Just act like you know what you’re doing.
Okay, well, maybe not that brand exactly but as I took all the appliances out of the kitchen to the dump last week I have a need to get some appliances on order pronto. Selecting them has proven to be a frustrating task, but armed with new information from ConsumerReports.org I feel slightly more comfortable with the process.
Filed under: Houseprops to heathrow42 for pointing out this site where you can Make Your Own Motivational Poster!
The Animal Diversity Web is from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and includes a clickable, browsable taxonomy chart. I’ve looked for something like this before. Cool. Can you find yourself in this? Hint: kingdom anamalia Can you find your pets?
I said to Pat, “why does idiots always have to be plural? What do you have against singular idoicy?” To which he replied with his maxim:
Filed under: MusingsThe collective intelligence of the world is a constant, it is the population that is increasing.
Today the Washington Post reports that Nats, Post Radio Nearing Deal To Air Games. The idea is that if this deal works out games this summer will be broadcast over more powerful radio stations so you might actually be able to hear the games while, oh I don’t know, driving by a tall building or maybe, possibly in the stadium itself. Nats fans should dream so big.
The news isn’t all rosy however. The article also says that Dave Shea probably won’t be asked back. We’ll miss you, Dave. The article doesn’t definitively mention Charlie’s status. Maybe I was blinded (deafened?) by the excitement having a new team in town, but after the first couple of games and they got to know each other Charlie and Dave were a great combo.
Well, it’s ‘o6 so we will have to make some changes. Change the (BP) uniform color slightly, move the fences in, shake up the bullpen, can the announcer. Again, the only constant is change.
Filed under: baseballI recieved an email today with the phrase “an honor” and it set me to action to find the answer to a question I’ve had for a long time. I was probably told this anwer in freshman English, but that was a long time ago. My question is, if you are supposed to use the article a with words that begin with vowels and the article an before words that begin with consonants, why is “an honor” correct?
The answer, I found, in this article: Articles, Determiners, and Quantifiers. It says:
Filed under: Real Lifewe use an before singular count-nouns that begin with vowels or vowel-like sounds (an apple, an urban blight, an open door). Words that begin with an h sound often require an a (as in a horse, a history book, a hotel), but if an h-word begins with an actual vowel sound, use an an (as in an hour, an honor).
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the PostSecret exhibition in Georgetown. Hundreds, thousands of secrets publicly displayed on postcards. Wierd, cool, public, personal. It was all kinds of things. Each postcard was an image, each image a thousand words, each one describing a journey. Through life, to realization, through the postal system, through the pile of mail, to this show.
I highly recommend it for anyone within a couple of hours drive.
Filed under: adventures, local
Okay … I just got an email from an acquaintance announcing that girl scout cookies are coming available again. Now, I’m fully aware that girl scout cookies are the best cookies, period, but I’m also fully opposed to buying girl scout cookies from non-girl scouts. From either moms or dads, either in the office or via email, I believe that it violates the spirit of the venture and breeds in the girls the idea that the work part of life is mommy/daddy’s job if I buy the cookies from parents.
Nevertheless my appetite has been whetted for girl scout cookies. So my question is this: are there any ACTUAL girl scouts out there selling girl scout cookies and if so, would they please contact me so that I may place an order.
Thanks.
Filed under: Musings, Real Life
