Category: THURSDAY 13

I recently received an email from a friend in honor of International Disturbed People’s Day with the message to send it on to another disturbed friend just as they had done. It said that every 60 seconds you spend angry, upset or mad is a full minute of happiness you’ll never get back. Today’s Message of the Day is: Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Life may not by the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance. SO in honor of passing it on to my friends I offer you 13 of the images that accompanied it.

Let me just say someone had way too much time on their hands!

1. *The top of the refrigerator.
2. *The vents at the bottom of the freezer.
3. *The vents behind the refrigerator.
4. *The tops of the cabinets if they don’t reach the ceiling.
5. **The handles on the refrigerator.
6. **Door and drawer handles.
7. **Canister sides and backs.
8. **Backs of the faucet handles.
9. Utensils that are in a crock ~ I run mine through the dishwasher once a week, crock and all.
10. the screen in the oven vent ~ I run mine through the dishwasher once a week.
11. Toaster crumb tray ~ I run mine through the dishwasher once a week.
12. Chair and table legs ~ I do these whenever I do the floors.
13. Light fixtures ~ I do these just before I do the floors.

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1. Take measurements for lower cabinet kitchen shelves.
2. Design lower cabinet kitchen shelves.
3. Finish sorting & organizing craft items.
4. Finish sorting & organizing rummage sale items for charity.
5. Finish painting Amber’s bedroom. (It needs a 3rd coat that I’ve been putting off)
6. Finish building master bedroom closet.
7. Clean, sort, organize and insulate coat closet.
8. Finish Christmas and birthday presents that I’m hand making.
9. Finish sorting & filing the boxes that were dropped and mixed up when we moved in here.
10. Finish the last (hopefully) 2 loads to the dump from the ‘issues’ we inherited with the house.
11. Finish the trim molding in the kitchen.
12. Finish the trim molding in the upstairs bath.
13. Finish the downstairs bath.
14. … an so on!!

Thirteen worthwhile attractions to see in the U.P.

1. Mackinac Island
2. Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)
3. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
4. Isle Royale National Park
5. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
6. Iron Mountain Iron Mine – Vulcan
7. Porcupine Mountains State Park
8. Keweenaw National Historical Park
9. Grand Island National Recreation Area
10. National Ski Hall of Fame
11. Seney National Wildlife Refuge
12. Tahquamenon Falls State Park
13. Pine Mountain ski jump in Iron Mountain is one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world.^[17]

So is everyone out there as confused as they sound when they order Italian coffee?
I thought I’d do a list of the definitions you need know in order to order efficiently.
Learn more here.

1. Caffè (kah-FE) – We might call it espresso; a small cup of very strong coffee, topped with a caramel-colored foam called “crema”, a very important element in the best examples.
2. Caffè Hag is a decafinated version. You can order a “decafinato” as well; Hag is the name of the largest producer of Italian decaf coffee and that’s the way you’ll see it on many bar menu boards.
3. Bicerìn (pronounced BI-che-rin) – Traditional drink of Piemonte around Torino, consisting of dense hot cocoa, espresso and cream, artfully layered in a small glass. Not usually found outside of the Piemonte region.
4. Caffè Shakerato (kah-FE shake-er-Ah-to ) – in its most simple form, a caffe shakerato is made by combining freshly made espresso, a bit of sugar, and lots of ice, shaking the whole deal vigorously until a froth forms when poured. Can have some chocolate syrup added. See, Caffe Shakerato – What’s This Italian Shakerato Thing.
   
5. Caffè latte (kah-FE LAH-te) – Espresso with hot milk, a cappuccino without the foam usually served in a glass. This is what you might call a “latte” in the US. In Italy, outside of tourist joints, you run the risk of getting what you asked for – milk, or worse yet, steamed milk.
6. Latte macchiato (Lah-te mahk-YAH-to) – Steamed milk “stained” with espresso, served in a glass. Ideally 1/3 espresso, 2/3 warm milk with a small head of foam – aka a coffee with milk that costs 5 times as much as coffee with milk.
   
7. Cappuccino (pronounced kah-pu-CHEE-no) – a shot of espresso in a large(er) cup with steamed milk and foam. Not ordered by Italians after 11 in the morning.
8. Caffè con panna – espresso with sweet whipped cream
9. Caffè ristretto (kah-FE ri-STRE-to) – a “restricted coffee” or one in which the stream of coffee is stopped before the normal amount. The essense of coffee, concentrated but should not be bitter.
10. Caffè corretto (kah-FE ko-RE-to) – coffee “corrected” with a drizzle of liquor. I like sambuca, but most prefer conac or grappa.
11. Caffè freddo (kah-FE FRAYD-o) – Iced, or at least cold, coffee
12. Caffè lungo (Kah-FE LOON-go) – a long coffee. They’ll let the water pour from the machine until the coffee becomes weak and bitter. Also called a Caffè Americano or American Coffee, which is also expressed as acqua sporca, or “dirty water” by Italians.
13. Caffè con zucchero (ZU-kero) – espresso with sugar. Usually, you’ll add your own from a container at the bar, but in some places, especially in the south around Naples, the coffee comes with sugar and you have to order it “sensa zucchero” or without sugar if you don’t like it sweet.
    

THIRTEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY MOVIES I CAN WATCH OVER AND OVER
(in no particular order)

1. Dirty Dancing
2. While You were Sleeping
3. Stepmom
4. Pretty Woman
5. Runaway Bride
6. Miss Congeniality
7. Sleepless in Seattle
8. Working Girl
9. Sweet Home Alabama
10. 50 first dates
11. Never Been Kissed
12. Hope Floats
13. Practical Magic

oh no…. I have more to list… 13 just isn’t enough