tanks for nothing

well, after 3 days of fighting it, nacho finally got the tankless water heater installed and running - check it out here. he started Sat and finished yesterday (Mon). we had to take a day off from work not so much for the job, but because we had no running water all day Sunday and no way to shower Monday. i think we would have been asked to leave work had we gone in. so now there is all this room in my laundry room. hmmm what will i do with all that extra space? bowling alley? jousting pit? game room? torture chamber? the possibilities are endless!

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mom made the best!

although we didn't use crushed red pepper. Happy Gobble Gobble!!!


A Southern-style turnip green recipe with salt pork.

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 to 4 1/2 pounds turnip greens
• 1 pound salt pork, rinsed and diced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
• a dash of crushed red pepper, optional

PREPARATION:

Cut off and discard tough stems and discolored leaves from greens. Wash greens thoroughly and drain well. Cook salt pork in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp and brown. Add the turnip greens, water, onion, sugar, pepper, and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 40 to 45 minutes or until greens are tender.

Taste and adjust seasonings.
Serve with vinegar or pepper sauce and cornbread.
Serves 6.

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i hadn't thought about this in years!

while working until 1am last night/this morning, a co-worker showed me a blast from the past!

i have to check with my bro and sis, but i'm almost positive we had one of these when i was a kid. or maybe i knew someone who did. i did alot of cough medicine when i was younger (aka up until 10a this morning) and i swear we had one. what i'd love to find is a picture of an even better toy that my bro and sis had when they were babies - some "walker" contraption that was a crab with claws that clip clopped on the floor when they would push around on them. oh, i should mention, my siblings are twins, so any gift that was given was given in two's. my mom railed about those damn crabs for year. i'll see if i can locate something on them. in the meantime, you can find this baby at a very reasonable $29.99 at Toys'R Us.

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fabulousness

today at work:
D - why do i have to log into the wiki wtih my domain id now?
B - cuz E changed it.
D - but i liked my denacho account.
B - E likes domain accounts.
D - but if i use my denacho account, people ask what the denacho is for and i get to tell them about the fabulousness that is denacho
B - wow! i don't think i've heard the fabulousness of denacho
D - well, not only are you hearing about it, but you're lookin' at it!
B - well now

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Sunrise

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shoot the moon

i'm really liking shooting the moon right now. i guess cuz the challenge for me is to get a picture that looks the most like what i'm looking at at that moment in time. well, this didn't cuz the sky was actually still lit up (purple and pink hues). BUT, i purposely adjusted film speed to get something that only highlighted the moon. so for me, this was cool cuz i made it look dark outside when it really wasn't - the opposite of what i'm used to trying.
Exposure Time = 1/500 sec (Shutter Priority Mode)
ISO = 250
Aperture = f/5.6
Focal Length = 240mm (that's the max of my lens)

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custom railing

well, it's taken some time, but we finally have the railing up! yeah, right! i guess this will hold us for the winter. at least it will keep Matrix from jumping off - he actually did this past weekend. oh, and yes, this was taken with the camera that was part of the massacre last week. but the lens is a loaner from a friend - thanks Joe!

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happy feet

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End of Summer

well, we're off to Florida for the weekend to visit my family. here's one last look at a summer sunset cuz when we come back, summer won't be here. until next year!

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Family

we leave this week to go down to Fl so Nacho can hang with his P's and deep sea fish, and i can hang with my family. i called my sister yesterday cuz i remembered that i need a place to stay and they'd probably like a heads up that i'm coming - i'm sure there are parades to plan in my honor. it never fails to amaze me about where we are and how far we've come. that post could go on for pages. but suffice it to say that there was an ample amount of time (almost 10 years) where my sister and i didn't speak to one another. i mean, we'd be in the same room, right next to each other and not speak. i have so many friends that can't fathom how you can do that....and neither can i. and thanks once again to my awesome Nacho, that bridge was finally built and crossed and we have a great relationship now. when we do go home, she's the first to know and that's where i stay. i've watched us both move from being very cautious with one another, to finally being the sister we always wanted for one another. AND i get to see my favoritest nephew play soccer. HOW AWESOME IS THAT PEOPLE!!!

mom would be proud! i'm sure she is!

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