Main Entry: ‘nem
Pronunciation: \neh-mmmm\
Function: pronoun, -‘nems possessive

Etymology: as Southern as it gets, I swear
Variations: and them, Southern proper

Definition: The group of relatives on your maternal or paternal side who A) are very closely knit, B) are not so close and constantly fighting like feral cats but still have each ( Read more... )

What is a Friday without this concoction? Just dig in and enjoy.

My Galactic Pics for this Week.
A single Cheerio without the milk.
The blue lagoon without Brooke Shields.
My favorite nebula! Just throw a saddle on it.
Let's get the hell outta here.
Dust bunnies in spaaaace!
Krakatoa Junior.

Stories that made me double-take.
State closer ( Read more... )

I was over on Word Grrls for some positive rituals to get my writing started, and ended up getting a whole lot more in the bargain. In her post on the subject, Laura pointed me to the Good Life Zen blog for a list of ideas, and I came upon the following revelation in a post there by Mary Jaksch:

Change lights up an area of the brain, the prefrontal ( Read more... )

Main Entry: fiddin
Pronunciation: \fidd'nnnn\
Function: adverb

Etymology: straight up Southern
Variations: fixing, fixin'

1. going to
2. about to
3. almost
4. need to
5. on the verge of
[always used with "to" or "t'", as in fiddin t' starve]

In a sentence"May I borrow your pen? I'm fiddin t' stab you in the eye ( Read more... )

Did you know the ordinary is extraordinary if you make it nano-size? (I snarfed this from Josh Vogt, so blame him. :-)

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Mom and Daddy invited me and Middle Bro over for a nice, quiet supper last night in honor of my birthday. I walked into their home, however, and right into the waiting arms of a whole heap of folks. The sneaks. :) There was so much food left, I had to bring some home. We all had a rip-roaring old time, talking trash and telling lies, you know ( Read more... )

Fluorescent is the flavor of the month: Didn't I just post about day-glo dogs in South Korea? Step right up and get your glowing green monkeys in Japan. Hooo-kay.

Get out of Nevada. Now! Didn't I see this a LONG time ago, starring Steve McQueen? *insert bloodcurdling scream here*

Back in the normal world: Agent Andrew Zack of The Zack Company ( Read more... )

Every time I turned around this past weekend, I was running into commentary on canines. So here's a little something to go with your coffee this morning, or with your sammich at lunch, or whenever you'd like to digest it during your day, peeps.

The Good: Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated globally. I heard England had eradicated ( Read more... )

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