One of my favorite shows from the 70's is Night Gallery. I currently own the first two seasons and I am looking forward to buying the third when it is released. Seeing these shows on DVD is real a treat after watching some of the episodes that were altered for syndication.
Below are a few of my favorite episodes. I apologize for the length of these. If you are interested in watching these, you might bookmark this page of my blog so that you can watch at your own convenience.
I'm also a big fan of the pilot movie, and my favorite segment from that is The Cemetery. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a video of this online that doesn't have some kind of audio problem. Hulu doesn't have the pilot in their collection of Night Gallery episodes.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Food posts, weather, etc...
I just looked over my recent posts and realized that I have not done any food posts this week. I haven't really cooked all that much lately. I've kinda been in a funk. Maybe it's the heat. The local weatherdude is predicting that Friday's high will be 102F/39C. I am going to try and get my grocery shopping and errands done before noon tomorrow to escape the worst of it.
I did make a pork roast earlier in the week, but I think the recipe needs more work before I do a post about it. Mr. Hairball for the third week in a row, asked me to make him some brownies. I think he's in a rut or something! Anyway, I used some of that Hershey's special dark cocoa that Kelly of Evil Shenanigans recommends, and I was very pleased with the results. I also made some baked mac and cheese, but I've already blogged about that too. Perhaps next week will be better in terms of food posts!
Flashback Friday is already set up in the queue for a trip back to the 70's.
See you then!
I did make a pork roast earlier in the week, but I think the recipe needs more work before I do a post about it. Mr. Hairball for the third week in a row, asked me to make him some brownies. I think he's in a rut or something! Anyway, I used some of that Hershey's special dark cocoa that Kelly of Evil Shenanigans recommends, and I was very pleased with the results. I also made some baked mac and cheese, but I've already blogged about that too. Perhaps next week will be better in terms of food posts!
Flashback Friday is already set up in the queue for a trip back to the 70's.
See you then!
Gagstastic emails part X- The Dirty Dozen
I am supposed to pick 12 women (who have touched my life) and whom I think would want to participate.
I don't really want to participate but thanks for asking!
I think that if this group of women were ever to be in a room together, there is nothing that would be impossible. I hope I chose the right twelve.
*Hairball ducks so the big ball of guilt thrown her way will not stick* Trust me, some things would still be impossible. You really shouldn't have included me in your twelve as I'm a lousy sisterchick disciple.
My hugs, love, gestures and communications hopefully remind you how special that you are. Please send this back to me.
If I am so very special, then you already know that and don't need a stupid email sent back to you as proof of my friendship.
Remember to make a wish before you read the prayer.
Huh? Generally people who strongly believe in the power of prayer are not so big on wishes.
That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached.
That's a relief!
Just send this to twelve people and let me know what happens on the fourth day.
It seems I spoke too soon!
Sorry you have to forward the message, but try not to break this, please.
Too late!
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. Did you make a wish yet?
I'm confused. Are we praying or wishing for something to happen?
If you don't make a wish, it won't come true. This is your last chance to make a wish!
Okay, so we are wishing now?
May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.'
That's very nice but, I'm still not spamming others with it.
Now, send this to 12 women within the next 5 minutes.
It took me longer than that to write this up. I'm living dangerously!
And remember to send this back. I count as 1...you'll see why.
You're going to email me soon about teaching you how to "forward things properly" when nothing happens, right? Look, the joke is that some people keep falling for this.
Suggestion: copy and paste rather than forwarding it.
But that's no fun! If you cut and paste this, future recipients won't be able to see all the email addresses of past recipients since you refuse to use Bcc when doing group emails! Oh, and the insightful comments! Reading inane things like " I sure hope this works" or "What do I have to lose?" is the best part of getting these emails!
Have a wonderful day!!!
I am. It's a real nice sisterchick-free kinda day in the neighborhood!
I don't really want to participate but thanks for asking!
I think that if this group of women were ever to be in a room together, there is nothing that would be impossible. I hope I chose the right twelve.
*Hairball ducks so the big ball of guilt thrown her way will not stick* Trust me, some things would still be impossible. You really shouldn't have included me in your twelve as I'm a lousy sisterchick disciple.
My hugs, love, gestures and communications hopefully remind you how special that you are. Please send this back to me.
If I am so very special, then you already know that and don't need a stupid email sent back to you as proof of my friendship.
Remember to make a wish before you read the prayer.
Huh? Generally people who strongly believe in the power of prayer are not so big on wishes.
That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached.
That's a relief!
Just send this to twelve people and let me know what happens on the fourth day.
It seems I spoke too soon!
Sorry you have to forward the message, but try not to break this, please.
Too late!
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. Did you make a wish yet?
I'm confused. Are we praying or wishing for something to happen?
If you don't make a wish, it won't come true. This is your last chance to make a wish!
Okay, so we are wishing now?
May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.'
That's very nice but, I'm still not spamming others with it.
Now, send this to 12 women within the next 5 minutes.
It took me longer than that to write this up. I'm living dangerously!
And remember to send this back. I count as 1...you'll see why.
You're going to email me soon about teaching you how to "forward things properly" when nothing happens, right? Look, the joke is that some people keep falling for this.
Suggestion: copy and paste rather than forwarding it.
But that's no fun! If you cut and paste this, future recipients won't be able to see all the email addresses of past recipients since you refuse to use Bcc when doing group emails! Oh, and the insightful comments! Reading inane things like " I sure hope this works" or "What do I have to lose?" is the best part of getting these emails!
Have a wonderful day!!!
I am. It's a real nice sisterchick-free kinda day in the neighborhood!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Gagstastic emails part IX- The Eye Test
I found them all and have to admit that they weren't all that easy.
I can't believe you are stupid enough to admit in public that you wasted time obeying the dictates of a forwarded email!
I also made my wishes - can't wait to see if they come true.
Uh, you might want to sit down for this one. If your wish comes true, it is merely a coincidence. Magical wish granting emails don't exist. What you need is this.
you are going to need glasses after this..............
How sweet! You send me something that you believe will negatively affect my vision for the rest of my life. Now that's what true friendship is all about!
The Eye Test
Can you find the B
(there are 2 B's) DON'T skip or your wish won't come True...
*rolls eyes*
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I had a car that sounded like that years ago! You'd turn the key and it would go RRRRRRRR and you'd pump the gas and hope it would start. It was burgundy except for the drivers side door which was white. It was kinda beat-up and everybody on the road gave me a wide berth for some reason. *shrugs*
Once you've found the B
If the B stands for buffoon, I know exactly where you are.
Find the 1
The one who won't send me these stupid emails?
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1III
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Once you found the 1..................
I've already found the one who annoys the hell outta me and that person is you.
Find the 6
Is it lost?
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999699999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
Once you've found the 6...
Are you that naive? You hid a six in a group of nines? Were you one of those women who were talking about "teabagging" the White House last month and didn't understand why all the younger people were snickering?
Find the N (it's hard!!)
I'm not going there after the last one.
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMNMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
Find the six in the gaggle of nines and now a plethora of M's.
*falls over laughing*
Once you've found the N..
Okay, I'm going there. N is for Nooner.
Find the Q....
Q is for Quickie.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Let's recap. You hid a six in a group of nines, then an N in a sea of M's, and now a Q in a group of O's. You must be the quiet type, huh?
Make 2 wishes!
I hope you grow chin hairs that you can't see well enough to pluck and your computer catches on fire if you ever send another one of these emails.
OK, NOW THAT U MADE A WISH, IT WILL COME TRUE.....
ALL U HAVE 2 DO IS FORWARD TO 3 PEOPLE BUT IF YOU FORWARD TO MORE IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER!!!
As badly as I would like to believe that a magical email could set your computer on fire and leave you with a hairy chin, I believe there's a special section of Hell reserved just for those who spam others with chain emails.
I can't believe you are stupid enough to admit in public that you wasted time obeying the dictates of a forwarded email!
I also made my wishes - can't wait to see if they come true.
Uh, you might want to sit down for this one. If your wish comes true, it is merely a coincidence. Magical wish granting emails don't exist. What you need is this.
you are going to need glasses after this..............
How sweet! You send me something that you believe will negatively affect my vision for the rest of my life. Now that's what true friendship is all about!
The Eye Test
Can you find the B
(there are 2 B's) DON'T skip or your wish won't come True...
*rolls eyes*
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I had a car that sounded like that years ago! You'd turn the key and it would go RRRRRRRR and you'd pump the gas and hope it would start. It was burgundy except for the drivers side door which was white. It was kinda beat-up and everybody on the road gave me a wide berth for some reason. *shrugs*
Once you've found the B
If the B stands for buffoon, I know exactly where you are.
Find the 1
The one who won't send me these stupid emails?
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1III
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Once you found the 1..................
I've already found the one who annoys the hell outta me and that person is you.
Find the 6
Is it lost?
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999699999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
Once you've found the 6...
Are you that naive? You hid a six in a group of nines? Were you one of those women who were talking about "teabagging" the White House last month and didn't understand why all the younger people were snickering?
Find the N (it's hard!!)
I'm not going there after the last one.
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMNMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMM
Find the six in the gaggle of nines and now a plethora of M's.
*falls over laughing*
Once you've found the N..
Okay, I'm going there. N is for Nooner.
Find the Q....
Q is for Quickie.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Let's recap. You hid a six in a group of nines, then an N in a sea of M's, and now a Q in a group of O's. You must be the quiet type, huh?
Make 2 wishes!
I hope you grow chin hairs that you can't see well enough to pluck and your computer catches on fire if you ever send another one of these emails.
OK, NOW THAT U MADE A WISH, IT WILL COME TRUE.....
ALL U HAVE 2 DO IS FORWARD TO 3 PEOPLE BUT IF YOU FORWARD TO MORE IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER!!!
As badly as I would like to believe that a magical email could set your computer on fire and leave you with a hairy chin, I believe there's a special section of Hell reserved just for those who spam others with chain emails.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Thoughts on Sandra Lee's new show and old show
Quick explanation for my non-Shrike readers who don't watch Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. First up, here's a link to some explanations of terms I'll be using. Shrikes are like Joel/Mike and the 'bots, and SHCWSL is the movie.
Snads new program, Money Saving Meals (or Money Sucking Meals as I refer to it) will be premiering this Sunday. Right now, it seems that no new episodes of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee are planned. I feel kinda sad about this development. After I discovered the folks at TWoP, SHCWSL brought much laughter INto my life. Thanks to all of my Shrike buddies for the years of laughter you have given me.
I have high hopes that Money Sucking Meals will be just as unintentionally hilarious as SHCWSL. Don't let us down Snads. Shrikes everywhere are counting on you to deliver!
Let's look back at some of my favorite SHCWSL clips.
Snads new program, Money Saving Meals (or Money Sucking Meals as I refer to it) will be premiering this Sunday. Right now, it seems that no new episodes of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee are planned. I feel kinda sad about this development. After I discovered the folks at TWoP, SHCWSL brought much laughter INto my life. Thanks to all of my Shrike buddies for the years of laughter you have given me.
I have high hopes that Money Sucking Meals will be just as unintentionally hilarious as SHCWSL. Don't let us down Snads. Shrikes everywhere are counting on you to deliver!
Let's look back at some of my favorite SHCWSL clips.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
New crap that you may find amusing...
In case you haven't noticed, I have added LinkWithin to my blog. If you look at the end of each post you will now see: "You might like these stories" with links and sometimes pictures that correlate to three earlier posts. LinkWithin tries to pull out content that it believes is relevant to the post you are reading.
Let's have a little fun and see what results pop up if I write something crazy and don't assign any labels to this post for the time being.
Sandra Lee's monkey ate my crockpot, stole my wallet, drank all my vanella vodka, and tablescaped my cats.
Edited to add: Now I'm going to add some labels that don't correlate to this post to see what happens.
Edited to add: From my brief experiment, it seems that LinkWithin bases its results on the post and not on any labels you may assign to that post. I'm now going to fix the labels I've assigned so that they correlate to this post.
Let's have a little fun and see what results pop up if I write something crazy and don't assign any labels to this post for the time being.
Sandra Lee's monkey ate my crockpot, stole my wallet, drank all my vanella vodka, and tablescaped my cats.
Edited to add: Now I'm going to add some labels that don't correlate to this post to see what happens.
Edited to add: From my brief experiment, it seems that LinkWithin bases its results on the post and not on any labels you may assign to that post. I'm now going to fix the labels I've assigned so that they correlate to this post.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Feedjit hates me!
Dear Feedjit,
How come the words I used in my Google search are not showing up on another blog's Feedjit? Do you know how long it took me to come up with:
Sandra Lee got my monkey pregnant.
Sandra Lee's monkey makes f'ntastic tablescapes.
My monkey cooks better than Sandra Lee.
My dog cooks better than Sandra Lee.
etc, etc, etc...
In order to get a certain blog to come up in the search results?!?
Sincerely,
Hairball T. Hairball
Big Beaver, PA
How come the words I used in my Google search are not showing up on another blog's Feedjit? Do you know how long it took me to come up with:
Sandra Lee got my monkey pregnant.
Sandra Lee's monkey makes f'ntastic tablescapes.
My monkey cooks better than Sandra Lee.
My dog cooks better than Sandra Lee.
etc, etc, etc...
In order to get a certain blog to come up in the search results?!?
Sincerely,
Hairball T. Hairball
Big Beaver, PA
Friday, May 1, 2009
Flashback Friday!
I had heard of The Thin Man before, but until a couple of years ago, I had never seen any of the movies. Mr. Hairball and I thoroughly enjoyed these movies! I'd be very surprised if Sandra Lee is not a fan as Nick and Nora just love their cocktail time. Whoot!
Part 1 of The Thin Man
Part 1 of After The Thin Man
Sorry, I couldn't find anything but the trailer for this one.
Part 1 of Shadow of the Thin Man.
Part 1 of The Thin Man Goes Home
Part 1 of The Song of the Thin Man
Have a good weekend everybody!!
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Sorry, I couldn't find anything but the trailer for this one.
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Part 1 of Shadow of the Thin Man.
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Part 1 of The Thin Man Goes Home
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Part 1 of The Song of the Thin Man
Have a good weekend everybody!!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
There was a National Hairball Awareness Day and I missed it?!?
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE HOSTS
“NATIONAL HAIRBALL AWARENESS DAY” EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM ON APRIL 27, 2008
Temporary display of human and animal hairballs on display from April 25 – May 4, 2008
April 17, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (NMHM) will commemorate National Hairball Awareness Day on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 1:00 p.m., with a special presentation and hands-on activity for the general public. Visitors will learn why hairballs develop in the stomach and will have an opportunity to handle an actual hairball. The Museum is located on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Why would anybody want to handle an actual hairball? Should I be inviting people over when my two "hairball machines" do their thing? *shudders*
What happened to the music players?
First the bad news:
To those of you who were enjoying the music players I had embedded in my blog, I'd like to apologize for removing them. I've been unsuccessfully trying to keep up with deleting all of the 30 second samplers of music from the songs that were not authorized to play the full version in the embedded players. I hate listening to a 30 second sample of a song and I'm betting that you don't like it any better than I do.
Now for the good news:
You can still listen to the players, but you will need to follow the links to my page over at Imeem.com. You will need an Imeem account, but it doesn't cost you anything to become a member. When you get over there, take a minute to familiarize yourself with the music players. You'll see that you have a lot more control over your listening experience than you did when you were listening here on my blog.
Here's the link to my Imeem page.
Please let me know if you've having trouble over there and I will try to help you.
Hairball T. Hairball
To those of you who were enjoying the music players I had embedded in my blog, I'd like to apologize for removing them. I've been unsuccessfully trying to keep up with deleting all of the 30 second samplers of music from the songs that were not authorized to play the full version in the embedded players. I hate listening to a 30 second sample of a song and I'm betting that you don't like it any better than I do.
Now for the good news:
You can still listen to the players, but you will need to follow the links to my page over at Imeem.com. You will need an Imeem account, but it doesn't cost you anything to become a member. When you get over there, take a minute to familiarize yourself with the music players. You'll see that you have a lot more control over your listening experience than you did when you were listening here on my blog.
Here's the link to my Imeem page.
Please let me know if you've having trouble over there and I will try to help you.
Hairball T. Hairball
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