ABC's of me

Vanessa of MudPuddle Fame put this MEME up on her blog. Well, Big ole' copy cat that I am I couldn't resist.

ABC's of me

A- My AIR CONDITIONER is set on: Off. Because I am not at home. The dog and cat do fine with just a ceiling fan- really!
B- My BEDROOM theme is: Early American Squallor

C- The CAR in the driveway is: my 1995 Suzuki Swift or my 2000 Honda Elite Scooter or my 1979 MGB or my 1966 Plymouth or my 2007 Toyota Tacoma or Martin's 2006 Scion XB (the toaster)

D- My DESK looks: like a tornado hit it

E- The EXACT time I wake up daily is: 8AM

F- The FIRST thing I wash in the shower is: my naughty parts

G- My GARAGE is filled with: crap, and my 67 Vespa Scooter

H- My HOUSE is: a detached one story 3 bedroom house

I- If you peeked INSIDE my bedroom you'd see: A mess

J- My favorite JUICE is: Orange Juice. Although I don’t get to drink it much due to the diabetes.

K- The best part of my KITCHEN is: The island I made from an old side board from my mom’s basement

L- The LAST person who visited my home was: Don't remember. Suppose Mom.

M- The last piece of MAIL for me was: That wasn't a bill or junk mail....Something mail ordered

N- My NEIGHBORS think I'm: Hippie Weird

O- If you OPENED my fridge you'd see: A science experiment And Veggies. And Milk and cheese

P- My last house PARTY was: my birthday- March of 2009

Q- A QUICK meal I like to fix is: Bean burritos or Ghetto Inspired Welsh Rabbit

R- My favorite ROOM of the house is: living room

S- The SHAMPOO brand I use is: Don’t use shampoo- Use Dr. Bronner’s bar soap or Lillie de vallee bar soap or Ballard organics Bar soap

T- My largest TELEVISION is: 42 inches.

U- UNDER my bed you will find: not much- a couple of books, a few stray socks, one black cat

V- The last time I VACUUMED was: since I have no carpet it has been a few months

W- Looking out my WINDOW I see: tomato plants, plum tree

X- I wish I had X-TRA: time

Y- My YARD is: an overgrown mess

Z- ZZZZZZZ My bedtime is: Usually about 1am.

Rob's Dirty Thirty

I was recently challenged to come up with a list of at least 25 items I do to help Mama Earth- with Earth day looming in a month or so I took that challenge. To the person who challenged me- Nyah Nyah Nyah I came up with thirty. Phhhhhhhht.

ROB'S DIRTY THIRTY

30 Things I try do to live in a Cleaner "Greener" World

1. Grow my own food
2. Can My own Food
3. Carry a reusable mug for my coffee
4. Carry a Reusable Water Bottle
5. Make my own Soda and by pass the bottle and can
6. Use reusable containers for my lunch
7. Wash clothes in Cold Water
8. Use dryer balls to reduce the amount of drying time in the dryer
9. Use phosphate free dishwashing detergent
10. Use primarily CFL bulbs in my light fixtures and Lamps
11. Eat leftovers
12. Compost
13. Take 5 minute or less showers
14. Use low flow faucets and shower heads
15. Utilize rain barrels to help water the garden
16. Pee In the shower, Save pee for the garden
17. Limit my thermostat to 55 when not at home or in bed sleeping65 when home and awake
18. Buy peanut butter in glass jars
19. buy in bulk whenever possible
20. Reuse materials in the garden (i.e. Pop Bottles as bell cloches, utilize the caps for leveling flats in the green house
21. Reuse my towel for at least 3 weeks before washing
22. Use the dog's towel after bathing dog for a bath mat after taking a shower
23. Save seeds
24. Try to grow my own tea
25. Use a solar lamp for outside
26. Use solar in the scooter shed
27. Try to buy Locally when ever possible, and buy at the Farmers Makret when in season
28. Eat less meat
29. Use my rechargeable Lawn Mower and electric garden tools over my gas chuggling Lawn tractor and other gas tools.
30. Try to drive less and less

Well there is my list. While I think most of the things are good, many are just baby steps.Some areas could very well be improved on,(i.e. Line dry instead of using dryer balls to reduce my energy usage even more- but hey this is Seattle and dry days are few and far between and I do have a job so for now this is it)

ROB'S P.S.- A little background on this post here. The guy was one of those red necks I work with. He knows who he is. He said it with a smirk on his face.(What he said was "I bet you can't come up with 25 things you do to improve the earth". And in some ways,I understand what he said and why- Fear of Change. He thinks that if one guy starts making changes, then somewhere down the line He is gonna have to make changes. But when he said it, the hair on my neck stood up. And I cannot take all the credit- if you read this blog with any regularity, most of these things I got used to and learned doing all those goddamn challenges. so Thanks Crunchy, Chile, Melissa, Mountain Mama, Fake Plastic Fish, etc. etc. Your blogs give me strength. And make me prove myself to red necks!

Christmas Meme

Stolen from The Farmer's Daughter, who stole it from Retro Housewife Goes Green and so on and so on...

1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping? Yup done. Wrapped too.
2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions. I like to put up the lights and such the day after thanksgiving- usually black friday
3.) When do you put up your tree? Usually the day after thanksgiving as well.
4.) Are you a Black Friday shopper? Nope, All though I do make a few purchases, but not at any of the big box stores and certainly not at 5 in the morning.
5.) Do you travel at Christmas or stay home? stay around here, visiting My Uncle and his family
6.) What is your funniest Christmas memory? Don't know as if any strike me a funny- I suppose giving my grandpa joke gifts

7.) What is your favorite Christmas movie of all time? Does Steel Magnolias count? That and just about any adaptation of Scrooge. I really like the one with Kelsey Grammar.
8.) Do you do your own Christmas baking? What’s your favorite treat? I make the krum kake (a Norwegian cookie) And bake a few other cookies. My favorite would have to be my aunt’s sugar cookies- so thin you could see through them. Sigh no one makes those no more
9.) Fake or Real Tree? Fake- No good reason other than fire proof, no mess.
10.) What day (as a Mom) does the actual panic set in to get it all done? Not a mom, no panic!
11.) Are you still wrapping presents on Christmas Eve? I am usually all done by then
12.) What is your favorite family fun time at Christmas? Christmas Eve. It is when we actually celebrate Christmas. Open gifts and all that
13.) What Christmas craft do you like the best? I like making ornaments
14.) Christmas music? Yes or No. And if yes, What is your favorite song? Yes- I like Elvis-(Blue Christmas), Eartha Kitt (Santa Baby) oh hell even the chipmunks (Hula Hoop song)
15.) When do you plan to finish all your shopping? Plan? Hell- I am done son
Any blogger is welcome to participate in this meme, even if you haven’t been tagged yet. Just simply copy and paste the questions into your blog, and then answer them. Then tag 5 or more of your favorite blogs, and leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged. (I’m not tagging anyone, play along if you want!)

THEIVERY AMONGST BLOGGERS

I stole this meme from Ms. Chicken, who stole it from Ruchi, who stole it from Beany who stole it from Meadowlark...AND SO IT GOES
A - Age: 49

B - Bed size: Full

C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the kitty's litter box

D - Dog's name: Romeo

E - Essential start your day item: Smoking a ciggy

F - Favorite color: I drive two red cars, and my Vespa is black so of
course my favorite color is Green

G - Gold or Silver or Platinum: Silver

H - Height: 5'6" But I blog much taller

I - Instruments you play: In my life- I have played piano, saxophone, ukulele, harmonica, auto harp and the zither; now I just play the radio

J - Job title: Maintenance Plumber, BAT (certified) (Backflow assembly Tester)

K - Kid(s): No thank you

L - Living arrangements: 3 bedroom "cottage"

M - Mom's name: Darlene

N - Nicknames: Let see- Rob, Robbie, Boof, Prince Valiant

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsillectomy, Congestive Heart Failure

P - Pet Peeve: Too many to list, Mostly involves other drivers

Q - Quote from a movie: "I love wrong numbers" from Ruthless People

R - Right handed or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: Spoiled Only Child

T - Time you wake up: Usually by 8, sometimes 10 never as late as 12:00

U- Underwear: Boxer Briefs, when I wear underwear, which is not always.
Never wear thongs. Or jockstraps. Sleep naked.

V - Vegetable you dislike: Eggplant. or Okra.I HAVE NEVER LIKED EITHER.

W - Ways you run late: Goofing off before work

X - X-rays you've had: Chest, Knee, foot. Catheter to check my heart. Dental.

Y - Yummy food you make: Jams; soups, pumpkin creme broulee I copy any recipe I see and looks tasty

Z - Zoo favorite: not a big fan of zoos but would have to go with Woodland Park zoo in Seattle

Who's next to steal this meme?

Blowing my own Horn!

Danita over at Burien Undressed wrote a real nice post about this blog. I thought it would be nice to reciprocate. And I like tooting my own horn from time to time!

Burien Undressed is The place to go to find out about local Burien businesses, local restaraunts, and community information. It promotes highly the neighbor to neighbor attitude of the City of Burien, and exemplifies community strengths.

It is a great addition to the local blog-o-sphere. I encourage folks who live in Burien, are thinking of visiting Burien or who have nothing better to do than read about a city they will probably never visit to sneak on over there and take a peak! What about B-town Blog? well they are a great local blog as well, but they have never written a post about my blog, and I am cheesy like that!