MONKEY MUSINGS DAILY OPEN DISCUSSION #46 7/13/09 - 7/21/09

[AZSunny]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Sounds like my daily ritual.  I am definately addicted to sweet tea.  D*** Mcdonalds and the $1 menu. 

That is where I got it Atlanta_Mom!   They have great mocha iced coffee too!

[atlanta_mom]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Sounds like my daily ritual.  I am definately addicted to sweet tea.  D*** Mcdonalds and the $1 menu. 

Haven't tried their coffee, but I used to be addicted to Dunkin Donuts coffee.  Somehow managed to drag myself away from DD's coffee (they use whipping cream in their coffee.. Yummy ).
It is the kid's fault and those devil boxes (kid's meals).  I used to never go to Mcdonalds (sigh).

That is where I got it Atlanta_Mom!   They have great mocha iced coffee too!

[cookie]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Good idea AZ.  Think I'll go in and pour myself  a tall glass of sweet tea. 

I love sweet tea!!!

[AZSunny]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Sounds like my daily ritual.  I am definately addicted to sweet tea.  D*** Mcdonalds and the $1 menu. 

Haven't tried their coffee, but I used to be addicted to Dunkin Donuts coffee.  Somehow managed to drag myself away from DD's coffee (they use whipping cream in their coffee.. Yummy ).
It is the kid's fault and those devil boxes (kid's meals).  I used to never go to Mcdonalds (sigh).

That is where I got it Atlanta_Mom!   They have great mocha iced coffee too!

I don't eat there...just the tea and coffee drinks!  We have a dunkin donut very close as well.

[AZSunny]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Good idea AZ.  Think I'll go in and pour myself  a tall glass of sweet tea. 

I love sweet tea!!!

Well, pull up a chair and I will pour you some!

[Shell]

Hi you all! I am hooked on Tea this summer too. So much better for us than sodas, IMHO. I also love the Slurpees from 7-11 

I got a Kindle the other day. I think I am going to love it! I hope it is as easy to use as the instructions sound. It is amazing all it does. Does anyone have one? Is it really as easy as it seems?

[atlanta_mom]

Just back from a great massage, jump into a car that has been sitting in 113' sun, and it shows 122 on the thermometer as the outside temp....must have been 400 in the car.  A little hard to drive when you can't hold on to the steering wheel.  I  stopped and got a sweet tea...and now i want a nap.

Good idea AZ.  Think I'll go in and pour myself  a tall glass of sweet tea. 

I love sweet tea!!!

Well, pull up a chair and I will pour you some!

You are sharing you mcdonald's tea

[BooMonkey]

Sweet tea is OK, but I love the plain. I have some of those 50's aluminum glasses and matching pitcher. Plain ice tea over crushed ice and I'm in heaven! 

[AZSunny]

Sweet tea is OK, but I love the plain. I have some of those 50's aluminum glasses and matching pitcher. Plain ice tea over crushed ice and I'm in heaven! 

OH, my gosh,  I sure remember those glasses.  They always had a different smell to them for me...they sure kept things cold.   I am a Georgia born gal, so I have to have my tea sweet with no lemon!

[atlanta_mom]

I really need to give up the sweet tea and ultra-sweet coffee (with whip cream).  I am starting to see an underlying trend in my life--sugar.  I bet I could lose alot of weight if I just give up these 2 things. 

[Mary Ann]

I like sugar way too much. So when I tried a McDonald's Sweet Tea and loved it, I went to the website and found there was more than a quarter cup of sugar in it. That stopped my love of McD's Sweet Tea...................

[atlanta_mom]

I like sugar way too much. So when I tried a McDonald's Sweet Tea and loved it, I went to the website and found there was more than a quarter cup of sugar in it. That stopped my love of McD's Sweet Tea...................

In 1 large cup?...

[atlanta_mom]

That is kind-of like the salad at Zaxby's (zensational salad).  I loved it until I found out that it had over 800 calories without the salad dressing. I thought I was being healthy

[klaasend]

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionComparison.do

[AZSunny]

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionComparison.do

OH, damn.   How much is in the Mocha Iced coffee? Wait,  there is no sugar, you add your own!  Splenda! 

[cookie]

Hi you all! I am hooked on Tea this summer too. So much better for us than sodas, IMHO. I also love the Slurpees from 7-11 

I got a Kindle the other day. I think I am going to love it! I hope it is as easy to use as the instructions sound. It is amazing all it does. Does anyone have one? Is it really as easy as it seems?

I have a kindle and I love it! it is so cool..! I order books online and it is sent to my kindle within a minute or so! it is the coolest inventions...the only thing that I don't know, if there is a book with pictures if the kindle produces the pictures...most of the books that I have ordered are romance/mystery thrillers which don't have pictures...I also wish that there was more of a selection of magazines available...such as People, Ok or Star...the trashier magazines...

[AZSunny]

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionComparison.do

OH, damn.   How much is in the Mocha Iced coffee? Wait,  there is no sugar, you add your own!  Splenda! 

Why that many Carbs in iced tea?   Sodium?  geeze.

[A_News_Junkie_Monkey]

Hi you all! I am hooked on Tea this summer too. So much better for us than sodas, IMHO. I also love the Slurpees from 7-11 

I got a Kindle the other day. I think I am going to love it! I hope it is as easy to use as the instructions sound. It is amazing all it does. Does anyone have one? Is it really as easy as it seems?

Shell,
Don't have one, but sure would appreciate it if you let us know your thoughts after you explore it!  Will you check one thing for me - my reading eyes are really bad on computer, etc........ will you see if you get the font to about 16 does it make it tedious to use?   Pretty please with nanners on top!
 

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I am sticking with sweet tea, I don't care how many calories it has...I make it myself at home...there is a recipe here  on the recipe thread I think, that Mio supplied of sweet tea and it is the one that I use...yummy!

[A_News_Junkie_Monkey]

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionComparison.do

OH, damn.   How much is in the Mocha Iced coffee? Wait,  there is no sugar, you add your own!  Splenda! 

Why that many Carbs in iced tea?   Sodium?  geeze.

http://annecollins.net/carbs-sugar.htm  for the carbs - from the sugar.
Most soda's are loaded with sodium too.  One summer I went to diet rite (wild cherry is great!) and the lack of sodium helped me drop 10 pds in just a few months and that is all I switched.  The sodium helps you retain water and slows the burning of calories if my memory serves me.