I got up early this morning

[malaise]

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skinned a chicken, washed some celery, peeled carrots, an onion and some other seasoning and put the pot on the fire to simmer. Four hours later I skimmed off the fat, put the broth in a container and went to visit a friend recovering from chemo. We had a lovely visit as two other friends dropped by.

So I missed all of the taxpayer funded second take of Groper Don the Con's reality show.
I'm betting I had a much better day that those of you who watched that despicable asshole.

[Warpy]

1. he tried to show us his human side.

It was a scream.

[malaise]

2. I would have been be screaming

if I had watched.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. His "human side"?

Even with coaching he can't act like an actual human for more than a couple of minutes.

[samnsara]

3. wow!I got up at 4 am had coffee, fed the dogs, read DU..

...and watched the Weather Channel...shortly followed by Abbot and Costello...not a lot of real time news on tv on Sat I miss liking cartoons.

Then I fried spam for breakfast

[malaise]

4. LOL

[Wellstone ruled]

41. What is more important is this,

how is your friend doing,that is what counts. Trumps Reality TV show was a bust for the most part. Princess Spikee Heels was their with a Green hat lettered Texas,and the Con Job was a huffing and Puffing pushing a 24 pack of water on the back of a pickup truck. Should have had one of Grips handle it,might have messed up his manicure.

Again,hope your friend is feeling better,had both Sister-in-laws go through that crap two years ago last month.


BTW,how was the Chicken and Vegies.

[katmondoo]

5. I am going to binge watch movies from Netflix and Amazon prime

The Trump love fest on MSN will go on all weekend, I want to be happy so NO news for me.

[malaise]

6. Well I have both tennis and cricket

I don't intend to see the Con or the hacks this weekend - I need a break.
I'm only watching Russia-gate news

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. Mr. Dixie and I are taking a break this weekend too.

Perfect fall day out side, all holiday weekend.
Blue sky, nice temps, no humidity to complain about, windows open for fresh air,
and hundreds of films to watch on the computer.

Plus, best of all...no intrusions.

[malaise]

35. There's just so much you can take

Enjoy

[CatWoman]

7. i watched my grandma pop a chicken's neck

and it ran around headless.

scared the fuck out of me.

my mom made chicken and dumplings and I wouldn't touch it.

I was such a wimpy kid

[malaise]

8. Dad's big sis was the chicken killer

She lived in the country at their family home and she raised her own chickens.
That lady was a great cook. I owe her a lot.

[HipChick]

21. Now see...my mum won't eat a chicken

or anything else if she saw it killed..not me.. Little Billy , end up on my plate with some nice curry and rice..

[malaise]

23. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahah

Little Billy - all curried - too wicked but it is the truth. My aunt never gave them names

[Blue_true]

9. Thankfully, I was fully engaged with something else. Would not have watched him anyway. nt

[malaise]

10. I can't watch this con

He's unbearable

[Blue_true]

14. Exactly, your feeling shared by me. Trump is a complete disgrace to the country.

I am eternally baffled that anyone would vote for him. I bet that if a chimp ran in the general as a republican, the chimp would get at least 30%, sad, but I am afraid true.

[malaise]

15. You're right

although the election was stolen.

[yonder]

17. Here in Idaho

that chimp with the R would've been elected. more than once.

[malaise]

24. Why?

He's a fraud - a liar, and a cheat - and I'm barely scratching the surface.

[yonder]

43. I don't know but as one of the reddest states in the country

Idaho has a track record of electing ill-suited folks to state and national office with no better qualifications than that "R" after their name. It's a great place to live - if you can accommodate its conservative politics. You could carve an R into a sugar beet and prop it up as a contender. Especially in the 1st district.

[Amaryllis]

19. Enough to make you break out in hives.

[SharonClark]

11. I got up early and went to Meals from the Heartland

Our team packed 4320 meals in two hours.

Got a tweet a few hours ago that the "the 100 millionth meal is packed and ready to ship. Thank YOU".
So proud of the 15,000 volunteers who helped over the last 4 days, including a team from work who proudly wore their bright blue t-shirts and walked through the floor chanting "We're going to fight hunger"...

[malaise]

12. That's wonderful

Proud of you too

[panader0]

18. Very cool Sharon. Very good.

[montana_hazeleyes]

42. Wonderful Sharon!

for all of you.

[mcar]

13. That's lovely

Glad you had a good day.

[Mira]

16. I took one peek

and I started to retch.
I then cleaned up around the yard and played with the dog.

[malaise]

25. I'm taming a feral kitten

It's so much fun - he's adorable.

[mountain grammy]

20. We are traveling home to CO

After two great weeks in Northern California and southern Oregon. Dry camped last night in a parking lot..headed to Yellowstone. Fuck trump. Chicken sounds good.

[malaise]

26. Enjoy

Travel safe

[lame54]

22. Da na na na da

[malaise]

27. Agreed

[pangaia]

29. LOL... Sounds like a great day, malaise.

I didn't watch anything either.. never do.. i load up on my day's supply of negativity right here, then get it out and become all cheerie again.




Well, there ARE those slow drivers in the left lane.

[malaise]

30. Hehehe for left lane slow drivers

We drive on opposite sides

I'm enjoying the US Open as well. Go Nadal

[pangaia]

31. In jamaica. Left side.

[malaise]

32. Most American tourists in traffic accidents here forget that

We drive like the UK

[pangaia]

45. I drove in Thailand and New Zealand years ago..

New Zealand was easy, mostly sheep. LOL

[malaise]

47. Hehehehehehehe

Mostly sheep

[IADEMO2004]

34. Thank You for the flashback! Butchering chickens with mom every summer for the freezer.

Cutoffs and barefoot for easy cleanup with the garden hose.

[malaise]

36. Thing is I didn't butcher the chicken

I took it out of the freezer - I skinned it because the fat is awful in broth and there's less to skim if you tear/cut off the skin.

We used to watch my favorite aunt kill chickens during the July/August holidays where we spent at least a month climbing fruit trees and playing non-stop. Those were the days.

[Thor_MN]

37. You brought the fat to your friend?

I get what you meant, and good on you. You had a much better day than I, but you gave me a smile with that sentence.

[malaise]

39. You win the thread

Oops!

[spiderpig]

38. It's been one of those days where I had a valid excuse to do absolutely nothing

since we hit 106 degrees this afternoon.

Hi malaise!

[malaise]

40. Hi there

Hope it cools down - must email my SF niece

[stopwastingmymoney]

46. Me too, 111 degrees here

I watched three movies today

[lunasun]

44. What are the other seasonings you put in the pot? I am glad you had a nice visit with your friend .

[malaise]

48. Garlic

ginger, thyme, basil, salt, black pepper and a Scotch bonnet pepper (which goes in the pot one hour before completion - after sticking a fork in it)