Who Says Math Isn't Romantic?

This has been bouncing around for quite a while and I find it adorable. Now I admit that I don't get it all but imagine how much sweeter it might be for those who do?

I have a friend who is currently getting a PhD in Math so I wonder...Is this how he woo'ed his wife;)?

In Honor...

In honor of the one year anniversary of the Recovery Act I give you this.

Did I mention that it is also called Porkulous;).

A Declaration

NerdDad found this. I don't think he has heard the original song it is a take off of (which I like) so I will have to show him that video;). I have never heard of these people before but I already love them! I think this will be a great way to get the kiddo's memorizing the Declaration!!!

First Impressions

So I was talking to a woman from church about some service stuff and right before we were done she said she had something kind of funny to tell me. OK, I like funny;). She recalled bringing a meal out to my family after a surgery (or baby) and that was the first time we really had a discussion. She had seen me at women's ministry things and checking in my kids on Sunday at church but hadn't really talked to me. At that point she said she thought I was bubbly, friendly and a bit airheaded. When she brought out the meal we were talking about Bible Studies and the book Bad Girls of the Bible came up. I had said it was a good book but not really deep enough for a study. For me it was bathroom reading. I lent her the book and she went on a trip. She said that she poured over the book and thought it was way to deep for bathroom reading and then realized I couldn't be a ditz. So at this point in the conversation I am laughing. Then it gets better. I was meeting her for a quick exchange of stuff at church on my way to my Precept study and quickly met her husband (again). She said that she later asked him what he thought of me. He described me as cute, bubbly and kind of ditzy or airheaded. She said she then went on to tell him how wrong he was;).

I have to say I am a bit shocked. 15 years ago this would have really bothered me because I was so afraid of not being taken seriously but now I don't know what to think. Objectively, I do not think I am an airhead and I don't really feel the need to defend myself too much (did I mention that I was have a discussion about whether or not studying end time prophecy has a needed place in your spiritual health?;). But this is a new one for me. There have been many phrases used to describe me but ditzy? airhead?

I remember my husband saying that I came off very serious the first time I met him (at a Bible Study in college and I was wearing nylons and a skirt after work;) and at the same meeting scared and intimidated a man who later was our best man and a dear friend of mine. My best friend met me quickly in a computer lab in college and thought I was quiet (man, was she wrong;).

But what does it mean or matter? I can't really control what you think in that 30 second exchange? I can try and put my best foot forward but beyond that? When I met this woman's husband I didn't say anything stupid or factually wrong. I shook his hand and looked him dead in the eye. I also had been talking to people and was in a rush to exchange material, both physical and informationally, and then get to the study I was already running late for. So there wasn't really anything different to do. Maybe I should have talked about the speed of light, programming or calculus... No, that would have just come off as pompous or rude. Better a ditz;).

So you, my readers, what was your first impression of me? Either in real life or just from my blogs? I am curious!

Unknowningly Calling Them To Return Home

This poster was put out to 7,000 churches by the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) so that more Hispanics will participate in the census. I find it hilarious that the only problem that Washington Post seems to pick up on is the use of Christ for a secular purpose. It isn't until you land at the Corner (or actually were I started) that anyone points out the real crux of the matter.

Mary and Joseph were returning to the ancestral home ie leaving where they immigrated from. So really this poster is saying that all immigrants should return home. I find it hilarious that the Reverend who is heading up the boycott (because of the using Christ and God for vain, non-worshiping purposes) doesn't seem to remember the actual Christmas story and what Mary and Joseph are actually doing.

But at least they printed most of them in Spanish;).

10 Ways Dick Cheney Can Kill!

I saw this over on American Digest and loved it! It is paired with a piece on Cheney's interview with Politico.com.

Wordless Wednesday: Box Them Up

People wonder what to do with their toddlers when they homeschool. Well, boxing them up is always an option;). In all seriousness, NerdPud decided that this box was better for holding her than the ark and animals we usually keep in there;).

Spelling Errors

I am a sloppy typist and a horrible speller, I totally admit it;). But..... I know this is going to come off nit picky but a State dinner is a big deal. A big enough deal that they should spring for a spell checker (a person not the software;) for all printed material put out at it. Apparently in our abundant federal budget there still isn't enough money for a spell checker because there were quite a few spelling errors in the menu. Now before you jump on me remember about formal dinners. At formal dinners a menu placed at every place setting. Go check out the errors over at Mom Logic.

Unnecessary (muppet) roughness

I'm not usually surprised by the gratuitous sex and violence I see on TV. Ads for The Cougar during Green Acres, chat lines during Star Trek, and ED pills on almost anything are amoung those I have to vigilanly skip if I want to watch TV with my kids. But how can I explain this to my kids:



HT TV Squad

Don't Stop

NerdMom and I have head this song performed a few times lately (on Glee, the Tony awards show, and I think Don't Forget the Lyrics) and the quality has varied from "OK" to "Why?". Especially confusing is why it's now considered a duet. If you had Karen Carpenter and Joe Cocker on their best days, you still couldn't compete with Steve Perry singing a Journey power ballad. But that won't stop anyone, as the good folks at College Humor demonstrate.

KKK vs Hebrews?

Apparently back in the 1920's people didn't take blood rivalry's quite so seriously? I am not sure what to think about this old newspaper clipping over at Jeffrey Goldberg's site but it is entertaining.

Quip;)

NerdDad was saying that someone had an article called, "Why does the Devil take Visa". My response? Because it takes longer for plastic to melt than for paper to burn. There is my witty retort for the day;).

Video Fun

NerdDad found this, enjoy!

Wordless Wednesday: A Good Start

There was another cpu on the floor but we were out of monitors.

Do I have a life? At 98 I assume not.

They say if you've seen over 85 films (or 85 of these particular films, anyway,) you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. I will declare that if you have seen at least half of it and then stopped it because it stunk counts!

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
() Pirates of the Caribbean
() Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
() Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
Total: 3

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) Anchorman
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
() White Noise
(x) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
() 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 10

() Scream
() Scream 2
() Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
() American Pie
() American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 10

() Harry Potter 1
() Harry Potter 2
() Harry Potter 3
() Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 13

(x) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 18

() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() KING KONG
Total so far: 23

(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 27

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
() Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 32

() The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 37

() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
() Bourne Identity
() Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(x) Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 41

() Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds (the ORIGINAL version)
() Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 44

() Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 54

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday (the original version)
() Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
(x) Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 68

() Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street – ORGINAL VERSION, BLACK AND WHITE
(x) Old School
() The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
(x) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
() The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 73

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
() Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 78

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
(x) Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 81

() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
() Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 83

() High Tension
() Club Dread
(x) Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
() Waterworld
Total so far: 87

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes – ORIGINAL VERSION
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 90

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
() Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 95

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
() Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Grand Total: 98

I Think Someone is Hinting

NerdDad sent me a piece talking about how great the Dr. Horrible DVD is. So you think someone might be hinting for Valentine's Day? It is only $10.50 so I may just have to get it for me (I mean him;). If you missed Dr. Horrible or haven't heard of him, get out from under the internet rock. Dr. Horrible was hilarious and I definitely want to see it again! Joss Whedon is a genius with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are so funny!

Viagra: The New Weapon in the War on Terror

Yes, I said Viagra. It only took 4 Viagra to bribe an Afghan chieftain. I think we are all familiar with the fact that the CIA sends in agents to find informants. And the fact those "assets" aren't giving us information out of the goodness of their hearts but due to some payoff be it money, women, or weapons. But that can have it's downside.

The usual bribes of choice -- cash and weapons -- aren't always the best options, Afghanistan veterans say. Guns too often fall into the wrong hands, they say, and showy gifts such as money, jewelry and cars tend to draw unwanted attention.

"If you give an asset $1,000, he'll go out and buy the shiniest junk he can find, and it will be apparent that he has suddenly come into a lot of money from someone," said Jamie Smith, a veteran of CIA covert operations in Afghanistan and now chief executive of SCG International, a private security and intelligence company. "Even if he doesn't get killed, he becomes ineffective as an informant because everyone knows where he got it."

The key, Smith said, is to find a way to meet the informant's personal needs in a way that keeps him firmly on your side but leaves little or no visible trace.

In this case it was a 60 year old man with 4 wives. It took 4 little sample pills and he was ours. I am cool with this because they can't shoot us with our own weapons or really do us any harm with bribes like this. And maybe they will share and the enemy will be, how do I say, otherwise engaged;)?

(HT: Neatorama)

It Seems So Wrong But Is It?

On one hand this is painful and hilarious. On the other, as NerdDad says, once Barry sings a song it is his and I like Barry.....

In the future, we'll all be wearing proton packs.

After you watched the above and have recited your favorite lines in your head, you can look here to see the release date of the original movie. Now that you're feeling all old and depressed, watch the trailer again and you'll be even more excited than you were before you saw the second movie.

Toy Story 2 - the Dark Knight

Reformation Day Rap

From The Corner

by 95 Theses

Hilarity and Palin!

For those of you who don't have Tivo, don't stay up late or live on Mars;).




The slightly less funny cold open:

Biden the Idiot (Again)

So what did Senator Joe Biden do this time?

From Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden on CBS News:

Part of what a leader does is to instill confidence, is demonstrate that he or she knows what they're talking about, and communicates to people, if you listen to me, and follow what I'm suggesting, we can fix this. When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on television, and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed, he said, look, here's what happened.

So what is the problem? Well, FDR wasn't President when the Stock Market crashed and the Depression began. Even if he was, tv isn't how he would have communicated with the public.

Volokh cuts Biden slack saying that he is just tired and speaking off the cuff. But I don't give him the same slack. He wanted to show how great the Democrats were and didn't have a real life example so he made up something somewhat believable.

Hillary Humor

Who can't use a little giggle at Hillary's expense. Well, maybe it isn't funny because it might be true;).

Is it Tigh/Roslin '08?

Some of you may remember my previous post that paralleled John McCain and Colonel Saul Tigh of Battlestar. Well it is nice to know that we are not the only Battlestar Galatica fans in the Republican Party. That is obvious by Palin's distinct Roslinesque look;). Thanks to Michael Doyle over at BurnLab for this awesome graphic!

(We totally are supporting the McCain/Palin ticket but that doesn't mean we have lost our sense of humor.)

Now That the Picks Out

Now that McCain's announced his pick for Vice President you should go over and see his short list. It is complete with hand written notes;).

And for something completely different.....

These lyrics have been bouncing around for a couple weeks and now the author put it to music. Enjoy!

I know you are a good homeschooler but...

Tell me, have you heard something similar? Where someone you know starts off on how you are a great homeschooler but on the whole they are against it because of the bad homeschooling parents. You educate yourself on teaching and are bright but what about the others? You know, the ones that don't make sure their kids learn anything or they lock their kids in the basement;). Or better yet can't read or do any figurin';).

I had this happen a lot over VBS. I served with a teacher who said she used to teach homeschoolers and she kind of felt that who does it or the kids' progress needed to be regulated. When I got further details come to find out she didn't teach "homeschoolers". She was teaching at a charter school (read public school) that was an independent study program for kids that were already basically bombing out.

I also have been hearing about parents that weren't making sure their kids did any work. Or left them at home alone while the mom went to work. Or parents that don't like doing anything with their kids.

Well, I had an epiphany moment. I was talking about the Rachel L ruling with a lawyer friend of mine (who is pro-homeschooling) and the comeback for all these arguments hit me.

Parents who don't like their kids and don't want to teach them won't homeschool! It is too hard. Those parents are going to be the first ones in line for the public school.

Now will there be exceptions, sure. But those exceptions to all parenting rules already exist. Parents who are going to lock their kids in the basement and neglect them are already breaking the law. They aren't using the out of "homeschooling" to get away with anything;).

You have been BarackRoll'd

Its like being RickRoll'd but funnier!

(HT: Heather@Beehive)

Kiddie Cuteness

So we were having a Target outing today (check out their school stuff for a buck) and I had the most interesting conversation with the NerdPie. Someone in Target asked me if I was done having kids at 4 and I said yes. So the NerdPie asked why we weren't going to have any more and why did we have 4 kids. I said because our family is just how God wants it. She wanted to know if we wanted the baby that died (miscarriage) too. I said of course but God made it the way He wanted and that we would see the baby again in heaven. She wanted to know if it would stay so small or if it would grow so we could see it. I told her that we would get new bodies in heaven. She was concerned and asked if we would still have eyes and be able to see. NerdBug said that we would still be able to see but we wouldn't have to throw up anymore. NerdPie was relieved;).

Kids Say the Darndest Things

I don't know how many of you know but I have 3 dads. My mom has been married 3 times so like many others of my generation this leads to many parents;).

So, my kids realized that I had many sets of parents and at one point they wanted to know when they were going to add another dad to their collection. Well, we convinced them that that would never happen. A year or so passes. Then my kids realized that my birth father lives in Texas. NerdPie then assumes that my mom lives with him (since they don't see her very much). I explained that they aren't married to each other but are married (Grandma x is married to Grandpa y and Grandpa a is married to Grandma b). They seem to get it.

Until....
We were meeting the missionaries that (at that point) were considering moving into the extra house. NerdPie says out of nowhere, "My mom's mom and dad weren't married when she was born". I just don't know what to say other than we are trying to explain my life;). But when I tell her my parents were married, she says they couldn't be because they aren't married to each other;).

We will work on it without making it seem as something we think should happen. Oy! Thanks Mom and Dad.

Fun with Math (Sort Of)

NerdDad found this. It is done by Mitchell and Webb, the same guys who do the British Windows/Mac commercials.

Indiana Jones Theme

I found this over at Dream Scholar Pragmatist. The NerdDad and I thought it was cute.

Technorati Tags: Indiana Jones Spoof

Everyone Has Their Line

First, watch this. Now don't pause halfway through and start formulating your arguments. Watch all the way to the end but there is a bad word beeped out.



Stephen Colbert is usually pretty irreverent and chooses to point out ridiculousness that way. But apparently there are somethings you don't leave unsaid (which I agree with) and hope that people catch. Even someone on Comedy Central can take a stand for God.


(HT: The Anchoress)
Technorati Tags: Satan, Lucifer, Stephen Colbert, evil, God

Basic Instructions: How to Deal With Someone Who Doesn't Like You

Basic Instructions is becoming one of my favorite online comics. It's consistently funny, and educational in its own way. Here's a recent one:

Battlestar Galactica and Politics

Now I know where I have seen John McCain before. Apparently he is Colonel Tigh (or a replecant model of;)who was revealed as a Cylon. For those who don't watch Battlestar Galactica (Why don't you? I have been meaning to talk to you about this) the Cylons are robots who are trying to eliminate humanity. I love the images that appear to be done by the Metamerist for Pieniazek.

(HT: Adam Pieniazek)

Technorati Tags: McCain, Battlestar Galactica, ScifiChannel

I Guess I Got What I Want and Deserve

So Friday we had a typical laid back day. We got up and did all out normal breakfast, chores, etc. Then we read Chapter 5 in Story of the World which is on the first unifying ruler in the Sumer area in Mesopotamia (Argon). With in the chapter it briefly introduced the concept of Military Dictatorship, which is how Argon ruled his new country. They loosely go this concept and I told them we could talk about it later.

So we all go get on shoes and go to Costco so we can take advantage of getting in early (with our Executive Membership). One of the nice things about going at this time is there is almost no one there and the kids get cookies. So we eat our cookies and are cruising the aisles and NerdBug brings up Military Dictatorship. So we start talking about it. NerdPie then asks if Argon is still there as a country. Then are there still Military Dictatorships? As we are walking through the store I see people staring. Then the Nerdling (2 1/2) starts saying, rather loudly (but not yelling), military dictatorship over and over. People were staring and not in a good way. So I try to change the subject to the alphabet and songs, didn't work. Then 1 couple says quietly, "Do you homeschool?" To which I say yes and keep walking. Then another woman that I had seen in a couple of aisles asks also. I say yes. Then she engages me in a conversation about what are we studying and other such details. She is looking for supplemental materials for her very bright kids that are in public school.

All I could think through the whole trip is, "Couldn't you guys keep you nerdiness at home?" Then it hit me, this is what I always wanted and how I raised them to be. Sure, we are a little different but should them wanting knowledge that seems to be above them really be a bad thing? I helped make them this way. That is the joy of homeschool, you sometimes get just what you really want;).

(Now, in telling part of this story at my Growing Kids God's Way Class tonight I was told I am definitely living up to my blog name;)

Way to much Time and Talent

I know, I am spemding to much time on YouTube but he is good.

My Daughter the Songtress

So after dinner tonight NerdPie (my 4 year old little girl) tells me she has a song for me. She claims that she and her doll made this up for me.

"No matter where I go,
No matter where I am,
You'll always be my mama,
even when I'm dead"

While it was cute, I am mildly disturbed;).

Frodo, Don't Wear the Ring

Now it does have the a** word but it is hilarious. Especially for Lord of the Ring Fans.

Martha's vs Homeschool Mom's Way

Now that Christmas is over and I am dealing with the trauma of everything not being all pulled together and neat. I needed a little pick me up! I found this over at Ann Zeise's humor page. Thanks Ann!

Martha's vs Homeschool Mom's Way

Martha's way #1: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake; you are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway.

Martha's way #2: Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot griddle and you'll get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Buy the precooked kind you nuke in the microwave for 30 seconds. The hard part is getting them out of the plastic bag.

Martha's way #3: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix and keep it in the pantry for up to a year.

Martha's way #4: To prevent eggshells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Who cares if they crack, aren't you going to take the shells off anyway?

Martha's way #5: To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Sleep with the lemons in between the mattress and box springs.

Martha's way #6: To easily remove burnt-on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stovetop.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Eat at Chili's every night and avoid cooking.

Martha's way #7: Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Feed your garbage disposal and there won't be any leftovers.

Martha's way #8: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate it for you.

Martha's way #9: If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up"

Homeschool Mom's Way: If you over salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too damn bad. My motto: I made it and you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes.

Martha's way #10: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Celery? Never heard of the stuff.

Martha's way #11: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

Homeschool Mom's Way: The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust and so I don't do it.

Martha's way #12: Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Brown sugar is supposed to be "soft"?

Martha's way #13: When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness.

Homeschool Mom's Way: The only kind of corn I buy comes in a can.

Martha's way #14: To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh, but if it rises to the surface, throw it away.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Eat, cook, or use the egg anyway. If you feel bad later, you will know it wasn't fresh.

Martha's way #15: Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Martha, dear, the only reason this works is because you can't rub a lime on your forehead without getting lime juice in your eye, and then the problem isn't the headache anymore, it is because you are now blind.

Martha's way #16: Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Leftover wine?

Martha's way #17: If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Go ask the very cute neighbor to do it.

Martha's way #18: Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.

Homeschool Mom's Way: Mashed potatoes will now be replacing the anti-bacterial soap in the handy dispenser next to my sink.

Martha's way #19: Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer.

§ Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.

§ Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.

§ Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.

§ Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).

Homeschool Mom's Way: Put your jewelry, vases, and thermos in the toilet. Add some Alka-Seltzer and you have solved a whole bunch of problems at once.

Hanukah Faux Paux

Now I openly admit that I don't keep kosher, as a matter of fact we had pork sausage, eggs w/cheese and latkes last night for dinner. But I guess back east they take their Hanukah very seriously. NancyKay Shapiro (who also eats pork;) noticed this advertisement at a grocery store and snapped a couple of pictures. She then posted it on her blog so we could all get a kick out of it. The next day the signs were gone and there are at least 2 news stories (one and two). Everyone knows the really sin is that people are paying between $8.99 and $6.29 a pound for ham!

(HT: Silicon Valley Moms)

Music Choice and Devo 2.0

So a new thing on TIVO is Music Choice. You can choose specific videos and download them onto the Tivo. I have been surprised of the amount of Christian videos and very happy about it. But NerdDad and I also saw Whip it! by Devo 2.0 and had to give it a go. While it isn't THAT bad, it is pretty corny. NerDad said that they must be rolling over in their graves. When I said I didn't think they were dead yet, he said they were probably dieing of embarrassment;). View it for yourself and tell me what you think!

Great Holiday Video

And it is from a bunch of Math Nerds (more on that later).

Friedman on Schools (Choir Style)

Is there really anything more I need to say?

Weird Al Hilarity

Faithful readers will remember when I posted the actual "White and Nerdy" Video last year but here is the first take. As a childhood Donny Osmund fan I found this extra funny. He is very white but I would probably use Dweeby more than Nerdy as a descriptor. I don't know how many other Donny and Weird Al fans are out there but I know at least my girl Sue would get a kick out of it. So Sue, here it is for you!

Greatest Political Ad Ever!

Regardless if you like Huckabee or not, this is a great commercial.

(HT: GOP Vixen)

A Statement on Society

I loved this because it is true!

(HT: Neatorama)

Kids and Truth: Sometimes You Want Them to Lie;)

On Thursdays I drive by CSUFresno on my way to get on the freeway after Bible Study and we drive by the horses and cows. The kids look forward to it every week. Well, this week the horses were out but only one cow was. The kids wanted to know where the rest of the cows were and I said that they probably took them inside to milk them. Then, NerdPie wanted to know why they needed to do it inside and I said that they hooked them up to a machine to milk them.

Well, as of a couple of days ago I have begun to supplement the baby with a bottle after nursing her. So NerdPie came down from her nap and saw me giving the baby her bottle. So NerdPie looks at my breast pump that was on a table and says, "We need to start milking to get milk for the bottle". While it was a completely true statement, did she have to say it;). I quickly told her we call it pumping for a mommie not milking.

I have only one other thing to say, MOOOOOOOOOO!

And Here is His Queen!

Since my husband and my best friend did this, I had too. The results are not shocking.

So who is next?

And Now A Little Midweek Humor

For those of you who have seen the original, yes there is a curse word edited out and no, I didn't do it. But I do like it better this way;).

ColorQuiz

NerdMom took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Needs a peaceful environment. Wants release from s..." Click here to read the rest of the results.

You have to read the crazy results I got. I don't know if I agree but it is interesting! I am interested to see how many of you would agree with its synopsis. Go take one yourself. If you do just let me know in the comments!

(HT: Two Blonde Boys)

Dumb Statements

File this one under things not to say to your husband. While watching this week's Dr. Who NerdDad asked why William Shakespeare is always played by a guy who looks like Kenneth Branagh. To which I responded, "Because he is hot". I might want to reintroduce my brain to the filter;). In reality we had a good laugh and I turned bright red.

Weird Al: Ebay

Thanks to NerdDad it is a Weird Al break. (Note: This is not Weird Al's Video but it is his voice;).

Calvinism vs. Arminianism

Someone in one of my online groups sent out a link to this very cute shirt. What do you all think of it?

Glow in the Dark Toilet Seat

I saw this Glow in the Dark toilet seat at Gizmodo and just thought it was neat. Maybe it is the pregnant woman in me that is tired of making sure that the seat is down in the middle of the night;). It is over kill but still an interesting idea.

5 Things You May Not Know About Me

So Venomous Kate over at Electric Venom tagged me with this meme last. I have to say that this is a hard one. I have readers that know me very well and then others who barely know me.
1) I can tell episodes of the Simpsons (from the first 7ish seasons) by the first 30 seconds of lines.
2) I took a year of Israeli Dance lessons.
3) I used to dress up as a Supreme Court Justice for Halloween, it was actually Sandra Day O'Conner (a few years in a row).
4) I was either going to get married or be a weapons design engineer.
5) I have a fear of needles.

So now I have tagged Why Homeschooling, Sara at Reckless Abandon, Two Blonde Boys, 10:15 on a Saturday Night, and Expressions of Me.

And I thought I was a bad parent!

So I admit it, Christmas comes around and I want to give my kids everything. Am I a bad mom because I don't give them all the childhood toy experiences. Especially since I homeschool. Well, at least I am not this guy. He took his stepdaughter's dog out and sold it for beer.

(HT: Two Babes and a Brain)

What will 2007 look like?

Over at Jewish World Review, James Lileks take a hilarious look back at 2007 from January 1st 2008. One section stood out in both hilarity and truth;).

American politics were in that blessed period between elections, but jockeying continued for the presidential spot in both parties. Hillary Clinton made a masterful move to the center by coming out against gay marriage for stem cells; Barack Obama continued to run on a platform of being Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney continued to remind people of his impressive chin. Rudy Guiliani rolled out a new campaign slogan: "Why? Because I'll Nuke Them Old-School Style if I Have To, and You Know It," while John McCain's team came up with a GOP base-tested slogan, "Suck It Up, Haters! It's Him or the Witch."

NerdDad says the McCain slogan is all ready for the bumper stickers.