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German Word of the Day

der Vorschlag (Vorschläge) suggestion, proposal; idea

Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben, der mehr als vierzig Vorschläge für die Verbesserung von Desktops enthält.
He wrote an article that contained more than forty ideas for improving desktop computers.

Wednesday Update

We are once again entering orders at work. At least for a little while we won't be twiddling our thumbs. Last night we ate nachos and soft tacos. I took too many nachos though. I think most of the people on American Idol are singing worse instead of better. This might just be the last season that we watch it. Scrubs is still a really good show. Lost should be good tonight, we are going to get to see a little bit more of Hurley. I like his character. Yesterday was so nice, I hope we get to see more of the same today.

“Every man knows he is a sissy compared to Johnny Cash.”

—Bono

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German Word of the Day

der Junge (-n) boy
das Junge (-n) young animal; cub, kitten, nestling, puppy

Kennst du den neuen Jungen in der Schule?
Do you know the new boy in school?

Tuesday Update

Not much happened yesterday. We are playing the waiting game at work. Friday was the end of our first quarter for sales. Now finance has to do whatever they do before we can start entering orders for the second quarter. So all we can do is prep the orders that are coming in. That is we check the SKU's for the items ordered to make sure they are correct and look over the customer account for correct address, contact information, state tax exempt #, etc. When I got home yesterday, Ashley had washed the dishes from Sunday and she was making peanut butter cookies. The cookies are delicious. For supper we had a simple salad with chunks of chicken and leftover sloppy joe's. We watch Find, I don't remember the show after Find, Jeremy Pivens's Journey of a Lifetime and then Anthony Bourdain No Reservations. Then we went to bed, yah we are exciting people.

“I would give the greatest sunset in the world
for one sight of New York’s skyline.”

—Ayn Rand, author, in her book The Fountainhead, 1943

On Wednesday, at two minutes and three
seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the
time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.

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German Word of the Day

dürfen may, be permitted, allowed

Er darf das nicht.
He's not allowed to do that.

Monday Update

It was a good weekend, I hate to see it over. Damn Mediacom, the internet kept going off and on this morning which means I am running late and will have to go. Everyone have a good day and I will try to have a better update tomorrow.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind.
Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

Tool, Lateralus

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die Illustrierte (declined like an adj.) (illustrated) magazine, illustrated
Short for: illustrierte Zeitschrift illustrated magazine

Bunte, Brigitte, Geo und Stern sind populäre deutsche Illustrierte.
Bunte, Brigitte, Geo, and Stern are popular German illustrated magazines.

Sunday Update

Cool and gloomy, how depressing. I wish the sun would come out. This weekend we have been watching good movies. Friday night we watched Goodnight and Good Luck. Very well done. We made homemade pizzas and they were very good. Last night we watched Batman Begins and Walk the Line. For supper we had omelets with ham, onion and cheese. Very tasty. Before we watched the second movie I asked Doug to make me popcorn. He made the best buttery popcorn and I hurt myself a bit eating it. Yesterday Ashley and I tried checking out the new Gordmans. It looks like the prices are reasonable and they have lots of name brands to choose from. The store was just way too crowded to even get through most of the isles and we gave up and left. We need to go back after the store newness wears off a bit.

“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.”

—President Gerald R. Ford, 1974

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German Word of the Day

das Gefälle (-) drop, fall; gradient, slope; divide, difference

Das Gelände hat ein starkes Gefälle.
The land slopes down steeply.

"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch,
you must first create the universe."

—Carl Sagan (1934-1996), American astronomer, in his book, Cosmos, 1980

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German Word of the Day

der Dudelsack bagpipe(s)

Dudelsacklehrer Thomas Zöller will den Dudelsack neu erfinden.
Bagpipe instructor Thomas Zöller wants to reinvent the bagpipe.

I almost forgot to tell anyone. Yesterday when driving to work, just before I got to the big barn on Eastpost, about 20 wild turkeys started to fly across the road. And because they are such a big bird, they do not fly very high. I had to slow down because I thought a couple of them were going to hit the car windshield.

Friday Update

I just want to say how proud I am of our kids for all of thier hard work at school. I wish I would have tried as hard as they do and I wish I would have actually had faith in myself when I was thier age. School and growing up is hard, but the hard work will be worth it someday. The struggling you do today will get you much farther than the struggling I did.

Yeah today is Friday!!! I like Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. You can have the rest of the week.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Another rude awakening.
The hard life that's been our school.
More of a cruel day's reckonings.

Prong, Rude Awakening

“Always make the audience suffer as much as
possible.”

—Alfred Hitchcock, movie director, producer

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German Word of the Day

das Hemd (-en) shirt

Für dich gebe ich auch mein letztes Hemd her.
I'd give you the shirt off my back.

Random Song Quote of the Day

I said I'm washing my hands of you, with my industrial broom
Sweeping you under my carpet, it covers the room
I've been clearing my head for days
Of the incredible waste

Ednaswap, Clown Show

"You ought to be thankful, a whole heaping lot,

For the places and people you're lucky
you're not."

—Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), in his book The Big Brag

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der Mensch (-en) person, human being; man, mankind

Der moderne Mensch (Homo sapiens) ist die einzige bis heute überlebende Art der Gattung Homo.
Modern man (Homo sapiens) is the only surviving species of the genus Homo today.
Es war kein Mensch da.
No one was there. Not a soul was there.

Tuesday Update

This past weekend was a good one for me. On Friday night I did my grocery shopping because I wanted to do my usual Sunday cleaning on Saturday instead. On Saturday, guess what, I cleaned house. Saturday night we made Focaccia Bread. It was more like pizza though. Very yummy pizza! With the leftover dough, Doug made bread sticks for Sunday dinner. He needs to make bread sticks more often, they were delicious. Sunday morning Ashley and I went to Cornell College for a day long visit. It was a nice day just a little windy. I cannot say how many times I walked up and down hills, Cornell has a beautiful, but hilly campus. Ashley and I could not help but notice how happy and fat all of the squirrels were. We sat in on three different sessions in the morning. The first was Art in McWethy Hall. The next was English, Religion and Philosophy in South Hall. The last was about student residence life in The Commons. We had a nice lunch of Caesar Salad, Chicken Alfredo, bread sticks, grapes and strawberries. Lemonade was the drink. For dessert they served a shortcake with berries and whipped topping. After lunch the Choir sang in King Chapel and then there were some speakers from the College. Then we went to the Small Multi-Sports Arena for the Activities Fair. Ashley signed up for a lot of different activities; yearbook, newspaper, ballroom dancing, Not Just for Grannies (knitting???), culinary, and many more that I cannot remember. Of course she just wanted to sign up to get info, getting involve in all of these groups sounds like a full time job to me. The last thing we did was a tour of the dorms. It was a short tour and we only looked inside of a couple of rooms and saw the lounges. Pauley-Rorem looked like the most inviting dorm for a first year student. Well this is longer than I had expected and I have to get ready for work. Later.....

Random Song Quote of the Day

I’m trying to tell you something about my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you’ve ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
It’s only life after all

Indigo Girls, Closer To Fine

"Never judge a book by its movie."

—J.W. Eagan

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German Word of the Day

das Wetter weather

Bei so einem Wetter können wir nicht gehen.
With weather like this we can't go.

It is now officially Spring! Thumper decided to have his first meal of the year this morning!

It is now officially Spring! Thumper decided to have his first meal of the year this morning!

Pauley-Rorem Hall. This is probably the dorm that Ashley will be living in next Fall.

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German Word of the Day

die Küche (-n) kitchen

Die Wohnung hat eine kleine Küche.
The apartment has a small kitchen.

“What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?”

—Benjamin Spock, M.D., pediatrician, author, and anti-Vietnam War activist

Gone to Cornell for the day. 

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German Word of the Day

das Sozialkaufhaus (-häuser) charitable second-hand store, goodwill store (U.S.)

Ihre Sachspende können Sie Montag bis Freitags in der Zeit von 10 bis 16 Uhr im Sozialkaufhaus abgeben.
You can leave your donated items at the goodwill store Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is
enforced, where ignorance prevails, and
where any one class is made to feel that
society is in an organized conspiracy to
oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither
persons nor property will be safe.”

—Frederick Douglass, orator, author, statesman

Random Song Quote of the Day

It seems you're having some trouble
In dealing with these changes
Living with these changes
Oh no, the world is a scary place
Now that you've woken up the demon ... in me

Get up, come on get down with the sickness

Disturbed, Down With The Sickness

"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should
grow too fond of it."

—Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)

ASCII Aerobics - This is like twister for your fingers.

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German Word of the Day

findig (adj) resourceful (clever, inventive)

Findige Studenten können das Verbot umgehen.
Resourceful students can get around the restriction.

Random Song Quote of the Day

A thousand dollar car it ain't worth nothin' Thousand dollar car it ain't worth shit. Might as well take your $1000, and set fire to it. $1000 car ain't worth a dime, You lose your $1000 every time. Oh why did I ever buy, a $1000 car.

Bottle Rockets, 1000 Dollar Car

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German Word of the Day

das Messer (-) knife

Das Messer ist sehr scharf.
The knife is very sharp.

The Worst Invention Ever

Thursday Update

This week is going by pretty fast and that is always a good thing. I just don't like the weekends going fast. Not much happened yesterday, the usual work. Ashley was already at work when I got home, so Doug and I made supper. Doug made yummy pork steaks and I made Cheesey Pototoes (The box kind w/extra cheese added). We watched Lost, finally a new episode. We also tuned in to Idol just long enough to find out Kevin was finally voted off. We don't have to listen to his lisp anymore! Then I went to pick up Ashley from work and we stopped in at Walmart real quick to get Nyquil. Sam kept trying to call Ashley from Florida, but he was not getting very good reception and the call was lost. After about 6 attempts and standing in his Aunts yard he decided it just wasn't working. Ashley rented some moves to watch on the rest of her Spring Break, Serenity, Walk The Line and Wallace & Gromit. That's about all.

Random Song Quote of the Day

What ever happened to all the fun in the world?
Larry's not with us any more; he went on y'know
Yeah
Yeah
He bit the big one
Ahem
Yeah
Well, he's got his own little piece of heaven now

Frank Zappa, Whatever Happened To All The Fun In The World?

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German Word of the Day

trocken (adj) dry

In der Wüste ist es heiß und die Luft ist sehr trocken.
In the desert it's hot and the air is very dry.

Random Song Quote of the Day

That’ll be the day - when you say goodbye
that’ll be the day - when you make me cry
you say you’re gonna leave - you know it’s a lie cause
that’ll be the day when I die

Buddy Holly, That'll Be The Day

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German Word of the Day

das Ei (Eier) egg

Zum Frühstück möchte ich ein weichgekochtes Ei.
For breakfast I'd like a soft-boiled egg.

Tuesday Update

I think the weather is getting everyone down. Thomas has a bad cold, my head feels stuffy, I think Doug is coming down with something and Ashley is plain grumpy. Today we have a treat day for a co-worker. I made Peach Delight, yummy. I hope they don't eat it all, so I can bring some home. Not much else to say today. Get well Thomas.

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German Word of the Day

der Roman (-e) novel (false cognate)

Ich habe alle Romane von Ernest Hemingway gelesen.
I've read all of Ernest Hemingway's novels.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Teach your children well, their father's hell did slowly go by,
and feed them on your dreams, the one they picks, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
so just look at them and sigh and know they love you.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Teach Your Children

Monday Update

The weekend went so fast and I didn't really do much. I think the weather makes me sluggish. The soups were good yesterday and we had a good turnout. Not much to say, except that it is Monday and I have to work and Ashley is on Spring break. I hope she gets better weather than Thomas had for his.

Random Song Quote of the Day

I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.

Neil Young, Heart Of Gold

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German Word of the Day

übermorgen (adv) day after tomorrow

Sie kommt übermorgen.
She's coming the day after tomorrow.

Saturday Update

Yesterday started out busy. Jacob came over with Ana and Nick, so that Doug could bleed the breaks on his car. Jacob brought Cinnamin Bagels from Panera for everyone. It didn't take too long for them to finish with the car. Luckily, Doug did not add to his sunburn from the last time they worked on it. We then decided to go to the Metro Grill. I think the food is going downhill there. The honey chicken was pretty good, but not much else. I would rather have Doug's cooking any day. After we got done eating Chloe called and said she was at work and could we pick her up at 2. It was only a little after 12, so we drove to Target West and Ashley bought some shiny shoes to go with her prom dress. Next we stopped at Von Mauer to pick up her dress. She got a free watch, perfume (smells like window cleaner) and a small picture album (looks like it is for a 12 yr old) for buying her prom dress at Von Mauer. Then we stopped to see if we could take a look at the car Ashley was interested in buying. Doug talked to the mechanic and he said he is afraid the car she was going to buy has transmission problems. Doug said thats OK because he also has a Volvo for sale and it only needs a new paint job. It will cost $200 more than the other car, but would be well worth it. Ashley is now excited about the Volvo. Next we went to pick up Chloe from work. When we got home I put a Corned Beef Brisket in the roaster for supper. Later Doug made Corned Beef Hash from it. This was the best Corned Beef Hash I have ever had in my life. Yummy!!! We watched random shows on TV the rest of the night. I was dozing off and on, so I really can't remember much of what we were watching.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Shakespeare picks at a plate of words
Van gogh doesn't know half of what he's heard
Pablo picasso's at the bottom of the sea
Painting all the fish in the coral reef

Adrian Belew, A Plate Of Words

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German Word of the Day

das Getue (no pl.) fuss, ado; affectation, putting on airs

Es gab dann so ein blödes Getue, bevor wir uns in die Halle kamen.
Then there was such a stupid fuss before we got into the hall.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Never seen half of what you've seen
Real life never quite adds up
The road goes on when the faces don't
Word of mouth never tells the truth
Like to hear your story told

Son Volt, Too Early

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voll (adj) full, full of

Ist das Glas halb voll oder halb leer?
Is the glass half full or half empty?

"Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!"

—Irish saying

Thursday Update

Yeah!! Today is my Friday for the week. It is nice to work for an Irish company that gives you St Patrick's Day off as a paid holiday. I hope today goes by faster than the rest of this week at work. It should because we have one person gone from our department. Ashley's Spring break starts this afternoon as well. Melissa was voted off on Idol last night. We think it should have been Kevin. From the look on his face last night, I think he was thinking the same thing. That is all for today.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Let the wind and ocean water
Wash across your hands
Wash away a thousand footsteps
Wash us all away
Like sand

October Project, Ariel

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German Word of the Day

der Kugelschreiber (-) ballpoint pen
der Kuli (-s) ballpoint pen (slang)

Hast du einen Kugelschreiber für mich?
Do you have a ballpoint pen for me?

This is a funny little cartoon.

"Dick Cheney's Got A Gun"

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German Word of the Day

die Uhr (-en) clock, watch; time, o'clock

Wie viel Uhr ist es?
What time is it?

Einstein The Talking Bird

Random Song Quote of the Day

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line

Johnny Cash, I Walk The LIne

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der Platz (Plätze) square; room, space; seat

Treffen wir uns auf dem Goethe-Platz.
Let's meet at/in Goethe Square.
Dieser Kofferraum hat viel Platz.
This (car) trunk has lots of room.
Bitte nehmen Sie Platz.
Please have/take a seat.

Monday Update

I wish the weekend would have been longer. Sunday was way too gloomy. I didn't do too much yesterday. Just dishes, vacuum and laundry. We watched a two hour Extreme Home Makeover. We thought the house looked like a church on the outside. I guess that is what they were going for though. We also watched the start of the last season of the Sopranos. Sorry about ruining it for you Thomas. I should have asked if you still watch the show, before telling you what happened. I hope this work week goes fast. It will be a short week since my company gives us St Patrick's Day as a paid holiday.

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German Word of the Day

warum why

Warum kannst du das nicht machen?
Why can't you do that?

Randon Song Quote of the Day

Look up at the sun
Turning
Eleven thousand degrees
Burning there's no siren
No firemen
Is it night or day
Ninety three million miles away

Prong, Look Up At The Sun

Sunday Update

It has been a very good weekend. Friday night Diedre stopped by and we watched the New Harry Potter movie. Well actually Diedre mostly played Majonng. Ashley and Sam watched other movies in the Day Kitchen. Thomas and Diedre went to Walmart that same night and bought ice cream and Diedre bought a nice lamp. When they got back we all had ice cream floats.

Saturday, Ashley and I went to Westdale to shop for a Prom dress. The selection at Penneys and Younkers was slim. But she found the one she really likes at Von Mauer and she orders it in her size. So she will have to wait until Friday to actually get the dress and then it will probably need to be shortened and then she will have to wait an little longer even. Now she needs to find a nice shiny silver pair of shoes.

Last night Doug made the most perfect lasagna. I did help a little by cooking the meat and taste testing. The lasagna was a beautiful thing. I love having a chef in the family. This morning he will be making us poached eggs in english muffins and corned beef hash. This is a favorite in this family.

The Sopranos new season starts tonight. So guess what we will be watching? That is all for now. I guess I should start washing dishes before we make more for breakfast. I didn't feel like doing dishes last night, because we waited to eat supper until Ashley got off work at 9.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Falling in love is hard on the knees.

Aerosmith, Falling In Love

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German Word of the Day

der Anpfiff (-e) (starting) whistle, kickoff (soccer); face-off (ice hockey); bawling out (slang)

100 Tage bis zum Anpfiff! (der WM 2006 in Deutschland)
100 days until kickoff! (of the 2006 World Cup in Germany)

Friday Update

I think I am getting use to my new glasses. Although when I sit too close to the computer I have to tilt my head back. If I look at the screen straight on, everything is blurred. The top part of the lense is definetly for distance and the bi-focal is for the smaller close-up stuff. The TV looked much more crisp last night. Yeah, today is Friday. I hope someone will watch Harry Potter with me. Hint.hint. It is getting late because I sort of slept in until 5:30 today. Later everyone.

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German Word of the Day

die Möbel (pl., no sing. form) furniture

Heinz und Maria haben sich neue Möbel für das Wohnzimmer gekauft.
Heinz and Maria bought new furniture for the living room.

Random Song Quote of the Day

Flash back patches of grass growing wild in fact
Cracked walls burnt black like a kingdom sacked
Memories like artifacts attacked yet still intact
Melodies wrapped in glass and shatter with the impact

Matisyahu, Aish Tamid

Random Song Quote of the Day

Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day
Thomas wants to go outside and play
Come again some other day

Unknown, Rain, Rain, Go Away

The Simpsons - LIVE

This is fun. http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1267/

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German Word of the Day

einfach simple, easy; plain; just; single; one-way (ticket)

Diese Aufgabe ist sehr einfach.
This assignment is very easy.

Wednesday Update

I am torn, I like it when Thomas is home and I do not want this week to go by fast. However, I always want the work part of the week to go fast and I want Friday to come so I can watch the rest of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. At least I get to see him in the evenings and for awhile Saturday morning before he leaves for work. Saturday afternoon Ashley and I are going out prom dress shopping. That is all for today.

Random Song Quote of the Day

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

The Police, King Of Pain

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German Word of the Day

das Fahrrad (-räder) bicycle

Karl hat ein neues Fahrrad.
Karl has a new bicycle.

Tuesday Update

The Blogger wasn't working yesterday. The pizza pile-up was a success. We had pizza from Pizza Ranch, Pizza Hut, Tomaso's, Domino's and Papa Murphy's. It is nice to have Thomas home for a few days. He can watch our shows with us and watch me talk to the TV. I know that Mao is happy that Tommy is home, he just is a stinker and gets mad every time Thomas walks out the door. Thomas took Ashley to pick out a birthday gift last night. They ended up at Half Price Books, a dangerous place to go for anyone in this family. Between the two of them thay came home with four books.

Random Song Quote of the Day

I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pyjamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Let’s get out of this place

Squeeze, Tempted

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German Word of the Day

die Bremse (-n) brake; horsefly

Die Bremsen sind sehr gut.
The brakes are very good.

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German Word of the Day

spielen to play; act
Principal Parts: spielen, spielte, gespielt

Er spielt Golf.
He plays golf.

Saturday Update

Yesterday was a very good day off. It was Bashers Birthday, so first Ashley and I went to the Drivers License place so she could get rid of her intermediate license and get her regular license. Then we went to Naso's for lunch. The owner is a funny man. The salad bar with a sandwich is such a good deal. I had a large salad, ravioli soup, fish, turkey medallion and a reuben sandwich, plus Naso fries. Ooh was I full! At about 1:30, Ashley and I went shopping for her Birthday gift. We thought she could find something at Target. After looking at almost everything in the store, she ended up with a 3 pack of socks. ??? Then we decided to go to Kohl's, again nothing. Who is purchasing clothes for the stores to sell these days? The choices are terrible! So we went to Old Navy. She tried on a top, but she said it would only look good without a bra and with larger boobs. Next we went to Barnes and Noble. She choose parchment paper for writing calligraphy. We decided to try the Mall. We went to Payless, Sears (I bought a new little purse for myself for $5.66), Gap, American Eagle, Express, PacSun, Claire's, Hot Topic (Chloe wasn't working yet), Journey's and I think a couple of others that I don't know the name of. Ashley says she saw a couple of things at Hot Topic, so we might go back today when Chloe is working to get a discount. We then went to Best Buy to get a Birthday gift for Wanda, her Birthday is this Sunday. By this time it was after 5:00 and we were both pooped. We went home and saw Chloe for like 5 minutes and then she was off to work. We warmed up leftovers from Naso's for supper and Sam dropped by to give Ashley a Birthday card and wish her Happy Birthday. He left and Keeley and Nat stopped by with cupcakes and chatted for a while. We then went to Walmart to get a new cord for Ashley's amp and a light bulb for above the kitchen sink. It was the usual Nascar crowd at Walmart, I just don't feel like I fit in when I'm shopping there. We went home and Ashley played her bass for a while and then Chloe came home and we had Peach, Mango, Passion ice cream with sliced strawberries and cupcakes (from Keeley). I went to bed at around 11:00.

One last note, Chloe had some excitement at her school yesterday. At lunch two kids walked into the lunchroom dressed in Pink Panther costumes. They walked around for a few minutes and then one of the Xavier students made a comment about pink things and one of the Pink Panther boys flipped the food tray in the students face. The Pink Panther boys than took off for an exit which was being blocked by the Assistant Principal. They dashed for another door and the Assistant Principal (a female) tackled one of the boys and held him down. The other Pink Panther took off out the door and started to run across the school yard. As someone called on a cell phone for help, a male student pulled his shoes off and took off across the school yard to catch the other boy. He tackled him and held him down while another school offical caught up and put his foot on the boys neck to hold him down and started swearing at him to stay down. The boys were dressed in Linn-Mar shirts, but they were Washington students. Needless to say they were in a bit of trouble.

Random Song Quote of the Day

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry.

Les Miserables, Drink With Me

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German Word of the Day

der Himmel (-n) sky; heaven

Ungewöhnlich helle Polarlichter hatten am Wochenende den Himmel über weiten Teilen Europas rot erleuchtet.
Unusually bright northern lights on the weekend had reddened skies over much of Europe.

Happy 18th Basher!

APPY-HAY
IRTHDAY-BAY!

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Random Song Quote of the Day

Time flies by like clouds passing in the sky lifetimes here and
gone like the blink of an eye
March through this desert one-step at a time, march through the
desert one step at a time

Matisyahu, Chop'em Down

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German Word of the Day

das Auge (-n) eye

Sie hat schöne grüne Augen.
She has beautiful green eyes.

'Lost' Recap

I am posting this recap because we were watching American Idol and forgot about Lost. It was a new episode and we thought possibly an important one.

Maternity Leave
Air Date: 03/01/2006
What happened to Claire when she was abducted by the Others?

When Rousseau shows up at camp and tells Claire that her baby could be 'infected', Claire sets out on a journey to find the answer to this question. Armed with memory "flashes" triggered first by Rousseau's presence and then through Libby's relaxation exercises, Claire remembers that she was in fact being held somewhere on the island and given vaccine for the baby. Convinced that the only way to cure Aaron is to find the vaccine, she enlists the help of Rousseau and Kate to find this mysterious place where she was being kept while the Others had her.

With Kate and Rousseau as her guides, Claire slowly pieces together this missing time in her life to discover something unthinkable…but in the end, the most important information she uncovers is that she was meant to be a mother.

Meanwhile, Jack and Locke continue to try and keep Henry a secret from the camp, but it's becoming increasingly difficult. When Mr. Eko ventures down into the hatch to borrow some tools, he figures out that they are keeping a man inside the armory and tells Jack he wants to speak with the prisoner. While Henry maintains that he is not an Other, Eko treats him as such and confesses to killing two of his friends.

Jack and Locke continue to butt heads about how to handle the situation, further straining the power balance between our two heroes. And when Henry uses this information to try and get inside Locke's head, John Locke's composure snaps for the first time, giving way to his complete frustration at being trapped by his responsibilites to the hatch.

From http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/episodes

Random Song Quote of the Day

As soon as you're born you start dying, so you might as well have a good time.

Cake, Sheep Go To Heaven

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German Word of the Day

der Krieg (-e) war

Regierung dementiert BND-Beteiligung am Irak-Krieg (Schlagzeile)
Government denies German intelligence (BND) help for the war in Iraq (headline)

Wednesday Update

My work week is already half over. I have a vacation day on Friday. I will probably take Ashley shopping for a birthday gift and make a Grasshopper Pie (her request). In the evening we are going to Naso's for her birthday dinner. Last night we watched part of American Idol. We were making supper during part of it and since it was 90 minutes long we had to turn over to Scrubs during the last half hour. None of the girls we heard sing were doing all that great. Scrubs is so random, I loved the green glow showing the germs being passed around. Since the Olympics are over, we will get to see My Name Is Earl this week. I love that show.

Random Song Quote of the Day

I'm the only gay eskimo
I'm the only one I know
I'm the only gay eskimo
In my tribe

I go out seal hunting with my best friend Tarka
But all I wanna do is get into his parka
I'm the only gay eskimo
In my tribe

Corky and the Juice Pigs, I'm The Only Gay Eskimo

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German Word of the Day

aus (dative prep.) out of; from

Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. (Sprichwort)
Out of sight, out of mind. (proverb)
Max kommt aus Berlin.
Max is from Berlin. ("comes from")