Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: January 2014

Whoops – that would have been embarrassing

January 12, 2014
Joys birthday pineapple upside down cake

January 12, 2014
I Have Done My Penance

Years ago I literally (yes, literally) turned in my library card. See: https://www.mocklog.com/2006/09/forgive_me_o_li This winter Gary heard that the library will let you check out books on your iPad or Kindle. Since the are about 20 Jack Reacher novels at seven bucks a pop, I supported his plan to get a new library card. He…

January 12, 2014
Really Stupid

I should be tied to my bed so I don’t do stupid things in the middle of the night. Two days ago I scalded the tip of my tongue by eating an overly-hot hot dog. I just ignored it, as I do, until it woke me up in the middle of the night. Well, it…

January 8, 2014
These instructions do create perfect looking popovers.

The taste is very mild, but that just means you have to add extra butter. ——————— [ED – Ellen in the future, 2025 – there really was an excellent post in popovers in the pampered pantry but it is 404 now. But I copied it below.] Popovers are a most interesting quick bread: they don’t…

January 4, 2014
Same popovers LATER

January 4, 2014
Popovers right out of the oven

January 4, 2014
2013. A Fine Year

Prologue: I wanted to get three things done today. 1) Fix a clock 2) Reset all my passwords 3) Write this post. Of the first two, the clock was the most relaxing, but then a spot of glue seeped in the wrong direction and I must start from scratch. The Great Password Shift was even…

January 1, 2014