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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
- RIP Louis Mortimer Armstrong: http://bit.ly/1R4tv6
- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
- Our fish just died. And I'm sitting here crying. And it wasn't even my fault!
301. Marie said:
The cake is "Bailey's Irish Cream Cake".....of course, it has Bailey's in it. It also calls for something like 3/4 of a cup of vodka. I will have to look for the recipe, but I'm pretty sure if you Google the recipe name, it'll come up. It is SOOOOOOOO good! If you have a pretty little bundt cake pan, it comes out real purdy too! (If y'all can't find the recipe, I'll supply it.)
302. Dang Cold.. said:
3 words dee-lish-us
303. Graygirl said:
I WANT SOME OF THAT VODKA CAKE.....NOW! (Yes I am yelling)
304. Marie said:
Oh, hell yeah, Dang Cold....it's really good. And I'm a shitty cook and still impress people when I make it!
305. Dang Cold.. said:
I got paper plates..dont' make a mess now..
306. Dang Cold.. said:
moose? marie? pass me than knife?
307. Ern said:
TA DAAAAAH! (Thanks Marie)
ervings: 1 cake
Category: Dessert - Cake
Ingredients:
18 1/4 ounce pkg. yellow cake mix
4 ounce instant chocolate pudding
3/4 cup oil
1/8 cup water
1/4 cup vodka
3/8 cup bailey's Irish cream
4 eggs
Instructions:
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, water, vodka, liqueur and eggs in bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350F 40 to 50 minutes or until done. Remove from pan and cool completely. Mix a glaze of Bailey's and powdered sugar to a thick consistency and drizzle over cake.
308. Ern said:
My favorite is that it is made with cake mix (that's my kind of cooking!)
Pass me a plate o' that, Dang!
309. Dang Cold.. said:
hang on Ern..Graygirl quit shoving there's enough for everybody!!
310. Danika said:
Kristine said 'holy shit I can see the numbers' and I looked and went holy shit so can I!!!
Tahiti treat.. haven't had that in a while... now I want some.
Fathers. My Daddy is awesome. Not so much when I was growing up but now... awesome. My mom however is a totally different story... no good anytime. Self-centered twit.
Happy Valentines day doocelings!
311. Dang Cold.. said:
there's now a text file in my "My Documents" folder on my PC called "Ern's Cake"..thank you Ern!
312. Dang Cold.. said:
there's now a text file in my "My Documents" folder on my PC called "Ernscake.txt"..thank you Ern!
313. Dang Cold.. said:
ah fuck
314. Ern said:
Don't thank me, Dang. Thank the Sweet Baby Media website I just found.
But it warms the cockles of my heart to know that my name is on your computer :)
315. Graygirl said:
My patience is about gone....want cake now!
316. jp said:
Thanks and happy valentines day to all who come here to find a connection to others. Sometimes it is easier to connect to strangers than it is to someone who gave you life. When I quit weeping from the words dooce has written I think I shall call my daddy.
317. Dang Cold.. said:
no problem Ern..
I gotta get ready for a date y'all. putting on my brylcreem and old spice right now..heh heh heh heh
Chat soon!
318. jp said:
You had me at vodka
319. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
"You might be screaming, 'no, no, no,' but all they hear is 'who wants cake?' Let me tell you something, they all do, they all want cake." Wilford Brimley, "Retardation: A Celebration"
320. jp said:
Let them eat cake! Let us all eat cake, now. cake...vodka...cake...
321. seannarae said:
so lady armstrong,
tell me how CNN/Money can run a story with the heading: "Have a blog, lose your job?" and *NOT* mention what is by all accounts the clinical term for such an event?
i call BOOSHEET!
322. jp said:
BFE- Is Wilford Brimley alive?
323. Fran said:
U2
:(
You made me cry!
324. jp said:
helloooooo.....is there an echo? Am I alone here?
325. Dang Cold.. said:
I'm shaving but what do you need JP?
326. Ern said:
I think everyone is heading home. I'm gonna have to bail myself. But...you check Dooce while shaving, DC? Ha! That's dedication.
327. Terri said:
Heather, I don't know if you'll read this but in case you do...my father died last week. There was a time when he refused to speak to me, for absolutely no reason (other than he married a strange bitch from hell) for over 8 years. I talk about it on my blog. One day I ran into him in public. I said "hi Dad." He turned as if I didn't exist and walked past me. My friends said "are you sure that's your Dad?" HUH?
Anyway, I hope you don't leave to chance your father hearing or reading the words you wrote. My Dad and I made our way in the past few years. Our relationship was never the same, but we managed to scrape one out of what we had left. My sister wasn't so lucky. When my Dad died last week, at 67, I was at peace knowing he knew what I felt in my heart; the good, the bad and the very ugly. Please, don't leave it to chance. Write a letter, post a sign, send a dove, scream it out, whatever you have to do to let him know how you feel, for in the end, it's for your benefit not necessarily his.
328. confused said:
Wait...a little confused.
Dooce has four grandpas on her side of the family?
329. cat said:
GREAT grandpas. GREAT. :)
330. Cathi said:
ooooh - Marie (#301) - I've made the Bailey's and vodka cake, and it is quite yummy. I haven't read all the comments. If anyone needs it, I have it on my computer here. I also have a recipe for some awesome Bailey's fudge... it was a good St. Pat's Day last year.
331. Cathi said:
... nothing like hanging out in the bleachers all by myself on Valentines Day. :(
332. CanadianAmy said:
Baileys Fudge!
Recipe please, if you don't mind.
I have a recipe for homemade Baileys...
Dooce.com: Where fun people meet and swap recipes involving spirits!
333. Ern said:
Dooce: Where booze and cake trump exercise and vegetables
334. Adaire said:
ITA with Terri. My dad died of cancer almost 3 years ago at age 47. We had a rocky relationship sometimes. I thought I had a lot of time to patch things up with him. I know he loved me, I hope he knows how much I love him. I miss him more than words can express.
335. Ashik said:
Well, I'm surprised that I've not yet seen a recipe for baby poop cake exotically spiced with slightly *used* A1 sauce.
336. Cathi said:
Bailey's Irish Cream Fudge
4½ cups sugar
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
½ lb. butter
2 pkgs. milk chocolate chips
1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 jars (7 oz. each) marshmallow cream
2 tsp. vanilla
2/3 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream
2 cups chopped nuts (optional)
Line 9x13-inch pan with tin foil and butter or spray with Pam. (Using cookie sheet, fudge doesn't come out of pan as easily.)
In a large bowl, mix together chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, vanilla, Irish Cream. Set aside. Heat butter, sugar and milk to a boil, reduce heat and cook slowly for 11 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour milk mixture over the ingredients in bowl and stir slowly to blend. DO NOT USE A MIXER. Add nuts. Pour fudge into pan and chill. Cut when cold. (Fudge will stay soft, and not completely harden.)
337. Cathi said:
Ashik, that is so gross, although I do have a recipe somewhere for a kitty litter cake (using melted tootsie rolls for poop), which could probably be modified. Nothing would say love to your sweetie better than that!
338. Mrs.Strizzay said:
That kitty litter cake is MAD NASTY!!
I am however fond of the Janet Jackson nipple cupcakes.
339. Lauren Stranahan said:
4 grandpas? That's just Dooce's southern roots showing ..
I agree with what Terri said about doing something and how it's for your benefit ultimately. Thanks to the people who gave me positive feedback earlier on my site about my Dad at AlanBoxer.com - it's really been extremely difficult for me to write so far, but I feel like it's stuff that I had to get out of my system. You know, sorta like vomiting.
I heart Heather. Sometimes you just have to ask yourself, WWDD? The answer is usually a doozy.
Lauren
340. Cathi said:
Mrs.Strizzay, I made those cupcakes for the Superbowl, and look forward to making that a yearly celebration. yeehaw!
341. Tara said:
So, if Leta has four great grandpas just from Heather's side of the family, then Heather must have four grandpas.
Oh how I wish I was southern...
342. moose said:
Uh, I had to leave for a while. Is there any cake left? Has Dang left yet for his dang romantic evening with his dang gorgeous sweetie?
343. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Danged if I know. . .
344. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I need a drink.
Whos friggin idea was it to make this family pizza and movie night??
ET is over, I am to full, hubby is asleep on the couch, the kids are acting like hooligans, and Margi is on the SECOND floor of the Barbie Talkin Town House. OMG she is OUTTA CONTROL! I am going to post pics right now.
345. Cathi said:
Strizay, I'm feeling you. We're all sick here - hubby got off early and is making us some grilled cheese sandwiches.
346. Cathi said:
sorry zz
347. Er... said:
dork
Æ nounÂ
1. (informal) a contemptible, socially inept person.
2. (N. Amer. vulgar slang) a man's penis.
- DERIVATIVES dorkiness noun dorky adjective (dorkier, dorkiest).
- ORIGIN 1960s (originally US): perhaps a variant of dirk, influenced by dick1.
How to cite this entry:
"dork noun"Â Â The Oxford Dictionary of English. Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.15 February 2005Â Â
348. Squirl said:
As far as I can see, Wilford Brimley is still alive. On a side note, he was born in Salt Lake City.
349. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Coincidence? *I think not*
350. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Wiflord Brimley. That name makes me want oatmeal and health insurance.
351. K E N N Y said:
I like cream of wheat... and cocoon.
352. Libraryhill said:
Or Diabetes Rx's by mail.
353. AndiMAC said:
Oh god I LOVE baby girls in pigtails! TOO cute!
354. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Forgive me for spamming, but I mentioned Wilford Brimley on my own blog yesterday and that's two references to an obscure hot cereal spokesman in two days. Repent, dear friends, for the apocalypse is near.
355. David Kornahrens said:
It amazes me of how many people can comment on a photograph. I'm sure Leta is going to be famous by the time she get's old enough to read/write.
356. GEORGE! said:
I've seen this other baby somewhere else... must have been that there intronet.
357. lavonne said:
Leta is already famous. Hell, she's already had her mug in the NY Times!
358. Girl.A said:
Dr. Fever, I thought spamming was when you rubbed the spam or sausages on your petunia. And I heard that stings like a mutha.
359. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
I don't have a petunia, Girl A., and if I did I would keep all pork products away from it.
360. Mary said:
Thanks, Heather, for your excellent post. You captured so perfectly the relationship and keen desire of parent-child. My own departed Mom and Dad were precious though not perfect, and I miss them desperately, most of all the chance to just phone and say "hello".
Bless your heart for being so in tune.
361. log-cabin-it said:
New good music?
No time?
www.cbcradio3.com
362. cee said:
Ya know... by time one gets to three hundred and some odd comments, one wonders if it will ever be noticed... but, what the heck... I'm chuckling so much at the 'redneck woman' tonight! Thanks! ;)
363. moose said:
I'm thinking I wouldn't mind being influenced by dick1. But I'm not sure. Cuz that would make me a dork. But then I think I already am.
364. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Who is dick1?
365. mg2 said:
yeah, who is dick1? is there a dick2, because i could be down with that.
366. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Down on dick 2? Hmm That sounds doubley interesting.
367. moose said:
Er... (#347 -- I love the numbers!!!) says, among other things, that Dork is influenced by dick1... just sounded good to me, maybe. Hee.
368. moose said:
If there is a dick1, surely there's a dick2, eh? And if there's a dick2... Oh my. Oh my.
369. Dang Cold.. said:
Good night crew - dc
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Come a little bit closer
Hear what I have to say
Just like children sleepin'
We could dream this night away.
But there's a full moon risin'
Let's go dancin' in the light
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night.
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon.
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart.
But now it's gettin' late
And the moon is climbin' high
I want to celebrate
See it shinin' in your eye.
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon.
370. muffy said:
Wow Leta's hair is getting lighter!
371. copy_kitty said:
Dang Cold..
I was kind of expecting "Love is a Rose" tonight.
372. breanne said:
Great post to your dad dooce! I have had the great fortune of always having a father who treated my sister and I like princess'. I believe that the best gift he ever gave us was having a wonderful marriage with my mom, and showing us what we should look for in a husband.
373. Eclair said:
Thanks Coskel #224 and LadyBug #239. I apologize if I gave offence by asking. Truly.
374. Mrs.Strizzay said:
can't.stop.coughing
375. Ern said:
I just have to say, in checking in before bed, that Mac users have ALWAYS been able to see the numbers. We are super special!
NYAA, NYAA, NA, NYAA, NYAAAAAAAA!
376. Henryk_ Tue @1951Sydney time said:
Mac users.....ppfftttttttt
377. Henryk_ Tue @1951Sydney time said:
Who is that lover of Neil Young????
378. Henryk_ Tue @1951Sydney time said:
Could it be that "by hook or by crook, i'm the last in the book!
379. minxlj said:
PIGTAILS!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
From the back, with her lil' pigtails there, Leta looks exactly like me as a little one. Awwww!
I just turned 26 last week. I'm in an 'now officially late twenties denial' mood...
380. Henryk_ Tue @2243 Sydney time said:
Only in your mid 20's! hahahahaha!
Live life to the fullest!
381. Henryk_ Tue @2243 Sydney time said:
?
382. Sarah M said:
Oh U2. I'm definatley for their new album more than the others. There isn't a single song i don't like on it, where as the others, hmm well, a few i didn't like so much. But you know, i'm one of those young U2 fans who wasn't around to appreciate their earlier stuff :) I particularly like 'A man and woman'.
Leta's hair is looking most beautiful by the way. Please oh please though, don't be tempted to cut her a fringe. Oh God. Spare her....My mother cut me one when i was that age with my curly hair and it has cursed me for the rest of my life. :)
I can't believe how much i just rambled.
Sarah x
383. mg2 said:
leta needs a mullet.
384. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
mg2 -- we *all* need mullets
385. mg2 said:
Whatchu talkin bout, Willis? I already HAVE a mullet.
386. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Then my proposal of unholy mattressmony still stands.
387. mg2 said:
I accept, Mullet Four-Eyes. Your trailer or mine?
388. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Let's crash Tammy Littlenut's pad.
389. mg2 said:
As for that little redheaded spitfire, Tammy Littlenut? Well, let's just say... the carpet matches the drapes. Mmmm! -JB
390. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
The carpet matching the drapes is all well and good. . .until you pull up the carpet and go for the hardwood floor.
391. mg2 said:
Oooh, buff it, Bucky!
392. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Thought maybe you'd spit shine it for me, mg2, seein' as how we're engaged and all.
393. mg2 said:
Wax on, wax off, Daniel-son. You'll get your spit shine, and I'll pee on you, too.
394. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Promises, promises. . .
Hope you've been drinking your cranberry juice.
Now you've done it. Must go smoke.
395. Closet Metro said:
mmmm, floorboards!
396. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I am glad to hear that my 3 1/2 year old isn't the only one to have said "Leoddely odddely ooooh" at some point in his life. Except usually it is a piece of candy or a banana that puts him over the edge. He won't touch carrots with a ten-foot pole.
397. Squish said:
You said this yesterday about your father:
"He is the most honorable human being I know"
He'd probably tell you these qualities are gifts from God. He'd be right, too.