I went to the library today - it was the first time that I'd been there in a few months, and when I walked in, I was immediately struck by the smell.
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I went to the library today - it was the first time that I'd been there in a few months, and when I walked in, I was immediately struck by the smell. I was out with two colleagues last evening, turning what had been a pitiful excuse for an executive networking event into a very productive Internet and affiliate marketing business meeting. We were sitting in the outdoor dining area of 1010 in Boulder, on Walnut (it was quieter outside than in, so we could talk), when I realized I smelled....a lit fireplace? No... Remember that Lincoln Continental commercial, from way back when - the one with the master diamond cutter in the back seat, cutting a hugely valuable diamond? The idea was that the Lincoln delivered such a smooth ride that the diamond cutter could cut the diamond even in the back of a moving car. Well, they ain't got nothing on me! Ohmygosh! I learned how to box today as part of my physical therapy training! (I'm doing my PT at a regular gym now.) Today we went to Estes Park, Colorado, to see the elk and hear the elk bugling. Wow! I had no idea what a treat we were in for! Honest to gawd, I just had the following exchange, word for word, with a product of our school system - which once again illustrates why we homeschool. We were in Mexico today, and I just had to share this with you: Not bad, for a picture taken with a "phone" camera (my Sidekick III), eh? I'm playing with Google gadgets from Google,com. So, enjoy it while I test out various gadgets (which you can read, all about, here.) Ok, the women (and married men) may appreciate this story a bit more than others..but, I think, only slightly. What would you do if you got a bladder infection ...in the middle of the night ...in the middle the desert ...while on a train? Wow..this is really neat.. one of my sites, IndigNation.org made the Cool Site of the Day hit parade! It's an idea I've been noodling around on for months..and I finally did it! I am so very excited and pleased to announce... The Site for the Cure! What is this bug that keeps appearing, just one or two at a time, in our sink? (See picture.) Yes, everybody walks all over me - and some of them even lay all over me! I have to say that birds love our yard. And I love the birds. And I love my Digital Rebel (thank you, Honey!) Here are some pictures from today. As you know from earlier posts, this was our copper anniversary. What you, and my husband, didn't know, was that part of my gift to him this year was an overnight trip to historic Copperopolis, home of the copper rush in California, staying at the gorgeous Saddle Creek resort. Are you one of those people who talks with your hands? How about one of those people who, while on the phone, holds the phone with one hand while talking with the other? You know how when you are at a restaurant or a coffee shop or some other public place, and some parents are letting their kids run amok, and disturb the other patrons, disrupt the flow of traffic, trip people, and generally create a nuisance? Oblivious to all the stares and dirty looks being thrown their way, and in the general direction of their kids? Today I cut all of my hair off. I don't just mean that I got a haircut. I mean I cut off all of my hair. I mean so short that, as I told one friend, I make Sinead O'Connor look like a long-hair. ....but he just started a sentence with "When I came to power..." Geeks on fire! Well, not really, but our hotel caught fire this morning, and there was much excitement! Here's our luggage, waiting to get off in DC. Here are views, from our cabin on the train, of the Mississippi River. Mountains, mountains, and railroad tracks, as far as the eye can see. We're on day one of a cross-country train adventure! Heading through Price River Canyon on the way to Colorado. Where is this? "Plumber's Floss". I like that. It has a certain ring to it, and even without a picture, you know exactly what I mean. Plumber's Floss. Look for it on a clueless ass near you. This morning we encountered an immense swarm of bees. When I say immense, I mean that this swarm would have given Alfred Hitchcock nightmares. It was like something from the movies, only instead of The Birds it was The Bees. I just registered the domain SoCuteICouldPuke.com. I had to. The bird made me do it. Swallowing toothpaste is one thing. Inhaling it is another, and let me tell you that when that searing hot mint hits your delicate pulmonary tract, you experience a full minute and a half of "oh please God let me die NOW" intense pain with every attempt at breathing. Ohmygawd... is there anything better than a still-warm-from-the-sun, fresh-off-the-vine tomato? At the Tech Museum they have a place where you can ask a geneticist a question for free. So of course I snooped the URL for you guys. At this point I could feel my inner Sam Kinison begging to get out... At last! I have the wonderful Volvo wagon that I've always wanted! I am SO excited! I ordered my new Sidekick 3 today! Today it was definitely time to take the dry cleaning in. First, it hadn't been done in way too long. And second, our female cat had decided to stake her claim - if you know what I mean - on one of my husband's dress shirts. But apparently our dry cleaner doesn't do cat urine. Ohmygawd. What has become of me? I just made my first smoothie. And I liked it. My father passed away unexpectedly in 1989. It was the end of June. I had just graduated from university, and it was the week that I was packing and moving out to California for law school. Have you ever have been this close to a giraffe? Ok, have you ever french kissed a giraffe? I win! Wow..I had my first latte bought for me by one of you wonderful readers! Oops. A round of old posts for the house. To those of you who received the last ten posts from Mange Merde, all at once, upon signing up for the email notifications, I apologize. It was a glitch in the mailing software which caused it to resend them after a change ... Today I lost it. It's true, and I'm ashamed to admit it, but I lost it. Months of being laid up and impeded with an injured back, having had no time - at all - to myself, everybody wanting and needing ... Thank you for supporting Mange Merde and my caffeine habit! |
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