Comments on: 7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 62)

By: lorimcktia.blogspot.com "Cottage By The Sea"

lorimcktia.blogspot.com "Cottage By The Sea" — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:52:11 +0000

I love reading your blog! I've been a practicing Catholic for the past 25 years but find a growth in faith every time I check in. Also, one of my daughter's who was raised Catholic and is very faithful still, is dating a guy whom she is helping to teach the faith in hopes he will become a believer. I gave her your link and she refers to it often. Wishing you and New Year!

By: Kathreja

Kathreja — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:17:57 +0000

I am going to Rome, from the 26th to January 8th.

By: sdcougar

sdcougar — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:24:59 +0000

"Anyone have any cool Christmas travel plans?" With the threat of a BA strike, winter storms on the E coast and no ticket in hand yet, nope, don't think so [was going to try to get the 'cheaper' tickets available within a day of Christmas]

I put my link here as I thought there might be some interest in my article, Your Child and Your TV.

By: starrball

starrball — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:45:09 +0000

I liked the T-shirt. It reminds me of another poem:

Roses are red,
violets are blue
Some poems rhyme,
but this one doesn't.

By: Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin

Arkanabar T'verrick Ilarsadin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:29:25 +0000

Converting your cookies to soft and puffy:

increase brown sugar 0.25 cups
use White Lily or cake flour (the important difference is 2g protein per serving, rather than the usual 3g)
replace Baking Soda with 1.5tsp baking Powder
replace softened butter with chilled margarine (it melts more slowly and the dough winds up with more air in it)
Chill dough before baking.

By: Poor Nurse Clare

Poor Nurse Clare — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:15:33 +0000

That shirt cracks me up. I also laughed at the "Poor Joseph" comment by one reader (in spite of myself

By: Christian H

Christian H — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:03:07 +0000

Has he tried sonnets?
They can ramble quite a bit,
but I find them fun.

Word verification is an actual word for once: tosses

By: Mary Lyter

Mary Lyter — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:35:25 +0000

Bought the shirt for my friend. Threadless was sold out of pretty much every size when I was there 2 weeks ago.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:11:34 +0000

Christmas in Japan is a lot like that. No one knows the real meaning (well, roughly 1% of us do) – it's just pretty. Christmas Eve is a big date night here, much like our Valentine's Day. Young couples flock to area where they can hold hands while walking down a street decked out in lights. On Christmas day the decorations come down, and are replaced by the Shinto New Year's evergreen decorations.

I love that T-shirt! Please tell your husband that haiku makes much more sense in it's native language. My kids refuse to write them in English!

By: Kerrie

Kerrie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:42:08 +0000

I was just looking at the mall pics again and it reminded me of two things…

1. Our mall in Staten Island moved Santa from the Center Court to the end of the JC Penny's wing. Administration said they did it to improve traffic flow – but they replaced Santa with a MASSIVE train.
2. I was at our Alba House Bookstore this weekend and the Pauline Brothers and other customers were discussing an item they heard on the news regarding that some towns (not sure where) want to ban Santa because he's a bad influence – he's fat and eats fatty foods.