Long and Winding
16 years ago
Monday, December 06, 2004
Monday Update
OK, I just got done reading Thomas' blog and for those of you who are not taking biology in college or you are not Doug. Here is an example of stratified squamous epithelium and stratified Columnar epithelium.
Doug is gone taking Brian to work again this morning. I hope he did not have any problem with slippery streets. The temp was around 40, so he should be OK.
The soup was good yesterday and the dressing to put on top of the soup was very good. Deb brought a lemon cake. She makes the best lemon cake. Deb also brought a very good red wine. Nick was the good child this week. I guess Ana must be going through her terrible threes stage.
I am going to do some Christmas shopping with Ashley today. I hope to get most of it done. When Thomas gets home on break I am going to have him help me find my wrapping paper from last year. I think it accidently got put up in the loft in the garage. Not much else to talk about this early in the morning, maybe I will update more later.
Doug is gone taking Brian to work again this morning. I hope he did not have any problem with slippery streets. The temp was around 40, so he should be OK.
The soup was good yesterday and the dressing to put on top of the soup was very good. Deb brought a lemon cake. She makes the best lemon cake. Deb also brought a very good red wine. Nick was the good child this week. I guess Ana must be going through her terrible threes stage.
I am going to do some Christmas shopping with Ashley today. I hope to get most of it done. When Thomas gets home on break I am going to have him help me find my wrapping paper from last year. I think it accidently got put up in the loft in the garage. Not much else to talk about this early in the morning, maybe I will update more later.
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Sunday Update
Yesterday, Ashley and I went shopping at Bed,Bath & Beyond for Amanda Anderson's wedding shower gift. We got her a Rival Little Dipper stoneware server that was on her gift registry list. We also put money on her money tree. The theme of the shower was "Friends", as in the TV show. When we got to the shower they had the room set up like a cafe. A sign was up that said "Central Perk". When Ashley walked past a boom box she heard, "How ya doin" in Joey's voice. That kept playing over and over every few minutes through out the shower.
They also gave out door prizes, Ashley and I each got cards from Bruegger's for a free cup of coffee, a free lunch sandwich and a free dozen bagels. I might go get my dozen this morning. My coffee will go to Doug of course. We also played Friends trivia. The questions were hard and I only got 6 out of 17 right. Ashley got 11 right. Then we played a game where everyone was to put a paper sack with a picture of a Friends character taped to the sack over our heads. After we had the sack on our heads, we were told to turn all the way around and then turn to our right and take off something that we did not need. Most everyone got the joke and took off the paper sack. However, there were five people that just did not get it and they each took something else off; watch, bracelet, etc. This went on for about four or five more times. Finally three of the five figured out what was happening and took off their sacks. It was down to Ashley and another woman. The next turn the other woman also figured it out. By this time, I was just about dying try not to laugh out load, because I was right next to Ashley. I had tears running down my face. Ashley had both shoes off her feet and had taken off one sock. She finally said, "I'm so confused, I give up!" She then took off the sack and saw everyone was cracking up over her. It was classic Ashley.
After the laughter stopped we ate the snacks. They had little smokies, cat puke with tortilla chips, little sandwich pinwheels, tiny cheese cakes, after dinner mints and punch. Off course, they had also been serving coffee all along, because of Central Perk. One of Amanda's co-works was playing the part of Fat Monica, her sister Randi was Phoebe and a friend was Rachel. Randi played the guitar and sang a silly song about being wet in the shower and lather rinse repeat, as needed. Of course she also sang Smelly Cat. Then Amanda opened her gifts and we went home.
When we got home Doug was getting ready to cook the turkey we will be using for today's Cream of Holiday soup. While the turkey was baking Doug and I watched part of The Last Samurai, we missed the first hour. It is a very good movie. Lots of blood, heads being chopped off or chopped down the middle.
I hope to get started with my Christmas shopping on Monday, I have the day off. This is getting to be one long update, so I am going to publish it and get on with my day.
They also gave out door prizes, Ashley and I each got cards from Bruegger's for a free cup of coffee, a free lunch sandwich and a free dozen bagels. I might go get my dozen this morning. My coffee will go to Doug of course. We also played Friends trivia. The questions were hard and I only got 6 out of 17 right. Ashley got 11 right. Then we played a game where everyone was to put a paper sack with a picture of a Friends character taped to the sack over our heads. After we had the sack on our heads, we were told to turn all the way around and then turn to our right and take off something that we did not need. Most everyone got the joke and took off the paper sack. However, there were five people that just did not get it and they each took something else off; watch, bracelet, etc. This went on for about four or five more times. Finally three of the five figured out what was happening and took off their sacks. It was down to Ashley and another woman. The next turn the other woman also figured it out. By this time, I was just about dying try not to laugh out load, because I was right next to Ashley. I had tears running down my face. Ashley had both shoes off her feet and had taken off one sock. She finally said, "I'm so confused, I give up!" She then took off the sack and saw everyone was cracking up over her. It was classic Ashley.
After the laughter stopped we ate the snacks. They had little smokies, cat puke with tortilla chips, little sandwich pinwheels, tiny cheese cakes, after dinner mints and punch. Off course, they had also been serving coffee all along, because of Central Perk. One of Amanda's co-works was playing the part of Fat Monica, her sister Randi was Phoebe and a friend was Rachel. Randi played the guitar and sang a silly song about being wet in the shower and lather rinse repeat, as needed. Of course she also sang Smelly Cat. Then Amanda opened her gifts and we went home.
When we got home Doug was getting ready to cook the turkey we will be using for today's Cream of Holiday soup. While the turkey was baking Doug and I watched part of The Last Samurai, we missed the first hour. It is a very good movie. Lots of blood, heads being chopped off or chopped down the middle.
I hope to get started with my Christmas shopping on Monday, I have the day off. This is getting to be one long update, so I am going to publish it and get on with my day.
Word of the Day
hermitage • \HER-mih-tij\ • noun
1 : the habitation of a hermit
*2 : a secluded residence or private retreat; also : monastery
3 : the life or condition of a hermit
Example sentence:
Tired of city life, Dan decided to quit his job and retire to a country hermitage.
1 : the habitation of a hermit
*2 : a secluded residence or private retreat; also : monastery
3 : the life or condition of a hermit
Example sentence:
Tired of city life, Dan decided to quit his job and retire to a country hermitage.
Zappa Quote of the Day
Gail has said in interviews that one of the things that makes our relationship work is the fact that we hardly ever get to talk to each other.
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Saturday Update
I am so used to getting up early in the mornings that I could not sleep in. This is a long weekend for me, I took a vacation day on Monday. Ashley also has no school on Monday. I have been searching all morning for good freebies. Not much out there that I haven't already signed up for. Maybe I should go to slickdeal.net (see below).
I have also been looking at everyone's blogs. Jacob finally updated his. The Garden State - Jeff Braff blog is pretty cool.
Last night Ashley's friends Jeff and Keeley came over for supper and to watch Garden State. Keeley also spent the night and will be going home around 10 this morning. They liked the weenie wraps and chips we had for supper. Doug also made a big batch of popcorn. I ate way too much popcorn while watching "The Cat and the Canary." This was an old move remake from the 70's. The original move came out in the 30's.
Jacob and Sarah gave us a frozen turkey that we are going to use for this weeks soup. We put it in a brine to soak last night. I need to remind Doug to post on his blog today.
Today Ashley and I will be going to Amanda's wedding shower at 2. Chloe has to babysit or she would be come along as well. We will probably just put money on the money tree, as I have no idea what to get her.
So there is a web site called slickdeals.net that has posted offer promotion codes for Broderbund programs and people have been trying to scam the company for free software. It is funny to read all of the comments people have posted about the deal they think they are getting away with. A few orders did go through before we started to notice. We spent most of Thursday and Friday trying to track down the orders that were placed so they could be canceled. The only problem is we cannot trace them unless we know the customers email address. We did delay all orders being placed online and put the Print Shop that most people were ordering on backorder, so that customers would call to check for their order confirmations. Luckily they are greedy and cannot wait and a few called to check the order status. They were even telling us this is a valid offer because it is posted on slickdeals.net. We than tell them this offer is not authorized by our company and there was a system error that allowed multiple promotion codes on one order and those orders are being canceled.
I have also been looking at everyone's blogs. Jacob finally updated his. The Garden State - Jeff Braff blog is pretty cool.
Last night Ashley's friends Jeff and Keeley came over for supper and to watch Garden State. Keeley also spent the night and will be going home around 10 this morning. They liked the weenie wraps and chips we had for supper. Doug also made a big batch of popcorn. I ate way too much popcorn while watching "The Cat and the Canary." This was an old move remake from the 70's. The original move came out in the 30's.
Jacob and Sarah gave us a frozen turkey that we are going to use for this weeks soup. We put it in a brine to soak last night. I need to remind Doug to post on his blog today.
Today Ashley and I will be going to Amanda's wedding shower at 2. Chloe has to babysit or she would be come along as well. We will probably just put money on the money tree, as I have no idea what to get her.
So there is a web site called slickdeals.net that has posted offer promotion codes for Broderbund programs and people have been trying to scam the company for free software. It is funny to read all of the comments people have posted about the deal they think they are getting away with. A few orders did go through before we started to notice. We spent most of Thursday and Friday trying to track down the orders that were placed so they could be canceled. The only problem is we cannot trace them unless we know the customers email address. We did delay all orders being placed online and put the Print Shop that most people were ordering on backorder, so that customers would call to check for their order confirmations. Luckily they are greedy and cannot wait and a few called to check the order status. They were even telling us this is a valid offer because it is posted on slickdeals.net. We than tell them this offer is not authorized by our company and there was a system error that allowed multiple promotion codes on one order and those orders are being canceled.
Word of the Day
uncouth • \un-KOOTH\ • adjective
1 : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance : outlandish
2 : lacking in polish and grace : rugged
*3 : awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
Example sentence:
Jill liked Chad because he was rebellious and unconventional, but in her parents' minds he was rude and uncouth.
1 : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance : outlandish
2 : lacking in polish and grace : rugged
*3 : awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
Example sentence:
Jill liked Chad because he was rebellious and unconventional, but in her parents' minds he was rude and uncouth.
Zappa Quote of the Day
If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Friday Update
Yesterday I couldn't update because our Internet was down. Today the blogger wasn't cooperating and I thought I wasn't going to do it today either. Doug is gone taking Brian to work. His car is down again. Doug has taken him to work three days in a row. Yesterday morning they saw lots of deer on East Post.
Last night we had really yummy fried rice for supper. Doug made it of course. We watched Joey. It just isn't friends. We also watched the Jackson - Barrett auction. Lots of nice old Chevys, including a 56 Bel Aire and a Nomad.
I am glad to hear about Thomas' grades and Diedre's test scores. Great job both of you! I've got to go and make my lunch. Tonight Ashley is having two friends over to watch movies and Keely will be spending the night. Well it is after 6AM and I have to work OT this morning.
Last night we had really yummy fried rice for supper. Doug made it of course. We watched Joey. It just isn't friends. We also watched the Jackson - Barrett auction. Lots of nice old Chevys, including a 56 Bel Aire and a Nomad.
I am glad to hear about Thomas' grades and Diedre's test scores. Great job both of you! I've got to go and make my lunch. Tonight Ashley is having two friends over to watch movies and Keely will be spending the night. Well it is after 6AM and I have to work OT this morning.
Word of the Day
donnybrook • \DAH-nee-brook\ • noun
*1 : free-for-all, brawl
2 : a usually public quarrel or dispute
Example sentence:
Out on the ice a donnybrook had broken out, and it took quite some time for the referees to separate the brawling hockey players and restore order.
*1 : free-for-all, brawl
2 : a usually public quarrel or dispute
Example sentence:
Out on the ice a donnybrook had broken out, and it took quite some time for the referees to separate the brawling hockey players and restore order.
Zappa Quote of the Day
Government is the Entertainment Division of the military-industrial complex.
from the Real Frank Zappa Book
from the Real Frank Zappa Book
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Wednesday Update
Well this is hump day, I guess I can make it through the week. It has been so busy at work this week. This will be another day of over time. Yesterday morning a deer almost ran in front of me on East Post just before getting to Mt Vernon Road. After work I saw three more deer along the side of the road.
Last night we had turkey salad sandwiches. The Thanksgiving leftovers are almost gone. There wasn't much on TV last night. Doug started to watch The Real Gilligan's Island, a new reality show, but it was just too stupid. Ashley and I went to the store to pick up a few things. When we got back, I finished watching the Amazing Race with Doug. They were even at Ikea in this episode. We also watched two episodes of Dog, the bounty hunter.
I had better post this and get ready for work. I hope everyone has a good day.
Last night we had turkey salad sandwiches. The Thanksgiving leftovers are almost gone. There wasn't much on TV last night. Doug started to watch The Real Gilligan's Island, a new reality show, but it was just too stupid. Ashley and I went to the store to pick up a few things. When we got back, I finished watching the Amazing Race with Doug. They were even at Ikea in this episode. We also watched two episodes of Dog, the bounty hunter.
I had better post this and get ready for work. I hope everyone has a good day.
Zappa Quote of the Day
The language and concepts contained herein are guaranteed not to cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the horns and pointed stick conducts his business.
Word of the Day
fidelity
\fih-DEL-ih-tee\ noun
1 : the quality or state of being faithful
2 : accuracy in details : exactness
\fih-DEL-ih-tee\ noun
1 : the quality or state of being faithful
2 : accuracy in details : exactness
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