Mom: President Ford is dead.
Beth: He's still alive!?
Mom: Well, no. Now, he's dead.
Apparently, he's tied with Regan for living to be 93. But I could have sworn that he kicked the bucket years ago. Huh. Who knew?
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How many have your name? I got many wonderful Christmas pressies, including a purse that Carolyn made out of soda can tabs and a book on costumes from the 18th C. to present day, from the Kyoto Costume Institute. I didn't even know that anyone in my family knew about Kyoto. I also got the aforementioned Jane Austen Collection (from, IIRC, Uncle Carl and Aunt Janet). My stockings were much appreciated, and Charlie liked his buttons. I got a few at Fuego, when I was out with Krista, in chador, and pinned them to the ribbon on Charlie's present. They said things like "Mommy, I'm scared of the government" and "None of this shit was ever mentioned in school". I think that the profanity surprised my parents, but that's alright, as the present wasn't for them.
There's talk of going to "The Holiday," later tonight. Woot! I went to "Cave of the Yellow Dog," last weekend, with Lucy-dear, Caro-creature, Jas-the-great, and Keegan-of-the-sock-puppets (felt like doing stupid nick-names, can't say why). I've been meaning to post an in-depth reporting; until I do, I just suggest that you all go to see it.
I don't know what I'm doing for New Years. The Andersons and my family used to go to First Night, downtown, but I think that it was dishonorably disbanned, after last year's crash-and-fizzle ending (or was it two years ago?-- there was a point where artists were like "Dude, we still haven't been paid in over a year," so it must have been two years ago). Caro and fam are in India Indiana still, though, and will be until the third, when the rest of us mere mortals go back to (gulp!) school.