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Mom Stories Catchup

8/23/2014

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May 18 Dinner at moms

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I haven't been able to spend time with moms for a couple of weeks so I thought I'd visit her at work. She got flowers from someone. She's prettier.




June 18


Today is my mom's birthday. I asked why everyone blew out the candles and she said cos she didn't want to get out of breath.
Watching the new 'Spartacus' on Syfy with moms: He's not good looking, Ohma. His nose is too hooky. You know who's good looking? Captain America. O yeah... And you know who else? Dthawn. I think he from down and under.
Me: Who?
Moms: Dthawn... With the hammer.

(Go back and re-read 'Dthawn' so it sounds like a bell ringing.)


June 26

Me: What have you been watching, mom?
Mom: Hem-Hemi-Hemigo... I don't know, Ohma. Were-woof, I think.
Me: Hemlock Grove?
Mom: Yeah, that's it.

...later in the evening
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Me: How come you don't like the Walking Dead? It's a good show.
Mom: I don't like zombie, Ohma. You and you brother like it but not me. You know why? It's not real, Ohma. It never happen.
Me: Mom, you watch Hemigo.

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Image from http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay#mediaviewer/Archivo:Chef_Ramsay.jpg
Friday with moms:

Ohma, who's that chef? Ram? -Ram? - Rambo!

Ramsay, mom.

Yeah, whatever.

Aug 8

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photo from http://czech-castles.blogspot.com/2005/11/krivoklat-castle.html
Moms: Ohma, someone come in my store & they from Chuckles.
Me: Chuckles?!
Mom: Chuck public
Me: The Czech Republic?
Mom: Yeah, that’s it.

August 18, 2014
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Thai food dinner at moms complete with 'het hu nu' (Thai for 'mushroom ear rat')
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Sunday 04/27/14 The Geek Lounge

4/28/2014

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The Geek Lounge ends it's two year show at www.VegasAllNetRadio.com to start podcasting from the Sci-Fi Center. I was the first guest the guys had so they invited me to be on the very last show. It was great fun! They plan on offering a lot more than jyst a weekly podcast so stay tuned to their website for upcoming changes! I plan on being on some of those podcasts so I'll let you know when to listen in for sure! Their website is www.Geekata.com

Then I went over to The Fremont Street Experience Neonopolis where the Songkran Las Vegas festival was being held.  Here is some basic info:

"Songkran is for many Nations. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Sri Lanka, Yunnan and more.

Deriving from the Sanskrit language, the word Songkran means to pass or to move into. In this context, the meaning implies the passing and the moving of the sun, the moon and the other planets into one of the zodiacal orbits.The Grand Songkran Festival which falls in Aries indicates the new era of the Thai New Year.

Thai people will find time to perform their annual rites of showing respect to their ancestors. Thais pay respect to their elders by sprinkling their hands with scented water.

The most famous aspect of the Songkran celebrations is the throwing of water. The custom originates from spring cleaning aspect of Songkran. Part of the ritual was the cleaning of images of Buddha. Using the 'blessed' water that cleaned the images to soak other people is seen as a way of paying respect and bring good fortune.

Read more here:
http://songkran2014.com/songkran-history/
and here: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/thailand/songkran.php
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Thursday 04/24/14 At Moms

4/26/2014

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Dinner with my mom is always a joy. She cooks divinely, is always a font of wisdom, and usually of humor.

There are always staples at a dinner with mom... rice (no Asian culture goes without), papaya salad (Som Tum), spiciest item on the menu, Chicken Salad (Larb Gai), a meat (tonight was grill fried chicken), and vegetables.
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Dinner At Mom's

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Xavier and his mom on the boys' 16th birthday. He failed his first attempt on the driving test but will retake it in a month or so. My sister can't wait till he's driving so she no longer has to.
The best times, though, are when my niece, nephew, and sister come over as well and we can spend it together. We talk, we laugh, we catch up with each others' lives, we enjoy one anothers' company... and in our own way, we celebrate one another... this small, pretty, close-knit family of ours.

Aren't they wonderful?
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Morgan and I traded selfies so we could use them as identifiers on our phones.

We discussed Cliven Bundy, equal pay for equal work, political correctness, migrant workers / illegal aliens, and religion. Nephew is an an atheist, btw... I'm proud, but I did warn him against tearing those down that were religious.... not all people with religion practice it equally, so no dumping on all for one persons' hypocrisy.
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Group of Women Airforce Service Pilots and B-17 Flying Fortress (image in the public domain.)
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Cloven Bundy by DonkeyHotey on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
The largest (or rather heated) discussion was that of equal pay. We spent nearly 20 minutes trying to clarify that we weren't talking about the physicality between men and women (a whole other topic) but that men and women who actually do the same job should be paid equally.

As I was leaving for the night and saying good-bye to my mum, I was a little disappointed that since most of the time was spent with the family, I was unable to tease out something for a funny post from my mom. She said, "It's okay, Ohma. I'll say something funny next week." Then I remembered her reaction to a photo that my friend, Sam, had posted to her Facebook feed. It's of a puppy she rescued called Mr. Twix. Upon seeing this adorable dog, my mom, who claims to hate all 4 of her own animals, squealed in glee and clapped her hands in seal-like joy. She wants to meet Mr. Twix, although she does "hate" him and his ridiculously long lashes. I think the ear to ear grin she had on her face betrayed the "hate".
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Mr. Twix, rescued by Sam. Visit her website to get to know the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Dogs. www.samantharatcliffe.com
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O.M.G. Those Lashes!!!
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Thursday 04/17/14 Mom

4/17/2014

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I spend my Thursdays with my mom. Nothing is ever planned on a Thursday and the only way I will ever not spend it with her is if she cancels or she says come Wednesday, instead. Every time I visit with my mom she feeds me (which is awesome!). And she usually gives me something worth tweeting or facebooking about. Here are this Thursday's stories. I'll start posting all her older ones.
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Dinner tonight was Spicy Tilapia with Basil
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Mom and Me circa 1967
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Mom story #1

Eels


I won't eat eel, Ohma. When I was a little girl I was out looking for some food. In Thailand, there no foodstamps... you have to go get you food. Two men were fishing with a net, you know, one push the fish to the other and they catch in net and empty it out. The man pushing fish he grab eel... Electric eel, Ohma! He (bzzz bzzz bzzz) I feel so bad, Ohma... I cry.

Did he die?

No, but I never eat eel. I don't like anything like that. No snake either.

Photo: An Electric Eel at the California Academy of Sciences.
Date 13 September 2013 Steven Walling http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electric_eel_CAS.jpg
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Mom story #2

Frogs

I don't eat frogs either, Ohma. You know why? 'Cause when you kill them you have to hit them in the head. When you hit them, Ohma, they screeeeam... like a little kid. My mom, she kill those frogs, Ohma, and I cry, and cry. I'm just a little girl, like 4 and my mom, she bonk me on the head and ask me why I cry. I say "Don't you feel sorry for them?" She say, "No, I'm hungry."

My mom make me go get frog from market, and they wrap a string around the stomach and you carry it home that way, like a purse, Ohma. I drop it with my mom and then I go away. I never eat it, Ohma.

But one day, I decided I was going to eat one. So I went to the market and carried frog home and I hit it, Ohma. It scream and scream. You know what happen? I let it go. Haha.

When I have to go get fish my mom say, "Buy the live one."

I make the market kill it so I don't have to watch my mom do it at home or I never eat, Ohma, never. Good thing I never watch cow or pig killed. I be little tiny skinny thing.

Photo: Kob Thanin Market
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kob_Thanin_Market.jpg

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03-06-14 Moms

3/9/2014

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02/15/14

2/16/2014

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It was a full Saturday. First I went to help move some furniture and had a bit of a reunion with many of my former fellow church members. I was also able to visit with my lady, always a nice thing. Stopped at the Laos Asian Market at DI and Pecos and picked up a few items including the chili sauce that is so amazingly tasty that I use it for almost everything. Then I went shopping for art supplies. I needed a new watercolor brush and decided on a Neptune size 10. The gentlemen at Desert Art Supplies said I would love it. I used it for the Lupercal and so far so good. I then visited the Bell Book and Candle store to help Lady Airrawind with social media. We converted the BBC Facebook profile to a page and I gave her 3 tasks for the week. See here for more info on the tasks. While at the BBC, I saw that many of the small artsy item tags were still being used. They are starting to fade but Yay! it was exciting to see them. I'm pretty sure it was about 2005 when I created them, maybe even a bit earlier. Then, I volunteered to work the door at the German-American Social Club of NV for their Valentines Dinner. With help from Rose and Chris, it went well except for a couple of glitches. And since I don't eat pork, Silvia, the night's chef, made chicken for me. Awwww shucks. :-) The Poole Party entertained and the drinks were flowing. And then I made some art which reminded me that you do the watercolor before you do the writing. Still, it didn't turn out too bad, if you like that messy kind of art thing. Not really my style but aesthetically pleasing enough. It's been a while. 
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