Monthly Archives: January 2014

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LBD1. I will be attending a black tie event this weekend.  I bought my dress three years ago but by the time I got around to trying to hem it, it was too late and I ended up wearing another dress I already had.  It’s been too long since I dressed up like a grown up in classy garb!  Looking forward to it, plus Ms. Vest is going to be my hot date for the night!  Yeah I know.  She’s married.  Oh! And, yeah, we’re not gay.   Nevertheless, we plan to have a great time!!

2.  Going from classy to crassy, and continuing the hot dog conversation from my previous post… I’ve been told there is a food truck with the best hot dogs in Ventura called, wait for it, The Greasy Weiner.”  Great! Here I am, the girl who cuts up her dog at Bombay’s because it looks too phallic to be eating it the traditional way IN A BAR,   and I’m going to be seen eating a “greasy weiner” on the streets?

3.  Brilliant post seen on Twitter:

“I hate people who don’t know the difference between ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’.
There fucking idiots.”

Bwahahaha!!!
(by the way, if you don’t get this joke you should contact me immediately!)

4.  Some people measure driving distance by miles, and some by time.  For instance, “It’s 30 miles to Santa Barbara.” vs “It takes a half an hour to get to Santa Barbara.”  Sometimes I measure distance in songs.  “It should take me only eight songs to get to Santa Barbara.”

MeerkatsMeerkat5. I believe the Meerkat is my favorite animal to watch.   I could hang out at the Santa Barbara zoo observing these little guys all day long.  They have such soulful looks in their eyes.  And they acknowledge you and watch you right back!  Love them!

And who didn’t love Timon in the Lion King?  Nathan Lane was the voice behind the character in the Disney movie.  Great stuff.  The movie came out the same year Syd Rose was born.

6. Something you may not know about me.  My father use to drag my sorry ass out of bed to watch those NASA launches in the wee hours of the morning when I was growing up.  I always loved following our adventures into space, that is until I was on-the-air at KEZY that fateful day.   This week marks the anniversary of the Challenger tragedy.  I actually got yelled at for announcing it on the air because we were not a “news station”.  I still couldn’t disagree more with that policy.

KEZY7. Speaking of that Orange County station (which was mostly great fun being the first radio station I got to work at), my mentor, Craig Powers, posted on Facebook earlier this week about KEZY and a whole bunch of past announcers and other folks chimed in including an engineer who worked there the same time I did.  He has this internet website page about it and lo and behold, there I am!  Too funny!!!  I’m such a geek!

8. I once saw a TV show, or maybe it was a segment on a program where they’d pick women at random walking by and put them on a pedestal on a busy public street and they’d ask people how old they thought she was.  These women were horrified to learn most guessed they were 10 years older than they were.
Honestly, my women friends ALL look at least 10 years younger than they are.  I believe it’s in the water here in Ventura.

Mike's Daily Podcast9.  I’m proud to say that my friend Mike Matthews created the “Pam Baumgardner Files” a while back for his Mike’s Daily Podcast. From time to time whenever I post a comment or make a suggestion, he’ll share that with his audience.   He does these crazy fun characters and will interview up and coming artists from time to time.
Check him out:  http://mikesdailypodcast.com/

10.  Whenever I get super upset, I clean.  I’ll tidy up my desk, then I’ll dust, maybe vacuum,  do the dishes, mop the kitchen floor, do the laundry.  A pristine house = one pissed off gal.

But seriously, all kidding aside, whenever I do get upset with someone.  I take a moment to calm down, and then I do some busy work (depending on the upset, sometimes longer than other times). But then as if by magic, I get this incredible feeling of affinity for mankind.  That person may still be “wrong”, but in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn’t matter.  Very therapeutic.  Plus I get more order in my surroundings!

11.  I LOVE rollercoasters!  Metalica…not so much.

12.  From my favorite quotes file, and this one is dedicated to my daughter, Sydney Rose:  “Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.”  Fran Lebowitz

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Molly the Sexy Beast1.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but seriously, love should not hurt.

2.  OMG I LOVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
So I went through my Twitter feed and found one about music at Bombay’s so I retweeted.  Then later, I saw someone had retweeted by retweet.  I thought that kind of funny so I posted on Facebook, “My retweet just got retweeted! Go Bombay’s!”.  Then, someone shared my post about my retweet getting retweeted!  Now if you followed that.  You my friend know social media and get a star for the day!

3.  I recently started working on a project where identical twins are partners in this business.  I had been working with just one of them up to this point when I attended a party where they both were in attendance.  I had to confess to my new friend that the only way I could tell them apart was the moment when one of them recognized me.  He just laughed!   I’m sure I’ll catch on to the sublime nuances each of them have.

FROOT Loops4a.  Sad to say I recently realized Fruit Loops is actually Froot Loops when I read a story about how we’ve all been deceived.  All six Froot Loop colors are actually the same flavor.  Apparently the recipe has not changed since 1962.  Bastards!

4b.  While doing some research on the aforementioned bastards, it turns out someone had actually tried to sue Kellogg’s for causing him to believe the product contained real, nutritious fruit.   At least two federal judges have previously held that the use of the word “Froot” cannot reasonably be interpreted as suggesting the presence of real “fruit,” and that  “froot” is not real, and real fruit does not come in “loops.”

5.  I read an article called “Seven tips on how to improve flirting.”  The first one once again reinforced the idea that I suck at flirting, “Act Natural.”  I just can’t!  I start cracking up and get all weird.   The next tip, “Do not be weird.”    Yeah, I’m screwed.

The Captain and Tennille6.  I have to admit it made me a tad sad to learn that The Captain and Tennille were calling it quits after 39 years of marriage.  It angered me all the quips about how “Love Won’t Keep Us Together” or something along those lines.  For starters, they probably stopped loving each other, and so love wouldn’t keep them together.  And I can’t help but wonder how many years did they stay together just because they didn’t want to let others down?

7.  I know you can’t please all the people all the time, and I’ve learned over the years that no matter what you do, someone will be upset.  So you just have to get good at looking at the greater good.

National Pie Day 20148.  Yesterday was National Pie day.  When I brought it to my co-workers’ attention and asked if we should go out and get some pies, they all looked at me like I was a dumb ass.
(edited for clarification purposes:  The answer is ALWAYS yes.  They looked at me odd because I felt the need to ask!  The pies above arrived within the hour.)

9.  I’ve been going through a hot dog phase.  Okay, the phase has been over two years, but relatively speaking, it’s a phase of my life.  In any case,  I’ve always loved the dogs at Costco and Der Weinerschnietzel, but since Bombay’s came out with their new menu, their hot dog wrapped in bacon on a sweet roll with hot mustard, OMG!  But now I’m catching wind from Maggie McKinney that there is a food truck with dogs to die for.  So the phase continues and the hunt begins.

Tommy Dreamer10.  I took my camera to the movie set of a film being shot here in Ventura by members of the band Army of Freshmen.  Several local musicians were on hand as extras and they kept pointing out the wrestlers that were actors on the set.  I hadn’t heard of any of them, but they thought it was the coolest thing!  Above is Tommy Dreamer, “The Innovator of Violence.”  Grrr!

11.  I just realized how often I write about food.

12.  “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”  – Bruce Lee

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A Couple of Things…

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1.  Every year on the anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, I am reminded of the first time Sydney Rose kicked me (in utero). I guess my adrenalin must have woke her up.  It was as if she were saying, “WTF?”  I was about five months pregnant. I felt a slight fluttering movement inside my tummy.  Another amazing pleasure moment in life.  I still miss that sensation.

Samantha Boom Boom Baumgardner2.  Look who got a bath!!!

3.  This winter weather in the 80s is quite delightful.

4.  I heard a great line while listening to a rerun of Will & Grace as given by Karen Walker:  “You know what I’m not hearing? An actual apology or a decent Rolling Stones song since 1973.”

5.  I don’t stalk.  I do recon.

6.  Recent Headlines seen:

  • “Kangaroo Found in Drug Store”
  • “Mom Revives Blind Pet Chicken”
  • “Theif Nabs 384 Pounds of Meat”
  • “Hunter Shoots Man on Toilet”

dog7.  I got a lot of feedback on my last post wondering how exactly am I politically incorrect.  I’ll let one out of the bag. I admit I find the pictures of Christ found in nature fascinating.  The one on the dog’s butt is just ingenious.  And speaking of Christ humor, have you seen the poster of the kids in the museum next to the painting of Christ?  The tagline is “Blasphemy:  A Ticket to Hell has never been funnier.”  Google it.

Honestly,  God has got to have a sense of humor. Just look at butt chins.

(I can’t help but wonder how long the person was looking at their dog’s ass before they realize what it looked like.)

8.  Funniest Tweet recently on Twitter from Stephen Colbert, “I didn’t win a Golden Globe, but it’s an honor just to assume I must have been nominated.”

9.  Let’s me honest.  It’s not that you don’t have time to exercise, it’s that you don’t want to.  As with everything, if it’s that important, you’ll make it go right.
My best advice, “Baby steps.”  Don’t go too steep a gradient.   The next time you exercise, if you’re comfortable, take it to the next level. But find something you enjoy!!  Don’t let it be a chore.

10.  I completely felt the love when my friend stated that she loves me more than chocolate.

Colbie Caillat11.  Colbie Caillat performed two songs at a local club (W20) here in town Thursday night.  It was a showcase for new performers her father Ken Caillat (famous record producer, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney) has on his new label.  All were pretty good, but I’ll be watching for great things from Lola Delon.

12.  From my Favorite quotes file:  “Bad choices make good stories.” Ellis Vidler (Novelist)

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1.  Some day I’m going to write a post about all the politically incorrect things about myself.  Until then, I’ll just have a Cheshire smile from time to time.

Albert Lee, Kelly Zires, Me, Jan McWorter, Robin Dodson

The legendary Albert Lee, Kelly Zires, Me, Jan McWorter, Robin Dodson

Albert Lee and Me2. I was planning on attending a fundraiser recently, but the day before I learned that “hands-on-help” was needed. All the hard work had been done previously with the booking of bands and gathering of raffle and silent auction items, so it was a no brainer to help organize and man the door taking donations.  Over $10,000 was raised.  The headliner was the legendary Albert Lee, but over a dozen amazing musicians (including Curtis Salgado and Sugaray Rayford) showed up to help raise funds.  I love this town!!!  And I love being able to help good friends.  See full story:  Benefit for Jacob

3.  How cool would it be if schools taught these abilities?

  • Accountability
  • Reliability
  • Responsibility

4.  Sammy is softly snoring, taking one of her many naps.  Life is good.

5.  I gained 5 pounds over the holidays and I swear, my running shoes are even tighter!

6.  I’ve heard that people take the way the toilet paper should be placed on the dispenser too seriously.  Over, under, whatever!!  Let’s talk about leaving the toilet seat up. Now that’s a discussion!

7.  I don’t do drama.  Well, the truth is, I don’t do drama well.  So when there’s drama, I end up looking like a bitch because I don’t engage in it.

My Shiny Red Shoes8.  12 Shocking Sex Facts seen on Time Magazine website written by Eliana.  I wasn’t so shocked about any of them until I came across this fun fact:   “Wearing high heels can negatively affect a woman’s orgasm.”  I KNEW IT!!! (I now have a justification for rarely wearing them)  But my favorite was:   “Being well hydrated leads to better orgasms.”   Great!  Now I get to feel self-conscious for drinking so much water!

9a.  The problem with being far sighted is that it’s a bitch to find your reading glasses…unless they’re across the room.

9b.  When asking where my glasses are, by daughter’s standard answer (without even looking up), “Are they on your head?”
Unfortunately, more times than not, they are.  (Case in point, see photo at top of page).

10.  One of the best pieces of relationship advice I’ve heard, “Make sure you’re the crazy one.”

Ventura Pirates Basketball11.  I can’t believe I haven’t been out to catch a Pirate’s basketball game yet this season.  Both men and women’s Ventura College teams are known to be kick ass.  I have it on my calendar for this week.  If I play my cards right I can catch both games.  Can’t wait!

12. I love people with good manners.

13. Sydney’s visit over Christmas has been added to my list of my life’s favorite moments.  We had so much fun running around, visiting some relatives, hanging out, going out for lunch.  Our week-long visit ended too quickly.  I miss her, and cherish these moments.
Thank you baby!

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.  Ernest Hemingway

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