Entries from November 2007

Friday, November 30th, 2007

woman gives birth in truck

Did you hear about this Mississippi woman?
Last week, when putting her turkey in the oven her bun in the oven decided to come out.
First of all, why was a nine-month pregnant women hauling the turkey into the oven? Where’s Uncle Jimmy? Of course, this was her fourth pregnancy, so […]

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: bug·bear /buhg-bair/

noun
1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.
2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
3. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children.
[Origin: 1570–80; bug2 + bear2]
Here’s one I don’t remember being on the SAT verbal section. You know what’s a bugbear for me right now?
Christmas shopping. Yep. Fear, […]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Saws recalled due to laceration hazard!

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2007
Release #08-100
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 689-9928
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Miter Saws Recalled by WMH Tool Group Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with […]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Dog eats. . . .

Yes, that is Waldorf Salad.
She has branched out from cake, blueberry muffins and snowmen. Now, LTK has added a little roughage and fruit.
A neighbor had brought her delicious version of the salad and left it outside in the cool air prior to our Thanksgiving meal.
Guess who also was outside?
Not for all that long. […]

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

packing: I do it myself

This was Kid’s proclamation prior to our little 4-day Thanksgiving weekend trip to Grandpa’s house. She’s 4. I said, “okay, here’s your bag.”
She packed her essentials.
By essentials, I mean, a Pocahontas dress, three skirts (no shirts), four nightgowns, one swimsuit (two sizes too small) and six dresses ranging in season from Spring to […]

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: woolgathering \WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring\

noun:
Indulgence in idle daydreaming.
It would be easy to slip off into woolgathering and miss a deadline.
– Jeraldine Saunders, Washington Post, March 4, 2004
Woolgathering derives from the literal sense, “gathering fragments of wool.”

Good word, eh? I imagine someone leisurely wandering green hillsides. A breeze blows as they casually stoop over every now and then […]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

pssst!

Guess what?
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Yet again, I have proof a holiday is near:

I am happy to report we had no pumpkin filling incident this year.
And no turdukin looms on the horizon either! (that I’ve been informed of, anyway…)
Have I mentioned I love my pecan pie?
There’s drool on my keyboard. ‘Scuse me.
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