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Bill and the Band of Monkeys
I'm afraid it's been a FRUSTRATING day. So I wrote this little scenario about what Bill Adama might be doing by himself, for all the rest of his days. I was disappointed in the finale, and much of 4.5. Some of that may be reflected in my interpretation of Bill's future without Laura. Credit for the phrase "band of monkeys" goes to zaleti. Thanks, ( Read more... ) -
Malarky!
Such an interesting-looking word. Malarky makes me think of "anarchy," except with a better roll off the tongue. Also, I'm highly amused by the alphabetized string of synonyms, listed below. Particularly bunkum! and appplesauce!
Malarky
noun- Something that does not have or make sense: balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy,
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Yo, Yo! (Mah) Inquiring Minds . . .
"You may be right
I may be crazy"
~Old English Play
Should I get a bicycle? Yay or nay, folks. You decide for me.Poll
Edit: on the yay side: there's a bicycle auction in two weeks.
On the nay side: I was reading about head injuries, and even with a helmet, that scares me. Because I am a clumsy duckling.
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Does this game sound familiar??
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to recall a game I've played that goes something like this. Perhaps you can remember it better than I can.
You ask a room full of people a series of questions, like, "Pick a number between 1 and 10," or "Pick a city beginning with the letter V," or "Pick an animal beginning with the letter . . . " At the end of the ( Read more... ) -
Harriet Martineau
“I Am, My Dear Slanderer, Your Faithful Malignant Demon” ~Harriet Martineau -
Plant Care
It's remarkable that I haven't yet killed my Tillandsia. With plant care instructions like these . . . .
Water:
Thoroughly west your Tillandsia 2-3 times per week, more often in a hot, dry environment, less often in a cool, humid one. Plants should be given enough light and air circulation to dry in no longer than 4 hours after watering. An ( Read more... ) -
Wanna read Toni Morrison's new book?
Dear F'list,
1) I've been slow responding to comments and new fics that you have all so awesomely published. But. My. Comments. Will. Return. (No really, they will. I promise I'm not ignoring you. I just got back to B-town after a lovely Thanksgiving with my dad and grandma. We made decorator cookies from my grandma's Minnesota recipe book ( Read more... ) -
Happy Thanksgiving
Don't laugh--well--ok, laugh at me. Here's a common refrain of my dad's, which I must archive ( Read more... )
