Category: daily drivel
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honeydew
There are just three things I have to do this morning, according to She Who Must Be Obeyed. Make more coffee Put away the clean dishes and load the dirty dishes in the dishwasher Get the storage tub with the holiday tablecloth up from the basement “It should only take you a couple of minutes,”… Read.
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interrogative
I started to type “Why does 68 degrees feel cold in the winter and warm in the summer?” I got only as far as “why does” when the spirit of Dr. Suess furnished me with this page out of Green Eggs and Ham, if Green Eggs and Ham had included a page where Sam-I-Am wanders… Read.
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kaboom
The link I had to click on today: Sperm whale explodes as man tries to open stomach – video Just to be clear: The man doesn’t try to open the whale’s stomach. He bloody well opens it. (And never has an expletive been more appropriate.) Not for the squeamish, obviously. Read.
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alarmed
I keep my phone by my bedside because the alarm clock app wakes me up so much more pleasantly than my actual alarm clock. I discovered this while I was on my first business trip at my new job. The screen lights up and a quiet sound like a distant, rolling surf fills the room.… Read.
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murmuration
Murmuration – it’s the word of the day. Read.
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collector plates
Wisconsin’s license plates are white with black letters, pretty boring. There’s a little banner across the top with “Wisconsin” spelled out and, off to one side, what looks like a maybe a sailboat, a couple of sandhill cranes in flight, and a cartoon barn. Not even a credibly nice try at making it look interesting,… Read.
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What?
Words I wasn’t expecting to hear in that pop tune I was listening to: “Don’t let the door hit you on your way out!” Smoke From A Distant Fire, Sanford and Townsend “Thinking it might stop her from whooping your behind!” I Wish, Stevie Wonder Read.
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blogging with bonkers
Bonkers is helping me write blog posts this morning. In a way. Read.
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javaless
I’ve been on the road for a couple days in the service of the Great State of Wisconsin, which means that I haven’t had a decent cup of coffee until just this morning. The hotels we stay in on these trips are all the kind that serve a complimentary breakfast of dried cereal or make-your-own… Read.
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Oh My!
Who makes ’em smile at the DMV? George Takei and Kermit the Frog! Read.
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