Whoopie Wednesday chat

We are officially a right to work state as of yesterday. I don't know how I feel about that. Both sides of the debate have very valid points. I have been in a union and not in a union so I know how it works. Anyway, the way the repubs went about it was very deceitful and borderline illegal. I imagine it will be tied up in the courts for a while. In fact, in light of the illegal way they passed many bills this year, many of them will probably be overturned. What is funny is they left police and fire out of the right to work issue, so they are exempt from the law because they didn't want "in fighting" among police and fire workers. Really I think they wanted to make sure the police and fire would protect them during the protests. Anyway, politicians. I wonder how they sleep at night. You really have to be a special sort of person to be in politics.

I am working from home today. Still feeling sort of sicky icky but will live. Time to get at it.

Julie, I feel the same way about the issue, how it was done, and such. If you mean "special" as in sociopathic, then yeah, politicians are special. Out for their own interests, able to lie and not feel guilty about it, and yet have the uncanny ability to make people like and trust them.

I didn't do anything spectacular for my last night of freedom since DS was asleep on the couch when I got home from work. Nothing like seeing your adult son's fat naked butt hanging half out of his pants to spoil a good mood.

My ex would make a perfect politician.  He's always right and the rest of the world is worng, and he doesn't give two snits about anyone but himself.  He ran for some office in MI too.  Thankfully for the state, he didn't have a snowballs chance in Hade's.

And, HE sleeps with one of those breathing machines! 

glenmar

Thankfully for the state, he didn't have a snowballs chance in Hade's.

I dunno Glenda -- H$ll, MIchigan is a pretty danged cold place!! 

Florida is a "right-to-work" state -- and I've done employement law for years.  It will bite everyone.  (no surprise it was politically pushed) -- essentially in a right-to-work state eventually it comes down to you can be terminated for good reason, bad reason, I-don't-like-the-color-of-your-shoes-today reason.  BUT you can't terminate in a discrminatory way.  But try proving "discrmination" -- it's VERY difficult.  (and remember there is race, religious, sex, age, etc. so it gets truly difficult to **prove** someone was discriminated against.)

 *sigh* all that and now they've made a movie out of the Casey Anthony trial.  *sigh*  I'm never sure being a legal secretary was a wise career move.

On a lighter note -- today is the last day for the next 87 years that we'll have a repeated numerical date.  12/12/12.  (not again until 01/01/01 or 2101!!)

 Numbers fascinate me -- number puzzles, quirks, etc.  I know, I know -- my mother didn't let me read comic books as a kid!!  Maybe that's why I grew up warped!!  (*laughing* boy did I open myself for a cheap shot there!!)

calliecritturs

Florida is a "right-to-work" state -- and I've done employement law for years.  It will bite everyone.  (no surprise it was politically pushed) -- essentially in a right-to-work state eventually it comes down to you can be terminated for good reason, bad reason, I-don't-like-the-color-of-your-shoes-today reason.  BUT you can't terminate in a discrminatory way.  But try proving "discrmination" -- it's VERY difficult.  (and remember there is race, religious, sex, age, etc. so it gets truly difficult to **prove** someone was discriminated against.)

NH is a right-to-work state and a friend found that it was easier to sue the former employer for creating a hostile work environment than for termination due to sexual orientation (even though such slurs were allegedly hurled at him as he was physically assaulted during the conversation.)  Yeah.

Brought Gracie to the chiropractor vet last night and he was really pleased with her very visible improvement in motion since he first saw her.  He asked me, "What's next?  When's your next competition?" I told him we're done.  He replied that I need to keep working her, that it's for her benefit that we keep her muscles and joints moving and continuing to work.  I mentioned that it appears we have qualified for Nationals.  He asked when that is, March.  Where, Oklahoma.  He says "Go for it!"  I asked, "Do you really think she can do that?  I thought I might be pushing her old body too hard."  He says no, she's capable.  It's not like she's a race horse racing every weekend.  If you want, give her a rest until Christmas and then Jan 1 she needs to be back in the training room."  What a difference from my regular vet who encouraged me to stop working her and "just let her be a dog." 

That's great news about Gracie, Paige.  I agree with the chiro, even though I've got no medical experience. lol  I've always believed the advice that staying fit and active is best for dogs and people.  Go Gracie! 

Not much new around here.  The weather has been chilly the last few mornings but sunny and very nice in the afternoons.  I made chili the other day but DH wouldn't eat it after a few bites.  Made it too hot for him.  lol 

 The title of this thread reminds me that I wanted to make some Whoopie Pies for my grandkids for Christmastime....

What the heck is a whoopie pie?

miranadobe

a friend found that it was easier to sue the former employer for creating a hostile work environment than for termination due to sexual orientation (even though such slurs were hurled at him as he was physically assaulted during the conversation.)  Yeah.

nodding  *sigh*

Seeing as I live near PA dutch country, we get excellent ones in the Farmer's Market here. They make the standard chocolate, pumpkin when it's in season, chocolate chip, oatmeal, and peanut butter. 

 

I think it's great the chiropractor thinks Gracie should stay active. The people who own the facility we train at have some older dogs. I forget how old their one guy is, at least 8.There's really no knowing how old he is exactly, since she found him somewhere. He's too old to weight pull competitively anyway. He learned how to pull earlier this year, and she brings him to the green dog pulls. He just pulls the same little skateboard with a little bit of weight on it that Luke uses. He also learned flyball this year. He doesn't retrieve his ball off the box so as to not stress his joints, he takes it from the floor in front of the box, but he does low jumps.

Tomorrow night is Hobbit Night!!

 Yup, whoopie pies are a chocolate cake-like cookie filled with marshmallow creme mixed with confectioner's sugar.  I made the pumpkin ones last year with a cream cheese filling, but wasn't as fond of them as the chocolate.  One of my granddaughters calls them whoopity pies!

Hmm... around here, there is no marshmallow involved. It's an icing. Marshmallow is the lazy way (according to my mom) or the way the uncultured make them.

http://www.food.com/recipe/whoopie-pies-the-real-deal-lancaster-co-recipe-54787

 That's probably a recipe similar to the picture I posted, and what I get.

I think that the marshmellow is more of a southern thing.  Either way, you can't eat more than one unless you have a gallon or so of milk handy to cut the sugar!

glenmar

I think that the marshmellow is more of a southern thing.  Either way, you can't eat more than one unless you have a gallon or so of milk handy to cut the sugar!

 

Marshmallow is just a wrong thing, because whoopie pies are from Lancaster County, PA. Any claim Maine makes is just wrong. 

I hope the dumb thing I have to do tomorrow is quick, because after that I may meet my mom to take my niece through the drive through light show. Then we're off to dinner and the Hobbit.