Back from Conflikt

Jan 29, 2008 06:25

Well, here I am in the early AM, just back from Conflikt and trying to stay awake long enough to take the kids to school before I crash for the day. Kathy, Isel (sp?) and I drove up through some nasty weather, but got there fine and managed to get some sleep before the first day's activities. The drive back was delayed by snow, but after we got ( Read more... )

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redrob January 29 2008, 16:19:49 UTC
The Shanty Formerly Known as General Taylor
By Jim Partridge

You are an evil, evil man.

Glad you had a good time. Wish I could have gone, but considering how I was feeling all weekend, and my exciting drama yesterday, it's probably all for the better that I didn't.

Alex

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cflute January 30 2008, 02:11:59 UTC
Yay, you posted it! Thanks!!!!

cflute the unrepentant. I mean, next year's GoH doing a Spit Take, really and truly - did we score or what? :)

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thefrugalgamer January 30 2008, 03:04:37 UTC
Thanks for the kind words. And the spit take was priceless, eh?

Also, since I'm anally retentive about these things, "Molly del Ray" was the sailor's way of saying "Monterrey," not "Molina del Rey" (where the heck did I get that?!?). Anyway, that's where the Mexican army was defeated in the Mexican-American war, and it makes its way into various shanties, as Santa Anna ("Santy Anno") was something of a hero to the British sailors.

Pedantically yours, &etc.

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