Monthly Archives: December 2016

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My favorite app

December 16, 2015 Wednesday

3:38pm
Hiya kid! I’m home early, gonna nap.

Couldn’t sleep much overnight. Brain won’t shut up about office move…

You having a good day?

8:28pm
Getting excited to see the new Star Wars movie tomorrow night!

Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Cast 
sing “Star War” Medley (A Cappella) 
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTLAx3VDX7g&w=320&h=266]3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTLAx3VDX7g

8:43pm
Another amazing reconnection story of a slightly different kind. 


While imprisoned in a concentration camp, Francine provided comfort by way of chocolate to a woman in labor. Many years later, she was repaid by the woman born that day


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10:32pm
[photo of a baked stuffed lobster that Facebook showed me from five years ago]

10:32pm
Five years ago this week – my first baked stuffed lobster!

10:39pm
Found this great app…SHUSH. Whenever you silence your phone, it asks how long you want it off, then restores volume x hrs later. Nice!  Just install, turn the volume down and it asks you for how long.  Great for meetings or when you see a movie or have a doctor’s appointment…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.publicobject.shush




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Grand Re-opening

December 15, 2015 Tuesday

12:28pm
Good morning! Hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday! It’s nearly 60 degrees here!

6:41pm
Newly renovated Shanghai Village in Arlington with sushi and bar

Yu shiang eggplant with pork
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Crispy shrimp in spicy sauce
7:38pm
I made a rare foray into the lottery world! Small price to pay for big dreams.
11:28pm
Welp… no Mega Millions… not a single number in common! Geesh. Here’s to the Powerball 
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Tut’s tomb seal

December 14, 2015 Monday

7:00 am

It’s true… I’ve never seen this photo of the seal on the doors of the tomb of Tutankhamen, 1922. It had remained intact for an incredible 3,245 years.
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20 utterly unique historical photographs you’ve never seen before

7:53am
Good morning kid!

8:07am Phil
Good morning! My day off. Have a wonderful day!

8:10am
I get to go run a pie fest during staff meeting. Whee!

8:44am Phil
Oh cool! Sounds like fun!

8:52am
What’s your plan for today?

9:04am Phil
Clearing the main floor of everything that does not belong. Tired of the clutter and it will take my wife months to do what I can get done in hours. Not fun but useful

4:40pm
Hope it went well.

Boss just told me I am moving to another office in another building. I don’t want to.  *sigh

4:41pm Phil
Awww

4:44pm
Time to buy a lottery ticket

Would you still love me if I was rich?

4:48pm Phil
Of course

4:48pm
Thanks kid.

I just… don’t want to deal with all this anymore. I know tomorrow I’ll figure out a way but… ugh.

5:46pm Phil
Just part of the job. Unless you win the lottery, you gotta work. I work my tail off and then I enjoy myself as much as I can when I’m off

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Dick Van Dyke is 90!

December 13, 2015 Sunday

10:22am
His mother probably never told him there”d be days like this. Having to do something, say something after a tragedy…that is presidential.

Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School

https://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/12/11/10733/


4:20pm
Happy Football!

4:23pm Phil
Woo Hoo!

5:59pm
Nothing like a Mary Poppins medley to celebrate Dick’s 90th!
5-minute video

Dick Van Dyke Celebrates 90th Birthday With Flash Mob of Chimney Sweeps
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ref9CYaWKm4&w=320&h=266]

9:07pm
No one asked my burning question… why on earth would you ever eat frozen pizza?!

1:06am Phil
They suck but it was quick

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Walkway Ballet

December 12, 2015 Saturday

11:09am
This is what happens when the State Street Ballet has a five-hour layover at an airport!
40-second video

https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostLifestyle/videos/10153339917876314/

11:19am
Let it be recorded that for one shining moment, gas was selling for $1.99/gallon!  Fill ‘er up!

12:07pm
Lunch with Mom at the Great Mandarin in Woburn!  We adore their buffet!  It is that rare combination – cheap, fast and good!

3:51pm
Christmas time at Wilson Farm

6:32pm
Dinner at Olive Garden with a gal pal.  Sausage and sketti!

6:58pm
Downton Abbey stars try out their American accents with mixed results and much laughter.
2-minute video

“Downton Abbey” With American Accents Is Bizarre”

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wElbSFWgseA&w=320&h=266]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wElbSFWgseA
8:01pm
Here’s the riveting story of how that Red Line train got loose with no driver and 50 people aboard, and how they stopped it in less than 6 minutes!  
A call, then a scramble to stop a runaway train
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Bison Country

December 11, 2015 Friday

6:26pm
Hiya kid! Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

6:33pm Phil
Hung a fan and now enjoying my reward

6:33pm
Yay! More scotch?

6:34pm Phil

[photo of ceiling fans]

6:34pm Phil
Just a sip and then a beer

6:34pm
I’m out in the wilds of Waltham, about 7 mi west of Boston

A pal of Hubby’s is loaning him her Star Wars dvds so he can show them to a friend tomorrow who has never seen it, so we’re taking her out to dinner.

And we’re early, so we’re sitting in the Dunkin parking lot. : )

Very cool fans! You are so handy.

8:11pm
First time at Bison Country in Waltham

 Moody Street
 Open kitchen
 Corn fritters
Pork/pork combo with slaw and garlic mash

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The chef at work
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Life imitates art

December 10, 2015 Thursday

8:04am
Good morning kid!

8:10am Phil
Good morning!

8:11am
How goes?

8:48am Phil
Ok, busy, looking forward to the weekend

8:50am
Fun plans?

9:25am Phil
Hanging fans, picking up, Christmas lights

9:51am
The Christmas decorations are gorgeous.

12:16pm Phil
She does well

6:29pm Phil
Hung a fan on the porch when I got home.  Now enjoying a scotch by the fire

6:34pm
Nice! I went two places to get meds and dropped off five bags of clothes at Goodwill. Just getting home.

6:36pm Phil
Ah cool. I love this house. Just feels like home

6:36pm
That’s very good.

6:40pm Phil
Yeah. It’s so big that it’s easy to find space.

I love my spaces.

6:51pm Phil
Listening to KD Lang. Such a cool voice

6:54pm
Oh yeah

6:55pm Phil
Buble Christmas Special tonight. Love his voice and personality

6:59pm
Sway… Haven’t met you yet… yum

Just ordered a white pizza

7:03pm Phil
Love it

7:03pm
Just be glad you weren’t riding the Red Line trains here Tuesday, Wednesday or today

7:04pm Phil
I try to avoid the trains

7:04pm
Monday a guy was hit by a train, shut down for ages

Tuesday a woman was hit by a train, shut down for ages

This morning a train with 50 people on it took off BY ITSELF and blew by 3 stations before they figured out how to turn off the third rail!

7:08pm Phil
Oh jeez!

11:15pm
Life imitating art.  
30-second video

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Sending sexy fun

December 9, 2015 Wednesday
From: Brett
To: Sassy
Sent: Wed Dec 9, 2015 9:59 pm
Subject: Update
Sassy,
I just wanted to send a quick email so you know I’m still thinking of you.
My colonoscopy went well.  No issues there.  However the next week I got a horrible backache.  This is a symptom I’ve never had before.  I finally went to the doctor today.  They did blood work and an MRI.  I haven’t had any results yet.
With the busyness of the season, (presuming I resolve this hopefully little health issue) it’s probably looking unlikely for an encounter this month.  Just wanted to give you a heads up.
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From: Sassy
To: Brett
Sent: Wed Dec 9, 2015 11:19 pm
Re: Update
Hiya Brett!  Thank you very much for your email. So sorry to hear about your back!  How scary!  I hope the doctors can help you soon. Let me know? I will be thinking about you.  
I figured December would be tricky.  I so appreciate your being in touch anyway.  I am off work from Dec 22, and then the 24 to Jan 3, so if you see any time in there, it would be easy for me.
Projects and work and Mom have been keeping me busy.  
Here’s a tumblr of sexy fun. Enjoy! 
http://morbera.tumblr.com
-S


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Holiday Cookie Exchange – Turtle Balls

Dear Readers,

It’s time to share recipes for holiday treats!  Yum.  A bunch of sexy bloggers are kicking off the holiday season in style with the annual recipe exchange!  Jz from A Reluctant Bitch encouraged us to post a favorite holiday treat recipe today.  Bless her heart and many thanks for pulling this together! So you can see holiday treats all over this the blogosphere!  And drool over something other than my cleavage today!  You can see my recipe below and then links to the other blogs sharing their tasty treats too!  
I adore cookies!  Cookie Monster is my favorite Sesame Street muppet.  Om nom nom.  I am not much of a baker these days, but I used to help my mom make hundreds of cookies for church events – from lebkuchen (that had to be started a month ahead of time), to sugar cookies, currant bars, icebox cookies, shortbreads, thumbprints with raspberry jam, molasses cookies, spritz, ginger bread men, and something she called “snowballs.”  See my cookie post from 2012 about those!  Ever since I’ve been hooked on eating balls of all kinds!  
In 2013, I shared Noreen’s easy recipe for Oreo Cookie Balls.  There was even a video to make prep extra easy!  The 2014 entry was an amazing recipe for toffee cookie balls from Snackworks!  With only four ingredients!  And three steps!  And NO BAKING!  I could do that!  More balls made of cookies! With chocolate and toffee!  
Last year I shared something a little more exotic – doggy style cookies.  They still had balls on them!
I can’t believe this is my fifth year taking part.  Wow!  This year in keeping with my favorites, I am sharing an easy no-bake recipe with caramel, chocolate and nuts that turn into TURTLE BALLS!

I am not a great cook, but I am a pretty fair Googler.  I found the recipe here:

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/turtle-cookie-balls-128342.aspx

It has five easy-to-find ingredients and five steps to yummy goodness in less than 2 hours!  You wanna play with nuts and balls, right?!

TURTLE COOKIE BALLS RECIPE
Prep Time: 30min.
Total Time: 1hr. 40min.
Creates 42 balls

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened  

• 70 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 2-1/3 cups)  

• 6 Tbsp. caramel ice cream topping 

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans 

• 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted  

Also needed – A sheet of waxed paper and a pan or platter

Instructions:
1) Mix first 4 ingredients (cream cheese, wafers, caramel, pecans) until blended.
2) Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.
3) Dip balls in melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. 

How to Easily Dip BallsTo easily coat balls with the melted chocolate, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 forks to roll balls in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Place balls in prepared pan; let stand until firm.

4) Sprinkle with more nuts.
5) Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
6) Display elegantly on a plate or tray, serve and enjoy!
If there are any left, store then in tightly covered container in the refrigerator.
[I changed the recipe based on the comments – added more caramel and nuts, put the nuts in with the balls before dipping as well as on top.  You may also want to use some or all milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet]
Happy Holidays Dear Readers!  Extra hugs with groping! 
-Sassy
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You can see other recipes on any of the blogs listed below!  Click for treats!
Bloggers Sharing Holiday Treats 2016


abby                       Ashly                    Bleue
Cat                         collared mom        David


DelFonte                Ella                        greengirl 
His slut                   Jz                           Katie
Kelly                       Lilli                         Lindy       
Mrs. Fev                Ms. Constance       nilla


olivia                      ronnie                     Ryan

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