Lady in a Small Town

Mom and Dad took off for Easter and left me home alone, so I am doing Mom’s list for today. Since she has told you all sorts of things about her, I thought I would tell you about me.
Things I like to do:

Sleep on Mom’s pillow
Chew the pond plants
Sleep on the futon
Eat
Sleep on the […]

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I watch entirely too much TV. I will admit that. And yet…
I have very distinct memories of watching certain shows when I was a kid.

I used to watch Dallas with my parents. I think it was because it was on Friday nights. I remember when they “shot JR” and brought […]

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Today is the official first day of spring. Spring is my favorite season. It contains several of my favorite events:

My birthday
Mother’s Day
Easter
The end of the school year (most years)

I also love the change in weather.

I get all jazzed up and happy.
Everything seems better.
The days are getting longer and brighter.
School is winding up.
Things smell […]

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I get sick.
It is cold.
Freakin’ snow
Icy roads
I get sick.

1918 - The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

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We are watching last Thursday’s LOST.  It was a Sun and Jin episode.  There was a sweet little scene with them on the beach talking about getting ready for the baby.   Jin suggests they talk baby names, but Sun says it is bad luck.  I don’t know that it could be bad luck if you […]

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Grass
Clovers
My lunch bag
Limes
Mountain Dew
Leaves
The list next to my classroom phone
My towels
The “stone” in my class ring
The walls at the Dummerston Grange AND the Putney Community Center
My favorite color
Spinach
Emeralds
Pickles
Kakapos
The Statue of Liberty
Christmas Trees

1756 - St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).

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A 22-year-old kid is sent to a maximum security prison for larceny. Benefiting from a cliché often found in prison stories, he ends up with an older, veteran cellmate who takes a liking to him and helps him get acclimated to prison life.The first night in the cell block, the kid hears something strange. Other […]

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Creative domain names:

del.icio.us
expertsexchange.com
linkbun.ch
therapistfinder.com
penisland.com
molestationnursery.com
powergenitalia.com
whorepresents.com
amgenitalia.com

1985 - The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

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There are some things we all take for granted, but someone had to invent them.
I am really glad for:

Air conditioning I may live in a mostly cool climate, but it can get hot here. It gets especially hot in my computer lab. It took 7 years for me to convince someone that […]

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Things that people believe(d), but just aren’t true:

The Earth is flat.
Walt Disney is in cryonic storage.
Federal law allows Texas to fly the state flag above the US flag.
Iraq has WMD
German would have become the official language of the USA, but for one vote.
The sun revolves around the Earth.
Britney Spears is talented.
Stars can be seen during […]

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