Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: March 2012

  • Here’s My Problem with Rick Santorum

    His face is squished. That was a pretty good photo for him. This is more typical: Did he have a twin who pinched his skull in utero? I keep wanting to part his hair on the other side. No, that’s worse. Is it his eyes that are wonky? This is his official photo. That photo…

  • Can there be too many girl scout cookies?

    It would seem so. People at work were scandalized by my scout preparedness and generosity.

  • Today’s Delight

    Five years ago – or perhaps more – we cut down the remaining half of a giant oak that had been felled by a freak windstorm. Well, the tree service cut it down, and then ground it down to the ground. We didn’t pay to have them haul the chips away, and they didn’t ask,…

  • UPDATE: Yum

    As you see, I chose the easiest cheese to make – cottage cheese. It uses all the ingredients – milk, culture, rennet, and shows you how to cut the curd and then heat it up to release the whey. It does require patience, but spending the day with Gary watching The Women of Ninja Warriors…