Ramblings and webcomics from LeEMS
Every company has meetings where people sit around and throw out ideas for how to make more money without providing any new/improved service or product. It looks like Verizon’s idea is to effectively cripple the internet by monetizing access to certain web sites. Big Deal Big Money – Common Cause explains the situation with a vibrant and clear infographic (part of which is copied here) and links you to ways to take action.
Somehow, getting more information on how big companies buy government support with vast amounts of money makes the government’s recent struggles with budgeting even more ridiculous. I mean, if it could get any more ridiculous.
Too bad, too, I was just talking about how much I liked Verizon’s phone service. Looks like every business is susceptible to bad business practices.
Dancing and dancing. Maybe this was college. I dunno.
Bread Bowl Spinach and Artichoke dip
Ingredients: creamed spinach (I get the frozen-steam-in-bag-kind), a jar of artichoke hearts, feta or goat cheese, mozzarella shreds, and a nice, round, unsliced loaf of bread.
Instructions: 1.) cook/heat/nuke creamed spinach if it is frozen, then mix creamed spinach, artichoke hearts, and cheeses. 2.) cut the center out of the bread so that it creates a bowl. 3.) place bread bowl on cookie sheet and surround with the torn to chip sized innards of the bowl. 4.) fill bowl with dip mixture. 5.) bake at 400 for about a half hour, then remove the bread pieces and put the bowl back in the oven. 6.) bake another 15 to 20 minutes, arrange in an aesthetically pleasing manner and enjoy!
I did it. I didn’t miss a single day of Inktober this year, and I didn’t even wear out my Chartpack grey tones pack, and I didn’t use any pencils…at least, not for Inktober drawing.
Happy Halloween.
On to NaNoWriMo!
Happy Halloween!
Are you ready? Have you deciding on what you will write yet? Have you made me a buddy?
And the conversation goes something like this:
Alvin (yeah, all grown up): “What are you supposed to be?”
Annie: “I’m a gorgon, you know – Medusa- What are you?”
Alvin: “Ah, um, I dunno – an army dude?”
Annie: “An army dude…because of cammo pants? Why didn’t you even try?”
Levi: “Hair’s too long, kid.”
Annie: “It’s not just that – not that you’re any better. I mean, you really went all out with that makeup.”
Levi: “Thank you!”
Annie: “I was being sarcastic.”
Alvin: “Are those snakes real?”
Annie: “Of course not.”
Alvin: “I think one just hissed at me.”
