Let's answer Chiot Mort's question

Dead Puppy asked what would I like for Xmas...ok, here goes.

We need many things at The Stuffin, but let's try and sort things out.

1.) Furniture. I have nothing but uncomfortable stuff!

2.) Clothing. Most everything is shot to hell, and I'm a tuff fit!

3.) Car Repair. Nothing major, just lots of small stuff let's harass Camie about it!

4.) Vacation. It's been far too long since I've been outta town, but I think Camie may need one more than even I, so let's send her to London, shall we?

5.) Kitchen stuff. It's old, in bad shape, and not much fun to use.

Just a few thoughts here, maybe more as I think about them.

The Current Tree, Part Deux

All right then!

What does my readership want for Xmas? Go ahead and tell The Jolly Old Fat Man who runs The Stuffing! We'll see what we can do!

It's here...

Turkey. more stuff....ugggg...I'm full and I haven't eaten yet!

Time to pass out in preparation!

Merry, happy to all y'all!

The Post of the Beast

The other day ("What does 'other day' mean?", asks Little Man) on the redoubtable Althouse blog, She wondered who be her 11,111,111th visitor. I was visitor 11,111,110 so I can't answer that question, but I am the 6,666 visitor to 'Stuffin! It's only fitting really; someone has to come here and it might as well be me!

I do note that as Thanksgiving draws near, I do get more hits from people searching for 'Stuffin'! So, turkey, turkey, turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, football...anything to make my SiteMeter happy...

The Current Tree

I have posted pics of the tree right in front of my house in other seasons...but isn't fall the best season for this sort of thing?

Did you know...

That Camie and I were in several bands? Oh, yes...


Here we are in our Grand Ole Opry phase...

Our Devo-soundalike band almost had a hit with "Flog it", but things went awry...

This is from our glam period...I can't tell which one of us is which, this being 1973 and all... I love our subtle uses of color, don't you?


Fluffy and Camie: Absinthe Police. Christ, don't ask, it was the '70's!



I went on to do a solo gig as a Rouge Supercop for JC Penneys, searching for value like Caine in Kung Fu, while wearing my Chia Chest Hair, lookin' all bad ass!

All those lessons for Fluffy Jr. finally paid off!

Once again, pajama clad bandits are foiled by the house WatchCat!

I am a bitch without my coffee...

And I take it out on the world...

Bears need no wasabi!

Camie, Little Man, Beanie at Halloween

Camie and I went out trick or treating with her chillin's last night; none of my 'ween pics came out very well, but a good time was had by all. Here we have a pic before going out at dinner. Little Man insisted on starting outside the frame and racing into the shot!

Don't Like Notre Dame? No comment!

Oscar Levant

Smart ass, depressing, talented, hypochondriac; that's Oscar Levant, the "enfant terrible" of America in the 40's and 50's. It's hard not to like a guy who "made insanity America's favorite hobby." And just at the point he starts to get good at something he quits. Pianist, Movie Star, Talk Show Host, you name it, he quit it! Christ, this is a man who is clearly 50 years ahead of his time! Really, he's effectively a bhodisatva for half the people I've ever met! A defining archetype of The House of Fun.

Quips and Quotes:

• Upon meeting Greta Garbo: "Sorry, I didn't get the name."
• To George Gershwin: "Tell me, George, if you had to do it all over would you fall in love with yourself again?"
• Of Leonard Bernstein: "I admire Leonard Bernstein, but not as much as he does."
• Of Elizabeth Taylor: "Always a bride, never a bridesmaid."
• Of Perry Como: "Perry Como's voice actually comes out of his eyelids."
• Of Debbie Reynolds: "She's as wistful as an iron foundry."
• Of Minnie Guggenheimer: "She's a good friend. As long as you're on top she'll stick by you."
• Of Grace Kelly: "She just married the first prince who asked her."
• Of Doris Day: "I knew Doris Day before she became a virgin."
• Of Richard Nixon: "He swings a big mouth and carries a little stick."
• Of Zsa Zsa Gabor: "Zsa Zsa Gabor has learned the secret of perpetual middle age."
• "Someone once asked me where I lived and I said, 'On the periphery . . . '."
• "I paid thousands of dollars to psychiatrists to forget my childhood."
• "My psychiatrist once said to me, 'Maybe life isn't for everyone'."
• "I was thrown out of one mental hospital because I depressed the patients."
• "There is a fine line between genius and insanity, and I have erased that line."
• "Happiness isn't something you experience, it's something you remember."
• "A pun is the lowest form of humor – when you don't think of it first."
• "It's not what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts."
• "I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself."

Here's the cool Wikipedia link on him. Read and be edified!

Unmotivated Saturday

Nuthin's goin' on, got no funds, and things are kind of blah in my head. The weather is great, though, and I heard good news from my doctor about my ticker the other day... it's in fine shape! Amazing! Is the Little Man well? Probably off careening around....

I may go downtown just to check out the city... that's fun....


I hope you good activities planned for your weekend.

Put your dancing shoes on!

Go on, find someone you love, er, like, er don't hate that much and dance with them today! It'll be good for your mental health, and somewhere Fred & Ginger will see you and approve....

Go Forth and Knock Yourself Out!

Giant Bubbles!

Good stuff!

take 1 lb of cherry tomatoes, divide them in half.

put some olive oil on the bottom of a good size baking dish.

spread the tomatoes in the dish, add salt, pepper, more olive oil on top, some garlic, and some chili flakes and bake for 30 minutes at 375.

boil an lb of rigatoni noodles.

combine finished tomatoes -- don't forget the juice! -- pasta, and feta cheese to taste.

Eat!

Thanks to City Cook for the recipe!

My Personality Recipe!

Thanks to Cynnie!

Fluffy - 2 heaping tablespoons of crazy - a scoop of charm - a heaping teaspoon of wealth Combine all stirring until smooth.

'What is your personality recipe?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Marshmallow Fluff -- We Salute you!

Hey, it's the 90th anniversary of Marshmallow Fluff the stuff not that dreams are made of, but for which this dippy blog may well be named!

Here -- edify yourself with the History of Fluff!

(kudos to Slashfood for pointing it out!)

Ok, so I didn't get...

one of these. But I did get an oil change, and even some gas! For me, these days, I take what small victories I can.