Good Morning Daily Kos! (Sunday Girl Edition)

Although (full disclosure: I'm not a girl) it is Sunday, so have a spot of Blondie:

And so onto GMDK, because 8 out of 10 owners said their cats preferred it.

On this day in 1034, King Malcolm of Scotland died.  And, as you probably know, Duncan instead of Macbeth got the nod.  

Also, on this day in 1992, the Czech Republic and Slovakia decided to split.  Which was a bit of a shame for Macbeth since, had he been 900 years younger, there was a definite job opportunity there.

Gratuituous pootieness:

(The last pic is not pootie-related but, in my defence, pie-lovers freeped this diary.)

And my favourite song of the day:

So, in this post-Thanksgiving haze, what is happening with you and yours today?

•  Pootie Pocket (nt)

  by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:10:01 AM PDT

  •  Good Morning!

    Here's a gratuitous pootie pic.
    

    by blue jersey mom on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:11:04 AM PDT

    •  Awwwww

      Lovely colouring.

      by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:14:33 AM PDT

•  Good Morning, Good Morning!

  hehe! :)

  by PhillyGal on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:16:38 AM PDT

  •  Heh, I can just imagine the caption

    "I said I wanted to go shopping, not be shopping!"

    by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:18:30 AM PDT

    •  Pootie Shopping?

      

      by jetskreemr on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 10:09:40 AM PDT

      •  hehehe!

        

        by PhillyGal on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 10:23:04 AM PDT

•  Listening to my husband complain

  He's in the midst of his "prep" for his first colonoscopy tomorrow. I think I may go out for a long walk :)

  by anotherCt Dem on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:18:56 AM PDT

•  Everybody loves

  pie!

  by Crashing Vor on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:27:49 AM PDT

  •  PIE!!!

    
    
    
    

    by blue jersey mom on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:34:11 AM PDT

    •  Sweet sweet pie

      My gran's corned beef pie is my favourite.  It has to be tasted to be believed.

      by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:38:02 AM PDT

      •  Is that like a reuben

        in a pie shell?  Kraut, cheese, corned beef etc.?  Or is it more like a shepherd's pie (hash-like).

        by kfred on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:53:33 AM PDT

        •  No, like apple pie

          Only with corned beef.  I couldn't even begin to describe its tastiness.  My gran always makes her own pastry.  It's melt-in-the-mouth.

          by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:57:49 AM PDT

          •  So it's spiced like an apples pie? n/t

            How unusual!  It sounds good though.  Does it have the sugar also?

            by kfred on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:45:54 PM PDT

            •  Yes

              On top of the pastry.

              by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:48:56 PM PDT

              •  Hmmmm

                I'd like that recipe.  I'm thinking it has kraut or onion that is cooked until sweet, layered in and then the cinnamon topping.  (no cheese or vegies or taters, right?)  Corned bee is usually cooked with the equivalent of pickling spices, so it would pull the tastes together.

                You have me intrigued - can you tell?????

                by kfred on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:52:33 PM PDT

                •  It has onion

                  But also potatoes.

                  by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:56:09 PM PDT

                  •  Thanks! T of A.

                    I think I found some online recipes - though none of them add that special "Grandma" touch of cinnamon on the top with sugar.  I'll remember it.  I'd probably use a bit of allspice instead of cinnamon, but it's the same thinking.

                    by kfred on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 01:00:27 PM PDT

          •  Sounds delicious

            I have been reading some old English novels recently and have been yearning to try some of ye olde meat dishes mentioned therein: pork pie, beefsteak pudding (which according to Dickens seems to be a spherical pie with crust all around instead of in layers and steamed in a cloth-covered bowl instead of baked).

            Only problem: no good butcher nearby to supply suet. Stop & Shop don't carry it. Somehow Crisco(R) doesn't sound appealing.

            by MyBrainWorks on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:46:21 PM PDT

            •  ...and minced meat pies

              made with beef! Search gutenberg.org for "cookery" for ye olde recipes.

              by MyBrainWorks on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:49:08 PM PDT

              •  Oh yes, we have all that

                Full disclosure:  I'm a limey, and so's my gran.

                by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:50:08 PM PDT

•  First Pootie Pic

  Well, not really, but when I posted it the comments were pretty much over so I'm reposting Alice (top) and Katie (bottom).

  

  

  by JG in MD on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:45:16 AM PDT

  •  Awwwww! they're just lovely, JG!

    by PhillyGal on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:49:29 AM PDT

    •  Thank You

      They have only one servant but they're kind to me.

      by JG in MD on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:51:52 AM PDT

•  sophie is just waking up from her nap

  good timing :)

  

  by shpilk on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 10:14:13 AM PDT

  •  Classy

    I love her 14K gold trim. Very tasteful.

    by JG in MD on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 10:24:27 AM PDT

•  Good afternoon from the Midwest

  Cheers to a very successful T-Giving Dinner last night and having good friends to visit

  Cheers to the Mizzou Tigers in winning the game against the Jayhawks, but a good effort by KU

  Cheers to getting handyman projects done, such as fixing light switches

  Cheers to anyone who got an extra day off this past week and more cheers to those who had to work Friday

  Cheers to my pootie and inspiration

  

  Benson Z, after having T-Giving dinner

  And hello to all of the C and J, Good morning Kos crowd!

  by benny05 on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 11:25:07 AM PDT

  •  That is a beautiful picture. Sweet cat. n/t

    by flumptytail on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 11:32:31 AM PDT

•  I love this song.

  by flumptytail on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:26:29 PM PDT

  •  diamonds and rust

    that song inspired me to collect rust objects from
    the river walk. mostly rail road related items but
    over a year i managed to have quite a pile. i would
    glue small peices together and attach dead bugs.
    i'm much better now.

    by leucoria on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 11:50:53 AM PDT

    •  hee hee.

      by flumptytail on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 03:02:47 PM PDT

•  Is that a pootie or a bear?

  The first pic in the diary looks like a bear cub: round head, little ears and humongous! claws & paws. Either that pootie has eight fingers on each hand or s/he's gonna be huge when s/he grows up!

  by MyBrainWorks on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:36:56 PM PDT

  •  That's Mischief

    He's mischievous.  Hence the name :)

    by TruthOfAngels on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:53:22 PM PDT