<p>I want to know more about the Martha/Mythmom meeting. Tell, tell.</p>
<p>Me, too, I wanna hear about Martha and Mythmom and Paddington Bear. How bad could it be?</p>
<p>We saw “Dreamgirls” (DVD) as we had never seen it when it came out. It was good but I somehow had thought it used actual hits from the 50s/60s. These were Broadway takes on music of the era. Somewhat disappointing (not as funky as the Real Thing.)</p>
<p>We wanted to see Meet the Robinsons but they were all out. Highly recommended by DS.</p>
<p>Candy: I used to love getting popcorn balls for Halloween! My mother never made them.</p>
<p>I subscribed to Real Simple for one year, right after we’d moved to a new home and I was indulging my fantasies. Now when I see it for sale at a news stand I feel nauseous and look away. Sort of like one might feel upon seeing a past flame from an ill-advised love affair… I find myself highly ****ed off.</p>
<p>Part of the problem is that at least with Martha Stewart there is someone to look at and either despise or dismiss or, if you will, regard. With Real Simple, there is just the idea of perfection and the reality of how short you will fall from it.</p>
<p>random question: why does it say permalink next to the post number now?</p>
<p>this is a question for mootmom</p>
<p>I’ve seen the mag in office waiting rooms etc.–my reaction was a mixture of amusement and “Duh!” </p>
<p>The articles were either common sense or irrelevant. Not a magazine I would pay good money for.</p>
<p>momof2inca – I was wondering about that too. I noticed that today, and wondered if it had always been there, and I only just noticed it! – 'cuz sometimes I’m sort of oblivious . . .</p>
<p>SBmom, I am not the one with the 10-year-old oil. That’s astrophysicsmom, and no wonder it stinks!</p>
<p>I’m joining the clamor to hear about the mythmom/Martha/PB soiree.</p>
<p>Anyone remember the thread about what famous people we’d met in real life? I don’t recall anyone having met Martha!</p>
<p>SB, what’s a question for me? Do I actually need to read back to previous pages to find out? (Headache this morning…)</p>
<p>mootmom: Sorry about your headache. We barflies want you to explain why the post number is now followed by (permalink).</p>
<p>If you scroll over it it says “link to this post” but clicking on it doesn’t do anything, that I can see. No explanation on where the link is stored.</p>
<p>Does mootmom hold Office Hours in the Alley? Because I have a new Blackberry and I can’t figure out why I can’t hear the “alarm” reminders to let me know I have an appointment coming up.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t want to miss Last Call in SA, you know.</p>
<p>jmmom, you got a BLACKBERRY? Don’t you know Blackberry is best as a liqueur, NOT-- NEVER-- a device?! </p>
<p>Recommendation: The Blackberry will make a great gift for jmson this Cris-kwanz-ukah. </p>
<p>Now for how to keep track of SA time: It’s happy hour-- irrespective of the time-- when you start feeling one of two ways:</p>
<ol>
<li>“Crap, what rotten day!”</li>
<li> “Wow, what an awesome day!”</li>
</ol>
<p>Roughly eight drinks later, it will be last call. SO SIMPLE!</p>
<p>Keep up with all this high tech stuff, this t.v. antenna trend which is now moving into communications devices… pretty soon you are going to know about Avatars, and core dumps, and other SCARY unimaginable things… and then who will keep me company in the back on the rotary phone???</p>
<p>(BTW: Last week, my 10 year old filmed & edited a video of himself and then posted it on youtube… making me feel like I belong in the Museum of Natural History, behind glass.)</p>
<p>SBMom–thanks for 'splaining it all. I used to go by the sun over the yardarm.</p>
<p>Tomorrow is election day. We will know if your local issues/candidates won or lost by your demeanor in the Alley: If you come in and announce “drinks are on me” or if you sit at the far end in the dark corner by the bathrooms, crying in your beer.</p>
<p>Confessions of a true non-cosmopolitan soul…today in my history class we were examining advertisements from 1840s Cleveland newspapers, and the conversation took a turn toward the small range of food products that were advertised. And I commented that my grandpa, who was born in 1908 and grew up in rural West Virginia, once told me that he was eleven years old the first time he ever saw or tasted a banana. I added that I remember the day when I was fourteen and my mom brought home a new treat from a bakery in the 100-mile-away “city” of Spokane, WA, and it was the first time I ever had a bagel…the kids really couldn’t imagine that being some kind of novelty.</p>
<p>Anyway, I like olive oil…and olives, and blackberry liqueur sounds divine, but I’ll pass on the Cheetos.</p>
<p>And I want to hear about mythmom’s adventure with Marha!</p>
<p>It’s done, SB. There is no going back. </p>
<p>jmmom is a PDA kinda gal and has been since, oh, '95. </p>
<p>The Blackberry? Well, add a few too many glitches with the current Palm device to a special-deal-company price on the Bberry>>>new toy for jmmom.</p>
<p>Who will, however, continue to limit her techno addictions to cc and its Sinners Alley. No room for Crackberries around here.</p>
<p>btw, Avatars and core dumps and permalinks… those are sluggbugg and mootmom and p2n kinda things. </p>
<p>We need those guys.</p>
<p>Ok, so I just threw out the antique olive oil. (I’ll just go get some from my neighbor if I REALLY need some). I’m proud to say that Real Simple has never seen the light of day at my house. Maybe I’ll start up a new publication of “Slovenly Living” so we can all see pics of houses and decorating that makes all of our efforts look stellar. Anyone want to be a field correspondent?</p>