You guys should really hone your mind reading skills. I mean, really.

I had a good friend bring a dish of jambalaya over and she swears it's so hot it'll clear me up for a week. She had called me yesterday and told me not to put anything on my menu for dinner tonight. That she wanted to repay a few favors and bring this over. Never one to pass on a meal I said OK.

She showed up here with jambalaya, green salad, corn bread and fruit salad for dessert! Getting ready to put it on the table now.

I do love me some spice. We'll see how this goes...

I found a quarter for the jukebox!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjbThj-- … ata_player

But for the purists....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdytLmTs … ata_player

Last edited by j l mo (01-13-2012 17:23:24)

vern wrote:

j l mo wrote:

I found a quarter for the jukebox!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjbThj-- … ata_player

But for the purists....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdytLmTs … ata_player

Hank wins hands down, or up, or sideways - uh, and I ain't been pure for a long time. Take care. Vern

Yep.  This dirty old coot votes for Hank as well. 

I've got a few quarters handy.  Maybe some Doug Kershaw or Zydeco or Bluegrass from just about anybody.

It all goes good with somethin' out the jug.

Dome! Good to see you girl! You and your freebies, uh, generosity.

It's too late for me, I'm up waaaayyy past my bedtime but I thought I'd pop in for a nightcap. Glad I did. Would've hated to miss you.

See you on the flip flop.

I need a beer.

It's after 3 in the afternoon on 1-18-12, and I have yet to come to a decision that I promised I would make by the end of the week. I turn to you good folks for your opinion. Here it is:

After quitting my job in February of last year, my (wonderful) husband said to take two years and work on my writing. BUT, I've been offered a job in my old field by a guy that I used to work with, who has opened his own company. The thing is, I don't like him. I never have. But it is a job. The "guilts" are really getting to me for being unemployed. We are OK financially. Not rolling in the dough, but we're getting by. We could do a lot better if I went back to work.

Am I being stupid? Ungrateful? Petty? Anyone have two cents worth of free advice?

j l mo wrote:

I need a beer.

It's after 3 in the afternoon on 1-18-12, and I have yet to come to a decision that I promised I would make by the end of the week. I turn to you good folks for your opinion. Here it is:

After quitting my job in February of last year, my (wonderful) husband said to take two years and work on my writing. BUT, I've been offered a job in my old field by a guy that I used to work with, who has opened his own company. The thing is, I don't like him. I never have. But it is a job. The "guilts" are really getting to me for being unemployed. We are OK financially. Not rolling in the dough, but we're getting by. We could do a lot better if I went back to work.

Am I being stupid? Ungrateful? Petty? Anyone have two cents worth of free advice?

Well you won't like working for him.  Perhaps he'd do part time, you'd have money coming in---but still time to write.

But to go back to work when you don't have to--then with someone you don't like...I'm not sure that's a good move.

j l mo wrote:

I need a beer.

It's after 3 in the afternoon on 1-18-12, and I have yet to come to a decision that I promised I would make by the end of the week. I turn to you good folks for your opinion. Here it is:

After quitting my job in February of last year, my (wonderful) husband said to take two years and work on my writing. BUT, I've been offered a job in my old field by a guy that I used to work with, who has opened his own company. The thing is, I don't like him. I never have. But it is a job. The "guilts" are really getting to me for being unemployed. We are OK financially. Not rolling in the dough, but we're getting by. We could do a lot better if I went back to work.

Am I being stupid? Ungrateful? Petty? Anyone have two cents worth of free advice?

jlmo,  Take the job.  A writer needs some misery and pain to make authentic Art, right?  I mean look at Kafka, look at Camus, look at Scott Adams, look at  a whole buncha those guys and gals.  Suffer.  If you're not going to be a raging nut job like Hemingway or a hopeless alcoholic like Hemingway or a fisherman like St. Peter then you might as well sit home and eat bon-bons and watch daytime tv.  Now let's have a couple more beers and ponder this situation.  Okay.  Enough pondering.  I changed my mind.  Don't take the job.  If you're working who's going to take care of this place?  Besides me, I mean.  Right.  So don't take the freakin' job.

Have another beer with me.  Thank me for the advice later.

jim

j l mo wrote:

Anyone have two cents worth of free advice?

Well, of course we do and you've already heard the common sense version. Now, from a legal perspective, it's like this. You basically made an oral contract with said hubby to take two years off to pursue writing. Therefore, you are contractually bound to fullfill said obligation, no ifs, ands, or butts (or other body parts).

Therefore, quit trying to renege on the deal and do your time in the corner of the bar or such other stimulating place as might present itself from time to time. Don't leave yourself open for a painful, life sapping lawsuit; the party of the second part simply will not understand your deliberate sabatage of the agreement and even if an out of court settlement might be reached, it will be a living hell.

And furthermore, tell that would be "boss man" that he is on the verge of being brought up on charges of "alienation of affection"  from your writing. You might even go ahead and wrangle a settlement out of him equal to offered salary and that should satisfy any lingering monetary quilt on your part.

That's my two cents with interest. Take care. Vern

Thanks friends. You too Rory!

I love this (virtual) bar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW2h4qJ … ata_player

Well, I told the guy no. I was very nice about it. I took a page from Vern and told him I promised Dart I would do this for two years and I didn't want to let him down. Life long dream, yada yada. He got bored and wound up the conversation soon after that.

Thanks guys!

As an extra big thank you, there's a big ol' skillet of Jambalaya next to the shrimp bowls. I don't make the world's best, but it don't suck. Pass me a beer to wash it down. If folks don't start dipping in soon, I'm gonna eat all the grits myself. Of course, that is a lot of grits. Maybe I'll share.

Woo hoo! It's Friday Night!

1_word_at_a_time wrote:

It's Saturday morning here in Australia, JL, but if I knew what the hell grits was, I'd probably join you and have them for breakfast!

Good to hear your decision - now you're committed to making the 'writing' thing pay!! I'll pass on the beer given the hour, but I WILL join you with a glass of OJ and champagne. *click* TO YOUR SUCCESS!

Cheers,
Yvonne

Hi Yvonne,  Welcome to the cafe!  Grits are an all purpose food good at any meal.  In fact they probably started as a breakfast food a long, long time ago.  They're a southern US specialty that have found their way onto tables all over the country.   Warm with sweet milk and butter, baked with cheese and shrimp, salted - good stuff any way they're prepared.  But here's my secret for a great dessert -  warm grits laced with a little bourbon and a small drizzle of maple syrup.  You'll never eat porridge again.

And jlmo, excellent decision on the job thing.  You'll be a happier person for it and wiser, too. 

I'm heading to the food table.  Then a pitcher from the Yeungling tap.

jb

Grits are made from corn? How is that? I thought hominy was made from grits. I eat hominy but no grits, yucky! Today I deactivated my facebook page and so far no one's noticed. It's a distraction when I'm trying to read and write. So today I accomplished both. Wonder how long I can stay away, though.