Happy birthday to Carole King, who’s on the soundtrack of my adolescent years. To borrow from another musician, I still love you when you’re 64.
Her life has been a tapestry
Author: Becky
The mandatory Brokeback Mountain post (after viewing)
Are you kidding? I’m not saying anything about this film. Everyone with fingers and an Internet connection has already said it all. However, what I want to know is, does content from Live Journal ever make it into search engines? If so, please let me use the term “Ferrari salesman” as much as possible. Here’s why.
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Tim and I share an Aha! moment
When you decide to make a trip to Walgreen’s at 4:30 a.m., sometimes you have flashes of insight that are either brilliant or too obscure for anyone else to appreciate. While discussing a certain 100% heterosexual celebrity, Tim and I were struck by the odd similarities between his life and Tony Polar’s.
How many people get that reference? Anyone? Anyone?
Best. Superbowl. Ever.
Today I woke up to the mind-numbing sight that I’ve been ignoring for two months too long. My roots. “Prematurely” gray, and I knew I couldn’t put it off any longer.
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How many dogs does it take…
Tim’s desk chair (seen in foreground) broke, so he and Tom went to get another one. It had to be assembled, but fortunately, there were two supervisors on hand to see that it was done properly. Another exciting Friday night at The Compound.
Yet another fun thing from Shawn Lea
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Becky!
- In the Great Seal of the United States the eagle grasps 13 arrows and Becky.
- Plato believed that the souls of melancholy people would be reincarnated into Becky.
- Becky is the traditional gift for a couple on their third wedding anniversary!
- In the Spanish edition of Cluedo, Becky is the victim!
- Contrary to popular belief, Becky is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases she may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol!
- Scientists believe that Becky began billions of years ago as an enormous ball of dust and gas!
- If you lace Becky from the inside to the outside, the fit will be snugger around your big toe.
- All gondolas in Venice must be painted black unless they belong to Becky!
- The porpoise is second to Becky as the most intelligent animal on the planet.
- Only one person in two billion will live to be Becky!
No regrets: number one
It’s a good thing I never had a kid, because I probably would have named it “Jackal.”
(image from nigeldennis.com)
Tag, I’m It
I was tagged by Shawn, and I’m nothing if not cooperative.
Four Things
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Today’s lesson…
Eavesdropping
I don’t want to mock the stupid.. You know what? Yes, I do. I want to mock the stupid.
I had occasion to “eavesdrop” on a conversation between someone who was selling a used book. But Seller had a question about something on the copyright page. Here’s the substance of the ensuing conversation (some details are changed to cover my ass, okay?):
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