Daily Archives: October 3, 2008

More Adventures In Blog Stats: Can You Say WTF?

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I know that I’ve already done a post on google searches that have led to my blog, but I was stalking my stats page today for the umpteenth time and I noticed that four searches for “pictures of tricycle wrecks” have led to my blog today and I just have to say “wtf” – seriously? You are looking for pictures? WHY? And how does this lead people to my blog? Well now they are going to get led here a lot more since I’m writing this post, but really? Why would you want to see pictures? Just go out and buy yourself a tricycle and a two year old and let mother nature take care of the rest. Make sure you have a camera handy.

*disclaimer*

Mommablogsalot does NOT endorse buying toddlers, or taking pictures of toddlers wrecking their tricycles. Mommablogsalot is not responsible  for idiots taking said advice seriously. Please do not sue mommablogsalot.

My Husband Rocks: How Well Do You Know Your Husband?

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For this week’s My Husband Rocks, I just want to take some time to pay tribute and recall moments of DH history. The host of MHR, Katy Lin @ The Great Adventure posted this little meme all about how well you know your husband a few days ago and I thought it would be perfect for my post today.

This is an old shot of him shortly after we started dating…

Here’s on of us together:

1. Sitting in front of the TV, what’s on the screen? Fringe, Bones or the Sarah Connor Chronicles; or as an old standby, he also likes The Simpsons, Family Guy & Mythbusters

2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Something simple like Ranch or Caesar

3. What’s one food he doesn’t like? wax beans – there are others but he isn’t a terribly picky eater (unlike me)

4. You go out to a bar. What does he order? Guinness

5. Where did he go to high school? St Johns – local catholic school for the boy genius

6. What size shoe does he wear? I’m pretty sure it’s 12 or 13 depending on the shoe

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? computer parts :P

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? an Italian sub on wheat bread with everything, lots of hots

9. What would this person eat everyday if he could? I’m not sure he’d eat anything every day but some things he loves are salt and vinegar potato chips, popcorn, cold cut sandwiches (like the one in question eight) and Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken

10. What is his favorite cereal? He likes those healthy cereals mostly but he’d rather have eggs – he makes himself a mean omelet and several other egg dishes most mornings.

11. What would he never wear? a Halloween costume if he could avoid it (much to my dismay)

12. What is his favorite sports team? He’s really not a huge sports nut but like any good New Englander he likes the Red Sox and the Patriots

13. Who will he vote for? John McCain

14. Who is his best friend? He has several really good friends, as there is nobody on this planet who doesn’t like my husband, but this nut comes to mind as the probable bestie:

Jimmy was the best man in our wedding and the best goofball we know.

He just moved very, very far away and we miss him a lot.

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do? I’m sure there are a lot of things, like not moving the seat back when I get out of the car (he’s so much taller than me he physically can’t get in with the seat set for me), reading late late at night and keeping him up because of it? ::shrugs:: Honey if there’s something I don’t know about, feel free to clue me in. :P

16. How many states has he lived in? Just the one I think

17.What is his heritage? Wampanoag (Native American) and I think also some French and Irish and probably other things as well but those I think are the big ones.

18. You bake him a cake for his birthday, what kind of cake? chocolate cake with either cream cheese or butter cream frosting. But he’d rather I bake him my chocolate chip cookies. :)

19. Did he play sports in high school? Maybe a bit, but nothing major – he’s very outdoorsy and not really into competitive sports – so he wouldn’t likely try out for varsity but he could swim laps around probably anyone except maybe Michael Phelps.

20. What could he spend hours doing? playing on his laptop doing “linux stuff”

21. Does he belong to any men’s organizations? Not that I’m aware. He was in the IEEE, but that’s not exclusively male, just stereotypically.

Okay and now for some more pictures because I went to all the trouble to upload them. :)

Aloha Friday: What’s For Dinner, Mom?

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It’s time for another Aloha Friday, the day that you take it easy and look forward to the weekend, in Hawaii and blogland anyway. As you should know by now, over at An Island Life, Kailani decided that on Fridays she would take it easy on posting and ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

So this week, I want to know;

What’s your favorite dish to make for weeknight dinners? Easy preferrably, what dish does the whole family enjoy that you enjoy making? Any Fall favorites in particular?

I think our favorite dish still that I make (you know, not my husband’s home made pizza) is probably my enchilada style mexican pizza – made by layering flour tortillas with mexican seasoned cooked ground beef and shredded cheese, then topping it with more cheese and a can of enchilada sauce (baked in an oven at 350 for 20 minutes). But I’m in the market for something new, so give me your best recipes and I’ll try to incorporate some of them into our menu this month.

A Better Sarah For Your Viewing Enjoyment, And Other Spoofs

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I finally sat down and watched this video by Sarah Silverman about the election – it is hilarious. I know you’re thinking, “How many silly “political” videos can really be worth watching?” But in this election, so far, I’m going with all of them. They may be silly but they are also seriously true. And hilarious.

In closing, I’ll stop posting these videos when they stop being awesome. Have you seen the other ones? Because it occurs to me, I’ve only posted two. You need to see at least these three also (including the original):

  • The first one you’ll need to click here to see, sorry, but my tech skills are escaping me and I can’t find a full version on youtube.
  • And apparently the next one isn’t going to go any better due to copyright issues, but it’s also hilarious. Click here for the Disney movie spoof (that sounds eerily plausible).
  • If you missed the original Palin / Clinton parod, I recommend watching it on Hulu here.