Lets ramble through...

 Feel free to chime in on any of the below mentioned items.....

 How about them Patriots?!!!.... Yes I'm a fan.. and boy did they come through in a clutch, once again.  I can't stand the arrogance in the Seahawk camp and while it was very unfortunate that they made a really bad mistake at the very end of the game, they deserved it.  As for deflate gate, funny video here.  But.. they're all lying... because I AM THE LOCKER ROOM GAL. 

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Sarah Palin... I know some of my readers are fans.  I have never understood the following, and the fact that she still has some support and is given any platform at all is just.. wow.  But.. I'm going to venture to guess that the brave souls who still stand in her camp are quietly backing away at this point because... the freedom speech.  And hey, if you're going to defend her with  "Her Teleprompter broke!".... then my answer is.... Yeah.. so you got the REAL DEAL right then and there. Boom.  

   I get that we are all weary and want change.  Change is needed, no doubt... but this -ain't it - .  

Didn't catch the speech?  Here's just an excerpt.. one of the more coherent. 

"Things must change for our government. Look at it. It isn’t too big to fail. It’s too big to succeed! It's too big to succeed, so we can afford no retreads or nothing will change with the same people and same policies that got us into the status quo. Another Latin word, status quo, and it stands for, ‘Man, the middle-class everyday Americans are really gettin’ taken for a ride.’ That's status quo, and GOP leaders, by the way, y'know the man can only ride ya when your back is bent. So strengthen it. Then the man can't ride ya, America won't be taken for a ride, because so much is at stake and we can't afford politicians playing games like nothing more is at stake than, oh, maybe just the next standing of theirs in the next election."

Ouch. 

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 It's snowing, sleeting, raining again here in Connecticut.   I've just come in from shoveling paths to the dog run, the barn, the chicken coop and rabbit hutch.  These are the times when I ask myself the question... ."Why do I have all these animals again??"... but you know.. the consolation is.. I love to eat.  Without all this work, I'd probably weight 200 lbs.   And theres all the love.    All you need is LOVE... and a dog. (.. or four..... and a few horses, rabbits, chickens and fish... apparently). 

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I'm going back to an official work status and the task of turning my office back into an actual office meant we had to toss Bens queen size mattress and buy him something smaller, a twin.  He's still getting used to it.  Most of the time he has figured out how to fit his entire being on it quite nicely. 

Sometimes it's just all wrong. 

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Apple Chicken Sausage recipe HERE

Delicious, healthy, easy to make and comforting on a cold winters night. 

Speaking of recipes.. I'm not much of a drinker.. but now and then 

a good one is just refreshing and the load becomes a little lighter

with just a little buzz. I was recently introduced to this drink and it's a winner in my book.

Dark & Stormy

Ingredients:

Goslings Ginger Beer

Goslings Dark Bermuda Rum

Lime, Ice

Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour in about an inch of  rum. Fill the rest of the glass with Ginger Beer. Squeeze a large wedge of lime into the drink and drop the slice in.  Stir.. enjoy.   YUM!

It's a new day, all!.. Let's make it a good one.