Shannon blogged it first, I’m still waiting to see if Simone writes it up (or at least puts up the pictures)… I’m talking about the Halloween party we were all at last night. I hadn’t been to a Halloween party in I-don’t-remember-when, and it’s been even longer since I dressed up. I was a vampire,… Continue reading Scooby’s at the front door! (The Halloween party)
Category: Holidays
Bastille Day
Today is Bastille Day in France, their equivalent to our Fourth of July/Independence Day. The Wikipedia article I point to there has a pretty good overview. On 20 June [1789] the deputies of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (named after the place where they had gathered which was a place where an… Continue reading Bastille Day
Our Fourth
It started with housecleaning, since we were hosting a party at our place. We managed to finish up in time to go to the Pet Parade, which is always fun (though, as someone was telling me later, is just crazy with too many people compared to four years ago). The highlight of the Parade worth… Continue reading Our Fourth
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth to everyone, hope you all have a good holiday. We’ll be down at the Pet Parade at 10, then kids’ swimming lessons and a party to prepare for. Plus it’s going to be in the mid-80s today, perfect!
This Memorial Day weekend…
…I’ve been tasked with putting together this monstrosity of a swingset. I’ve had help, my father-in-law yesterday and today, and tomorrow my dad pitches in. We may finish tomorrow. Happy Memorial Day to everyone else. I’ll likely be cursing before the day is out.
Friday the 13th
You gotta love superstition. It’s widely considered to be the unluckiest day of the year today, but does anyone really know why? Wikipedia has a good article, and Snopes debunks most of the myths. The conclusions? Nobody knows for sure. I’ve always rather liked Friday the 13th. I don’t believe there’s anything inherently lucky about… Continue reading Friday the 13th
05-05-05
Not only is today Cinco de Mayo, but it’s also the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth year of the millenium. 05-05-05. I’m sure people are imagining correlations. I touched on this two years ago in 03/03/03. Isn’t numerology grand?
The worst Valentine’s Day story
…has to be this one: Letourneau to wed former pupil. This is just one of those things I have a hard time understanding; this woman should have been kept in jail. For the rest of her life.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s to everyone. So far this morning it’s looking to be a nice day (yet here I am stuck at work…), so here’s hoping it’s nice for everybody. And if you’re looking for something a little bit different today, I wrote up some Beer Valentines ideas over on The Brew Site blog. Enjoy!
2005!
Happy New Year everyone. So far 2005 is turning out uneventful: we cleaned the office, watched some movies. What to expect for this new year? I don’t know, maybe for it not to go by so quickly. My grandma was right, the older you get, the quicker time passes. At any rate, I’m not making… Continue reading 2005!