura lives right near Central Liquors (and Matt’s Red Rooster) –
Lucky her!!??
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?? Helen, Laura, Adam & Deb on the bike ride.??
???? Tom, Mary, Deb, Helen, Laura & Joe at the Pool
ANY QUESTIONS????
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always positive,
Helen 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
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WHAT did I just read???
By
Helen T. Diehl
(Ivyland, PA) – See all my reviews
This review is from: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Oscar Wao was a strange book for me to read.
I would not recommend it but at the same time I wouldn’t discourage someone
who wanted to give it a go. As you could see by the many mixed reviews on Amazon
– some people LOVED it & others (like me) just didn’t get it.
It was too discombobulated for me going from present to past,
back & forth. Some parts are written in Spanish which
I could guess at their meaning but didn’t know for sure how it translated.
At many points I was like “what did i just read?” & “HOW does it relate to the story?”.
After reading the reviews I have a better understanding of the book hence why 2 stars & not one.
Bathing Parrot
During a boat trip across the Gulf of Papagayo,this nice parrot decided that he couldn’t standthe heat of the Guanacaste summer and decided to take a bath.
Saturday 6/26/10
This was our Annual Neighbor Matt’s Red Rooster Dinner.
We LOVE it here but it is about an hour from of us so we
don’t get there as often as we would like. If we lived nearby
we’d be there ALL the time! Plus we like bringing new
people here so they will visit Matt’s without us & bring new friends.
Just spreading the word…??as long as I can still get a reservation….
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What would helen do? 