Word of the Day

in·sur·gent
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise -- more at SURGE
1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party

Zappa Quote of the Day

I think "when" is a very important thing, but "what the fuck!" is also a very important thing to ask. Just keep asking "what the fuck?" I mean, why the fuck bother? See what i mean? The important thing is, deal with the "when". "When" will open a lot of shit for you. "What the fuck" really makes it easier to deal with it when you understand the "when".

Stick Men

This is just wierd.

Monday Update

Back to work today. I wish every weekend was a long weekend. I'm glad Thomas made it back to school in one piece and didn't get pulled over by the Hiawatha police. It looks like we got our first snow fall last night, so the road might be a little slippery this morning.

There is not much to update this morning. We did not have soup Sunday after all yesterday. Brian was having Thanksgiving at his Mom's and Jacob and Sarah were out of town. Ashley made more pumpkin pies, so Thomas could take some to school with him. After Thomas left we ate left over turkey, potatoes and gravy and dressing. It was still really good. Then we watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition. There wasn't much else on TV last night, so we read Trivial Pursuit questions.

Icon Story

This is what Windows does when your not watching.

Zappa Quote of the Day

Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best.

Word of the Day

hibernaculum • \hy-ber-NACK-yuh-lum\ • noun
: a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal

Example sentence:
It is late November and the snake hunter is in search of a hibernaculum in which hundreds of venomous adders may be bedded down for the winter.

Saturday Update

This is nice, I still have two days before I go back to work.

Yesterday the kids and I went Christmas shopping. Thomas found his gifts for Diedre and Chloe found gifts for the two little ones she had to get gifts for at church. Ashley did not buy anything because she did not get her paycheck. Because of the holiday she gets her check today.

Everyone ate leftovers several times on Friday. This was nice because I didn't have to do any cooking. Tomorrow we will be making the traditional cream of holiday soup. It should be really yummy because our turkey turned out so moist this year.

Last night we watched Fahrenheit 911. This movie made us all very angry. How could anyone in thier right mind have voted for that man after having seen this movie. It makes me angry that we have to suffer four more year with him in office. And all of the soldiers and thier families will be suffering even more.

Today Thomas and I have to go to FedEx and mail some things. He has to return a Christmas gift that he got for one of the girls. He thought the movie was going to be on DVD and it was VHS. I am going to send the defective watches back to John and Elaine.

Word of the Day

boilerplate • \BOY-ler-playt\ • noun
1 : syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form
*2 : standardized, formulaic, or hackneyed language

Example sentence:
Much to my disappointment, the mayor-elect’s speech consisted primarily of boilerplate and offered no information about his plans for his term in office.

Zappa Quote of the Day

I write the music I like. If other people like it, fine, they can go buy the albums. And if they don't like it, there's always Michael Jackson for them to listen to.

Frank was talking about his music from the Yellow Shark.

Christmas Wish List

Garden seeds - vegetables or flowers
Non-Stick Rolling Pin
Country Cottage 6-pc Silicone Bakeware Set
Cooks & Chef's 12-piece Silicone Bakeware Set
Ultrex Silicone 6 Cup and 12 Cup Nonstick Muffin Pan Set
KitchenAid Food Grinder
Indulgence Cookie Cutter 100-Piece Set
Salter 3001 Elite Chrome / Black Electronic Kitchen Scale
Proctor-Silex Rice Cooker & Steamer
Wilton Covered 13" x 9" Cake Pan (Set of 2)
Wilton Air Insulated 14" x 16" Cookie Sheets (Set of 2)
Basic Glass Pitcher
Solar 66-Ounce Pitcher
Tamarind Terra Cotta Balls
Wood & Metal Fruit
Yellow Calla Lily Vase
The Terminal DVD
Man on Fire DVD
The Girl Next Door DVD
Wartburg Jansport Orange Long-Sleeve Tee or other Wartburg Tee

Friday Update

Yesterday we had the best Thankgiving meal ever!! Everything came out tasting just the way it should, the day was very relaxed and everyone did an excellent job preparing the dishes they had selected. Diedre and Brian were our guests. Pictures were taken, which I will be posting later.

We had:
Turkey (Doug & Kathy)
Ham (Kathy)
Dressing (Doug)
Mashed Potatoes (Ashley)
Gravy (Thomas & Doug)
Green Bean Casserole (Thomas)
Scalloped Corn (Chloe)
Cranberry Jelly (Ashley)
Rolls (Kathy)
Pumpkin Pie (Ashley - Crust by Kathy)
Choco-Magic Pie (Chloe)
Ambrosia Fruit Salad (Kathy)
Cranberry-GingerAle Cocktail (Diedre)

Of course Mao had some turkey and got a little too nervous that Diedre was going to steal turkey from him. He went after her in the dining room and grabbed her pant leg. Later when I was cleaning the turkey from the carcass, he was begging for more turkey and when he thought I wasn't giving him enough, he jumped up on the counter right next to the turkey plate. He did not get any though, because I was quick to throw him off of the counter.

After the wonderful meal everyone settled in to watch movies or just doze off.

Today Thomas wants me to go Christmas shopping for Diedre with him. We are going to wait for the early morning crowds to clear before we venture out. I hope everyone who could not make it to our Thanksgiving celebration had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.

Zappa Quote of the Day

It looks just like a Telefunken U-47!

Word of the Day

coe·la·canth
Pronunciation: 'sE-l&-"kan(t)th
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek koilos hollow + akantha spine -- more at CAVE
: any of an order (Coelacanthiformes) of lobe-finned fishes known chiefly from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils
[coelacanth illustration]

Happy Thanksgiving

Word of the Day

multitudinous • \mul-tuh-TOO-dih-nus\ • adjective
*1 : including a multitude of individuals : populous
2 : existing in a great multitude
3 : existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects

Example sentence:
Considering the multitudinous family members that will descend on Gram’s house today, the two large turkeys probably won’t yield much in the way of leftovers.

Zappa Quote of the Day

And now....you are going to dance...like you've never danced before!

Wednesday Update

The family is all together right now. Thomas drove home last night after work. He got here around 10:30 and came into the bedroom and gave me a big hug. Mao was a bit freaked out. I'm not sure if it was because he was tired or he just couldn't believe Tommy was home.

Today is my Friday for this week and then four days off. YEAH!!! I hope the day goes fast. Thomas is going to drive Chloe to work this morning at 8:00. Ashley will be making her famous pumpkin pie for our Thanksgiving meal. She is making an extra one for Johnny's clan, by request from Ethan. Chloe will make the Choco-Magic Pie this evening. Ashley will be closing at work today, so it will be 4-9 again.

Last night we bought the new Harry Potter movie. I think Doug and the kids watched it after I went to bed. I will have to watch it while I have the time off.

Last night Diedre, Carla and Bart stopped by with the parts for Doug to build Carla's new computer. I guess he will be busy with that sometime today.

Well it is time to get ready for work and start my day.

Word of the Day

hydromancy • \HY-druh-man-see\ • noun
: divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water)

Example sentence:
The store has a large section of books about hydromancy and other forms of fortune-telling.

Zappa Quote of the Day

If there's ever an obscene noise to be made on an instrument,
it's gonna come out of a guitar! On a sax you can play sleze,
on a bass you can play balls.but on a guitar you can be
truely obscene! Lets be realistic about this, the guitar can
be the single most blastomphous device on the earth!
the guitar makes a stink noise. thats why I like it!!