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Funniest story ever (from The Moth podcast)
This story will make you laugh out loud, I promise! It's worth a listen, or two, or more. I must have listened to it at least 4-5 times myself over the past few months, and it's just as funny every time.
Mike Birbiglia: Sleepwalk With MeProcrastination leads to devastating circumstances at the Walla Walla Washington La Quinta Inn ( Read more... ) -
Irony
As those of you who live in the area may have noticed, it's been really cold around here the last few days (cold for this area, at least). Last night, we were talking about going out for dinner. I suggested Indian or Ethiopian, and my sweetie said that Indian sounded better (because the Ethiopian place generally has loud music late in the evening ( Read more... ) -
Freebies for Voters
It's election day in the U.S. Some companies are sponsoring giveaways for voters:
- Free Starbucks tall (12 oz.) brewed coffee
- Free Ben and Jerry's ice cream cone, 5:00-8:00 p.m. only
- Free Krispy Kreme star-shaped doughnut
Happy voting, everyone!
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Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly
Last Saturday we went on an Audubon Naturalist Society trip called Searching for Rare Butterflies on the Eastern Shore (of Maryland). We were looking for four butterflies, the Great Purple Hairstreak, the Chermock's Mulberry Wing, the "Northern" Southern Hairstreak, and the Rare Skipper. We only saw one of the rare butterflies, although we lots ( Read more... ) -
National Tartan Day Slide Show from The Washington Times
A photographer from The Washington Times, Rod Lamkey, Jr., took some shots of our first demonstration and participation dancing session at Saturday's National Tartan Day celebration. Several photos of our group, mostly participation dancing, appear in the multimedia slide show (Warning: Bagpipes!). It's always nice to get some publicity for the -
National Tartan Day
Yesterday our SCD group participated in the National Tartan Day celebration in Market Square. Despite the weather forecasts, we were delighted to have a warm, sunny, day for the event, perfect for an outdoor event like this. The weather was a welcome contrast to the freezing cold that we endured last year, although our information table became ( Read more... ) -
Yay!
I just unexpectedly found my favorite barrette! It's been missing for months. I put it in the wrong part of my purse and never noticed it until now, when I was looking for something else. Oops! But yay, anyway! -
Quote from an e-mail today
We are now looking for hospitality for The Music Makars - four musicians, with Mrs. Music Makar being a vegetarian (pets not an issue).
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Holidays
For Christmas we went to Naples, Florida, to visit relatives. We enjoyed the warm, sunny days, and took lots of walks. I took some photos of some birds that I believe are common in Florida but which we don't see around here. I'll try to post some soon (Which reminds me that I never posted my eagle (and other) photos from the trip to Vancouver ( Read more... ) -
Festival of Lights at the Mormon Temple
A couple of weeks ago, a friend invited us to go see the holiday lights at the Mormon Temple. The lights were pretty, all the trees and bushes surrounding the temple each adorned with a single color of lights. Also, gardens of flowers constructed of lights added a little extra cheer. It reminded me somewhat of the holiday lights we saw at ( Read more... )
