Deven McKay
- Location
- Seattle, Washington,
- Birthday
- July 01
- Bio
- It's been two years since I had widowhood thrust upon me. Now I've decided I'm going to thrust back. TAKE THAT CANCER!
MY RECENT POSTS
- Drop the Pole
August 06, 2012 06:30PM - DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's
hairy jus
March 17, 2012 02:33PM - DAY 1 Writing Prompt: Tiny
Truckers
March 10, 2012 04:20PM - Snow and Hazelnuts
January 19, 2012 03:35PM - Salad and Snow: A Love Story
January 15, 2012 08:09PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “For the most part things
are very good.”
August 06, 2012 07:03PM - “::rip::”
March 17, 2012 03:01PM - “She married well and had
plump lips.”
March 10, 2012 09:00PM - “I might find poop
covered prompts more
inspirational.”
March 10, 2012 04:39PM - “It means a dozen, but
I'm looking into purchasing
your
suggestion.”
January 19, 2012 05:05PM
Deven McKay's Links
- MY LINKS
- Shopping Amazon.com
- 57. Paranormal Activity
- 56. Zombieland
- 55. Julie and Julia
- 54. God's Study Hall
- 53: Pot Roast of Love
- 52. Dirty Harry
- 51. Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 50. Canadian Steel
- 49. Slumdog Millionaire
- 48. Tat Man
- 47. Die Hard
- 46. Busted By My Accent
- 45. Church Shopping
- 44. Skateboarders
- 43. Insurance Fraud
- 42. Meatloaf
- 41. Dog Days
- 40. Twilight
- 39. Casino Buffet
- 38. Juno
- 37. Skirt Man
- 36. The Remote
- 35. Swine 'Flu
- 34. Interview Part 2
- 33. Interview Part 1
- 32. Sex in the City
- 31. Fired By Mom
- 30. Jigsaw Battle
- 29. Interview Questions
- 28. Insurance
- 27. Letter to Tarantino
- 26. Kill Bills
- 25. Forgiveness and Spoons
- 24. Valentine Bra
- 23. Target's a Gas
- 22. No Country For Old Men
- 21. Chicken 'n Dumplin'
- 20. Second Thoughts
- 19. The Crying Game
- 18. The Compliment
- 17. Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- 16. The Flood
- 15. The Critics
- 14. Movie Club Forms
- 13. Boogie Nights
- 12. The Stash
- 11. Sometimes You Have to Growl
- 10. The Tip
- 9. Sad Sex
- 8. Wholefoods
- 7. Lost at Fred Meyer
- 6. Mom's Take on the Election
- 5. Debate Review
- 4. Terrorism
- 3. Paper Wars
- 2. Fish In My Shoe
- 1. Running With the Gray Dogs
48 hours before event:
Local news teases that snow event is possible. Run to pantry to
check on supplies. Eat a tablespoon of Nutella to calm
nerves.
36 hours before event:
Local news states that snow event likely to happen. Run to bathroom
to check toilet… Read full post »
“I didn’t push any buttons. I was watching Family Feud and suddenly it went to snow. Then it went blue and that sign popped up about accessories. I tell you what it is, it’s that greedy cable company trying to get… Read full post »
::knock knock::
Mom: Come in, it's open.
Me: Hi, how's it going?
Mom: What's so great about Betty White?
Me: Huh?
Mom: What's so great about Betty White? Why is everybody talking about her al… Read full post »
Monday:
Me: Hello this is your daughter.
Mom: Hello this is your mother.
Me: ...
Mom: ...
Me: ...
Mom: Why aren't you saying anything?
Me: I was going to see how long it took you to tell me why
you called.
Mom: Smarty pants. I called to tell you to ma… Read full post »
Okay, I woke up feeling like I was three months pregnant. All hurly and curled up and nauseous at the thought of dry toast. As the day progressed, I moved on to feeling less pregnant and more weepy at the sight of Regis Philbin (you know he's not going… Read full post »
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to
serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none
showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both
my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list
of...ah...reviews.]
Louise: I'… Read full post »
[whisper yelling] "Look at..."
"shhhhhhh..."
[whisper yelling louder] "Look at..."
[whisper] "shhhh Mom. You're being really loud."
[whisper yelling] "I'm whispering."
[taking sermon note pad] Your whispering is louder than your
talking.
That doesn't make any sense.
It might not make sense, but it's t… Read full post »
"Come in. It's open."
"Hi Mom. I got all the stuff you asked for. Now what's
going on? Wow, don't you look pretty. Is that a new
tiara?"
"Turn on the oven to four fifty."
"Okay, done. So what's going on?"
"Get that big fry pan out. I keep it in the stove."
"Alrigh… Read full post »
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
Mom: …
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
Me: …
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
"Hello, this is your mother. Is someone dead or hurt?"
"No! Why would you ask that?"
"You never call me on Sunday afternoons. I figured you must
have finally caught the house on fire with a candle."
"Not yet. Though I'm thinking of catching the dirty laundry
on fire."
"If you do t… Read full post »
Me: "Good Lord, look at the line at the pharmacy!"
Mom: "Who would have thought that people would still be Hinny* crazy? I wonder if people are gifting each other 'flu shots for Christmas?"
Me: "It's silly for both of us to stand here. It's jus…
Mom: "We got bored with all these thinking movies. We decided that we just wanted to watch stuff blow up. L/…
"Momma, c'mon, times a'wasting. Grab yer shoppin'
bags."
"......"
"We best git outta here before the rain commences."
"....."
"I don't know why you're standin' there lookin' at me like I was a
singing bull, but let's git going."
"Why are you talking like that?"
"Talkin' like wha/… Read full post »
"So they had someone named Julie from that huge church call
me."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I told Julie what I thought all right! I told
her that I never felt so unwelcomed in a church before. That
they needed to be less worried about my walker staying behind a
pole and more worried that… Read full post »
"Well meh. I enjoyed the music here, but not much else. You didn't seem like you enjoyed it much either."
"Why do you say that?"
"Mom, during the preaching you spent fifteen minutes trying to quietly open a cough drop. Then you folded your bulletin into a crane. Then y/…
"Do you want to get out Mom? I'm just picking up a
prescription."
"No, no. I'll just sit here and people watch."
"Oh Lord, you're pouting."
::sniff::
"You have no reason to be pouting at me."
::ahem::
"Ah, the silent treatment. You know that's…
Then I thought I could throw in a few more pics and see if I could manage to blow up your/… Read full post »
"Well this is always interesting..."
"Yes, the ladies want to write a letter to Meat Loaf Aday."
"Oh/…
2) Brown the beef until it's just done (until you think "that needs to cook a bit more" if you were eating it for tacos). Add in taco seasoning.
Add in what you like. I added green onion, olives, tomatoes, and cilantro.… Read full post »
Canadian Moose Show
::knock knock::
"Come on in, it's open."
"Hi Mom."
"Have you ever heard of people having sex with a dog?"
"......... .......... .................... ...............
............ ................. .......................
...................................... ........../… Read full post »
Ben: I’m not going to do it.
Me: Yes you are. You’re not going to disappoint all those old people.
Ben: Mom I really, really don’t want to do/
… Read full post »















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