<p>Haha, jmmom–like the occasional bar you see called “The Office.” As in, “I’m at the office.” ;)</p>
<p>Jmmom,</p>
<p>we helped D move from Apt “as is” to Apt “to be” earlier this summer. It was her first summer at college away. Sure beat dragging her stuff 250 miles each way, althoough we did miss having her around.</p>
<p>Speaking of redheads: I had a massive crush on Julie Harris from “East of Eden” and “Members of the Wedding” fame. Pitter Patter. Oh, and Gillian Anderson from “X-files”. And most redheads I see on the street. But my heart still belongs to the Mrs…</p>
<p>I’ll stay in here with the red themed stuff as long as there is no reference to the party in red or commie red pollitical affiliation. </p>
<p>I must vent about all the political threads. If I am talking to someone one to one I am quite happy to engage in political discourse, but on a message board the poster’ postions are set in stone. It’s like banging your head against concrete. </p>
<p>Maybe I’ll just join the Marmot Party.</p>
<p>I am at my desk and always unavailable, so don’t bug me!! </p>
<p>^^^ This would also be true. ;)</p>
<p>OoO, yeah – the red desk! I had forgotten about that until jmmom mentioned it. Anyone who can hurl a desk out of her dorm window gets a free cherry Coke and a Hostess pudding pie. We, the barflies of Sinner’s Alley, promise to corrupt the youth of America with Truth, Justice, and Unhealthy Snacks. It is who we are.</p>
<p>If I see somebody trot in here with one of those floofy red hats, I’m going to sick a marmot on 'em. :)</p>
<p>thanks for the tomato sandwich reminder. Is there any other time of year when you can get away with this? Recipe: walk into yard; pick tomato; toast white bread; mayo if you must; add tomato; eat. Pure heaven.</p>
<p>Heck, I would just walk into the garden, pick tomato, and eat. :)</p>
<p>The other good thing is tomato, basil, and mozzarella or slivers of parmigiano reggiano. Isn’t it nice that basil comes in at the same time? 
:)</p>
<p>The tomato sandwich can be <em>slightly</em> improved with the addition of bacon & lettuce… IMHO.</p>
<p>Are you growing tomatoes this year, SBmom ?</p>
<p>Whole wheat toast, sliced muenster, sliced tomato and fresh basil sandwich. Am presently eating my first such concoction and–yum!</p>
<p>cottonwood, I don’t have a vegetable garden because I just moved. Friends do and they share their bounty.</p>
<p>mafool, that’s right up my alley. try this variation: add hot sweet mustard & broccoli sprouts…</p>
<p>ivoryk - yes. I added Havarti today. Superfluous, but I needed the protein.</p>
<p>Tomorrow, we leave Maryland to head north, carrying the local truck farmer’s tomatoes with us. What, we can’t get tomatoes up North?? Yes, we can. But these are better.</p>
<p>Because I say so.</p>
<p>The earlier celebration of my Senior Member status seems to have been premature, as I have suddenly gone back in time. </p>
<p>Maybe every political post counts as a negative??</p>
<p>Back to the drug store to return that blue rinse.</p>
<p>The marmots are still sweeping up the confetti and the 99 red balloons from last night’s finale of Redhead Week in the Alley. It’s been over 100 degrees here every day for the past week, so I’m going to kick on the swamp cooler and serve beer all day, cold draft out of the keg in big plastic cups. </p>
<p>This week’s theme: The Hairiest Survival Stories Ever Told (& Other Tales of Moving Your College Student) 
</p>
<p>SluggGirl moved 3 times this summer:
March – Moved back from Fantasy Land;
June – The owner of the house decided to sell it;
August-- It was a summer sublet.</p>
<p>Hey, we could have had beer dyed red! We do dye it green for St. Paddy’s day, don’t we? </p>
<p>mafool–either there’s a bug in the system or someone’s been playing with your numbers. Mine went down a few, too, for no apparent reason. Then there are a couple of people (or avatars) with numbers in the billions.</p>
<p>That’s ok, mommusic, that blue hair didn’t suit me, anyway! (No offense intended to our esteemed senior members. See how cautious those political threads have made me?)</p>
<p>Maybe it’s time to go red?</p>
<p>There is a distinct possibility that the bug may have crawled out of the Alley and into the caf</p>
<p>Yikes! Sinking to the bottom of Page 1 in a hurry! :eek: </p>
<p>My girl, Janet, came through on the Swingtown finale, our favorite summer replacement show. I’m really torn on tonight’s entertainment, though…the Entourage season premiere, Big Brother, a new HBO vampire show, Mad Men, or finishing the book I’m reading, Twelve Sharp, by Janet Evanovich.</p>
<p>Decisions, decisions… :p</p>
<p>I’m hooked on Mad Men! AMC had a Season One marathon a few months back so I Tivo’d all the episodes and watched them over a period of 2 days before Season Two started. What a great show.</p>
<p>It’s also, PET WEEK in the Alley, certainly a worthy cause for parents to join the folks from the retirement community in the express line at BevMo. Just when you think that you’ve fished out the last ick-covered guppy or scooped up your last clump of Fresh Step, surprise! They’re baaaack… </p>
<p>The sluggkidds have their own 4-legged companions, now, and we’re already working on strategies to avoid dog barf and cat hair for the rest of our natural lives. A nice glass of Chard will help with the planning. ;)</p>
<p>Reminds me, friends of ours already had cats, then a pg stray showed up on their doorstep. Now they are crawling with cats. The mom won’t come inside or be caught so they can have her spayed, but they are having the litter spayed! Anybody want a kitten?</p>
<p>Pet Week? What drinks go with that? I’m leaving but before I go I’m turning loose one hundred and one dalmatian puppies here in the Alley. Enjoy!</p>