"Dress Up" Dinner Night & Mariachi?

Tonight was "dress up" dinner night with Mary Kate & Kev. We ate at Salsa's (by MK's request) and they had a LIVE mariachi band. It was great fun with La Cucaracha, La Bamba and The Chicken Dance. Whodathunkit? A mariachi band in Harrison. Later folks.

Perfect weekend coming up... and more Hettie music

For many out there, this weekend affords a 3-day break (President's Day). Mary Katherine's school is even out this Monday. And the beautiful Ozarks will be filled with..... of course, rain. So, this weekend is a great opportunity to grab your backpack and get away. Just remember the basic rules..... 1. mucho moolah is not required 2. humble abodes are welcoming (cabins, hostels, mom and pop motels, campgrounds) and 3. eat good food on the road. Don't worry that you didn't plan ahead. I can spend hours looking a guide books, travel articles and maps to plan out a trip. A group I road tripped with these past few years is very familiar with my laminated sheets and plotted itinerary. But, on short notice NOTHING is better that choosing a direction (north, south, east or west) and heading out sans reservations. Just go.

You are working on your backpack aren't you? I picked up a handy an awesome LED light for my keychain and a caribiner clip this past weekend from most honorable husband (MHB). I'm scouring the 'net and catalogs for a perfect backpack(around 3500 cu. inches and around 22" tall). Maybe my J Crew / LLBean big brother will bestow upon me some knowledge. He's not exactly a vagabond (as I aspire to be). But he's very crafty on the J Crew/LLBean type camping stuff and obviously knows his gear.

Things I have on the horizon.....
Mexico in April - definitely taking place - Let's go girlfriends!
Morocco/Barcelona in July - probably taking place (I cannot wait).
India in October - probably just a dream (I could use ten days at a yogic ashram in a monastery)

For your enjoyment... choice music. Just call me Hettie.

Later, folks.

NEW WEBSITE

You can now catch my blog at my new website http://www.made2meander.com/ . It just may be accessible on those nasty filtered networks. Give it a try! Later folks.

Masterful....

Wow. As a master of manipulation myself (very hard to say with a straight face), I am in awe of the Democratic Party's well played hand. Gee, hmm... would you Barack Obama take Hillary Rodham Clinton as your running mate? This was art. Whoever the PR rep is that came up with this complicated waltz deserves so much recognition. This concept was introduced to the mainstream in such a way that tens of thousands of people had light bulbs going off over their heads.

Think about it. Often opposing parties will encourage participation in the other party's primary to get a nomination for a weaker candidate. For instance silly Arkansas Repubs that voted in the Democratic primary for an Aww Shucks Bill Clinton. But wait, what to do when the Dems revert to a historical process of placing the two top candidates as running mates? Ingenious. And so well danced on that stage. It was almost as if the dancing partners were bowing to each other at the prologue of a minuet.

Actually, it was probable the first glimpse we've had at the dominatrix relationship Hillary holds over her men. Can't you just see her reaching over, under the table, as the moderator popped that question and squeezing Barack's knee? Don't kid yourself, she'll be calling the shots no matter which office she holds. Just look...
Barack: "Babe, I got you babe." a la Sonny & Cher






















Barack: "Ooooh. Baby Baby" a la Salt n Peppa's Push It








Hillary: "You are SOOO getting spanked for this."


Barack: "Hurts so good" a la John Cougar Mellencamp.





OK. Enough tasteless music humor at their expense. But, then just to remind you that HRC is a master at conforming men to a subservient role ... look at this shaggy boy. Wasn't he pretty? NOT (sorry, Cyndi, but he wasn't). Later folks.