Entries from June 2008

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

hey, a father’s day gift idea!

So, only a week to go until Father’s Day. Are you ready? Me, either.
Someone actually sent me this coffee table book to check out, and here’s what I think about it:
This new book, Historic Photos of Washington State, would be a great gift for anyone interested in Washington or Pacific Northwest history. [...]

Friday, June 6th, 2008

why’d I take a picture of this?

I found this in my camera and can’t remember why I took this shot. I had a joke in mind.
It might have had to do with my boobs. Or not.
Any ideas?
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: amanuensis \uh-man-yoo-EN-sis\

noun:
A person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts.
Amanuensis comes from Latin, from the phrase (servus) a manu, “slave with handwriting duties,” from a, ab, “by” + manu, from manus, “hand.”

Okay, totally long and useless word when you have “scrivener” or “secretary” or “mommy.”
See, this has been my job ever since Kid learned about [...]

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

crayon haggling, pt. II

Our crayon haggling took an unexpected turn.
While killing time on the ferry, she demanded I ASK MY BOSS about her low offer. Then she got impatient (ok, that’s NOT the unexpected part–she is mine) and decided to ask my boss HERSELF.
Finishing her little whispered “talk” with my imaginary boss, she declared my boss accepted [...]

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