So I'm all about the food

I'm not sure how random I'm feeling today but I'm giving this one a shot. If you want to see more random posts head on over to Keely's place.

• So these are some of my stats for this week (unimpressive as they are).

Okay, I get it. I talk a lot about food. I like food. I am very food driven and it looks like a good portion of the people that come to my blog through a Google search are food driven. The top four searches are about food.

That does not explain number 12. What the ......?

Top Searches that Brought Readers to Your Blog (max 25 shown)

1. huevos rancheros recipe (5 times)
2. cookery treacle bread (3 times)
3. treacle bread (2 times)
4. "huevos rancheros" recipe (1 time)
5. "michele r***ly" librarian blog (1 time)
6. 6963caa3b83bb59bb80059bf3bd27b22ebe58c16b21c5ef52c39c8cc5... (1 time)
7. a dog's life (1 time)
8. a dog's life (1959) (1 time)
9. a dogs life (1 time)
10. a dogs life blogspot (1 time)
11. a dogs life poem (1 time)
12. boy dog make love (1 time)
13. cape cod walk for charity (1 time)
14. charity dog walks (1 time)
15. charity walk this weekend (1 time)
16. cheesy eggplant italian (1 time)
17. chicken cacciatore (1 time)
18. colorado women's college (1 time)
19. dog life spin (1 time)
20. dog accessories with olives on them (1 time)
21. dog's life photo dog and fan (1 time)
22. dogs and the struggling economy (1 time)
23. eggplant and dog (1 time)
24. fun geek (1 time)
25. fun irish postcards (1 time)

And who wants dog accessories with olives on them? Sounds like some kind of Napa Valley thing.

• I'm taking a computer programming class this semester. I suck at programming. It makes me want to drink. Oh wait, most things make me want to drink but nothing makes me want to drink as much as computer programming.This is creating a problem for me. I was furloughed one day a week which cuts my salary by 20 percent. Something will have to give and I'm very afraid it will be wine. Weep for me!
  

• I had planned to put my recipe for Irish Balls on the Morningstar Farms website but it was too much of a pain in the butt. Plus, how do I explain that title in the little tiny space provided.

• When you send out more than 1 email that talks about a toilet and you get ads like these:

• Toastie Tush® - Only $39.95Innovative/Simple/UL - Settings
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• Pup-Head™ Dog Potty -$149 - Perfect for Apartment, RV or Boat Portable Dog Potty - Free Shipping

• Portable Event Bathrooms

  Enjoy Comfort & Luxury at Any Event A Regal Restroom Experience!
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What the hell is a portable event bathroom? I have visions of cocktails and canapes. White jacketed waiters and bubbley in the bowl. I don't care if my tushy is toastie and my dog has a potty right next to mine I'm not going to make an event out of it.

• VodkaMom needs to increase her followers in order to get a book deal or agent or some such thing. So being the neighborly sort I thought I'd ask any of you who don't follow her (what the hell are you thinking?) to get on over there and sign up. It is for a really good cause. You'll feel better about yourself. Really, you will. Thank you.
  

That will be all folks.

Oh, one last thing. My DIL is having to deal with the loss of a very good friend. Her close friend from flight school was the co-pilot of the airplane that crashed in Buffalo. She's learning about mortality and friendship and the feeling of helplessness. I wish that she could have been spared from learning these lessons at the age of 22 but that is not the way life works. Sometimes, life just plain bites donkey dicks.

Love,
M