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Month: September 2002

Death! Destruction! Chaos! Okay, Gotta Go, Ba-Bye.

Death! Destruction! Chaos! Okay, Gotta Go, Ba-Bye.

Human Encyclopedia never leaves me voice mail messages at work. Never. So when I discovered a voice mail message from him today, I was understandably concerned. H.E.: I was getting ready to go out and do my errands, and I heard this big kaboom-crunch, which is the distinctive sound that an airplane makes when it hits the ground. And then a couple of seconds later there was another kaboom-crunch. Same sound. I figured it was the kids slamming the dumpsters…

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Eloquently Speaking from the Stomach

Eloquently Speaking from the Stomach

Every now and then, I thumb through John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins and surprise myself. Tonight I looked up the word eloquent and was surprised to read: eloquent see VENTRILOQUIST Hm. I would never have guessed that eloquence had anything to do with ventriloquism. First of all, I find ventriloquists and their wooden friends just a tad bit disturbing, thanks to shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt. I mean, it’s bad enough that ventriloquists like…

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Musical Pears

Musical Pears

I love vegetables, and I love making music, but I never thought to combine these two loves to make music out of vegetables. When I first read about it, I was fascinated and amused. It certainly gives new meaning to playing with your food. Unfortunately, this has also made me curious about what else I might find on the net about playing with food. However, I was thinking more along the lines of finding Dreyfuss-like encounters with mashed potatoes; I…

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Male Mail Order: What Fool, Herodotus

Male Mail Order: What Fool, Herodotus

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Bah. What bologne. For a few weeks now I’ve been expecting snail mail from a couple of my best friends, and like the good little girl that I am I’ve been checking my post office box faithfully, at least once or twice a week. After much thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m getting everyone else’s mail but…

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Kodak Moment #3: Flag Football

Kodak Moment #3: Flag Football

Football season has started, and so has the school year. *sigh* Back when I was in middle school, the year in phys. ed. would begin with flag football. Our P.E. class was coed, so it seemed ideal—no tackling, no injuries, no worries. The girls never had to fear being dragged across the field trying to stop a male receiver from making a touchdown; all we had to do was pull a flag from the receiver’s waist, and it was equivalent…

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