Monthly Archives: July 2007
The Literal Side of Things
Webster’s defines the word “literal” as “in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the primary or exact meaning of a word or words”. There are some people who take everything literally. Like Greg. Remember Greg from the Brady Bunch? Remember … Continue reading
Filed under boat, Delaware River, Disney World, family, ghosts, Haunted Mansion, Liberty Bell, life, literal, Philadelphia, Ride the Ducks, The Brady Bunch, Wacky Quacker
Faster Than A…
How fast is fast? Maybe it depends what you’re measuring. Or who you’re asking. Surely, at some point, you’ve had a passenger in your car tell you to “SLOW DOWN! You’re driving too fast!” No? Okay, maybe it’s just me. … Continue reading
Blue Denim
Thank you, Mom. Thank you for buying me my first pair of Levi’s when I was in the 5th grade. My friend Ann had a pair, my friend Valerie had a pair, and even my friend Kathy had a pair, … Continue reading
Filed under blue jeans, cliques, fads, fashion, group writing project, Levi's, life, middle school, mom, Sears, thanks, Toughskins
Dead Santa
Tell me, just WHAT do you say when your 5 year old child, riding in the backseat of the car asks you out of the blue, “Mom, does Santa Claus die? And what do they do if he dies? Do … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas, Christmas in July, death, humor, kids, life, parenting, Santa Claus
Different Monsters
Who were the monsters that you believed in as a kid? Or rather, where did they hide and how could they get you? For my son and I, they must be different. When I was a kid, I was concerned … Continue reading
Filed under life, monsters, Scooby Doo, sleeping
Food for Thought
Yes, I did in fact eat a hunk of cheese, two pepperoni sticks (think Slim Jims) and a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream for dinner. Horrified? Me, too. But don’t worry. That’s NOT what I fed my kid. He … Continue reading
Filed under anger, anime, food, Harry Potter, junk food, Lean Cuisine, power outtage, rant, Verizon
Ya’ll Ready for This?
(Whispering) Come ‘ere. Can I show you something? Look… over there. (Normal voice) No, not there. THERE! To the right of your screen. You may have to scroll down a bit. See what I’m talking about? Those two boxes? One … Continue reading
Filed under awards, blogging, celebration, garden, humor, life, mojitos, puppies, Rockin' Girl Blogger, Schmooze award, sex education
Sicko
I have to tell you about Sicko. No, not the movie. I haven’t seen it yet. Have you? I want to see it. But in order to see it I’d have to call the babysitter (who’s probably booked out until … Continue reading
Filed under chicken, dog, humor, london broil, rotten food, salmonella, sick, sicko, steak
This is Me
This is me, before the start of marathon training season back about 3 months ago, talking to Kathy, the training coordinator for my running “club”: “Kathy, I think I’m going to sign up to run with the group again this … Continue reading
Filed under 1/2 marathon, humor, marathon, marathon training, meme, running
