Well, here we are, 2011 and the political arena is full of thugs, duds, and misfits who can't seem to fart when the finger is pulled.
I say OUT with the men and bring IN the women. I say if men want to continue ruling the world and beat their chest doing it, they need to start earning their keep. Women out number our masculine opposites and yet they dominate every aspect of our democracy. Do I sound like a feminist... not that I am or anything lol... As they sit upon their senate and congress thrones preaching pro-life anti-feminine anti-democratic crap and screaming "Bible" as they do it.
And for our women who are reigning in on some of this cluster muck of a political blunder... I say thank you for holding your own and thank you for defending our civil liberties... and with out you standing up for ALL equal opportunities for our TAX paying citizens who work and earn the right to indulge in all liberties that every white straight man is entitled to in this country, we would be screwed!!!
A free country is where marriage is legal for all couples.
A free country is where women have the right to choose, not government.
A free country is where skin color has no tone by which our characters are judged.
A free country is where we have religious freedom to practice what we want, and are free to choose not to be forced to value certain religious ideals... especially by our political leaders who seem to play the righteous card with ignorant voters.
A free Country is where people accept difference in opinion and don't go "tea party" on you if you beg to differ.
A free country allows voters to be as informed or as ignorant as they want.
I love this country, I am an American Patriot, and as an informed intellectual voter, I will continue to criticize my government and hold my elected officials accountable for their actions.
As should we all!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Write Stuff
Chrystal's Writing Service:
I have created a writing service website for businesses, and professional writers and authors who need help proof reading and editing their content. I am offering my services at comeptitve rates to build and maintain professional relationships. I hope to meet my career goals by helping you polish your written content!
Visit my site @ www.home.comcast.net/~chrystal_damazio/site/?/home
I have created a writing service website for businesses, and professional writers and authors who need help proof reading and editing their content. I am offering my services at comeptitve rates to build and maintain professional relationships. I hope to meet my career goals by helping you polish your written content!
Visit my site @ www.home.comcast.net/~chrystal_damazio/site/?/home
Sunday, July 18, 2010
I Want Real Parents...
So Gary and I are sitting on the Couch watching TV and Noah is snuggled between the two of us. We were having a light conversation about how spoiled he is, and how lucky he is, and out of no where he says, "I want real parents!" I responded in confusion and chuckle, "We are your real parents." Noah says, "No your not, my parents are dead, you adopted me..."
"What?!? What are you talking about (laughter), you're not adopted."
"Well, that's what Isaiah said."
Gary and I were laughing so hard! Gary said he heard this the other day when the three of them were playing Xbox. Apparently Isaiah got mad at Noah at some point and fabricated this little story, which Noah vulnerably believed down to his core. We actually had to convince him that we were his real parents and that we never died. Oh good Lord, what will I do with these kids?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Adding Spice to Your Life, and Keeping Marriage Interesting!
Weekend Trip:
Gary and I just hit our 7th year together and who ever invented the phrase '7 year itch' sure hit it right on the mark. We celebrated it by setting very low standards for a weekend get away. Headed off to Santa Clara near San Jose, Ca. about 2 hours from where we live. We went to Great America, a well known amusement park. For those of you who aren't in the know, we aren't married but live like we are, real exciting let me tell ya' especially when your dragging around three kids and a waist full of stretch marks! We haven't decided if we like each other yet, we're going to wait 'till the kids are grown before we make our decision about taking the marrital plunge.
Ok, so back to the weekend get away. This is really our first get away without the kids not including the crusie we took since my whole family also went as well. Great America has a lot of great rollercoasters, and we went on them all. We even took the little tram thingy, you know those gondola boxes hanging from a wire that feel like they are ready to snap and plunge you to the ground any second. I am horribly afraid of heights. No ferris wheels, latters or play ground slides for me. So I had this great idea to bunji jump since it sounded like a fun idea and an alternative the the "marrital plunge!" So ya' know, we pay for the jump and they are getting ready to put the harnesses on us, and I start getting nervous and about to cry. Gary was loving every second of it by the way. Surprisingly however, once they started lifting us up into the air I felt calm and relaxed and very secure. Then they signaled to Gary to pull the rip cord!!! I don't think Gary has every heard my scream and cuss at the same time except of course when I'm mad at him but that's different. He was laughing so hard. We were filmed and forked out 20 bucks for a 1 minute dvd of the frightful event. He just keeps replaying the initial "drop and scream"...he had our kids rolling! So besides a great spicey meal at PF Chang's in down town San Jose and a late movie, that was the trip! Oh wait, we had ants in our hotel room does that count as something interesting?
Spicing it up at home:
So I know most couples like to spice it up in the bedroom either to keep the romance alive or as a last ditch effort to save something that's not worth saving. But it is however hard to keep a marriage interesting so you gotta spice it up every once in a while. So for example: Gary really likes a clean house when he gets home from work, and perhaps he's a little on the OCD side but ya gotta love him for it.
But...sometimes I'll leave a little mess so that when he gets home he'll see it.
See, most women might go buy some lingerie to get their man all hot and bothered when they get home.
Not I!
No, I pull out my windex and dirty rag and start scrubbing the kitchen counters as soon as I see him walk in the door. There's just something about me cleaning... well you can figure it out! hey and I save money doing that too by the way, so I'm not only cleaning my house and stimulating my man I'm conserving the all mighty dollar! Boy I sure am a multitasker... and I'm exhausted.
Gary and I just hit our 7th year together and who ever invented the phrase '7 year itch' sure hit it right on the mark. We celebrated it by setting very low standards for a weekend get away. Headed off to Santa Clara near San Jose, Ca. about 2 hours from where we live. We went to Great America, a well known amusement park. For those of you who aren't in the know, we aren't married but live like we are, real exciting let me tell ya' especially when your dragging around three kids and a waist full of stretch marks! We haven't decided if we like each other yet, we're going to wait 'till the kids are grown before we make our decision about taking the marrital plunge.
Ok, so back to the weekend get away. This is really our first get away without the kids not including the crusie we took since my whole family also went as well. Great America has a lot of great rollercoasters, and we went on them all. We even took the little tram thingy, you know those gondola boxes hanging from a wire that feel like they are ready to snap and plunge you to the ground any second. I am horribly afraid of heights. No ferris wheels, latters or play ground slides for me. So I had this great idea to bunji jump since it sounded like a fun idea and an alternative the the "marrital plunge!" So ya' know, we pay for the jump and they are getting ready to put the harnesses on us, and I start getting nervous and about to cry. Gary was loving every second of it by the way. Surprisingly however, once they started lifting us up into the air I felt calm and relaxed and very secure. Then they signaled to Gary to pull the rip cord!!! I don't think Gary has every heard my scream and cuss at the same time except of course when I'm mad at him but that's different. He was laughing so hard. We were filmed and forked out 20 bucks for a 1 minute dvd of the frightful event. He just keeps replaying the initial "drop and scream"...he had our kids rolling! So besides a great spicey meal at PF Chang's in down town San Jose and a late movie, that was the trip! Oh wait, we had ants in our hotel room does that count as something interesting?
Spicing it up at home:
So I know most couples like to spice it up in the bedroom either to keep the romance alive or as a last ditch effort to save something that's not worth saving. But it is however hard to keep a marriage interesting so you gotta spice it up every once in a while. So for example: Gary really likes a clean house when he gets home from work, and perhaps he's a little on the OCD side but ya gotta love him for it.
But...sometimes I'll leave a little mess so that when he gets home he'll see it.
See, most women might go buy some lingerie to get their man all hot and bothered when they get home.
Not I!
No, I pull out my windex and dirty rag and start scrubbing the kitchen counters as soon as I see him walk in the door. There's just something about me cleaning... well you can figure it out! hey and I save money doing that too by the way, so I'm not only cleaning my house and stimulating my man I'm conserving the all mighty dollar! Boy I sure am a multitasker... and I'm exhausted.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
30 Minute Casserole for a Multitasker
Chrystal's Shepard's Pie:
2 Cans of green beans
1 package of bacon (cut in pieces)
1-2 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage
potatoes
Shredded cheese
Country gravy mix
butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Simultaneously, cut up potatoes and bacon. boil potatoes, and cook up bacon in sauce pan. Simultaneously as bacon and potatoes are on stove, brown sausage in skillet. Drain oil from bacon, with bacon in sauce pan add 2 cans of drained green beans and add choice of seasoning, add small amount of butter and cover on low. Once potatoes are tender, your green beans and bacon will be done as well. Poor bacon and green beans in 9x11 casserole dish. layer sausage on top of green beans and bacon. Mash butter and milk and potatoes until you have a mashed potatoe consistency. Layer mashed potatoes on top of sausage. Layer shredded cheese on top of mashed potatoes. Make country gravy according to instructions on package. layer gravy on top of cheese. put in oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Your done!
Yummy, Yummy!
2 Cans of green beans
1 package of bacon (cut in pieces)
1-2 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage
potatoes
Shredded cheese
Country gravy mix
butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Simultaneously, cut up potatoes and bacon. boil potatoes, and cook up bacon in sauce pan. Simultaneously as bacon and potatoes are on stove, brown sausage in skillet. Drain oil from bacon, with bacon in sauce pan add 2 cans of drained green beans and add choice of seasoning, add small amount of butter and cover on low. Once potatoes are tender, your green beans and bacon will be done as well. Poor bacon and green beans in 9x11 casserole dish. layer sausage on top of green beans and bacon. Mash butter and milk and potatoes until you have a mashed potatoe consistency. Layer mashed potatoes on top of sausage. Layer shredded cheese on top of mashed potatoes. Make country gravy according to instructions on package. layer gravy on top of cheese. put in oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Your done!
Yummy, Yummy!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Cheap Labor is hard to find...
I was recently looking for the help of cheap labor to landscape my backyard. I went to a well known place where you can aquire respectable workers at a bargain price...hahum (clearing my throat).. the home depot parking lot...turns out they don't even work for minimum wage anymore...I'm just kidding.
I did however employ the services of my 11-year-old son. It's great because I told him I'll pay him minimum wage (which he quickly agreed to, having no real understanding of what the minimum wage is)... and in my cunning ways to save a buck I quickly added, "And I'll be deducting taxes from your pay, boy!" Of course he asked what taxes were so in a clever response I told him I was going to teach him two lessons about life. #1 The value of a dollar earned, and #2 the way government works and how it's important to know what your tax money goes towards when deducted from your pay check.
So I say to the boy, "I'm your government, your taxes go towards your transportation... and your welfare!"
I think I really have something going with this idea, let's see how long it lasts...
I did however employ the services of my 11-year-old son. It's great because I told him I'll pay him minimum wage (which he quickly agreed to, having no real understanding of what the minimum wage is)... and in my cunning ways to save a buck I quickly added, "And I'll be deducting taxes from your pay, boy!" Of course he asked what taxes were so in a clever response I told him I was going to teach him two lessons about life. #1 The value of a dollar earned, and #2 the way government works and how it's important to know what your tax money goes towards when deducted from your pay check.
So I say to the boy, "I'm your government, your taxes go towards your transportation... and your welfare!"
I think I really have something going with this idea, let's see how long it lasts...
Monday, August 10, 2009
An Italian Bowtie dinner substitute to Spaghetti
I'm not a lover of Spaghetti myself, and since it was on the request list for this weeks grocery list I mixed things up a bit since I was the one doing the shopping. All with a change of noodle did this dish come to life for me!
Italian Bow tie Dish:
One pound ground beef
one hillshire sausage
Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Bow tie pasta
Parmesan cheese
seasoning to flavor-- I used garlic salt/powder
Directions:
Boil bow tie pasta until tender.
cut sausage in bite size pieces and brown up in skillet. set aside in a mid-large size bowl.
brown ground beef in skillet. Drain, set aside in the bowl with sausage.
mix sauce and bow tie pasta in large bowl in addition to your Parmesan cheese and seasoning.
in a 9x13 dish add mixture from bowl, place in oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted.
And it's as simple as that, you're done and enjoy a simple and delicious meal!
Italian Bow tie Dish:
One pound ground beef
one hillshire sausage
Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Bow tie pasta
Parmesan cheese
seasoning to flavor-- I used garlic salt/powder
Directions:
Boil bow tie pasta until tender.
cut sausage in bite size pieces and brown up in skillet. set aside in a mid-large size bowl.
brown ground beef in skillet. Drain, set aside in the bowl with sausage.
mix sauce and bow tie pasta in large bowl in addition to your Parmesan cheese and seasoning.
in a 9x13 dish add mixture from bowl, place in oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted.
And it's as simple as that, you're done and enjoy a simple and delicious meal!
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