Lots going on around the ol' homestead and at work right now, so posting has been and will continue to be light.

Notable event: Mookie cooked last night and tried a new recipe on us. It turned out pretty good. She's an indifferent cook, so I tell her she's got a promising career in the military food services field.

After dinner, she got on the PC and downloaded some software and drivers for her TI scientific calculator. She's got the same teacher for Statistics and Physics, so he expects more from her in both classes. It amazes me when I watch the kids work their magic on those things, because I can barely count to ten.

We also watched a 1960's drive-in classic: Tales of Terror. Three stories loosely based on Poe, written by Roger Corman, and starring Vincent Price (in all three), Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone. I might do a review later, but if you see it in the TV Guide, it's worth watching. It was Mookie's first real exposure to Price and Lorre, and she had no idea who Basil Rathbone was.

Almost forgot, I baked one of those Peanut Butter & Oatmeal pies. Pretty good and very very rich. The cookie crust burnt a little bit, and we were thinking that it might be better with a crushed chocolate 'nilla wafer crust instead to cut the sheer intensity of the peanut butter. Next time.

And that was pretty much my evening. It sounds boring, but there's something special about spending it with the family. Works for me.

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Since everyone missed it in the Blogger Bowl post below, here is an explicit link to my newest fans: Rats for Rockets. Check it out.

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1 Been there, done that. World Aids Day. Google is my friend.

Posted by: AnonymousKyle at December 01, 2004 08:01 AM (blNMI)

2 I tried to tell you before: Stealing your competitor's gf to be a cheerleader is Bad JuJu.

Posted by: Victor at December 01, 2004 10:07 AM (etHvD)

3 You should know by now, I have no shame.

Posted by: Ted at December 01, 2004 11:02 AM (blNMI)

4 ...What's this "shame" thing you're talking about? Isn't it some sort of foreign dish? :-)

The Rats for Rockets link is hysterical!

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at December 01, 2004 09:44 PM (p+7we)

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