Shiral
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Birthday
- February 05
- Bio
- I was born the same year Kennedy was assassinated. My parents got divorced during the Summer of Love ('67) I'm not a journalist, I'm just a dedicated Democratic Library Assistant with a lot of bottled-up rants. But I'll try to be amusing when possible.
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My Late Friend Kim would agree with this:
"Nobody should die because they can't afford Health Insurance. Nobody should go broke because they get sick." Teddy, Greg and Roger, I'm SO with you on this one. And also with everyone else displaying this
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I do love looking at
bride
magastravaganzas,
Oh me too. It's one of my
guilty pl…”
7:34PM - “If not on Valentine's
Day... when? It seems the
natural
choice to me.”
6:54PM - “It's no surprise to me
why your marriage has lasted.
=o) Both
you and your
husba…”
3:16PM - “I look forward to, yet
dread the installations in
this
series; especially as
Mami…”
2:53PM - “Another night owl with a
resident cat salutes you! =o)
I know
writers are
suppos…”
3:35AM
Shiral's Links
The Coveted Shiral Interview with Kermit and Cookie Monster
Kermit the
Frog: Greetings, Open Salon. I realize
most OS interviews are already complete, but you
see, my associate, Cookie Monster and I—
Cookie Monster: Did
somebody just say COOKIE? 
KF: Shhh! Later, later! See? We’re on camera. Ahem,… Read full post »
C'est la Quatorze Juillet!
November 4, 2008 to November 5, 2009. Coming home after dinner at my father’s house on Election Night last year, I played the choral movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony loud. I didn’t stop playin/… Read full post »
I've Had It with the Undead!
I suppose this Blog title is misleading, but no, for once I don’t actually mean Darth Dick Cheney.
Twilight the series, literally arrived on my fr/… Read full post »
Green For the Canadian Kitty Starver
Christmas Eve Color Post
It wasn’t an easy choice—as a painter, I simply love colors, with the possible exceptions of shocking pink and orange, or as a childhood friend aptly named it, “monkey-vomit/… Read full post »
The Paraphernalia That Comes With It
If you’ve ever wondered why the starving artist is a cultural cliché, my personal theory is, that’s because they have to buy art supplies. Every art form and craft medium apparently has its share of medium-specific paraphernalia. Even something as ordinary and eve/… Read full post »
Homage to Julia Child
Cookie Throw Down
Stand back, it's a cookie throw down!
Shiral marches into the kitchen, tying on her apron, rolling up her sleeves and brandishes her rolling pin, followed by a large blue-furred muppet. You wanna piece of me? Hunh? I'm ready to walk the walk, talk the talk, and r… Read full post »
In Praise of Birthdays
"There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven." (Quote attributed to Dave Barry)
Not sure I totally agree, here, Dave./… Read full post »
Easter Dinner
I suppose it’s possible to ruin a roast chicken, but you’d have to work at it. Perhaps leg of lamb or a ham is your Easter dinne… Read full post »
Lemon Curd
This delicious spread is easy to make, but does require an hour or two of your time. There are multitudes of lemon curd recipes online, the basic ingredients of which are always lemon juice and zest, sugar, eggs and butter. The greatest differences from recipe to recipe ar… Read full post »
Shiva's Bike Shop --Updated
When I was in second or third grade, one of my teachers wrote on my report card “does not cope well with frustration.” Boy, did/… Read full post »
The Evolution of a Mosaic
Or, The Paraphernalia that Comes With It continued. Early in June, I wrote a post about the artistic dilemma of having too many mediums already, each of which required its own outlay of moderate too expensive equipment. You can read it here: http://open.s… Read full post »
September at La Romita
The Rome airport is officially called the Fiumicino Airport, now. I feel its former name, Leonardo Da Vinci, was far more emblematic of my two week painting holiday in Italy in September 2003. I am the veteran of many art history courses, and the I… Read full post »
Naughty Thursday Haikus
Tea time
“Oh! It’s time for Tea.”
Soames dropped tray, then pants. “Madame!
I feared you’d never ask!”
Demure Smile
You’d like my sly smile,
If only you knew why I’m
Behind you in line.
Why I Like the Cat Better… Read full post »
Just one? Oh crap. My choice would have to be Some Like it Hot with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. The premise, the dialog, and the details are all superb. After accidentally witnessing the Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 Chicago, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Gerry&… Read full post »
Fourth of July Pie
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
Drove the Chevy to the levy
But the levy was dry....
With the Fourth of July straight ahead, I refer of course, to that ineffable American culinary… Read full post »
Happy Birthday, Theo!
Carpet Diem
I bought one. I buh-buh-buh-bought one. The item in question being a new rug woven somewhere in the Eastern hemisphere. On May Day, temporarily flush after an unexpected financial windfall earned through ca/… Read full post »
Up The Appalachian Trail
Hiking
Care to walk me down
the "Appalachian Trail" ?
Hold all my wife's calls!
On The Road
You can't Tango dance
in the Carolinas; Wow, that
Trail ends way down South!
Wide Stance
In Argentina?
Thank God Sanford did it on
the ro… Read full post »
Shopping For Verbal
Darn you, Verbal Remedy, just darn you to heck! I ALMOST had her under control. Oh, sorry, by "her" I'm referring to my inner Republican Heiress. Not only do I have an evil twin, it turns out she's a cross between Martha Stewart in home decor taste and Paris Hilton in…
What's That Spell?
(I promise to write a MUCH cheerier blog in response to tomorrow's wondrous event. But after eight years of crap, I can't let George W. Bush slink out of Washington without a hurled shoe or two, and a virtual tar and feathering.)
Biological Weapon in the Form of a Librarian
The cough syrup is lurid pink. As to its flavor, I’d say “lurid pink” is a pretty good description, also. I knock back the dose quickly, tasting it as little as I can help, and chase it down with water. I can envision the bright pinkness trickling/… Read full post »
On Graduations
Reserved Seats!
On a warm Wednesday evening in June 1981, my 390-odd alphabetized by last name High School classmates and I marched onto the Howard C. Ray Athletic field at Palo Alto Senior High School /… Read full post »
Ann Nichols
Caroline Hagood
A~Muse
Natalie K. Munden
Will Someone Feed The Cat?
Tom Pantera
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