When I lifted this from another blog, it was a Wednesday Meme. Now it's a Saturday/Sunday Meme.
The idea here is to note things you've done that you think are pretty unique. You'll be surprised at how many people end up saying "Hey, I've done that, too!" List them in your own blog and let the fun begin (you can also add your list in comments, or put a link back to any entry you write).
Here's my list:
1. Was almost in a plane crash.
2. Played with a baby panther and a lion cub.
3. Fed my daughter pheasant eggs for breakfast.
4. Worked in an incense factory.
5. Yelled at a drill sargeant for swearing in front of children.
6. Played pool with Donald Sutherland.
7. Hitched horses to a stagecoach.
8. Lived in the servant's quarters of a mansion in Key West.
9. Took years and years of Polynesian dance lessons.
10. Rode home from kindergarten with my dad on his Indian motorcycle.
What are your ten things? Write them up on your own blog or in the comment thread!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
Them: Jeez, you're not doing movies, too, are you??
Me: Can if I want.
Me: Can if I want.
Thirteen Movies I Love but Feel Compelled to Explain Why
- Notting Hill. And they lived happily ever after and had darling babies with British accents.
- Stage Door. All those rival starlets bitching and clawing. Hepburn's famous (stolen/borrowed) line "The calla lilies are in bloom again." Lucille Ball before Ricky. Ginger Rogers without Fred.
- Much Ado About Nothing. Exactly. The Italian sun on Vignamaggio and Shakespeare at play. Hey Nonny, Nonny.
- Shogun. The costuming! Scene after scene of culture clash, Anjin-san.
- A League of Their Own. Rosie O'Donnell and Madonna playing themselves playing baseball while you watch Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.
- The Long Kiss Goodnight. Every action-film trick in the book. Amnesia chick. Endangered child. Fast cars. Humorous sidekick. Big explosions. Guns galore. Evil, evil men. Neatly diced vegetables. Chefs do that.
- White Squall. A crew of preppy kids face the perfect storm with Jeff Bridges at the helm. A true story, honest.
- Donovan's Reef. Morality play on a tropical isle. With the exception of Dorothy Lamour, it's not the usual cast of island-dwellers: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Cesar Romero, Jack Warden. And they live happily ever after, too.
- Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. The first 7 minutes. Food. Oh, the food!
- Drumline. Those drum cadences. Love 'em. The rest of the movie is several other movies I've seen.
- Mr. Holland's Opus. Mr. Holland does good and I love to watch him do it.
- Twister. Bill loves too much. Melissa. Jo. Dorothy. An F5 tornado. They will all try to kill him, but not one will succeed. But, hey--they live happily ever after, too! Well, maybe not Dorothy.
- The Addams Family and TAFValues. I know, that makes 14, but I always watch them together. "Don't torture yourself. That's my job." Morticia is my hero.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
And for Wednesday..
A book meme lifted from Frank.
0. Take five books off your bookshelf.
1. Book #1 -- first sentence
2. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
3. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
4. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
5. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
6. Make the five sentences into a paragraph.
We finally have floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves, which made this meme a lot easier! Okay, there are still piles of books all over, but I limited myself to those on shelves.
I'm a modern man, digital and smoke-free; a man for the millenium. The rice was obviously scorched, the meat dried out, the dessert burnt. And there in the middle of that relentless, monotonous bed, I spotted one: a violent eruption of red on a chaste canary petal. He rode no horse. As the afternoon sun turned the ship's mast and sails to gold, a single tear rolled from beneath one smoky lens and journeyed down her cheek.
Book #1 -- When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? ~ George Carlin
Book #2 -- Like Water for Chocolate ~ Laura Esquivel
Book #3 -- The Botany of Desire ~ Michael Pollan
Book #4 -- West with the Night ~ Beryl Markham
Book #5 -- The Voyage of the Bassett ~ James Christensen
0. Take five books off your bookshelf.
1. Book #1 -- first sentence
2. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
3. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
4. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
5. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
6. Make the five sentences into a paragraph.
We finally have floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves, which made this meme a lot easier! Okay, there are still piles of books all over, but I limited myself to those on shelves.
I'm a modern man, digital and smoke-free; a man for the millenium. The rice was obviously scorched, the meat dried out, the dessert burnt. And there in the middle of that relentless, monotonous bed, I spotted one: a violent eruption of red on a chaste canary petal. He rode no horse. As the afternoon sun turned the ship's mast and sails to gold, a single tear rolled from beneath one smoky lens and journeyed down her cheek.
Book #1 -- When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? ~ George Carlin
Book #2 -- Like Water for Chocolate ~ Laura Esquivel
Book #3 -- The Botany of Desire ~ Michael Pollan
Book #4 -- West with the Night ~ Beryl Markham
Book #5 -- The Voyage of the Bassett ~ James Christensen
Friday, March 21, 2008
My ABCs
Tagged by MJ!
A - Available?: For what, exactly?
B-Best friend: Ronnie
C-Cake or Pie?: Pie.
D-Drink of choice: Orangina
E-Essential thing used everyday: Computer
F-Favorite color: Dark shades of orange
G-Gummi bears or worms: No thanks—they’re not chocolate
H-Hometown: Athens--but the little girl in me still loves SoCal
I-Indulgence: Surfing the Web; reading; sitting and staring
J-January or February: Will go away
K-Kids and names: Sarah and Sean and John. And the grands are: Nicki, Kyra, and Hunter
L-Life: Taking it in
M-Marriage date: October 22
N-Number of siblings: One sister, one brother, one half-sis, one half-bro, two step-bros, one step-sis, three sisters-in-law, three bros-in-law (maybe four)
O-Oranges or apples: Oranges
P-Phobias: Heights
Q-Quote: “Remember that sex we were planning to have ever again?” ~ Zoe
R-Reason to smile: It’s 77 degrees outside
S-Season: Autumn, mostly
T-Tag three people: Okay
U-Unknown fact about me: I started walking when I was 10 months old and so did both of my kids
V-Vegetable you don't like: Okra
W-Worst Habit: Showering too long
X-X-rays you have had: Just about everything
Y-Your favorite food: Crunchy
Z-Zodiac: Libra, Scorpio rising
A - Available?: For what, exactly?
B-Best friend: Ronnie
C-Cake or Pie?: Pie.
D-Drink of choice: Orangina
E-Essential thing used everyday: Computer
F-Favorite color: Dark shades of orange
G-Gummi bears or worms: No thanks—they’re not chocolate
H-Hometown: Athens--but the little girl in me still loves SoCal
I-Indulgence: Surfing the Web; reading; sitting and staring
J-January or February: Will go away
K-Kids and names: Sarah and Sean and John. And the grands are: Nicki, Kyra, and Hunter
L-Life: Taking it in
M-Marriage date: October 22
N-Number of siblings: One sister, one brother, one half-sis, one half-bro, two step-bros, one step-sis, three sisters-in-law, three bros-in-law (maybe four)
O-Oranges or apples: Oranges
P-Phobias: Heights
Q-Quote: “Remember that sex we were planning to have ever again?” ~ Zoe
R-Reason to smile: It’s 77 degrees outside
S-Season: Autumn, mostly
T-Tag three people: Okay
U-Unknown fact about me: I started walking when I was 10 months old and so did both of my kids
V-Vegetable you don't like: Okra
W-Worst Habit: Showering too long
X-X-rays you have had: Just about everything
Y-Your favorite food: Crunchy
Z-Zodiac: Libra, Scorpio rising
Friday fill-in
1. Hearing the local coyote pack at night is so exciting!
2. If I were a field mouse, I would hang out in strawberry fields.
3. Fish tacos sounds like it would taste delicious!
4. Why does a good dream make me feel so good?!
5. The Serengeti is something I've always wanted to see.
6. It's sad when you get in a rut.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading, tomorrow my plans include gardening and Sunday, I want to barbecue something!
2. If I were a field mouse, I would hang out in strawberry fields.
3. Fish tacos sounds like it would taste delicious!
4. Why does a good dream make me feel so good?!
5. The Serengeti is something I've always wanted to see.
6. It's sad when you get in a rut.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading, tomorrow my plans include gardening and Sunday, I want to barbecue something!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
It was my intent to base this Thirteen on the pagan rites of Spring, but after a bit of research and gathering, I realized that I had seen it all before. Instead, I'm offering other harbingers of Spring--something never before seen on the Web--thirteen pictures of baby animals! You want to look--I know you do..
I. Joey
II. African elephant
III. Lion cub
IV. Sloth and mom sloth
V. Egyptian tortoise
VI. Human (A 2006 Edition was likely to bear the name Emily or Jacob.)
VII. A (very tidy) angora kid
VIII. Anteater and anteater mom
IX. Saltwater crocodiles
X. Chinchillas
XI. Black rhino
XII. Grey squirrels (All of them live in our yard.)
XIII. Manatee and momatee
Okay, it's officially Spring now. Everyone mate, tend to the young ones, play, and grow!
Mammals do that.
Little Owl Who Lives in the Orchard
His beak could open a bottle,
and his eyes - when he lifts their soft lids -
go on reading something
just beyond your shoulder -
Blake, maybe,
or the Book of Revelation.
Never mind that he eats only
the black-smocked crickets,
and the dragonflies if they happen
to be out late over the ponds, and of course
the occasional festal mouse.
Never mind that he is only a memo
from the offices of fear -
it’s not size but surge that tells us
when we’re in touch with something real,
and when I hear him in the orchard
fluttering
down the little aluminum
ladder of his scream -
when I see his wings open, like two black ferns,
a flurry of palpitations
as cold as sleet
rackets across the marshlands
of my heart
like a wild spring day.
Somewhere in the universe,
in the gallery of important things,
the babyish owl, ruffled and rakish,
sits on its pedestal.
Dear, dark dapple of plush!
A message, reads the label,
from that mysterious conglomerate:
Oblivion and Co.
The hooked head stares
from its house of dark, feathery lace.
It could be a valentine.
Mary Oliver
His beak could open a bottle,
and his eyes - when he lifts their soft lids -
go on reading something
just beyond your shoulder -
Blake, maybe,
or the Book of Revelation.
Never mind that he eats only
the black-smocked crickets,
and the dragonflies if they happen
to be out late over the ponds, and of course
the occasional festal mouse.
Never mind that he is only a memo
from the offices of fear -
it’s not size but surge that tells us
when we’re in touch with something real,
and when I hear him in the orchard
fluttering
down the little aluminum
ladder of his scream -
when I see his wings open, like two black ferns,
a flurry of palpitations
as cold as sleet
rackets across the marshlands
of my heart
like a wild spring day.
Somewhere in the universe,
in the gallery of important things,
the babyish owl, ruffled and rakish,
sits on its pedestal.
Dear, dark dapple of plush!
A message, reads the label,
from that mysterious conglomerate:
Oblivion and Co.
The hooked head stares
from its house of dark, feathery lace.
It could be a valentine.
Mary Oliver
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Major award
No, no, not that one.This one!
Bestowed by my dearest friend, Miz Dragonfly herself. Thanks!
According to the rules (I'll get to that in a sec), I hereby distribute, or redistribute, that same sentiment to these worthy folk:
Ronnie, Frank, and MJ. If you didn't blog, I would miss you so much I'd almost have to move back to the Seattle slough. And though they don't blog, my other day-makers are my lovely daughter, Sarah, the keeper of our SoCal family branch; my lovely son, Sean, who writes beautifully but blog he does not; and my highly esteemed mate, Rick. And my friend, Chloe, who writes for herself (so far).
Truth be told, other than the three blogs mentioned above, I don't read anyone's on a regular basis. The Web holds too much that I haven't yet seen. And I must see it because--well, I just must.
And now..
1. Write a post with links to five blogs that make your day.
2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3. Display the “You Make My Day Award” logo.
4. Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs or emailing them the news.
Twenty-nine
I'm doing this because everyone else is. And I always do everything everyone else does. Except jump off the Empire State Building.
Okay, here goes:
Level 1
(x) Smoked a cigarette. (Many, many. But I quit 31 years ago.)
(x) Smoked a cigar. (Cuban, too! Overrated--but I wanted to break the silly law.)
(x) Kissed a member of the same sex.
(x) Drank alcohol. (But there are better ways to alter one's consciousness, or extinguish it!)
Level 2
(x) Are/been in love.
(x) Been dumped.
(x) Shoplifted. (My first bra.)
(x) Been fired. (For not wearing a bra. Really!)
( ) Been in a fist fight.
Level 3
(x) Had a crush on an older person.
(x) Skipped school.
(x) Slept with a classmate. (A whole roomful. It's called a slumber party!)
(x) Seen someone/something die.
Level 4
( ) Had/have a crush on one of your friends who is now on Facebook. (I don't do Facebook.)
(x) Been to Paris.
( ) Been to Spain.
(x) Been on a plane.
(x) Thrown up from drinking. (First time out. Didn't drink again for 7 years.)
Level 5
(x) Eaten sushi.
( ) Been snowboarding. (Snow--ick.)
( ) Met someone BECAUSE of Facebook.
( ) Been in a mosh pit.
Level 6
(x) Been in an abusive relationship.
(x) Taken pain killers.
(x) Love/loved someone you can’t have.
(x) Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by.
(x) Made a snow angel. (I prefer sand angels.)
Level 7
(x) Had a tea party.
(x) Flown a kite.
(x) Built a sand castle.
(x) Gone mudding (offroading).
(x) Played dress up.
Level 8
(x) Jumped into a pile of leaves.
( ) Gone sledging. (Not sure what this is.)
( ) Cheated while playing a game. (If I have, I don't remember it.)
(x) Been lonely.
(x) Fallen asleep at work/school.
Level 9
(x) Watched the sun set. (It's required in Key West.)
(x) Felt an earthquake.
( ) Killed a snake. (No!)
Level 10
(x) Been tickled.
(x) Been robbed/vandalized.
(x) Been cheated on.
(x) Been misunderstood.
Level 11
(x) Won a contest.
( ) Been suspended from school.
(x) Had detention.
(x) Been in a car/motorcycle accident. (Both.)
Level 12
( ) Had/have braces.
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night.
(x) Danced in the moonlight.
Level 13
(x) Hated the way you look.
(x) Witnessed a crime.
( ) Pole danced.
(x) Questioned your heart.
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes.
Level 14
(x) Squished barefoot through the mud.
(x) Been lost.
( ) Been to the opposite side of the world.
(x) Swam in the ocean.
(x) Felt like you were dying.
Level 15
(x) Cried yourself to sleep.
(x) Played cops and robbers.
(x) Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers.
( ) Sang karaoke.
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins.
Level 16
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t.
(x) Made prank phone calls.
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x) Kissed in the rain.
Level 17
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus.
(x) Watched the sun set/sun rise with someone you care/cared about.
(x) Blown bubbles.
(x) Made a bonfire on the beach or anywhere.
Level 18
( ) Crashed A Party.
(x) Have travelled more than 5 days with a car full of people. (carsick..)
(x) Gone rollerskating/blading.
(x) Had a wish come true.
(x) Slept with a member of the same sex. (zzzzzz)
Level 19
(x) Worn pearls.
( ) Jumped off a bridge.
( ) Screamed “penis” or “vagina”.
( ) Swam with dolphins. (I probably have, but didn't know it.)
Level 20
( ) Got your tongue stuck to a pole/freezer/ice cube.
(x) Kissed a fish. (Well, it kissed me!)
(x) Worn the opposite sex’s clothes.
(x) Sat on a roof top.
Level 21
(x) Screamed at the top of your lungs.
(x) Done/attempted a one-handed cartwheel.
( ) Talked on the phone for more than six hours (in one day).
(x) Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about.
Level 22
(x) Picked and ate an apple right off the tree.
(x) Climbed a tree. (Broke my leg doing this. I was 4!)
(x) Had/been in a tree house.
(x) Been scared to watch scary movies alone. (Don't like scary movies--alone or not!)
Level 23
( ) Believed in ghosts.
(x) Have had more than thirty pairs of shoes.
( ) Gone streaking.
(x) Visited jail.
Level 24
( ) Played chicken.
(x) Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on.
(x) Been told you’re hot by a complete stranger.
(x) Broken a bone. (two)
(x) Been easily amused.
Level 25
(x) Caught a fish then ate it later. (But not the one that kissed me!)
( ) Made a porn video.
(x) Caught a butterfly.
(x) Laughed so hard you cried.
( ) Cried so hard you laughed.
Level 26
(x) Mooned/flashed someone.
(x) Had someone moon/flash you.
( ) Cheated on a test.
(x) Forgotten someone’s name.
( ) French braided someone’s hair.
(x) Gone skinny dipping.
(x) Been kicked out of your house.
( ) Tried to hurt yourself.
Level 27
(x) Rode a roller coaster.
(x) Went scuba-diving/snorkelling.
(x) Had a cavity.
(x) Black-mailed someone. (Revenge.)
(x) Been black-mailed. (It was a little kid thing, though. See above.)
Level 28
(x) Been used.
(x) Fell going up the stairs.
(x) Licked a cat.
(x) Bitten someone.
(x) Licked someone - not in private places…
Level 29
(x) Been shot at/or at gunpoint.
( ) Had sex in the rain.
( ) Flattened someone’s tires.
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on.
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas. (28 cents a gallon. sigh.)
Okay, here goes:
Level 1
(x) Smoked a cigarette. (Many, many. But I quit 31 years ago.)
(x) Smoked a cigar. (Cuban, too! Overrated--but I wanted to break the silly law.)
(x) Kissed a member of the same sex.
(x) Drank alcohol. (But there are better ways to alter one's consciousness, or extinguish it!)
Level 2
(x) Are/been in love.
(x) Been dumped.
(x) Shoplifted. (My first bra.)
(x) Been fired. (For not wearing a bra. Really!)
( ) Been in a fist fight.
Level 3
(x) Had a crush on an older person.
(x) Skipped school.
(x) Slept with a classmate. (A whole roomful. It's called a slumber party!)
(x) Seen someone/something die.
Level 4
( ) Had/have a crush on one of your friends who is now on Facebook. (I don't do Facebook.)
(x) Been to Paris.
( ) Been to Spain.
(x) Been on a plane.
(x) Thrown up from drinking. (First time out. Didn't drink again for 7 years.)
Level 5
(x) Eaten sushi.
( ) Been snowboarding. (Snow--ick.)
( ) Met someone BECAUSE of Facebook.
( ) Been in a mosh pit.
Level 6
(x) Been in an abusive relationship.
(x) Taken pain killers.
(x) Love/loved someone you can’t have.
(x) Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by.
(x) Made a snow angel. (I prefer sand angels.)
Level 7
(x) Had a tea party.
(x) Flown a kite.
(x) Built a sand castle.
(x) Gone mudding (offroading).
(x) Played dress up.
Level 8
(x) Jumped into a pile of leaves.
( ) Gone sledging. (Not sure what this is.)
( ) Cheated while playing a game. (If I have, I don't remember it.)
(x) Been lonely.
(x) Fallen asleep at work/school.
Level 9
(x) Watched the sun set. (It's required in Key West.)
(x) Felt an earthquake.
( ) Killed a snake. (No!)
Level 10
(x) Been tickled.
(x) Been robbed/vandalized.
(x) Been cheated on.
(x) Been misunderstood.
Level 11
(x) Won a contest.
( ) Been suspended from school.
(x) Had detention.
(x) Been in a car/motorcycle accident. (Both.)
Level 12
( ) Had/have braces.
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night.
(x) Danced in the moonlight.
Level 13
(x) Hated the way you look.
(x) Witnessed a crime.
( ) Pole danced.
(x) Questioned your heart.
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes.
Level 14
(x) Squished barefoot through the mud.
(x) Been lost.
( ) Been to the opposite side of the world.
(x) Swam in the ocean.
(x) Felt like you were dying.
Level 15
(x) Cried yourself to sleep.
(x) Played cops and robbers.
(x) Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers.
( ) Sang karaoke.
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins.
Level 16
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t.
(x) Made prank phone calls.
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x) Kissed in the rain.
Level 17
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus.
(x) Watched the sun set/sun rise with someone you care/cared about.
(x) Blown bubbles.
(x) Made a bonfire on the beach or anywhere.
Level 18
( ) Crashed A Party.
(x) Have travelled more than 5 days with a car full of people. (carsick..)
(x) Gone rollerskating/blading.
(x) Had a wish come true.
(x) Slept with a member of the same sex. (zzzzzz)
Level 19
(x) Worn pearls.
( ) Jumped off a bridge.
( ) Screamed “penis” or “vagina”.
( ) Swam with dolphins. (I probably have, but didn't know it.)
Level 20
( ) Got your tongue stuck to a pole/freezer/ice cube.
(x) Kissed a fish. (Well, it kissed me!)
(x) Worn the opposite sex’s clothes.
(x) Sat on a roof top.
Level 21
(x) Screamed at the top of your lungs.
(x) Done/attempted a one-handed cartwheel.
( ) Talked on the phone for more than six hours (in one day).
(x) Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about.
Level 22
(x) Picked and ate an apple right off the tree.
(x) Climbed a tree. (Broke my leg doing this. I was 4!)
(x) Had/been in a tree house.
(x) Been scared to watch scary movies alone. (Don't like scary movies--alone or not!)
Level 23
( ) Believed in ghosts.
(x) Have had more than thirty pairs of shoes.
( ) Gone streaking.
(x) Visited jail.
Level 24
( ) Played chicken.
(x) Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on.
(x) Been told you’re hot by a complete stranger.
(x) Broken a bone. (two)
(x) Been easily amused.
Level 25
(x) Caught a fish then ate it later. (But not the one that kissed me!)
( ) Made a porn video.
(x) Caught a butterfly.
(x) Laughed so hard you cried.
( ) Cried so hard you laughed.
Level 26
(x) Mooned/flashed someone.
(x) Had someone moon/flash you.
( ) Cheated on a test.
(x) Forgotten someone’s name.
( ) French braided someone’s hair.
(x) Gone skinny dipping.
(x) Been kicked out of your house.
( ) Tried to hurt yourself.
Level 27
(x) Rode a roller coaster.
(x) Went scuba-diving/snorkelling.
(x) Had a cavity.
(x) Black-mailed someone. (Revenge.)
(x) Been black-mailed. (It was a little kid thing, though. See above.)
Level 28
(x) Been used.
(x) Fell going up the stairs.
(x) Licked a cat.
(x) Bitten someone.
(x) Licked someone - not in private places…
Level 29
(x) Been shot at/or at gunpoint.
( ) Had sex in the rain.
( ) Flattened someone’s tires.
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on.
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas. (28 cents a gallon. sigh.)
Friday, March 14, 2008
Friday fill-in
1. Contact with GW Bush may cause weeping and gnashing of teeth. Or maybe your head will explode.
2. The parties hereto do mutually agree; yes, we do.
3. Because I grew up next door to Disneyland, Disney parks are what I measure other amusement parks against.
4. French toast sounds really good right about now!
5. I positively adore a beautiful garden.
6. A newborn always makes me smile :-)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having my hair cut, tomorrow my plans include enjoying a thunderstorm, and Sunday, I want to pull more weeds!
2. The parties hereto do mutually agree; yes, we do.
3. Because I grew up next door to Disneyland, Disney parks are what I measure other amusement parks against.
4. French toast sounds really good right about now!
5. I positively adore a beautiful garden.
6. A newborn always makes me smile :-)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having my hair cut, tomorrow my plans include enjoying a thunderstorm, and Sunday, I want to pull more weeds!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Reasons for a Quick Thirteen
1. It's sunny and warm and I want to be outside.
2. Soon it will be sunny and hot and I will want to be in the pool.
3. I need to plant, or get ready to plant, six or seven different types of chiles and...
4. Poppies.
5. Moonflowers.
6. Nasturtiums.
7. Sweet peas.
8. Feverfew.
9. Daisies.
10. Epazote.
11. Basil.
12. Elephant ears.
13. Clematis.
Quick! Catch her before she plants again!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Thirteen Items Available on ebay Today
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1. You can buy and download instructions for making this Diaper Cake. (why???)
2. A Kryptonite-looking green rock. Just in case Clark Kent is in the neighborhood. 3. Johann Sebastian Bach's handwritten letter of resignation to the Council of Muhlhausen, dated June 25, 1708. 4. An embalming machine. What a great Christmas gift for the dedicated CSI fan! 5. Devil on the Can. Painted on--what else?--black velvet. Yes--quality you can feel. 6. The Maltese Falcon. I kid you not! The bidding opens at $250,000. 7. A cashmere Edwardian ice-skating coat lined in cream satin. Lovely, but landing a triple Salchow would be tricky. 8. Jesus handpainted on an ostrich egg. You could serve the world's largest deviled egg before the Easter dinner lamb! 9. A baseball signed by Bill Clinton. But leave it in the box--you don't know where it's been. 10. Meet Sophie. She's a mohair bear of unbearable cuteness. 11. Geronimo, a self-portrait. 1901. He was by then a celebrity prisoner at Fort Sill, where he died in 1909. Allow me to distract you with this tidbit from wikipedia: "In 1918, certain remains of Geronimo were stolen in a grave robbery. Three members of the Yale secret society of Skull and Bones served as Army volunteers at Fort Sill during World War I; one of those three members was Prescott Bush, father of the forty-first President of the United States George H. W. Bush and grandfather of George W. Bush. They reportedly stole Geronimo's skull, some bones, and other items, including Geronimo's prized silver bridle, from the Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery." The truth of this story is questioned by some. What do you think?
12. A full suit of stainless steel Gothic-style combat armor. Imagine the practical jokes you can play on someone who is dressed in this! 13. A mansion/hotel in the Garden District of New Orleans. It probably has some lovely ghosts. |
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