Simple America

Yep. That’s what I said. If you need help don’t wait for it to come to you. For help escaping drugs, drug rehab is where you need to look. Don’t fool yourself. Don’t put it off. Drugs are sneaky. You don’t think you have a problem but you are only fooling yourself and hurting the people that love you. Please find help. Seek out drug rehab before it is too late.

I am still trying to get this subdomain stuff working. Man it is a pain. Reading more about stuff I would prefer not to have to read. Just give me a wizard and couple of buttons to push. Then I can get it done and be happy.

As I learn more I have some ideas for other subdomains. The Writer’s Journey comes to mind. Some of you may have wondered where I am going with the script I was plotting. There is a new television show called, Moonlight, which uses some of the story background I intended to use. I know I wrote my story a few years ago and planned to rewrite it along the same lines. But I prefer to take the time to think about where I can plot my story away from this new entry. I really want this to be a salable piece.

My office is becoming a pig sty. I need to rearrange everything. Some more shelving would help out a lot. Selling some of my brother’s stuff on eBay would clear out space too. Currently, I am using our old kitchen table for a desk.

While surfing for office solutions I found some Bush furniture on the web. They have some nice looking desks. And I think a hutch would be helpful too.

I mentioned that part of Thanksgiving at my home is the congee made with turkey bones. I just had to share a picture of my first bowl of congee. It was so good. Wish it would have had some of those jellied duck eggs, but it tasted wonderful just the same.

I wanted to get pictures of the missus preparing this, but she moved too quick for me to follow. Well, actually she woke up early and I slept while the missus cooked. Next year perhaps. I recall promising Zara’s Mom to find out how my missus prepares congee. Sorry my friend. I dropped the ball again.

One thing I liked about Las Vegas is the desert location. My earliest memories are of the Arizona desert, which is quite similar to southern Nevada. Vegas has so much going for it. Good food. Excellent entertainment.

I guess I should take a look at Las Vegas Real Estate properties and see how much I need to save. Then I need to decide whether I want a vacation property or make this a permanent home. Ah the decisions one must make.

Okay. No more waiting. Have been too slow posting lately and must not hold off any longer. First Thanksgiving dinner requires a table with plates, silverware, napkins, and hot pot covers. Glasses are nice too of course.

While grabbing plates in the kitchen I stole a peek at today’s special guest.

But to warm up our tummies we had some shrimp and cocktail sauce. Always stretch first before taking on any streneous activity, like Thanksgiving dinner.

Then we bring in the dishes that remind us that we are having American Thanksgiving dinner. One of my favorites is cornbread dressing.

And then sweet potatoes.

Penne pasta is always nice.

Spanikopita was a new visitor to our Thanksgiving table.

Pumkin scones were good enough to make one faint.

I insist on having my cranberry sauce. Tradition demands this dish.

And because I am half Chinese (and everybody else present is 50% to 100%) we mush have bok choy.

This year the missus sliced the bird up. I just realized I was fired. Huh?

The pumpkin pie and fruit tart vanished before I could catch them with the camera. Or was it because we ran out of glasses and I claimed this bottle as my own!

So excited about our pending Orlando trip. The city, not the Bloomin’ fellow. Though I like the characters he portrays.

We have made four trips to Orlando since the missus and I married. Sometimes we go with just the kids and other times the missus’ siblings join us with their families. Next time we travel as a big group, we better look to the folks at Orlando vacation rental to help us find a rental house. We can even rent a home with a pool.

My long lost bruddah has tagged me and a response is warranted. So let’s get down with it. Don’t want him calling those Sicilian friends of his.

8 Things I am passionate about

1. The missus. No need to elaborate.
2. My dice. The colors. The sounds they make when the roll across the table.
3. Writing. The words. The metaphors. The apostrophes. And all of that other stuff I missed in English class.
4. Blogging. The people. The comments. The people. The photos. The people. The posts. The people.
5. World of Warcraft. The story underneath all of the questing, grinding, gold digging, instances, and battle grounds.
6. Sleeping. The not being awake and not having to hear me snore part.
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. How did I miss this before? The story. The words. Jeff Wheedon I have a man crush on your wit.
8. Traveling. The places I’ve seen. The places I’ve seen more than once. Oh, but the places I wanna go!!!

8 Things I wanna do before I die

1. Live longer.
2. Go to SE Asia. I don’t wanna miss the hugathon.
3. See Rew and Frel make level 70 (and 80 when Wrath of the Lich King is releaased). Those are my two main toons in World of Warcraft.
4. Eat spaghetti with a Malaysian in San Giovanni.
5. Barbeque a variety of fine cuts of beef, chicken and pork on a Maldives beach.
6. Retire in Asia.
7. Go to Australia. I hear there may be a hugathon there too.
8. Pinch a few shapely butts.

8 Things I say often

1. I’ll do it honey? (Works every time. hehe)
2. Go ask your mother. My friends hate it when I tell them this. So do the kids.
3. Just five more minutes. (Usually while blogging or playing Warcraft)
4. One of these days I’m gonna … blah blah blah (dreams big and often)
5. Where did you get that drop? A common question to my son.
6. How did it get so late, so quick?
7. WTF. Use your imagination.
8. When I go to Asia … blah blah blah (dreams big and often)

 8 Books I’ve recently read

1. Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. Reading this one right now. Whenever they finish the last book I plan on reading the whole series in order. That ought to take a year the way I read anymore.
2. Pirates of the Spanish Main Roleplaying Game Rules for Savage Worlds.
3. Deadlands: Reloaded Roleplaying Game Rules for Savage Worlds.
4. A Feast For Crows by George R R Martin. I want the next book! Hurry please!!!
5. Star Wars Saga Roleplaying Game Rules by Wizards of the Coast. The force is strong in this book.
6. DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.
7. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Wish I would have read this book before DC.
8. The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock. Read this with my son last summer. Trying to get the boy interested in reading more.

8 Songs that I can listen to over and over

1. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
2. Rainbow in the Dark by Ronnie James Dio.
3. Bullet the Blue Sky by U2.
4. One Last Breath by Creed.
5. Man on the Silver Mountain by Rainbow.
6. Sunshine of Your Love by Cream.
7. Crazy Train by Ozzie Osborne.
8. Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot.

8 Things that attract me to my best friends.

1. Their dice.
2. Geeky goodness.
3. Ability to chit chat about fun stuff.
4. Ability to enjoy being quiet together.
5. Can endure a good fart.
6. Don’t spit when they eat.
7. Cat eyes.
8. Can give as well as they take.

8 Things I’ve learned this past year.

1. World of Warcraft.
2. That I am damn lazy.
3. But I can still just get the job done.
4. That I am over ambitious.
5. Time is running out for me.
6. Money is thinner than water.
7. That life goes on despite…
8. Maybe it just was not me.

8 People I think should do this wild and crazy meme.

1. You
2. You
3. You
4. You
5. You
6. You
7. You
8. And lastly you.

Now don’t be laughing there in your teh or kapi, thinking oh he is so cute. I mean it. You comment and admit that you are taking this tag. Those that have done this tag already are exempt. You may comment as you please. The rest of you I am holding to the honor system on this tag. Can you live with yourself if you do not take on this meme? So chup and I look forward to reading your post.

The Thanksgiving holiday brought cooler weather. No snow but that is to be expected in this part of Texas. We might wake up to a blanket of snow every three years. Down here we just get rain and more rain.

The weather makes me want to flee. I think Carnival cruises might provide a good means of escape. Good food, good drink, and wonderfully warm places to visit. Even warm rain beats a chilly rain in my book.

This post is over due. But I want to thank Angeleyes for thinking of me. Well I did thank her online already, but I like to thank bloggers for their gifts here too.

Look at those food packs. Assam Laksa. Prawn Noodles. I’m so ready to try these out. Yummy! Yummy!

I read Nyonya on this package. I keep seeing that term. Can I request a translation please?