Category: for fun
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americanisms for brits
I’ve been addicted to British telly for a long time and love some of our linguistic differences. Here are some words and phrases common in the colonies that puzzle our cousins over the pond. I’m sure you can come up with even better ones. football bangs takeout head’s up deplane hike reach out to pants…
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half birthdays
I dumped half of my garbage, watered half of my plants, walked half a mile, read half a Sherlock Holmes story, drank half a liter, ate half a sandwich, devoured half a large cupcake, I’m working on half a gallon of ice cream, And, I wrote half a blog
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teeth
Having successfully maneuvered my quarterly dentist visit, my gums healing nicely, having teeth on my mind, lately obsessed with all things British (it is my heritage), I heard the phrase, “I’m fed up to my back teeth.” I love it, and I’m going to adopt it, as long as my memory holds out. Then I…
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globe theatre
In the words of Charlie Brown, “Life is like a snow globe: sometimes you have to shake things up and see what happens!” That clever title and quote comes from my Word Seeks which sits next to my Crossword Puzzles, one of which I daily partake, depending on the quantity and quality of my grey…
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all about moods
Today I am researching “mood.” It all starts when I run across somebody talking about the emotion ring on their hand. This brings back memories of mood rings created in 1975. This leads to mood lamps, similar to lava lamps of the past. Memories of happy, naïve days. My interest is piqued and thus I…
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you know it’s time for a vacation when……
…. your doorbell rings at 10 p.m., to be told you left your garage door open– did I really forget to close it after I brought my groceries in that morning? …. you hear weird water noises in your bathrooms– the toilets are functioning properly– you apply the, “if I just ignore it, it’ll go…
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half birthdays
Everybody should celebrate their half birthday, especially when it falls on a holiday. In addition to my traditional halving lunch with a friend, 1/2 dozen roses, 1/2 gallon ice cream, watering 1/2 my plants, etc., this year, I am preparing to get myself something special. Finding out Mahjong is very popular here, I thought I…
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madness
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.“You must be,” said the cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”(Alice in Wonderland) Yes, today’s topic is madness. Perhaps you would like to join me for a trip down the rabbit hole. Just to let you know, this is not…
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my paragon
That would be Erma Bombeck. I’ve had a desire to emulate her style of writing since experiencing motherhood firsthand. My sister even sent me information to enter the contest held in her honor, but being in the middle of some life crisis or other, it didn’t happen. Hoping to be inspired again, I treated myself…
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