Monday Update

Soup Sunday was very good yesterday. Brain was the birthday boy. He said he is not a boy anymore. We asked how old he was and he said "36", we said "You're still a boy." I had two bowls of Fish Chowder and a small bowl of Pork and Spatzle (German noodles). Deb brought baguettes from Panera and White Chocolate covered popcorn. Both were very yummy. We also had a bottle of Lockwood wine that Deb had brought last week. Sara and Ana brought strawberry jello. I had to mention Ana because she told me, "We had to come to bring you the jello." Unfortunately, Wanda and Mark could not come, becaue they were taking Amber back to school. Mary and Jordon were also here. Mary brought yummy Lemon Bars. Ashley's friend Keeley came with a hanful of Tootsie Roll Pops for her and Ashley, they did not share.

Carnivale was very good again last night. A lot has been happening in the last few episodes.

Word of the Day

infinitesimal • \in-fin-ih-TESS-uh-mul\ • adjective
1 : taking on values arbitrarily close to but greater than zero
*2 : immeasurably or incalculably small

Example sentence:
The days get longer in seemingly infinitesimal increments, but by the end of February we've gained two whole hours of sunlight since the winter solstice.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say "Stop, or I'll say stop again.

Word of the Day

evince • \ih-VINSS\ • verb
1 : to constitute outward evidence of
*2 : to display clearly : reveal

Example sentence:
Darby strode confidently to the end of the diving board, evincing not the slightest sign of fear or nervousness.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

Orange alert — What the hell does that mean? We're supposed to be afraid of Krishna? Of orange sorbet?

Saturday Update

This week was very quiet at work. Not many phone calls and lots of registration entries.

It turns out our children are cultured. Last night Ashley went to Zoey's for pizza with Jeff and then they went to the Marion High School production of 'The Wizard of Oz.' Ashley's friend Keeley was one of the flying monkeys, of course. Thomas went to a production of 'The Music Man' at Wartburg last night as well. We aren't sure what Chloe was doing last night.

Hopefully today Doug will have the wiring for the fuse box finished in the basement, so we can dry clothes at home again. He is almost finished, we just need to go back to Menards to find the correct fuses.

This Sunday we will be celebrating Brian's birthday with Fish Chowder. Next Sunday will be Ashley and Wanda's birthday celebration.

Word of the Day

despot • \DESS-putt\ • noun
1 a : a Byzantine emperor or prince b : a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church c : an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance
2 a : a ruler with absolute power and authority *b : a person exercising power tyrannically

Example sentence:
"Her spoilt younger sister, Phoebe, is a lip-glossed despot, able to command . . . attention with a flick of her pretty head." (Lisa Allardice, The Daily Telegraph [London], March 22, 2003)

Robin Willaims Quote of the Day

When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

Word of the Day

cabbage • \KAB-ij\ • verb
: steal, filch

Example sentence:
In the late 18th-century play The Reconciliation, Mrs. Grim confesses that she "now and then cabbaged a penny."

I don't know this is at Merriam-Webster online.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

"Orange alert — What the hell does that mean? We're supposed to be afraid of Krishna? Of orange sorbet?"

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Word of the Day

eristic • \ih-RISS-tik\ • adjective
: characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning

Example sentence:
Scott grew tired of the eristic arguments his friend put forth and refused to discuss the issue further.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

ROBIN ON THE COST OF WAR: "America is broke basically, but Bush wants to wage a war that costs pretty much a billion dollars a month."

Word of the Day

placid • \PLASS-id\ • adjective
: serenely free of interruption or disturbance; also : complacent

Example sentence:
It was fortunate that the horse Becky was riding had a placid disposition and didn't try to bolt when the car backfired.

Robin Williams Quote of the Day

God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.

Amanda and Russ's wedding. 

It's too bad you can't see the slide show better here, Doug did a very nice job. 

Having fun at the reception. 

What a beautiful wedding cake! 

Monday Update

I guess the President is at least good for a paid day off. I don't have to work today! Yeah!!

So Thomas wants a Pika (rock rabbit). I'm sure Mao would be very afraid when it made its "EEEK!" noise.

I think Doug and I are going to try the new KFC $0.99 Snacker for lunch today.

The Baked Potato Soup was excellent yesterday. We had a small group, which is very nice once in a while. It was Deb, Jacob, Wanda, John, Ashley, Doug and myself. Deb brought her famous lemon cake, apple saled and a very nice red wine. Wanda brought her famous bagel dip. Yum, yum!

Everyone left rather early last night, so we watched the last 15 minutes of Extreme Home Makeover and then we watched The First Five Years of SNL.