Monday, February 28, 2005
All right! Good Monday evening, and let's do a little Monday Madness!
1. What time is it right now? 8:51 p.m.
2. What are you usually doing at this time on any given day? it varies. Tonight I'm doing laundry and playing on the internet.
3. Is there a day of the week that time seems to fly by faster than the other days? Not really
4. If you could make ONE hour of each day twice as long, which hour of the day would you choose? 9 to 10 p.m.
5. If you could make one DAY of the week twice as long, which day would you choose? Saturday
6. If you could make one hour and/or one day HALF as long, which time of the day, and which day of the week would you choose?Monday, and 7-8 a.m.
7. Do you agree with the following statement? "The older you get, the faster time goes by." yes
8. What do you usually do during your "down time?" read, take pictures, play on the internet, scrapbook, write
9. What one thing do you spend more time doing each day than anything else? Working. *sigh*
1. What time is it right now? 8:51 p.m.
2. What are you usually doing at this time on any given day? it varies. Tonight I'm doing laundry and playing on the internet.
3. Is there a day of the week that time seems to fly by faster than the other days? Not really
4. If you could make ONE hour of each day twice as long, which hour of the day would you choose? 9 to 10 p.m.
5. If you could make one DAY of the week twice as long, which day would you choose? Saturday
6. If you could make one hour and/or one day HALF as long, which time of the day, and which day of the week would you choose?Monday, and 7-8 a.m.
7. Do you agree with the following statement? "The older you get, the faster time goes by." yes
8. What do you usually do during your "down time?" read, take pictures, play on the internet, scrapbook, write
9. What one thing do you spend more time doing each day than anything else? Working. *sigh*
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Sunday, so let's Mutter:
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. You’ve got a friend::when you're down and troubled
2. Immigration::Ellis Island
3. Waitress::Waiter
4. Snickers::Candy Bar
5. Recognize::Know
6. Concept::Idea
7. Birthday::Party, Candles
8. Told you so::Know-It-All
9. Unlikely::implausible
10. Extension::Cord
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. You’ve got a friend::when you're down and troubled
2. Immigration::Ellis Island
3. Waitress::Waiter
4. Snickers::Candy Bar
5. Recognize::Know
6. Concept::Idea
7. Birthday::Party, Candles
8. Told you so::Know-It-All
9. Unlikely::implausible
10. Extension::Cord
Friday, February 25, 2005
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Malcolm Count
I'm counting the Malcolm Answers in the Unconscious Mutterings of Sunday. The project is going slower than I thought it would, as of course I have to check out the blogs that have the answers and you know how that goes. So far the distribution is as follows:
X = 11
Ian = 1
Fraser = 2
Great Aussie Film = 1
Jeff Goldblum = 1
Jamal Warner = 1
in the Middle = 10
Forbes = 2
I'm counting the Malcolm Answers in the Unconscious Mutterings of Sunday. The project is going slower than I thought it would, as of course I have to check out the blogs that have the answers and you know how that goes. So far the distribution is as follows:
X = 11
Ian = 1
Fraser = 2
Great Aussie Film = 1
Jeff Goldblum = 1
Jamal Warner = 1
in the Middle = 10
Forbes = 2
You are 'Latin'. Even among obsolete skills, the
tongue of the ancient Romans is a real
anachronism. With its profusion of different
cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a
language; it is a whole different way of
thinking about things.
You are very classy, meaning that you value the
classics. You value old things, good things
which have stood the test of time. You value
things which have been proven worthy and
valuable, even if no one else these days sees
them that way. Your life is touched by a
certain 'pietas', or piety; perhaps you are
even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain
fascination with the grotesque and the profane.
Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad
transplant. Your problem is that Latin has
been obsolete for a long time.
What obsolete skill are you?
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Found at Rune's, who is the regular metric verse.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Go Green!
The women's basketball team at Michigan State University is in sixth place in the AP ranking. Yes! There were 14,095 people at Sunday's MSU-Ohio State match-up at Breslin. What a win for the Spartans!
The women's basketball team at Michigan State University is in sixth place in the AP ranking. Yes! There were 14,095 people at Sunday's MSU-Ohio State match-up at Breslin. What a win for the Spartans!
Okay, I had to do this. I picked up the template at Bryn's. She picked it up at Fragments from Floyd. Sheryl and Claude have already blogged theirs. I'm going to sneak mine in here.
I am from _______ (specific ordinary item), from _______ (product name) and _______.
I am from the _______ (home description... adjective, adjective, sensory detail).
I am from the _______ (plant, flower, natural item), the _______ (plant, flower, natural detail)
I am from _______ (family tradition) and _______ (family trait), from _______ (name of family member) and _______ (another family name) and _______ (family name).
I am from the _______ (description of family tendency) and _______ (another one).
From _______ (something you were told as a child) and _______ (another).
I am from (representation of religion, or lack of it). Further description.
I'm from _______ (place of birth and family ancestry), _______ (two food items representing your family).
From the _______ (specific family story about a specific person and detail), the _______ (another detail, and the _______ (another detail about another family member).
I am from _______ (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more lines indicating their worth).
A am from pine trees, from Dominos Pizza and Pepsi.
I am from the small white house . . . overflowing with love, laughter and an abundance of ragtag children.
I am from the lilacs, childhood shelters and foil-wrapped bouquets to lay on soldier graves.
I am from music and stubbornness, from Grandma Bea and the great-great-grandpa Charleys.
I am from the hard-workers and the practical jokers.
From hey punkin and quit crying or I'll give you something to cry about.
I am from the Easter Son-Rise Service.
I'm from Lansing, the combination of many branches, roast beef and corn on the cob.
From the finger my grandfather lost in his workshop (which my cousins later found) (and did EVERYONE's Grandpa lose a finger?) . . . and the legs that never worked right for my brother J.R.
I am from the boxes and albums of pictures that originated with Great Grandma Alta and to which I have added.
I am childless.
Where will the pictures go?
Will anyone remember me?
I am from _______ (specific ordinary item), from _______ (product name) and _______.
I am from the _______ (home description... adjective, adjective, sensory detail).
I am from the _______ (plant, flower, natural item), the _______ (plant, flower, natural detail)
I am from _______ (family tradition) and _______ (family trait), from _______ (name of family member) and _______ (another family name) and _______ (family name).
I am from the _______ (description of family tendency) and _______ (another one).
From _______ (something you were told as a child) and _______ (another).
I am from (representation of religion, or lack of it). Further description.
I'm from _______ (place of birth and family ancestry), _______ (two food items representing your family).
From the _______ (specific family story about a specific person and detail), the _______ (another detail, and the _______ (another detail about another family member).
I am from _______ (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more lines indicating their worth).
A am from pine trees, from Dominos Pizza and Pepsi.
I am from the small white house . . . overflowing with love, laughter and an abundance of ragtag children.
I am from the lilacs, childhood shelters and foil-wrapped bouquets to lay on soldier graves.
I am from music and stubbornness, from Grandma Bea and the great-great-grandpa Charleys.
I am from the hard-workers and the practical jokers.
From hey punkin and quit crying or I'll give you something to cry about.
I am from the Easter Son-Rise Service.
I'm from Lansing, the combination of many branches, roast beef and corn on the cob.
From the finger my grandfather lost in his workshop (which my cousins later found) (and did EVERYONE's Grandpa lose a finger?) . . . and the legs that never worked right for my brother J.R.
I am from the boxes and albums of pictures that originated with Great Grandma Alta and to which I have added.
I am childless.
Where will the pictures go?
Will anyone remember me?
Monday, February 21, 2005
Not a lot of time this morning, but let's grab a little Monday Madness:
This week, using the letters in your name (real or screen name), list places that you've been to. Be creative! Have fun! =)
S St. Louis, Missouri. And to the top of the arch.
H Heaven and Hell
I Island. Mackinac Island.
R Rhode Island. (well, we drove through a tiny bit of it.)
L Lansing. Lansing, Michigan!!
This week, using the letters in your name (real or screen name), list places that you've been to. Be creative! Have fun! =)
S St. Louis, Missouri. And to the top of the arch.
H Heaven and Hell
I Island. Mackinac Island.
R Rhode Island. (well, we drove through a tiny bit of it.)
L Lansing. Lansing, Michigan!!
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Umhhhhhhhhh......
You are a Go-Go Girl! Yay you!
What kind of Sixties Person are you?
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You are a Go-Go Girl! Yay you!
What kind of Sixties Person are you?
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All right, it's Sunday and it's time for the Unconscious Mutterings:
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Dirty work::Diaper Duty
2. Shopkeeper::Gift shop
3. Goodness::Mercy
4. Yearning::Longing
5. Show and tell::Kindergarten
6. Trapped::Stuck
7. Malcolm::X
8. Season::Christmas
9. Bestseller::Book
10. Desk::Job
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Dirty work::Diaper Duty
2. Shopkeeper::Gift shop
3. Goodness::Mercy
4. Yearning::Longing
5. Show and tell::Kindergarten
6. Trapped::Stuck
7. Malcolm::X
8. Season::Christmas
9. Bestseller::Book
10. Desk::Job
Saturday, February 19, 2005
The Joys of Blogging, part the gazillionth.
I consider blogging both writing in a blog and reading other blogs. There are so many reasons I enjoy blogging. One of the reasons is the synchronicity and serendipity that often occur.
For example: January 31.
I'm over at Patti's White Pebble, and she's talking about her adoration of Moleskines. Now, I'm a paper junkie, but I had never heard of these. So I followed her links and was quite impressed. In that same blog run, I'm visiting Annie at Fishbucket, and what does she have but a link to Moleskinerie. This is really cool!
Fast forward to yesterday. I was at Gibson's Bookstore over by the Community College. Guess what they had? Mmmhmmm. I am now a proud owner of a moleskine. As I was checking out, the clerk said, "I didn't know we had those!"
The power of the blog. Big thanks, Patti and Annie!
I consider blogging both writing in a blog and reading other blogs. There are so many reasons I enjoy blogging. One of the reasons is the synchronicity and serendipity that often occur.
For example: January 31.
I'm over at Patti's White Pebble, and she's talking about her adoration of Moleskines. Now, I'm a paper junkie, but I had never heard of these. So I followed her links and was quite impressed. In that same blog run, I'm visiting Annie at Fishbucket, and what does she have but a link to Moleskinerie. This is really cool!
Fast forward to yesterday. I was at Gibson's Bookstore over by the Community College. Guess what they had? Mmmhmmm. I am now a proud owner of a moleskine. As I was checking out, the clerk said, "I didn't know we had those!"
The power of the blog. Big thanks, Patti and Annie!
The Card Player.
My mom is quite a gal. She's had a lot of ups and downs in her life, but at 76 she just keeps on keeping on. She picks up her granddaughters from school twice a week: the woman knows more middle school gossip than most kids do, I think. She makes sure another granddaughter gets to Junior Symphony every Monday. And on Wednesday she picks up her senior high grandson and gives him piano lessons.
A couple of years ago she took up walking. This was a woman who thought going a block was too much for her, but a friend was a walker so they began walking at the senior center. Darned if she didn't get strong enough that last year we did a 5K walk in the spring. In the summer she hiked over 4 miles to the Ludington lighthouse.
Then it struck. Tibialis posterior dysfunction, the beginnings of adult onset flatfoot. She's caught it early, so she and the podiatrist are working on treating it, but it put a crimp in her walking. That doesn't slow Mom down, though. Nope, she goes to the senior center with her friend, the friend walks, and Mom uses the weights and machines there to exercise. This has given her more time to meet some of the other seniors, and they invited her to play euchre. She didn't know how to play euchre, but she loves to learn new things. She played an introductory game there, then badgered me to play with her for the next couple of weeks 'til she got the hang of the strategies. And now she's an official euchre player.
I hope I still have that love of learning when I hit 76.
My mom is quite a gal. She's had a lot of ups and downs in her life, but at 76 she just keeps on keeping on. She picks up her granddaughters from school twice a week: the woman knows more middle school gossip than most kids do, I think. She makes sure another granddaughter gets to Junior Symphony every Monday. And on Wednesday she picks up her senior high grandson and gives him piano lessons.
A couple of years ago she took up walking. This was a woman who thought going a block was too much for her, but a friend was a walker so they began walking at the senior center. Darned if she didn't get strong enough that last year we did a 5K walk in the spring. In the summer she hiked over 4 miles to the Ludington lighthouse.
Then it struck. Tibialis posterior dysfunction, the beginnings of adult onset flatfoot. She's caught it early, so she and the podiatrist are working on treating it, but it put a crimp in her walking. That doesn't slow Mom down, though. Nope, she goes to the senior center with her friend, the friend walks, and Mom uses the weights and machines there to exercise. This has given her more time to meet some of the other seniors, and they invited her to play euchre. She didn't know how to play euchre, but she loves to learn new things. She played an introductory game there, then badgered me to play with her for the next couple of weeks 'til she got the hang of the strategies. And now she's an official euchre player.
I hope I still have that love of learning when I hit 76.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
So Happy It's Thursday*
It's been a long week. I'm not exactly sure why, unless it's been the lack of sun. Temperatures have been all over the place, with rain, ice and now some snow out there. And I'm jealous. *GRIN* We don't get Mondays off for Presidents' Day. *sigh*
Survivor Fans: Tonight begins #10!
* E.B.C.
It's been a long week. I'm not exactly sure why, unless it's been the lack of sun. Temperatures have been all over the place, with rain, ice and now some snow out there. And I'm jealous. *GRIN* We don't get Mondays off for Presidents' Day. *sigh*
Survivor Fans: Tonight begins #10!
* E.B.C.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Stopped at LDH's for a quiz again.
You Aren't Scary, You're Scared |
 Probably even scared to see how this quiz came out! |
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Scared myself silly.
I was sitting at a spot where I sometimes observe deer. I turned the car off, as I didn't want the engine noise to spook the critters. The deer appeared, and I was intent on counting them. Suddenly, I felt a vibration. What the heck? Something is always happening to my car, but never when the engine isn't on!
Doh. Somehow I had changed my cell phone to vibrate.
Double Doh. It was a wrong number.
I was sitting at a spot where I sometimes observe deer. I turned the car off, as I didn't want the engine noise to spook the critters. The deer appeared, and I was intent on counting them. Suddenly, I felt a vibration. What the heck? Something is always happening to my car, but never when the engine isn't on!
Doh. Somehow I had changed my cell phone to vibrate.
Double Doh. It was a wrong number.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Today is Monday, so bring on the Madness:
Ok, I thought we'd do something a little different this week. Are you up for it??
First of all, choose a letter of the alphabet. Now, choose a number 1-10.
...
...
...
Got a letter? Got a number? Here's this week's challenge:
Using the letter you chose, write down _____ (number you chose) things that describe the current season where you live. (You don't necessarily have to begin each word with the letter you chose.) Also, if you chose a low number and would like to choose a higher one, feel free! =)
Ok doke, my letter was e and the number was seven.
Our winter season here in Michigan is:
1. ephemeral.
2. eye-watering.
3. Eden for cold-weather lovers.
4. empyreal
5. enchanting
6. energizing
7. enough!!
Ok, I thought we'd do something a little different this week. Are you up for it??
First of all, choose a letter of the alphabet. Now, choose a number 1-10.
...
...
...
Got a letter? Got a number? Here's this week's challenge:
Using the letter you chose, write down _____ (number you chose) things that describe the current season where you live. (You don't necessarily have to begin each word with the letter you chose.) Also, if you chose a low number and would like to choose a higher one, feel free! =)
Ok doke, my letter was e and the number was seven.
Our winter season here in Michigan is:
1. ephemeral.
2. eye-watering.
3. Eden for cold-weather lovers.
4. empyreal
5. enchanting
6. energizing
7. enough!!
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Around and about:
Roscoe points to a fascinating political test here. If politics intrigues you, I urge you to take it.
My brother manages a paint store, so I had to take this quiz I spotted at LDH's:
Which house paint are you?
Roscoe points to a fascinating political test here. If politics intrigues you, I urge you to take it.
My brother manages a paint store, so I had to take this quiz I spotted at LDH's:
Benjamin Moore "Royal Evening Baja Avocado" gloss interior acrylic latex Exactly the right shade for that upstairs hallway in a home with a bold yet exquisite sense of style. |
Which house paint are you?
Sunday Morning, so let's do the Unconscious Muttering:
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Judge::Not
2. Detroit::Motor City
3. Hyphen::Dash
4. Get it right::the first time if possible, do-overs are a pain
5. Pulsating::Throbbing
6. Yoga::Meditation
7. Memorable::Evening
8. Financial advisor::Charles Schwab
9. Ten million::a high number
10. I::can
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Judge::Not
2. Detroit::Motor City
3. Hyphen::Dash
4. Get it right::the first time if possible, do-overs are a pain
5. Pulsating::Throbbing
6. Yoga::Meditation
7. Memorable::Evening
8. Financial advisor::Charles Schwab
9. Ten million::a high number
10. I::can
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Hmmm. Interesting. Found this at Tuckle Rori.
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for Gallaudet University in 1864?
That on the Lincoln Memorial, the fact that his hands are in the shape of an A and an L (in fingerspelling) is only a coincidence?
Lincoln was our first prez with a beard? Rawr!
Saw is over on the other-side-of-the-world at the third daughter's:
Directions: Copy into your blog and bold all that apply.
i have a cell phone.
i have friends that use me.
i am an only child.
i am a shopoholic.
i love dangly earrings.
i love cold weather.
i'm obsessed with the computer.
i have shot a gun before.
i can't live without music.
i have no tolerance of ignorant people.
i have ridden on a motorcycle before.
i'll be in this town forever.
i've been to 5 other countries.
i get annoyed easily.
i have kids.
i have neat handwriting.
i have more than a few horrible memories.
i am addicted to chocolate.
i am an atheist.
i love airplane rides.
i love taking pictures.
i hate people who are fake.
i can be mean when i want to.
one of my best friends is a guy.
i have way too many purses.
i'm obsessed with lip gloss.
i am easy to talk to.
i would never eat raw fish.
i cry easily.
i hate when people are late.
i procrastinate.
i love winter.
i have too many clothes for my closet/dresser.
i love to sleep.
i wish i were smarter.
i'm afraid of flying.
i hate drama.
i bite my nails.
i have been on an 8 hour drive.
i love the beach.
i have never had the chicken pox.
i have gone out in public in my pajamas.
i can't control my emotions.
i have a best friend.
i have moved more than once.
i truly love my friends.
i have braces.
i have never broken a bone.
i hate my computer.
i love guys that play the drums.
i state the obvious.
i'm a happy person.
i love to dance.
i love to sing.
i love cleaning my room.
i tend to get jealous very easily.
i love cute underwear.
i love night better than day.
i don't like to study for tests.
i have been on the phone for over 5 hours.
i am too forgiving.
i have horrible sense in direction.
i miss elementary school.
i'm a daddy's girl.
i love kisses on my forehead.
i love the color pink.
i love to sew.
my eye color changes.
i should see a therapist.
i played on a guys sports team.
i become stressed easily.
i hate liars.
i like comfy sweatpants.
i can play the piano.
i love the smell of rain.
i love my family.
i hate needles.
i am a perfectionist.
i always wanted to learn to play the drums.
i hate the feeling of failure.
i have friends in other countries.
i know how to cook.
i can be quite selfish.
at times, i still act like a little kid.(an 8 year-old in a 53-year-old body. Not a pretty sight.)
i have food allergies.
i love to read.
i love getting stuff in the mail.
i have problems with letting go of old feelings.
i hate being alone.
i love summer.
i love the weekends.
i love black eyeliner.
i think im pretty.
i type with one hand.
i live in a one story house.
i wear make-up.
i have never rode on an underground subway.
i can't swim.
i have bad memories.
i go to church.
i sing in the shower.
i have never been camping.
i hate cheerleaders.
i usually get what i want.
i have been on stage before.
i love roller coasters.
no one knows my full story of my life.
i am close with my parent.
Directions: Copy into your blog and bold all that apply.
i have a cell phone.
i have friends that use me.
i am an only child.
i am a shopoholic.
i love dangly earrings.
i love cold weather.
i'm obsessed with the computer.
i have shot a gun before.
i can't live without music.
i have no tolerance of ignorant people.
i have ridden on a motorcycle before.
i'll be in this town forever.
i've been to 5 other countries.
i get annoyed easily.
i have kids.
i have neat handwriting.
i have more than a few horrible memories.
i am addicted to chocolate.
i am an atheist.
i love airplane rides.
i love taking pictures.
i hate people who are fake.
i can be mean when i want to.
one of my best friends is a guy.
i have way too many purses.
i'm obsessed with lip gloss.
i am easy to talk to.
i would never eat raw fish.
i cry easily.
i hate when people are late.
i procrastinate.
i love winter.
i have too many clothes for my closet/dresser.
i love to sleep.
i wish i were smarter.
i'm afraid of flying.
i hate drama.
i bite my nails.
i have been on an 8 hour drive.
i love the beach.
i have never had the chicken pox.
i have gone out in public in my pajamas.
i can't control my emotions.
i have a best friend.
i have moved more than once.
i truly love my friends.
i have braces.
i have never broken a bone.
i hate my computer.
i love guys that play the drums.
i state the obvious.
i'm a happy person.
i love to dance.
i love to sing.
i love cleaning my room.
i tend to get jealous very easily.
i love cute underwear.
i love night better than day.
i don't like to study for tests.
i have been on the phone for over 5 hours.
i am too forgiving.
i have horrible sense in direction.
i miss elementary school.
i'm a daddy's girl.
i love kisses on my forehead.
i love the color pink.
i love to sew.
my eye color changes.
i should see a therapist.
i played on a guys sports team.
i become stressed easily.
i hate liars.
i like comfy sweatpants.
i can play the piano.
i love the smell of rain.
i love my family.
i hate needles.
i am a perfectionist.
i always wanted to learn to play the drums.
i hate the feeling of failure.
i have friends in other countries.
i know how to cook.
i can be quite selfish.
at times, i still act like a little kid.(an 8 year-old in a 53-year-old body. Not a pretty sight.)
i have food allergies.
i love to read.
i love getting stuff in the mail.
i have problems with letting go of old feelings.
i hate being alone.
i love summer.
i love the weekends.
i love black eyeliner.
i think im pretty.
i type with one hand.
i live in a one story house.
i wear make-up.
i have never rode on an underground subway.
i can't swim.
i have bad memories.
i go to church.
i sing in the shower.
i have never been camping.
i hate cheerleaders.
i usually get what i want.
i have been on stage before.
i love roller coasters.
no one knows my full story of my life.
i am close with my parent.
Friday, February 11, 2005
ALL GREEN ALL THE TIME
What are some other colors that have multiple meanings? Help me out here. Oh, and isn't this two column stuff cool? I got it over at Mandarin Design. Go ahead, meg wants you to steal.
Green. A funny color when you think about it. It stands for money, and the environment, and the Michigan State Spartans.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Year of the Rooster
Cindy at Loo Who reminds us that it is now the Chinese Year of the Rooster. Happy New Year!
Cindy at Loo Who reminds us that it is now the Chinese Year of the Rooster. Happy New Year!
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Why not do Monday Madness on Tuesday? Here we go:
1. How many clocks (not watches) are in your home? How many of them are digital? How many do you really look at during the day? Three/two/two.
2. How many lamps (non-overhead lights) do you have in your home? What's your average wattage? Are any of them energy saver bulbs?
3/60 watt/??
3. How many house plants do you have in your home? How many need more attention than you give them? None. I'm waiting for it to warm up so I can grow things on my balcony.
4. How many photos/pictures/drawings/child's art are on your walls? How many from each of the four categories? Oh my. I can't count that far. Lots of photos/lots of pictures/an oil painting and a water color that my mother did.
5. About how many electric gadgets are in your kitchen? How many are used on a daily basis? How many are used occasionally? How many have been used once and stashed? How many have never been used? Oh probably about five, but only one is used frequently. The rest need to be used more often.
1. How many clocks (not watches) are in your home? How many of them are digital? How many do you really look at during the day? Three/two/two.
2. How many lamps (non-overhead lights) do you have in your home? What's your average wattage? Are any of them energy saver bulbs?
3/60 watt/??
3. How many house plants do you have in your home? How many need more attention than you give them? None. I'm waiting for it to warm up so I can grow things on my balcony.
4. How many photos/pictures/drawings/child's art are on your walls? How many from each of the four categories? Oh my. I can't count that far. Lots of photos/lots of pictures/an oil painting and a water color that my mother did.
5. About how many electric gadgets are in your kitchen? How many are used on a daily basis? How many are used occasionally? How many have been used once and stashed? How many have never been used? Oh probably about five, but only one is used frequently. The rest need to be used more often.
Monday, February 07, 2005
i was tagged and had to answer these questions, thanks to susan.
1. Total amount of music files on your computer? 32.4 mb
2. The CD you last bought is: The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber
3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message? Live Like You were Dying
4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
Past the Point of No Return, from Phantom of the Opera.
Lose Yourself, Eminem.
The Theme Song from Rocky, the movie.
Bring Them Home, from Les Miserables.
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor.
5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? (3 persons) and why?
* Susan - because she has great taste in music
* Roscoe - because he has great taste in music
* Sheryl - because I want to see what she comes up with. She has great taste.
1. Total amount of music files on your computer? 32.4 mb
2. The CD you last bought is: The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber
3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message? Live Like You were Dying
4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
Past the Point of No Return, from Phantom of the Opera.
Lose Yourself, Eminem.
The Theme Song from Rocky, the movie.
Bring Them Home, from Les Miserables.
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor.
5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? (3 persons) and why?
* Susan - because she has great taste in music
* Roscoe - because he has great taste in music
* Sheryl - because I want to see what she comes up with. She has great taste.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Sunday morning, the Unconscious Mutterings:
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Shelter:: from the storm
2. Karate Kid:: wipe on, wipe off
3. Andrew:: Peter
4. Rib:: Eve
5. Push it:: to the limits
6. Creep::Crawl
7. Chainlink::Fence
8. Squash::Pumpkin
9. No mercy::no forgiveness
10. Superhero::Superman!
I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Shelter:: from the storm
2. Karate Kid:: wipe on, wipe off
3. Andrew:: Peter
4. Rib:: Eve
5. Push it:: to the limits
6. Creep::Crawl
7. Chainlink::Fence
8. Squash::Pumpkin
9. No mercy::no forgiveness
10. Superhero::Superman!
Saturday, February 05, 2005
| You Have A Type B+ Personality |
You're a pro at going with the flow You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer A total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity. Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done You're passionate - just selective about your passions |
And so is Out of the Frying Pan, where I swiped this.
Gotta mark my calendar for the Rally of Writers. (Funny what you find when you're googling the local bookstore.)
Super Sandwich.
Last night I stopped at our wonderful local bookstore, Schulers. They have a cafe adjoining the store, and I decided to have a sandwich. In recent posts we've been talking about hamburger and pizza toppings. Susan from the other-side-of-the-world has given us insight into some of Oz's toppings (eggs on pizza, beets on burgers), and that has made me curious about trying new things. The menu board at the cafe showed a ham/havarti cheese/green apple/honey mustard combination. It was perfect. So thanks, susan!
What is your favorite sandwich combination?
Last night I stopped at our wonderful local bookstore, Schulers. They have a cafe adjoining the store, and I decided to have a sandwich. In recent posts we've been talking about hamburger and pizza toppings. Susan from the other-side-of-the-world has given us insight into some of Oz's toppings (eggs on pizza, beets on burgers), and that has made me curious about trying new things. The menu board at the cafe showed a ham/havarti cheese/green apple/honey mustard combination. It was perfect. So thanks, susan!
What is your favorite sandwich combination?
All righty, a quiz first, swiped from LDH, who is the very same thing.
Congratulations! You are the Fundamental Theorem of Linear Programming
So yeah. Most mathematicians don't care about you due to your association with the simplex method and mathematics' bastard son computer science. Real world applications *shudder* |
Which Fundamental Theorem of Mathematics Are You?
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Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Not Melted Yet
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!
Here in the States February 2 is Groundhog Day. According to custom, if a groundhog peeks out of his home on the 2nd and sees his shadow, there will be six more LONG weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, then there will be an early spring. As you can see, it's still pretty cold in my neck of the woods.
I work in Lansing, the Capital City of Michigan, and approximately 1.5 miles from the beautiful State Capitol. Lansing is a great city, but well . . . we're kind of provincial. In the sticks. In the middle of a bunch of cornfields. And that means we have some great wildlife within the city environs.
Now, if you've stopped here from time to time, you may have seen deer pictures. These are taken over on the east side of town. Closer to where I work, in fact right in the vacant lot next door, we have a different kind of wildlife. We have woodchucks, which are in the same family as groundhogs. (Some would say they're the same critter. We can debate that in the comments.)
In the spring, summer and fall we have fun spotting the animals gathering weeds and chasing each other around. (The printer is located in the room that has windows looking out on that field. Really. We're working, not goofing off. Really.) There were three at last count. There are at least two large entrances to their burrows. One is right outside the shop window, the other is farther out in the field. The woodchuck families appeared to go into hibernation sometime before Thanksgiving. In November.
Someone's Up
We had a heavy snow over a week ago, which hasn't melted. I've been keeping an eye on the woodchuck burrow, and imagine my surprise this morning when I looked out and saw what looked like an indentation in the burrow and tracks around it. Could it be? Do the groundhogs, other than Punxsutawney Phil, celebrate this day? I had to explore, of course.
We were very busy this morning as one of our staff was sick and two were at a conference, but things calmed down in the afternoon. At 3:00 p.m. I put on my boots and went out tromping in the snow.
As I neared the burrow I could see the hole that had been opened in the woodchuck home. There were many tracks around it. I became a little anxious. Would a cranky, sleepy woodchuck jump out at me?
I'm a real sissy girl sometimes, and I began to envision a snarling, bug-eyed, rabid groundhog chasing me back to the door. Bud, one of our salesmen, was watching. "Maybe it's a Wolverine," he hollered. Well, that got my back up. As we all know, I'm a true-green Spartan, and I'd never let a little old wolverine intimidate me! I plunged ahead.
My fears were all for naught though. As I approached the hole, I could see a gentle little creature standing near it, with a jaunty cap atop his head. It was our own Lansing Larry, and he decidedly DID NOT SEE his shadow! So winter, begone!
Our Hero
I hope you had a great day too!
Oops. The truth is out. Bryn made me do it.
Take the quiz: "what storm are you?"
tornado
you are a tornado. you are destructive and mean
Take the quiz: "what storm are you?"
tornado
you are a tornado. you are destructive and mean
Happy Birthday Karen!
I'm late to the party, but wanted to wish Karen a great birthday, and thanks for all the Wednesday hump-day hunks!
I'm late to the party, but wanted to wish Karen a great birthday, and thanks for all the Wednesday hump-day hunks!
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