Due to some unforeseen drama in my life (beyond the normal dramatic levels), my brain is not functioning at its regular stunningly-large capacity (now I sound like my husband), so rather than try to reign myself in, I will simply present to you, good people, a hodge-podge of thoughts. 1. Another one bites the dust. […]
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My Son Is On Underwear Patrol
So, my son’s been on underwear patrol lately. Yes, you heard me. It began at a school meeting, where a lady sitting two rows in front of us had a good twelve inches of underwear “peeking†out over the top of her jeans. I was trying to concentrate on hearing the speaker, but out of […]
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Blueberry Picking One More Time
Oops, we did it again! Kinda like Britney Spears, except not. We had so much fun blueberry picking last time that we decided to try it again. This time, my daughter and I brought along my more loquacious half, which made for interesting picking, as I’ll explain in a minute. Last time, our goal was […]
Latin #5
Latin root #5: TERRA Meaning: land, earth Words: Terra cotta (n) (cocta = cooked or baked): cooked earth, a ceramic made of clay I’ve been sitting here staring at my computer for a full 12 minutes trying to think of something funny, interesting, profound, or even just plain stupid to say about terra cotta, and […]
To a Faithful Family Hammock
Late last night, my hammock bit the dust. Well, technically, you could argue that it’s hanging on to life by a thread. Sorry, I’m not really a fan of puns, but that one was just hanging so thick in the air here that I had to do something with it. This faithful hammock has been […]
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Memorial Day Journey
We woke up yesterday morning to find ourselves still without air conditioning or internet. Inconveniently, our A/C unit went belly up right before Memorial Day weekend, and then Sunday morning, our internet went down. We were working on fixing the problem, of course, but some solutions come faster than others, particularly when it’s a holiday […]