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We have all had our share of meeting con artists in this world. There are some out there that would dearly love to rob you of all of your savings, car, identity, whatever.

Well, I ran into another type of con artist on Thursday morning. When I awoke (I am not a morning person people!), I was greeted by a very insistent being who insisted that she had Not been fed. Only problem was that her bowl had fresh food in it. The meows (I did say meows) were very strong and coming quite loudly.

Had to ask my husband if he’d fed her. Of course the answer was yes. Then he asked why. When told, he looked at the four footed con artist and told her that she was lying. There is one thing in this world that has no doubt, cats KNOW how to give dirty looks. My husband was on the receiving end of a very determined dirty look. Our visitor who had been listening, could not help himself but to laugh at our cat’s reaction. Con artist exposed! Of course said con artist then went to the offending bowl and started to eat what was left from earlier. All day long, all we had to do was think of the scam that was pulled and laughter would happen.

Con artists come in every disguise…even fur and four feet.

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This has probably been around for a while, but I just found out about it today.

Was using Stumble Upon and was sent this site that showed Fried Oreos AND how to make them. Read the article and found that a lot of other foods are fried. I mean that I’ve known about some things, but Oreos? The pictures looked good and tasty. I know that Americans among others like to find ways to fix things in a new manner. Oreos are an old favorite. I’ve heard of them being dipped in chocolate - white, dark, and milk chocolate. As if they aren’t sweet enough already, but fried? Cool I’ve eaten fried dill pickles, usually found at Sonic Drive-ins, fried bananas -found at my favorite Chinese restaurant, fried sausage w/gravy sticks, and other things. Now fried Oreos.

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When I was a little girl (yes I used to be little), mom told me of one of the times when I would sleepwalk.

My husband used to sleepwalk, thank God he doesn’t do that any longer. He still talks in his sleep however. Anyway, mom told me that I had come into the bathroom when she was showering. She usually did that after I went to sleep and supposedly couldn’t get into mischief. She heard me muttering to myself as I sat on the lowered lid of the toilet. The next thing she heard was me inviting Marshall Matt Dillon to come into the bathroom with me. She told me that she had mentioned that she did not have on any clothes, so he really shouldn’t come in. My reply was to say, “That’s okay mommy, he doesn’t have his gun on.”

Oh the innocence of youth. As I think on it now, I snicker. Thank God she realized that strange things can come out of the mouths of sleepwalking kids.

I am no psychiatrist to understand why people do things such as sleepwalk. All I know is that it happens sometimes. When this had happened to me, I was only about 8 or so years old. As far as I know, I no longer sleepwalk. My husband tells me that sometimes I talk in my sleep. At least that doesn’t involve getting out of bed to do so. I mean what is the use of going to bed if you’re not going to get any rest anyway?

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Have you ever had something that bothered you to the point of distraction, yet you did not know what to do about it?

Duh ! Talk about an unnecessary question. Everyone has had that happen, it is a part of life that things go on.

Found a site that answers a prayer - literally answers it. It is called 24-7 Prayer. It is an international site where you can leave a prayer request, pray for someone else, and see who else is praying. I know some out in internet land do not believe in prayer; but, I do. I have seen prayers answered. I am alive because of answered prayers, so is my husband.

So, if you need to express a need for a prayer, try this site out. There is no money to be gotten, no prizes, no awards, nothing that the world would call concrete - just prayers. People reaching out to one another for help in the most elemental way they can. What do you have to lose?

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Don’t you just hate it when the power goes off and your alarm clock is doing nothing but blinking?

Well….I do not have that problem. What I do have is a 10 pound cat who likes to stomp up the length of my body and my husband’s body. I have only one thing to say - OUCH ! Each step is weight focused in one small area the size of a quarter. It started at a time that was convenient. at first. Now, it sometimes happens early in the morning. I am NOT a morning person. My husband will agree with that statement. He knows that I have a tendency to growl if awakened too early in the morning.

Alarm cat does not seem to realize this however. She has gotten our other cat to start doing the same thing. However the other cat (also called internet kitty from an earlier post) is much smaller. The stomping does not have the same effect. Thank God.

If you have never had a cat, it not generally obvious that kitties can be very opinionated. I am learning to say NO and push the heavy fur-person off of me. That helps me; but, then my husband has stompers that work on him. He is not as stubborn as I am. Now he is used to awakening earlier so this does not effect him the same way. Oh well, at least I don’t need to worry about broken alarm clocks anymore. Now, if I can only get ‘alarm cat’ to do this only after a certain time, I’ll have it made in the shade (maybe I should say morning, not shade).

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How much do we know about the people who are running for the office of President of the USA?

The obvious of course is black, white, male, female, married, ambitious, outgoing and in the public eye. What are their histories? How closely do we examine what they have done or tried to do in their lives? There are many points of view about what is or is not appropriate to know about our candidates.

Found a point of view today that I hadn’t thought about, their professions. What they do for a living DOES effect what they do, and how they accomplish what they want to do. This point of view is on a site with the Multiply Network. It is called Ron’s Site. If you are curious, you might check it out. The more we understand the candidates, the better we can choose how we vote. It is after all OUR country, OUR choice.

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Have you ever thought about the types of cooking done in different areas of the country?

Well, I know that I didn’t think about it much. However, one day I was sitting and talking to my sister-in-law about a Thanksgiving dinner. She looked at me and said that I was raised ‘northern’. When I asked her what she meant, she explained about what a Texas Thanksgiving dinner at her house would have. You see, I like food; but, I don’t think about where the different customs come from, I just like food. She gave some lists.

her list;
Baked or fried turkey, cornbread dressing, brown beans, sweet potato pie, giblet gravy, fruit salad, pea salad, some Mexican dishes, ham,brisket,rolls, mashed white potatoes, assorted cakes

my list:
baked turkey, white bread stuffing, green beans, juice gravy-no giblets, mashed white potatoes, tossed iceberg lettuce salad, cranberry sauce or relish,pecan pie, mincemeat pie, pumpkin pie, white bread rolls,

There were some other things that she would fix; but, I can’t remember them right now.
I had never heard of grits or biscuits and gravy until I had traveled south in the USA. Then there are things like gumbo, shrimp `etuffee (not sure I spelled it right), red bone gravy, greens(not spinach), blackeyed peas, purple hull peas, poke salad, boudin…..

The lists go on and on. Isn’t it amazing that there can be such choice all within one country. It’s called regional cooking, and the differences from one area of the country to another are amazing. Growing up, BBQ was meat cooked in BBQ sauce. I have learned since that the meat is usually smoked and the sauce is served on the side later. The mind can boggle with all of the possibilities. Remember that the differences in types of cooking, go along with the differences in the people that go with it. I’m glad that people are NOT all alike, for we would be bored silly otherwise. The fact that food changes with the people is rather exceptional….that doesn’t even cover the cooking and the people in other countries.

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The anti-gun people, who want to disarm all American citizens, are at it still. They believe their lies more easily than the facts.

The FBI, ATF, state, and local police all know that if the law-abiding citizens are armed, the criminals will go to where they aren’t armed. The court case of District of Columbia vs Heller is definite proof of this. Three women in their home, asleep, were broken in on by criminals, the police did not show up. The women were brutally violated, and held captive by the lawbreakers for hours. The women were not allowed to have weapons to defend themselves since they lived in Washington DC.

Washington DC has a law that states it is illegal for private citizens to own and operate handguns even in the sanctity of their homes. Yet, DC has one of the worst crime rates in the country. Supposed gun control in that city only works with the law-abiding people. The criminals, of course that is why they are called CRIMINALS, do not pay attention to that law. Isn’t it amazing how the gun-control lobby ignores the facts; and yet, they spout made up statistics of their own to prove what they want to believe.

In history, it has been shown that the first thing that happens when tyrants take over a country, is to remove weapons from the hand of the people so that they cannot defend themselves. The USA was started by people who wanted to be able to defend themselves from bullies, tyrants, and others who have no care what they do to people.

Hitler, Idi Amin (I’m not sure of the spelling of his name), and others are examples of what happens to a powerless people. We need to make sure that it does not happen to us also.

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I found another site. It has some pretty cool pictures on it of different things. The one thing that started me checking out what was there was this really unique piano picture. It almost looked like some kind of monster. Sent a comment that I didn’t know whether to play it or run from it.

It had been carved from wood. I know it had to take quite a long while to do that, let alone the skill to do so. If you feel like looking at the pictures, the site is from a guy in Australia. He calls his site Rat Bag, probably for the variety of items.

Any way , there is it.

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Every time I get on the computer I’m not alone. One of the two cats we own is always ready to keep me company.

You have probably seen how different types of cars and trucks have hood ornaments. Well, once the computer is turned on I’ve got a computer ornament. She sometimes seems to anticipate my use of it and will get on top at the back and stare at me until she’s noticed. It’s as if she is trying to call me over. Once the computer is activated, she settles down and peeks over the top at me. At first it was starting to look up and see two eyes and ears looking back. Now, I’m used to it. No, I don’t have a laptop type of computer.

When I shut down, she will stand up and try to see inside to find out what the clicks and motor noises are about. She has even been known to swat and bat at my fingers once she realizes her throne is being turned off. Talk about a bossy feline. She might be comfortable but my back needs a rest. Sometimes I’ll just have it on until it goes to standby and the screen goes blank. You know what I mean. When that happens she gets down off of the back and of the computer and goes and starts standing on the keyboard. I’ve seen her little tap dance. She will do that until she finds the one spot that will make the computer beep. Then she sits right there in that spot. Makes me wonder who it is that determines when I use the computer anyway. I guess that Internet Kitty sometimes does. MEOW!

Just so you can see what both my kitties look like, here they are in all their glory!

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