Friday Fun with Alicia!

Okay, since we're all living vicariously through Alicia these days, here's a look at some of the pics she sent me.They have been edited to protect the, um, innocent....


































How'd you like to have that in your lap?

Alicia enjoys the Male Revue!

And now for a few pics of the Great Shower Replacement Saga! This is before....

 And this is after the demolition.

Didn't take him all that long, either. Now we get to experience life without a shower for the next several days. Should be interesting!

Happy Birthday, Noelle!

I finally got smart and checked the list of birthdays on Facebook. So I knew ahead of time that today is Noelle's Birthday!

*sigh* I've really missed the BD Buns. So happy I get to post them again....

Have a great day, Noelle!












And since your birthday falls on a Thursday this year, here's a nice, thoughtful-looking hunk to go along with the buns!



































Thought for the day:
You know how much trouble I had coming up with a title for CSC #9? Well, as it turns out, I needn't have bothered. The folks at Sourcebooks have decided to call it Savage. Still not sure I like it, but I don't have a whole lot of say in the decision.

Opinions? 

Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

The old bathtub is due to be ripped out today. Will let you know how it goes. In the meantime, this guy should keep my mind off the inconvenience.

You know what they say about never going back?

Well, here's why...

Tasty Tuesday Grandma's Doughnuts!

Looks like Donna's been cooking again! This time, it's doughnuts!

My hubs wanted doughnuts yesterday for his weekend breakfasts with his coffee and banana, so I pulled out a quick and easy recipe. This of course is not on my  Healthy food plan--way too many carbs and fat!  I always feel like I'm cheating with this easy recipe called:

GRANDMA'S DOUGHNUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 quarts oil for deep frying
• 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Separate out the biscuits and cut a hole in the middle of each one, like you would a doughnut. You can get creative on this part and make different shapes. Just be sure not to make them too thick in any places, or they will not cook all the way through.
3. Carefully slide doughnuts into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain briefly on wire racks placed over baking sheets.
4. Place the confectioners' sugar in a bowl and roll the hot doughnuts in the sugar.

Footnote: I had this thought when I fell asleep last night. 

If you have a nice YD hard-on handy you can use it to 
poke holes in the doughnuts.

And then you can clean off your tool in between doughnuts! LOL!

 

Musical Monday Moons!

This pic reminds me of Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love.

My DH once told me that when this video came on in a bar he was in, there wasn't a pair of male eyes in the whole place that weren't glued to the screen. 

 
I think we need to write new words to go with today's hunk, though.

Sing it with me now and just imagine the video they could make with that!

Might as well face it you're addicted to buns
Might as well face it you're addicted to buns 
Might as well face it you're addicted to buns
Might as well face it you're addicted to buns
You're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to buns...

Sunday's Wet Hunk of the Day!

Alas, Wet Hunk Week has come to an end. Must check my files for a really good one...





 













Or two...























Or three....
































Have a great day!

Saturday's Wet Hunk of the Day!

Do I really need to say anything about this one?


I didn't think so...

Wet Friday Fun!

Today is the first day of autumn. Time to take a nice, hot shower and then celebrate the equinox by dancing naked in a grove of sacred oak trees beneath the waning crescent moon.

That is, if you're into that sort of thing.

If not, I recommend staying in the shower with this guy. And if you can't find a way to have fun with him, there's no hope for you!

Wet Thursday Thoughts

Interesting perspective, don't you think?

Kinda makes you want to open the door real quick and see what pops out.

I think there's a Sextet story in that somewhere.

Speaking of which, our Entanglements stories should be going off to the Siren editor soon. For those of you who aren't big menage fans, but like a little restraint in your romance, you might enjoy this one. 








 




A Delicate Procedure

Restraints are required when hunky graduate student Aidan Vidal asks Nurse Trish Davis, his neighbor and former babysitter, for help with a rather embarrassing hair removal problem...

...something this guy obviously doesn't need...

Wet Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

I think I must have showers on the brain these days. Seems like all the hunks I've posted lately have been dripping wet.

Then again, I don't think I hear any complaints.

Speaking of the new shower, I ordered the tile on Monday. Pricey stuff, tile. Hopefully this is the only time I'll ever have to buy any. Sounds better when you chalk it up as a once-in-a-lifetime purchase, doesn't it?

 And, no, I'm not gazing with speechless admiration at the tile work in this pic...

Tasty Tuesday Sherry Apple Pork Chops!

Now that my apple tree is loaded with fruit, I looked through my recipe file and found this one from our own Diva Donna, which looks like a great recipe for fall. *inhales deeply* I can almost smell it baking....

Imagine  nice  man chops resting on a bed of sliced apples dotted with butter and dusted with brown sugar and cinnamon. Then imagine sherry poured over the top.  Well Baked.  Eat until Satisfied.

And we thought  sherry--I mean Cheryl's--job was all work  and no play!















No patients were injured in the making of this recipe!!!
 LOL!!!

Sherry Apple Pork Chops   

Ingredients

• 6 pork chops
• 3 large apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup dry sherry

Directions

1. In a large skillet, brown chops, about 2 minutes each side; reserve.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Arrange apple slices in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter or margarine. Top with browned pork chops and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sherry over all, cover and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until tender and internal temperature of pork has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Wet Monday Moons!

It's actually raining as I write this. No wind or thunder or lightning. Just a gentle, much-needed rain. The windows are open and I can hear the raindrops on the leaves in the woods and the occasional gurgle in the downspout. It's a nice, pleasant sound. The temperature is not too hot, not too cold. Just right.
Kinda like this guy...

I love those Italian cypress trees. They make me think of Tuscany in the summertime--or they would if I'd ever actually been there. I think a visit to Tuscany should be number one on my bucket list.

But until then, somewhere in my mind, I'm sitting beside a private pool on the grounds of a spacious Tuscan villa, sipping white wine and enjoying the scenery. My gorgeous Italian hunk has just stepped out of the pool.

Pardon me while I go get a towel to dry him off.

Slowly....

Carefully...

Thoroughly...

Oh, yeah... I am so there....

Sunday's Hunk of the Day!

Do you suppose I'll ever find anything like this in my new shower?









Nah.... Probably not...

Saturday's Hunk of the Day!

Doncha just love the way Blogger now lets me post the pictures in an extra large size???

Friday Fun!

Donna sent me the link to this video recently. It's a hoot!

Fish Salesman

*sigh* If only they'd used an younger guy with better buns....

Maybe like this one...

I took some more pics of Bugsy yesterday. These give you a little better idea of what he looks like. So, what do you think he is now?

Thursday Thoughts

Now that I think of it, I probably should have posted yesterday's pic today. It's certainly food for thought.

So is home improvement. The bathtub to shower conversion will be in my thoughts for the next month or so, and I was looking at a brochure for replacement windows yesterday, too--yet another of the three projects that this house needs in the coming years.

First, there's the heating/cooling issue. We currently heat with small heaters when it's cool, and a wood burning stove when it's really cold. In summer, we have ceiling fans (Budley just installed two more of them this past week) and window air conditioners. The house doesn't even have duct work. Fortunately, there is a large crawlspace, so they wouldn't be that hard to install. The problem of where to put the actual furnace is a tough one to solve, since in my little house, there isn't what you'd call "extra space" anywhere.

Second, the the windows need replacing. I've heard these replacement services can do it in a day, but somehow I don't think they'd be the ones to paint or stain the frames or put up the trim around them. Yet another project I really don't have time to do.

Third, the carpets need to be replaced. Twenty years of kids, dogs, and cats have taken their toll, but when I look at everything we'd have to move out of the way, I cringe. I've been donating books to local women's shelters via the Indiana RWA chapter, but there are still hundreds more on the shelves in the living room. At least those could be dealt with a few at a time. You get back in my bedroom, and there's this a huge old oak desk where I do my writing, two dressers, a file cabinet full of who knows what, and a sleigh bed with a Tempurpedic mattress on it that weighs a ton. 

Money is an issue, though not as big an obstacle as it was in the past, or we might have done the windows and the central heat/air conditioning project a long time ago. Right now, it's time and hassle. It's hard enough to have people working in your house while you're at your own job, but try sleeping through it.

Anyway, if the Cat Master is a bit grumpy for the next few weeks, please bear with me. This, too, shall pass...

Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

Okay. Here's a close-up of the kind of hardware Saturday's hunk had on. Though it fits around the goodies the same way as the jeweled cock straps Trag and Ty wore in Rogue, at least theirs had a buckle!

This style looks mighty unforgiving. Having heard a few tales from the Emergency Room staff, I don't believe I'd recommend this type, no matter how well it displays the goods.

Your thoughts?

Tasty Tuesday Chicken Cordon Bleu!

Today our own Diva Donna gives us "Blue Ribbon " or Cordon Bleu Chicken in a creamy wine sauce...

...and something very interesting running around on our beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken Cordon Bleu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 6 slices Swiss cheese
• 6 slices ham
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

 

1. Pound chicken breasts if they are too thick. Place a cheese and ham slice on each breast within 1/2 inch of the edges. Fold the edges of the chicken over the filling, and secure with toothpicks. Mix the flour and paprika in a small bowl, and coat the chicken pieces.
2. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the chicken until browned on all sides. Add the wine and bouillon. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
3. Remove the toothpicks, and transfer the breasts to a warm platter. Blend the cornstarch with the cream in a small bowl, and whisk slowly into the skillet. Cook, stirring until thickened, and pour over the chicken. Serve warm.

And here's Bugsy!  I still think he's pretty ugly. Maybe he'll look better with a little more meat on his bones.

 

Monday Moons!

Just when I finally get good at interspersing pictures with text, Blogger comes up with a new format. The preview seems to be more like the finished publication, though, so we'll see. I may end up liking it better than the old way, but you know how we all dislike change.

I finished writing Angel on Broadway last night, my story for the Sextet's Mistletoe & Menage anthology. I think you're going to enjoy spending Christmas with my two Greek cousins. They're not only hot, they're also very sweet.

I believe this is the last Sextet anthology for this year, and my contribution to the Toy Story anthology, Small, Medium, and Large, is already written, so I'll be working on Hunk until Christmas. I'm 40,000 words into it, so I only have to write another 50K over the next four months.  

We may have acquired a new addition to the family yesterday. A skinny little brown and white Boston Terrier showed up while I was mowing, and he seems to like it here, despite the fact that Peaches is a little rough with him and is more than twice his size. The horses thought he was pretty interesting, too. I'm going to check around town tomorrow and see if anyone has posted him as missing. He's a nice little dog, but pretty ugly. He kinda reminds me of Edward G. Robinson. We're thinking of calling him Bugsy 'cause he's so butt-ugly.

Unlike today's hunk...

9/11 Remembrance Day

When I visited the site of the World Trade Center in NYC this summer, I was surprised to see construction going on there. I had thought the plan was to leave the site as a memorial.

At the time, I wasn't sure how I felt about that. Yes, they are building a memorial on the site, but to rebuild there where so many people died struck me as odd. Almost like building a new airport on a historic battlefield.

However, after seeing this artist's rendition of what the new WTC will look like, I feel much better about the idea. It needs to be built as a symbol of our recovery and a testament to the American spirit.

My heart still goes out to all those who lost their lives and their loved ones in that attack, but, thankfully, life goes on.

Saturday's Hunk of the Day!

In the mood for a little swordplay?


Lisa sent me this one. I'm thinking this is a darn good way to lose your YD and danglers in one fell swoop!


But it is interesting. ;)



In other news, Occupational Hazards got a 5 star Orgasmic review from The To Be Read Pile Reviews! Whoo hoo!

Friday Fun!

LOL! Some of these even have today's hunk smiling!

MENSA INVITATIONAL
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are the winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2 Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an ass.
3. Intaxicaton : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
4. Reintarnation : Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
6. Foreploy : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
7. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
8. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
9. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
10. Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon : It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido : All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler Effect : The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
And the winners are:
1. Coffee , n. The person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted , adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.
3. Abdicate , v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade , v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly , adj. Impotent.
6. Negligent , adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.
7. Lymph , v. To walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle , n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence , n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash , n. A rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle , n. A humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude , n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon , n. A Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster , n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism , n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent , n. An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.

Thursday Thoughts

Doncha just love September? A week ago, it was 100 degrees here. Today, the temp is in the 70's. I'm thinking that hunk in the fuzzy hat would almost be appropriate now.

The sale on Sex, Love, and a Purple Bikini is over, and the price is back up to $2.99. Still cheap at twice the price, but I doubt I'll sell as many copies. I'm trying not to be too obsessive about checking the sales numbers, but when I take a break from my writing, I look at that along with Facebook, email, etc. It can act as a little pick-me-up if I sell one, or an "Oh, well..." sort of experience when I don't.

I'm hoping to finish Angel on Broadway soon so I can get back to Hunk. It's funny how when I stop working on one story to write another, my mind drifts back to it, and I get ideas I might not have had otherwise. For example, when I was driving to work a few days ago, I redesigned Sara's (the heroine of Hunk) house. There was nothing really wrong with it before, but the new design will work out better for the happily ever after part. And no, I'm not adding bedrooms for future children, I'm subtracting them.

Got you thinking now?

Good!

Now, here's something else to think about.

Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

This one comes to us from Lisa, who thought this guy might be a WWW contender.

I believe she was right about that.

What say you?

Tasty Tuesday

Here's another great recipe from our own Diva Donna, who has graciously sent us some tattooed eye candy to go along with the Shrimp Alfredo!

SHRIMP ALFREDO

Ingredients

• 1 pound fettuccini pasta
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pound cooked shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 4 cloves garlic, minced or chopped real fine
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese or more
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• salt to taste

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
   
2. In a large skillet, saute shrimp and garlic in the butter for about one minute. Pour in half and half; stir. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese in one tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly. After all Parmesan is added, mix in parsley and salt. Stir frequently making sure it does not boil. Sauce will take a while to thicken.
   
3. When sauce has thickened, combine with cooked pasta noodles; serve with a hot hunk nearby and some nice wine. YUMMO!!!!

Happy Labor Day!

I never quite got around to planting my blue morning glories this year, particularly when I seemed to have so many volunteers. These hardy fellows aren't the same delicate blue that the store bought seeds produce, but right now, they're about the only thing blooming around here. It's been so hot and dry this past week it's a wonder anything is still alive, but we're finally getting some relief.

To beat the heat, I've been working on the Mistletoe & Menage story, Angel on Broadway. It's got a sprinkling of Christmas spirit combined with a touch of magic and a lot of sizzle! You're gonna love my Tomaras cousins, Alexei and Nico. Ever hear of a pair of Greek cousins playing in a country music band? Well... you have now!

Meanwhile, take some time off from work this Labor Day and enjoy the moons and dangles!

Sunday's Hunk of the Day!

Any guesses as to who this is?

I bet Donna knows!

Saturday's Hunk of the Day!

This one kinda makes me giggle, too, and it really reminds me of the song, You Can Leave Your Hat On.

I'm blogging about falling in love on the Casablanca Authors Blogspot today.

After you've finished imagining this guy without the hat and wiped the drool off your chin, come on over!

Friday Fun!

Well, now...

He certainly looks like he's having fun, doesn't he?

It's supposed to be 98 degrees here today.

Anyone for a swim?

Thursday Thoughts

Thought for the day.

Why is it that a naked man wearing boots and a cowboy hat makes me laugh?