I never knew either of my grandfathers, but my paternal grandmother (that I shared with like 30 cousins) was like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life - the plump, cheerful reassuring figure that the whole huge family orbited around, who always had a kitchen full of stuff baking and roasting. My maternal grandmother that lived with us was more in the Irene Ryan mode, the outwardly cantankerous touch-as-nails type who had a tendency to get into unintentionally hilarious situations.
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 16, 2010 7:45:11 pm PDT #18311 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Burrell - Aug 16, 2010 8:01:53 pm PDT #18312 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ooo! I'd love to be in on the polish exchange this time around. I have stuff to share now.
Also, never tried kombucha but think I'll hold off until I can try the stuff at Steph's brother's brewpub because that sounds like it tastes good.
I ate fried chicken today. It was delicious but it gave me acid indigestion. I haven't had it in like a year. Totally unfair of my body to penalize me in this way.
Lee - Aug 16, 2010 8:06:35 pm PDT #18313 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
OKAY! YAY! I have stuff that could go in the box if it came around again too.
Ooo! I'd love to be in on the polish exchange this time around. I have stuff to share now.
awesome!
I am the last person in the chain, so once it gets to me I will post something about the next round.
Cass - Aug 16, 2010 8:09:36 pm PDT #18314 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Burrell, if you do the polish exchange, I can just put the polish I have to send to you. From, um, a while ago. Or I just just mail it to you. Eventually.
Burrell - Aug 16, 2010 8:28:09 pm PDT #18315 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
ha Cass! Don't worry, it's all good. I look forward to it, whenever it shows up.
Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2010 8:30:01 pm PDT #18316 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, polish. Like nail polish. I was thinking Polish exchange. I'm not sure what that would be.
Spidra Webster - Aug 16, 2010 8:31:42 pm PDT #18317 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
82 degrees in the house right now (AC is broken). I've been keeping my windows open 24/7 for a while now but closed them this morning because I went to bed at 4am and didn't want the usual Pleasant Valley Sunday lawn mowers waking me up. The room very quickly heated up. It's taking hours to bring the temps back down. Thank god this is a neighborhood where I feel semi-okay leaving the windows open. In my old neighborhood I would have had to suffer because it's better to be too hot than too home-invaded.
Spidra Webster - Aug 16, 2010 8:32:15 pm PDT #18318 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
If we're signing up for the Polish Exchange, I'll take Danny Pudi. Not sure what I'll trade for him, though.
Calli - Aug 17, 2010 1:16:39 am PDT #18319 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If we're signing up for the Polish Exchange, I'll take Danny Pudi. Not sure what I'll trade for him, though.
Wayne Gretzky or two NFL players to be named later.
msbelle - Aug 17, 2010 1:17:36 am PDT #18320 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
up with the cats meant 4:30 today. ugh x a million. I only really got up because it was cat throwing up, not just cat being annoying. Also there's a kid in my bed and I am pretty sure he has wet his pants. oh also, a tiny salamander thing in the house that I had to save from the cats. oh, good morning, Tuesday, how very Monday of you. DO OVER.
and I have no mac relief today as both the grandparents are busy until the afternoon and then we have his therapy.