Monday, January 26, 2004

 

Unconscious Mutterings

You say ... and I think ... ?

Political::contribution
Concentration::gameshow
Fish::go
Lunacy::full moon
Red::lips
Imply::gossip
Recognize::see
Sexist::dirty old men
Commercial::what's good when the TV show isn't
Stricken::broken heart

posted by deborah 6:21 AM

Thursday, January 22, 2004

 

Theme Thursday

Monkeying Around - from Jon (in honor of the Chinese New Year which begins on January 22nd - this will be the year of the monkey)

Monkeying around can get you in trouble. Remember Pandora

In myth, Pandora was the first woman ever to be created. At the request of Zeus, she was fashioned from clay by Hephaestus and blessed with every gift the gods could grant. Zeus then endowed her with a box to present to the man who married her, thereby planning to destroy Prometheus' creation of man by giving Pandora to him as a wife. Realizing, however, that Prometheus would be too wise to accept the gift, Zeus conducted her to his less cautious brother, Epimetheus, who married her and opened the box thereby unleashing all the evils and diseases to afflict the world. Only hope lingered at the bottom of the box to console man in his troubles.

posted by deborah 6:14 AM

 

I don't usually get political, but...

I got a tickle out of the political cartoon in yesterday's paper. The head line reads "Previous winners of the Iowa Democratic Caucus" and the cartoon itself shows 4 politicians, each with a label on his shirt that read: "President Mondale," "President Gephardt," President Harkin," and "President Gore."

posted by deborah 6:09 AM

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

 

Ho-Hum

Absolutely nothing on my agenda today except to go back to bed. How lazy is that?

posted by deborah 6:24 AM

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

 

Another Science Project

Each year whichever one of my 4 foster sons who is in the seventh grade has a science project. I love science as much as the next person, but this project is just a pain in the neck as far as I'm concerned. Actually getting the kid to it is frustrating as they have certain days to get certain things done.

Like tomorrow, for instance, my seventh grader has to present his first oral report. HAS HE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET? No, of course not.

His project is about trees absorbing heat during the day and releasing it at night. A process called "evapotranspiration," I've learned.

A single tree absorbes as much as 600,000 BTU of solar radiation every day and evaporates water into the air. Trees it turns out are nature's air conditioners.

How did I learn this? By doing about FIVE MINUTES of research on the Internet. Something he hadn't done yet!

Kids!!!!

posted by deborah 7:30 AM

Monday, January 19, 2004

 

Unconscious Mutterings

You say ... and I think ... ?

Berry::Fields
Fiendish::Villian
Bar::Hopper
Frank::Lloyd Wright
Bend::Backwards
Fanatic::Crazy about you
Belch::Burp
Flagrant::Abuse
Burden::Heavy
Flimsy::Excuse

posted by deborah 8:23 AM

 

Paradise!

Indeed, Ebay has turned out to be a vintage jewelry paradise for me. I just have to put a limit on the amount I can spend there each month. Treasures so far:

Belgian Schipperke - Lucy Dawson print
NATIVE AMERICAN SILVER & STONE RING
Vintage? pierced earrings sterling w/inlay
VERY LONG Tibetan DRAGON Earring
ESTATE SALE-VIntage Crystal Earrings
Vintage SS Coral/Turquoise Hoop Earrings
Antiq Siam Sterling Dancer Niello Clip Ers

I've also listed some items. My sellers ID is debscubby2910.

posted by deborah 8:16 AM

Thursday, January 15, 2004

 

It's my business

I am officially a dealer of junk, er, second hand treasures. Visit The Cubbyhole Online. More to come.

posted by deborah 6:43 AM

 

I think I'm in trouble

I have "discovered" ebay. It seems to be a vintage jewelry collector's paradise!

posted by deborah 6:35 AM

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