Matt in the Middle: Soon to be 2 Degrees from Kevin Bacon?

Friday, February 18, 2011

Soon to be 2 Degrees from Kevin Bacon?

Who was that MATTsed man?

Work today didn't last as long as I had expected. Apparently Wiz is more popular with the young whipper-snappers because none of the MIDDLEfarts showed up to buy tickets today. Last night I stopped back into work and saw the Lipizzaner Stallions getting washed for their big show last night. You know, without the fancy hats and tutus or whatever they wear they look pretty much like white horses. Someone told me that you aren't supposed to look them in the eyes or walk behind them. I have seen enough cowboy movies to know you never walk behind a horse...I got horse sense (that's bad though right?). Anyway, I looked one of them in the eyes but he looked at me first. And, that was before I heard that I wasn't suppose to look them in the eyes. If he had a bad performance last night he was probably spooked by my beauty and ability to walk on two feet. Isn't it polite to look people in the eyes? Why do we want to keep horses down? What are we afraid of? Get your hooves off of me you damn filthy equine!

Take that Kevin Bacon!

After yesterday's blog my friend for over 35 years, Pam, told me that she is friends with Andy Richter's sister. All of a sudden I am three degrees from Andy Richter (or maybe he is three degrees from Matt In The Middle). I am probably closer to him than Kevin Bacon is! If not, it's pretty close. Talk shows don't count! If I go to see Dan Aykroyd April 1st I will be two degrees from Kevin Bacon (you can figure it out). I will be closer to a BLT than a Seismograph (what a lame joke). Even if I can't get Andy Richter as a podcast guest maybe I can get Pam and Andy Richter's sister anyway? That might be what I should do...get celebrities' relatives and friends to tell me stories about their siblings, friends... so the celebs get angry enough to come on Dirty Laundry to yell at me and Sugar Momma collaterally. A good law suit always provides a lot of free press. No press is bad press!
Last night Sugar Momma and I got to tour our new 410,000 square foot high school that will open in September. Fabio will be in the first class to go all the way through the school. I am going to post some photos on my Facebook page later if you are one of the interested people with kids going there next year. It may take a while because I took over 100 photos. The school is amazing. It is styled in the Frank Lloyd Wright vein right down to the fireplace in the cafeteria dining area. I am not kidding, our new high school has a fireplace in the cafeteria.

Thank you to Stacee for just sending me a lead on finding Popchips. If I can't find them at Jewel I will contact Jillian Michaels because Stacee said Ms. Michaels is obsessed with them. Get ready to be Matt In The Middled Jillian! Hey Jillian, Girl Scout Cookies have an APP for locating the cookies now. Download the APP and leave some POPchips for the rest of us.

Why do we fold towels after we wash them? I guess they stack better but do we really care if our towels are wrinkled? Come to blog of it can towels actually be unwrinkled? Is it just to distinguish the clean ones from the dirty ones? Are towels really dirty if we use them while we're clean?

I'm off to work-out; the stalling is over. I must say I don't care for working out that much but I love the way I feel when I push through it and am done. The rewards far outweigh the hatred. Tomorrow I am doing the usual weekend basketball tournament thing though this weekend's games are very close for a change. Then, tomorrow night, we are playing euchre with a bunch of friends that we used to do this regularly with. I am a kick-ass euchre player; it's not bragging if it's true right? I will try to fit the blog in there somewhere for those of you weekend blog readers. Thanks for coming (too easy). TTTT... MITM (trumped out).
c ue the music

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Matt In The Middle Blogssary

47% Rule - Matt in the Middle is 47 % estrogen
53% Rule - Matt in the Middle is 53% testosterone
Agitator (the) - Matt's podcast name (revealed in blog and podcast number 2
B. S. - blog stuff
Big Sexy - Jay Cole's drink of choice (Jack and Coke) - doesn't necessarily have to be Jack
Blogcast - our podcast (Dirty Laundry)
Bloggestion - now in Urban Dictionary meaning something suggested on a blog or taking a few minutes to understand (like suggested or digested)
Blogging Suit - like a NASCAR driver's racing suit with all of the sponsors patches
Blogssary - blog glossary
Blogisodes - episodes of this blog
BWAK - blogged with a kiss
Ca-Ching - the sound of the cash register as I try to gain sponsors that will never actually happen (I'm not really that delusional) - same as ka-ching
Cha Cha - revealed to be Sugar Momma's new name on premier podcast
Cheese & Quackers - our resident ducks. she is cheese and he is quackers
Ciaoloha - MITM's new mega-word "discovered" on Columbus Day 2011. It combines "hello," "goodbye," "love," "podcast" and "blog" into one happy little package!
Copyright - something that I think is clever and original that needs to be protected as original intellectual material (like it would really hold up in court)
Dirty Laundry - our podcast/blogcast launched 4/1/11
Discomboobulated - a word Bret Michaels used on Celebrity Apprentice when he meant discombobulated though discomboobulated is an actual word
Fabio - the name my son preferred being called on the blog (the artist formerly known as Sparky)
Judii - the sister I never had but wish I did (my unofficial sister)
Ka-ching - the sound of the cash register as I try to gain sponsors that will never actually happen (I'm not really that delusional) - same as ca-ching
Kajunkles - used for people who don't know how to run correctly. Body parts moving against one another rather than together for the common goal of running (could be a noun, proper noun or a verb). Trying to accomplish something against seemingly impossible odds.
The Lost Sock - Cha Cha's brother (and my brother-in-law). One of the best people I have known in my life.
MADYM - One of my very good friends - Mary. She was given this name based on an acronym of her name by one of my other very good friends Stacee. Together they came up with the MITM theme song idea. She was also our maid of honor or matron of honor (I don't know the difference).
Middle - anything average or center (Middle of the country, Middle of life, average intelligence, a regular joe (or joan)...)
MITM - Matt In The Middle
Ms. Peabody - Maisy (our dog) because of Mr. Peabody
Nature Girl - Another very good friend- Sue. Given this name because of being a combination of Diane Fossey, Caroline Ingalls and Danielle Boone (lady Daniel)
Patent / Patent Pending - something that I think is clever and original that needs to be protected as original intellectual material (like it would really hold up in court)
PFT - Plasma Fun Time - donating plasma - twice a week.
Roz - my pink/fuchsia i-pod nano. Named for Roz Kelly who played Pinky Tuscadero on tv's Happy Days. She goes with me everywhere to play my life's soundtrack and measure my steps with her pedometer.
Sparky - my son's blog pseudonym (see also Fabio)
Splenda - my daughter's blog pseudonym
Sponsorship Patch - when I mention a known product to try to get sponsorships and want to put a patch on my blogging suit
Stacee - a friend from high school that is a great inspiration to me continuously. The Cosmos keep bringing us back together electronically (MySpace, Facebook, Blog...) even though we haven't "seen" each other for nearly thirty years.
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheels theme song of MITM. Idea suggested by MADY and Stacee
Sugar Momma - my wife, Jill
Trademark - something that I think is clever and original that needs to be protected as original intellectual material (like it would really hold up in court)
TTTT - Ta Ta 'Til Tomorrow
TWSS - that's what she said
WTF - why the face?

Potato Soup

Ingredients Needed:
1 - 32 oz. box Vegetarian Vegetable Broth (I used Swanson's)
can substitute with chicken broth if you wish
1 - package of Country Gravy Mix (I used McCormick's)
okay to use sausage gravy mix if you wish
1 - 26 oz. package of frozen hash browns

Cook hash browns in a large pot. Cook potatoes until slightly browned stirring often so as not to burn the hash browns. While the hash browns are cooking prepare the country gravy mix as directed on package. Once the potatoes are done to your liking slowly pour the broth into the pot with the potatoes and reduce heat and simmer until hot. After the potatoes and broth are hot add the gravy mix and continue to simmer until thickened. Serve and eat.

** special note...I like it extra spicy so I add an extra package of county gravy mix to the finished mixture and whisk and heat.

Just like I always say - add whatever you want (peas, onions...) and make it your own. And, as always, ENJOY!

Sangria Wine Recipe (reposted from 4/22/10)

I also made Sangria yesterday to honor Earth's goodness (truthfully so I could get lit). I am not a wine drinker because most wines are too dry in my opinion and I am not a big fan of cotton-mouth. I liked the movie "Sideways" though so I want to like wine. I was watching Planet Green a couple of days ago while I was cleaning the kitchen and folding laundry like a real man and Emeril Lagasse was making paella on "Emeril Green". He also threw in, as an after-thought, Sangria so I hit the record button. Well he did it very fast and didn't say measurements or anything but he gave the basics so I came up with my own recipe and I think it turned out well though I made A LOT! Sugar Momma says I am a man of excess - isn't that what "man" means? Anyway, here's my Sangria recipe but I suggest you might want to cut the volume down unless you are having a small country over for dinner:

ingredients (I would suggest cutting the liquids in half)

3 liters of inexpensive Shiraz (Frontera Mendoza 2009)
1 cup of Grand Marnier
1 cup of brandy
1 cup of lime juice
3 limes
3 lemons
2 granny smith apples
2 large oranges
12 oz. sugar
33.8 oz sparkling water (Pellegrino)
64 oz. orange juice
ice

In a HUGE bowl slice the fruit and cover with sugar, mix. Add Shiraz and stir. Add ice to hold the fruit under while it drowns in the wine. Add Grand Marnier and brandy and stir. Add lime juice, orange juice and sparkling water and stir. Let sit for awhile so the tastes blend. Taste and add ingredients to taste (I added a little more lime juice and sugar). Find the biggest vessel you own for storage (mine is a pot like they used in those headhunter movies to cook people which is now sitting on our stove). Sweet and fruity just like me. Share with your friends/neighbors and your boss at review time.

Caprese Paninis

Ingredients you will need:

good loaf of bread (I used Italian bread)
mozzarella cheese
pesto sauce (I used jarred Classico brand - found by pastas)
fresh basil leaves
extra virgin olive oil
tomatoes

And here we go:
slice the bread and brush extra virgin olive oil on both sides of each slice. Clean and separate basil leaves. Slice tomatoes. Grate Cheese. Lightly grill one side of each slice of bread. Flip the bread when lightly toasted. After flipping the bread spread pesto on the toasted side and top with shredded cheese while the other side toasts. Once the second side is toasted and the cheese is starting to melt remove it from the

grill and top with two slices of tomato side-by-side and put a basil leaf on each tomato slice. Remove another slice of the toast with the pesto and cheese mixture from the grill and place it cheese/pesto side down on top of the tomato and basil'd toast to form a sandwich. (They could just as easily be done in a frying pan or on a George Foreman Grill...)

Done! Very simple and delicious!

Friday, February 18, 2011

Soon to be 2 Degrees from Kevin Bacon?

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