Bah Humbug! And Have a Nice Day!
Big News
President Bush says he’s afraid the United States has an image problem in the Middle East. An image problem? We are mired in quag down to the quick.
- And though we're long on quag, we're short on quick.
eBay has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users. Apparently, it takes forever to download live chickens through an XP firewall from China.
His keeper warns a baby penguin thought to have been snatched from a London zoo as a quirky festive gift is unlikely to survive until Christmas Day. Hey, it's Christmas. Miracles happen. Maybe the scratching inside the package will encourage the quirky recipient to open the gift on Christmas Eve.
Us Weekly says Grammy nominee Gwen Stefani is pregnant with her first child. How wonderful! Being pregnant with the second child first would be a real bummer.
Wonderfun Wednesday
Wednesday is the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere. If you're not sure which hemisphere you're in, just stick something out the window and see if it freezes or sweats.
- Personally, I think everybody ought to have winter in the wintertime and summer in the summertime -- even if it means turning the world upside-down.
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 in 1620. And since it was the first day of winter, they froze their buckles off.
Wednesday is National Humbug Day, the day to get all your "bah humbugs" out of the way so you and everybody around you can enjoy Christmas. So go ahead, be a totally miserable frustrated gripey wretched unbearable appalling discouraged pathetic old scroogie sourpuss. And have a nice day.
Love & Learn
What Children Want - Kids ages 8 to 14 identified qualities they wanted in parents. These young people, from 24 countries, agreed on ten traits they believed were important for all parents to possess.
Thoughts While Toasting My Socks
Ever wonder how you go about installing fog lights on a reindeer?
You can tell winter's here. Yesterday I saw a robin getting ready to head south. He had on a "Magic Kingdom" sweatshirt.
I love Christmas carolers. They're about the only entertainers left you can count on to keep their clothes on.
Mistletoe for today's blog is supplied by Marvelous Marvin's Mood Mistletoe, gathered by Malaysian monks from the mysterious mononucleosis tree and guaranteed to turn bright orange when Mr. Right attacks you under it.
- Available at participating Conoco stations.
President Bush says he’s afraid the United States has an image problem in the Middle East. An image problem? We are mired in quag down to the quick.
- And though we're long on quag, we're short on quick.
eBay has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users. Apparently, it takes forever to download live chickens through an XP firewall from China.
His keeper warns a baby penguin thought to have been snatched from a London zoo as a quirky festive gift is unlikely to survive until Christmas Day. Hey, it's Christmas. Miracles happen. Maybe the scratching inside the package will encourage the quirky recipient to open the gift on Christmas Eve.
Us Weekly says Grammy nominee Gwen Stefani is pregnant with her first child. How wonderful! Being pregnant with the second child first would be a real bummer.
Wonderfun Wednesday
Wednesday is the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere. If you're not sure which hemisphere you're in, just stick something out the window and see if it freezes or sweats.
- Personally, I think everybody ought to have winter in the wintertime and summer in the summertime -- even if it means turning the world upside-down.
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21 in 1620. And since it was the first day of winter, they froze their buckles off.
Wednesday is National Humbug Day, the day to get all your "bah humbugs" out of the way so you and everybody around you can enjoy Christmas. So go ahead, be a totally miserable frustrated gripey wretched unbearable appalling discouraged pathetic old scroogie sourpuss. And have a nice day.
Love & Learn
What Children Want - Kids ages 8 to 14 identified qualities they wanted in parents. These young people, from 24 countries, agreed on ten traits they believed were important for all parents to possess.
Thoughts While Toasting My Socks
Ever wonder how you go about installing fog lights on a reindeer?
You can tell winter's here. Yesterday I saw a robin getting ready to head south. He had on a "Magic Kingdom" sweatshirt.
I love Christmas carolers. They're about the only entertainers left you can count on to keep their clothes on.
Mistletoe for today's blog is supplied by Marvelous Marvin's Mood Mistletoe, gathered by Malaysian monks from the mysterious mononucleosis tree and guaranteed to turn bright orange when Mr. Right attacks you under it.
- Available at participating Conoco stations.
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