Comments on: Poll: Tender Mercy? Or Two Stupids Cancelling Each Other?

By: Maurine

Maurine — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:02:41 +0000

My Sunday burn story is a little bit different. I was browning a roast on my gas stove. So that it didn’t splatter, I put dish towels around the burner like I always do, being careful not to get the towels too close to the flame. Unfortunately one of the towels was too close and caught on fire. I threw it into the sink and doused it with water, then took it outside, dripping wet, and put it in the black barrel. As we were leaving for church, we discovered smoke coming from the garbage can and found that the wet towel was actually in flames. We seriously had a guardian angel.

I should have known better. A year ago our next door neighbor cleaned out his woodburning stove and put the ashes in a bucket. Three days later he poured the cold ashes (he had even put his hand it them and stirred them around to check) into his black garbage can and went to bed. About 1:00 a.m. we woke up to find his roof and garage on fire on the coldest night of the year.

I’m glad that you are ok, Ardis.

By: Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:21:14 +0000

Reminds me of the time that we had the remains of a turkey burn while being turned into soup. At least my wife finally understood that I don’t like turkey soup (neither does she).

So it was a blessing all in all.

By: Noray

Noray — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:50:51 +0000

My husband left a pan on the stove one day while I was at work. The only things that burned were the pan, the stove, and the bird clock above the stove. We got a week’s vacation in a local motel with a pool while our house was de-smoked. Guardian Angel, for sure.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:36:04 +0000

I love that the non-sensical “Answer 3″ got four votes.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:25:12 +0000

Ardis, Guardian Angel. In fact, I know which one. Edward, from Twilight, was stalking you, and since HE'S SO HOT he was jealous of the hot pot, and pulled the plug on the stove. But he left before finishing vacuuming the floor, so he loses hot points over that.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:07:27 +0000

Don’t worry about that Ardis. Before long you won’t remember a thing!

And, no, you’re wrong about the chili and beans thing. You can make chili, or you can make chili con carne, or you can go American and make chili beans. It’s great if you’re on the Atkins diet–none of those carbohydrates from the beans.

By: Last Lemming

Last Lemming — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:44:43 +0000

At least your Sunday School lesson went well. I could seriously have used a second stupid to offset my first one and make my lesson merely average instead of a 40 minute ad lib by my wife.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:11:22 +0000

I’m not sure I’m all that tickled by the mounting vote count on my senility.

By: J. Paul

J. Paul — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:34 +0000

Too many food comments

“…Keepa isn’t chiefly a political blog. If we have to debate, let’s debate the history, and keep the focus there. Thanks.”

from Ardis (April 21) chiding morgan for straying from the one true and narrow path of historical discussion

Also, on behalf of all people called Joe, I deeply resent the disparaging reference in the above comment.
Let’s keep neatism out of the bloggernacle

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:14:15 +0000

Chili without beans is just Sloppy Joe without the bun, isn’t it?