Since celebrating New Year’s Day a day later than the rest of the world; drinking champagne and feeling the after effects, it’s GroundhogDay all over again.
Last night we celebrated again… this time a birthday celebration. There were lots of bows on the cake and just for the hell of it, the tips of the bows were all snapped off! With cake, what could just ONE glass of champagne hurt? And just ONE with dinner? OK, how about just TWO? Just TWO! And, that’s all I had… two glasses… or was it three?
Woke up this morning draggin’… everything was as bad as it was two days ago. Feeling not quite right and had cravings for bacon and eggs. Bacon, eggs, toast and a side of Canadian bacon…. yum, bacon! And, more eggs… and more bacon! I’m hungry!!
The day flew by, just like it did earlier this week… and just like earlier this week, decided to ignore the moronic Housewives for a while, ‘cept for the huge revelation that Miami’s ODDriana is a big phony… and watch the remaining 17 episodes of “The Twilight Zone” which were waiting on my DVR.
I still have 7 episodes to watch. There were more familiar actors/actresses which surprisingly showed up playing parts on “The Twilight Zone”… Charles Bronson, Elizabeth Montgomery, Lois Nettleton, Fritz Weaver, Ted Knight, Jack Weston, Jonathan Winters, Don Rickles…. Burgess Meredith seemed to be a favorite of Rod Serling! While the TZ was a part of the early careers of great actors/actresses, the TZ was also the seed for ideas of many movies: ”Cocoon”… “Aliens”… “BenjaminButton”… are just a few that I can recall in this still-fuzzy-words-floating-inside-my-brain-state-of-mind!
Just finished up watching one of the greatest and most memorable TZ episodes, “Time Enough To Last” with Burgess Meredith as the book-loving, myopic bank teller who survives the H-bomb. Burgess is the last living man on Earth; and just before deciding to end his life, finds a reason for living through the apocalypse … the public library, where he can spend his remaining years reading the books he loves…only for his dream of having all the time in the world to read his books being crushed when his thick glasses slipped and the lenses cracked.
In between the episodes of the TZ, just had to watch another “reality” show which was DVR’d, “Gold Rush”… which stars frickin’ Todd Hoffman and his merry band of frickin’ hard-hat-clickin’ idiot gold miner buddies.
Todd Hoffman and his scraggly lame imitation of a ZZTop beard, which he wears with pride, “stars” with his frickin’ father, the “no guts, no glory” glory-hole-seeker, Jack Hoffman. As I’m totally invested in “Gold Rush” since watching this “reality” show from its first episode, just had to watch how frickin’ Todd CANNOT find gold this week!
During the first season, Todd asked an experienced gold miner what advice the miner would give to neophyte miner, Todd. The experienced miner looked at frickin’ Todd and his crew and said, “I’d tell ya to just go back home.” Todd obviously did not take the experienced gold miner’s advice… he and his learnin’-on-the-job dumbass miners are STILL diggin’… or in Todd’s case, waitin’ on that super-shaker trommel… for gold.
“GoldRush” is aired on the Discovery channel and has become Discovery’s number one show. ”GoldRush” does have some similarities to other “reality” shows which started out interesting and not sure how viewers’ reactions would be to their show. Now that GR is a hit, it has become more formulaic and a bit more predictable.
The big hook this season is that one of the groups of gold miners actually finds gold… and lots of it! If you’re watching this show and DON’T want to know who finds the gold, this is a **spoiler alert**… do not read any further! The Dakota Boys find the gold… right where Jack Hoffman said all the gold would be found… in frickin’ Jack Hoffman’s glory hole! If only frickin’ Todd Hoffman would have paid what he owed for the frickin’ lease on Porcupine Creek on time…
Back for more episodes of the TZ.
Another episode which actually reminded me of Lord of the Housewives, MissAndy, and Bravo viewers was “Obsolete Man.” Again, Burgess Meredith played the main character… a librarian… who was deemed obsolete by the “state.”
YOU’RE OBSOLETE!!
The state’s high-up and in-charge person was Fritz Weaver, playing the “chancellor,” who tells librarian Burgess Meredith that he’s soon to be dead because he is of no use… in the state’s opinion, the librarian is obsolete. After the librarian’s demise, the state’s chancellor is also deemed obsolete and is ripped apart by a state-approved mob.
Could Bravo/MissAndy be the state chancellor and viewers of the idiotic Housewives shows be the mob who realize that Bravo/Housewives has jumped the shark… and are fed up with all the phony-baloney producer-induced fake drama? It could make for a frickin’ great updated TZ episode!
Now, I’m ready for more bacon and eggs!
Its my Birthday today to…the Big 50 part of the old farts clubs now
happy Birthday Ms SH you know all the coolest people are born in Jan
lisa: Watch out for those Capricorns! LOL!! Happy Birthday! TFC!! SH
I will agree I’m on the cusp the 19th
cappies unite
We Cappies are the best
Did you find a little pig with a bday cake in the video?
Yea, I watched the TZ marathon when it was on and I enjoyed it. I’ve always liked the older ones because as you said they where the seed for so many of the movies and books today not to mention many famous people who where in the series. What I also liked about he series is it also touched on subjects at a time would have been seen as controversial. Two episodes come to mind because I’m a big researcher on ancient history and history that is hidden or overlooked. The one where the astronaut crashes on a planet and he meets a woman who also crashed on this planet and in the end they start to form communication and call the planet earth. This was a stab at another version of the adam and eve myth.
Then the Charles Bronson one where him and this woman are the only ones left in a civilization destroying war. This was also another Adam and Eve story but what stick out to me is that fact that Rod Serling at the start of the episode making comment that maybe a war like this had already happened 2 million years ago. This is controversial because more people are thinking that maybe this planet or a civilization tens of thousands if not longer years ago destroyed itself in a some type of nuclear war. This doesn’t fit the mainstream history of the academics. Having this theorized would have been controversial.
Also I have watched Gold Rush from the beginning also and this season I knew that it would be Dakota Fred and his gang getting the gold. Because the past 4 episodes they have been hinting about this Waterfall and gloryhole thing and I knew they would find it.
Happy Birthday Ms SH & Lisa Irish Dragon!!!! Hope u have fab day!! Wasn’t a good idea to look @ this site so hungry this am:(. Man I am so jealous of that breakfast:( yummy!
Your wingman.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Lisa!
I hope you’re having a great day.
Eating tons of sugar and watching the 25th aniversary concert of Les Miz these folks can really belt out a song
There you go. Hopefully you got some chocolate in there too! It’s your day
Glad you’re having a good one, girl.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Lisa!
Happy birthday, Lisa.
Dear Lisa,
May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.
Happy Five-O!
Sorry this is a day late, Lisa. I wasn’t online when you posted. I went to my nephew’s Eagle Award yesterday. So proud of him!
And you should be. Being an Eagle Scout is no small achievement! My Nephew is also an Eagle Scout.
He’s only 14! He was the youngest of the three who received their award yesterday. Very determined young man with lots of support and guidance from his parents.
That’s awesome! A huge congrats to your nephew!
Thanks, Chem!
thanks and wow how exciting for your nephew
You’re very welcome, Lisa! Hope your day was fantastic!
Happy Birthday Lisa and many many more and Happy Birthday Ms.SH.
Happy Birthday Lisa and Ms SH. So glad that I enjoyed a glass of the bubbly at brunch. Now I have an excuse just celebrating birthdays! Lisa welcome to the Old Farts Club. I hope pig wore a special birthday hat and enjoyed a special treat.
He got some Beet Green today and Cherry tomatoes. Thanks for the BD wishes
I even got a BD wish in Norweign not like Teresa ‘s norweign ,a real norweign
Sounds yummy! Pig has a very fresh menu! A birthday wish in Norweign is pretty cool! I hope you had a wonderful day and a great year ahead Lisa!
Happy Birthday Lisa…hope clover brought you a flower:).!!!!
Happy Bday Ms. SH and Lisa!! I’ve been out most of the day and just saw it was your Bdays today. Hope you both had great days, and I’m wishing you both a wonderful year filled with fun and laughter and all the other good stuff.
Missed ya today Hers.
Awwwww shucks…
Birthday greetings to you both! Just because of that, I’m gonna eat a doughnut in honor of both you lovely ladies. And what’s more, I’m gonna force myself to enjoy everrrrrry bite. (I blew out the candles for you.)
Happy Birthday ladies!! My darling Dad was born this month too..I’ll drink a glass of vino for everyone.
I thought all the really cool people were born in February, but I guess we can make an exception for you MS.SH. As for your drinking, just remember what my Grandfather on my mother’s side always told me; with booze you lose.
I love the Twilight Zone. I’ve been there most of my life.
I have to go since I have a pound of bacon in the oven. Damn, I got bacon fever, but it keeps me off the booze and drugs.
Happy Birthday!
Miles
Miles: Yeah, I’m such a boozer!! Damn… everytime I drink, I gotta do nothing the next three days! So, doubt that I’ll be drinkin’ anything after this week’s debacle! The next best people after January people are February people! TFC!!! SH
I don’t know how it happened, but I didn’t say frickin’ even once in my last comment. Sorry all you frickin’ gold rushers out there.
Miles
Miles: That is frickin’ unforgivable! TFC!!! SH
Happy Frickin’ BDay, Ms SH! Huzzah!
Miles I always thought there was two kinds of people in this world, the bacon in the oven kind and the bacon in the pan kind. tee hee. Go get you some of them lil smokey wienies wrap that bacon around them, secure with toothpick and sprinkle some brown sugar on it pop it in oven and .. YUUUUUMMMMM so good.
For all you gold rush fans, I’m going to use frickin’ in this comment.
I always used to cook bacon in a frying pan until I visited with my sister a few months ago and she showed me the easy way to cook bacon on a baking pan coved in foil. Seriously, I frickin’ cooked up a whole frickin’ pound of fresh frickin’ cut slab bacon tonight and the clean up is so simple, just toss the foil in the trash. Mmmm good.
Your idea about the bacon wrapped wienies sounds good, but it seems like a lot of work for me. Now if I could talk someone else into doing it, I think I could really enjoy them.
Frickin’ Miles
When I come visit I’ll brang ya some fricken bacon wrapped weenies. And you are right the bacon in the pan is easy to clean up but then again, you lose all that yummy drippins so no gravy.If I had it my way I would make it in the oven every time though. It always comes out so perfect that way.
i have a friend who swears bacon wrapped tater tots is good i remain skeptical
I cant imagine that either. There used to be the restaurant we would go to in Hilton Head Fitzgerald’s I think. Anyway they had these bacon wrapped shrimp with some kind of crazy good cheese. Perfection.
i get bacon wrapped shrimp with peppercorn cheese at Sams usually they only sell it during the holidays so i stock up.
That sounds like it, some kind of out of this world white cheese. melted to perfection. Is it in the freezer section? I have tried to duplicate this dish but mine is never the same.
Tonight for supper I’m making grill cheese( take off the plastic wrap off the cheese) and bacon sandwiches and tomato soup. Simple pleasures!
Sounds good. And ya know aint nuttin wrong with soup from a can. I’m not a tomato soup fan but still love regular ole chicken n stars Campbells soup to this day. mmmmm good.
Yum! That sounds delicious!
It’s not easy being a gourmet cook and all ! What I won’t do to make my man happy. I even do his laundry. Truth is that is all I do our housekeeper does the rest. It’s okay though I’m retired.
We get the fresh scallops off the fishing boats and they cook them right there with bacon wrapped around them….
I would have died n gone to heaven.
My favorite! Scallops wrapped in bacon! Yummy! We add water chestnuts too for a bit more crunch.
Now you’re talkin and I’m cookin.. That’s weird
I’m reheating leftover spaghetti tho :-/
i love leftover baked spegetti with cheese on top.
Bacon wrapped tater tots? Well hot damn! Let’s take it a step further and top it with cheese
Im thinking Velveeta.. perhaps a side of spam.
When I do Velveta it’s for the cheese dip. I’m just not using Velveta enough am I?
LOL. well you need to try a chunk of it for a grilled cheese sammie.
Yes ma’am! I’m headed in the right direction with this Velveta, bacon surprise menu for the ’13
yee haw, have fun.
Yep, heart smart.
i love spam, when we have a natural disaster spam, TP and rice fly off the shelves
Out here in Los Angeles, the Asian kids take “spam sushi” to school in their lunches. Sounds gross to me, but they love it.
yes spam musabi
Is it good, Lisa?
I’m looking forward to some good down home fricken’ bacon wrapped wienies.
Miles
How are y’all gonna proper bake corn bread or pone without drippin’s and cracklin’s ???????
LOL. I cheat on pone. I just use a White Lilly packet. ‘sides it dont matter much no ways since I only use it to crumble up in a bowl of brown beans with a vialia onion.
Happy Birthday Ms Sh. And you are in good company with the bacon. You know who else looooooves bacon? King Curtis
MP: Awwww… thank you! That’s all I wanted was bacon and eggs… weird! TFC!! SH
Well I was doing some hangover research and that’s what all the experts recommend. But also it was on news today major flu outbreak nationwide and doctors are concerned that flu season has started so soon and is already higher incidences than it was at its height last season. So take care of yourself.
Bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good.
This is my favorite video that you have ever had on SH. Look at him… I assume you love him too; so I’m bringing him here to spread some bday love. Al Green will make you forget all about that hangover, girl! He’s just…
Happy Birthday, MsSH!
Lol, sooo I guess this is just my fav video… Whoops, it’s not my bday. Well, according to my hubs he says it’s my birthday everyday! He’s so sweet. Anywho, I’ve watched this video 3 times and have been jammin my butt off
I been jammin to it myself Romo. Good choice .
He’s the best. You just gots to
How y’all doin over there?
Excellent. I just won a battle with a stray fly that wound up in my house (grrrrr dang door left wide friggun open sos we can heat up the whole outsides I reckon) Anyways, I am sure it looked comical as I was losing the battle at first every time the dang thing landed on my touch screen. Fly be dead now. Sorry PETA. Dis is MY house Gus. Yeah I named him afore I kilt him.
Five points to the first one to name that reference.
Your fly killin story is now in a tie with my Al Green video. You might have took the lead if you woulda sent us some footage of said kilt.
tee hee
I watch some of my DVR’s TZ episodes today too. I got one beef though. Usually when I watch them its when the house is quiet and I am in “go to sleepy time” mode. And it never fails the very first commercial break crashes into my room at full blast volume(regardless of the volume I have selected) and startles me back into “well hail far, I aint gonna be sleepin now” mode. Does anyone else experience this heart jolting phenomenon?
Made, pay attention to the commercials. The ones around here that come on the loudest are the ones that are geared toward an older demographic. Reverse mortgages, various meds, life alert, scooters etc. See.s the powers that be think all older folk are hard of hearing. Trivia- When NBC aired The movie Yentl one year it seems that ALL the commercials in the breaks were cranked really loud. Barbara Streisand happened to be watching her own movie and was so annoyed by this she called the execs at NBC and had them adjust it! Now thats power. Lol.
*seems*
Wow thats crazy about Barbra Streisand. The loud commercial that always gets me during the TZ episodes is the one for that show that old Urkle does. Somehow I dont figure a phone call t SYFY fro ole Made would do any good
Well, you could complain to the FCC. They approved a ban on loud commercials just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/13/showbiz/tv-ad-volume/index.html
oh my gosh thats just crazy. Too funny. Its one thing to vent on here about a mild irritant but lobbing congress over the whole deal to get sumpin petty like this going makes me worry for the mental health of person behind this.
Agreed! Waste of taxpayers time and money!
Makes ya wonder what back scratching for other things is behind this one.
Well, at least this waste of taxpayer money will benefit ME, for a change!
LOL! IKR, tho I don’t think I’ve noticed much of a difference.
Come to think of it, neither have I! In fact, I was just complaining about it within the last week. I was thinking the law went into effect in January, but the article said the deadline to comply was in mid-December.
Scary thing is commercials as we know them will be a thing of the past in a few short years because of DVR. Product placement will be the next big thing. And gear up for another round of subliminal (very quiet) messages
Yeah its ya ole girl Conspiracy Madepiley strikes again.
If you don’t train your children up in the way they should go, the media will surely do it for you. It’s a constant struggle.
I know and even if you try your best the war rages on. Sometimes even more so. I have been saved since I was 12 and STILL the devil whoops up on me daily. Its like I am his favorite pet project or something. Get behind me satan is a daily mantra.
LOL– I grew up hearing that! Today’s sermon was about becoming grounded in the Bible as our theme this year, so that’s what we’ll be working on.
Best arsenal for sure.
Happy Birthday Ms.SH! Glad you had a Happy one and a nice breakfast to follow
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Nice call on “Obsolete Man”…me likes the comparison to Miss Mandy. A ruler without a heart can only sit on his thrown for just so long before the little people turn on him!
Watching a flick called “Hot Tub Time Machine” with John Cusack. Not an old movie, but I’m enjoying it. I wouldn’t mind going back to 1986… I976 would be better, but still….
made, Did you print this that quick or were thinking about it, or watching it…same as me??
As soon as I read your post I went and looked it up. I love that movie. I was gonna do this one but I didnt know how far along you was in the movie
LOL Thanks made! They did play that part already and it was SO funny!! First time I’ve ever seen this flick and I’m totally enjoying it! Just what I needed. Love ya made
Love ya right back.
I would almost give my right arm to go back to 1986 with the knowledge and wisdom I have now.
Happy Birthday, Ms. SH. Add a Bloody Mary with those bacon and eggs and you’ll be all better soon.
I agree BSL! Gotta have a Bloody Mary with your breakfast the mornin’ after.
Happy Birthday Ms. SH! Wishing you year of happiness and blessings!
Happy Birthday, Ms. SH, and to Lisa too! Hope you both enjoyed your day! Ms. SH: I guess you don’t have the flu then, huh? Glad you’re okay!!
Wow, those Gold Rush dudes are like The Seven Dwarves 3.0! The real deal…might swing by Discovery channel for a peek. Obsolete Man is the new Anti-Super-Hero.
I know that I can be a kill-joy sometimes but the whole bacon thing is not helping me out with trying to drop a few lbs.! Biscuits and bacon gravy, butter and lots of pepper is one of my absolute favorites. Also scallops but where I live now, I can’t get them fresh. I read that asparagus is supposed to be good for hangovers. Go figure.
To Ms SH and Dragon Lady- Make this your best year and birthday yet! So Happy Happy!
Happy Birthday everyone!
Ms SH, where can I find more info on Big Boot and his crew finding gold?
Just a note: those born in November are pretty great too! : )
MsSH and Lisa The Irish Dragon hope you had the best of birthdays and are feeling much better! Just a newbie here that is far behind in her reading (that’s the only good part of missing a few days, much to read!) and hope I’m not too late to say thanks for all the hard work you do on this board MsSH. It’s an amazing place with amazing people and you gotta be proud! Love the sarcasm and the wit, the intelligence and the love. Ya’ll are the best!!!