Monthly Archives: September 2003

Sep

2003

Paint Fumes

By jesser | Published: 6:29 pm

This evening, I made the mistake of spray painting some Alotid and AOL tins in our sunroom. I know it sounds like a bad idea to begin with, but I opened all the windows and turned on the fan. But no. That stuff means business. Two hours later and that stuff is only now gone. [...]

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Sep

2003

Matt's Weekly Rant

By jesser | Published: 8:15 pm

Students in England will no longer “fail” national standardized tests under new guidelines issued by the government, reports the Lincolnshire Echo. They will instead get an “N” grade for “nearly.” People who grade tests have also been instructed to stop marking math questions as right or wrong, but instead use the terms “creditworthy” or “not [...]

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Sep

2003

Just One More Nice Weekend Please

By jesser | Published: 9:04 am

All summer we had the best weekends ever. It didn’t matter if it rained or stormed during the week, it was always beautiful on the weekend. Now I have to admit, we didn’t always take advantage of these weekends. I think we even started to take them for granted. Now it’s fall and the weekends [...]

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Sep

2003

A Lazy Weekend

By jesser | Published: 10:55 pm

Matt and I have had a very lazy weekend thus far. It's pretty cold out and so we've been staying close to home. I've been very crafty lately. Matt thinks I'm insane. We did run a bunch of errands this morning though and we tried out a new restaurant for dinner. Sadly, it wasn't that [...]

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Sep

2003

Guilty Pleasures

By jesser | Published: 8:11 am

I don't do much in the ways of boozing and smoking. But I do have my guilty little pleasures. Most of them relate to the “boob tube.” I don't really watch TV very often, but I like having the noise on and I listen to it fairly frequently. It helps to keep my mind flowing [...]

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Sep

2003

I Missed It!!

By jesser | Published: 10:20 pm

I can't believe it. I missed the season premiere of Gilmore Girls! As it's one of the only shows I watch regularly, I've been looking forward to it. But I forgot to tape it when we left to go have drinks with friends, and we didn't get home 'til late. Boo! Hiss! Oh well. It's [...]

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Sep

2003

Nothing Much

By jesser | Published: 10:01 pm

I have nothing much to report. It's been raining off and on … something that Madison really needed which has put a bit of a damper (pun intended) on our outdoor activities, but rain is nice indeed to watch from the windows. We've been doing some “rainy day” craft projects. I've got a large stock [...]

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Sep

2003

Poppy Seed Bread

By jesser | Published: 12:00 am

from: Paula Kafer IngredientsBread 3 cups sifted flour 1 ½ tsp salt 1 ½ tsp baking powder 2 – 2.5 tsp poppy seeds 2 ¼ cups sugar 3 eggs 1 1/8 vegetable oil 1 ½ cups milk 1 tbsp vanilla 1 tbsp butter flavoring Icing ¼ cup orange juice 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tbsp [...]

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Sep

2003

Tennesee Pumpkin Bread

By jesser | Published: 12:00 am

from: meals.com Ingredients1 2/3 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground 1/3 cup oil 1 1/3 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 1 cup Libby’s100% Pure Pumpkin 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped 2 cups powdered sugar 3 tablespoons [...]

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Sep

2003

Too Bad

By jesser | Published: 9:59 pm

Miss Wisconsin didn't win. But Matt and I had a great time watching the show. The commentary by the “color commentators” was awful (and therefore hilarious) and so was the hosting. Nearly all of the girls sang for their “talent” but we had some good fun suggesting what their talents should really be, especially for [...]

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