Banal Minutiae

This is a place for Grant, Gretchen, Claire and Charles to keep track of what's going on in our lives and keep our friends and family updated as well.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Winter Wonderland!

 

 

 

 
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A Winter Wonderland!

 

 

 

 
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

We've been elfed!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Belated Halloween Song (Caution - gross!)

So I was at a loss tonight as to what song I would sing Charlie at bedtime. I delved into the musty recesses of my memory and pulled out the "Worms crawl in" song:

The worms crawl in,
The worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout,
And one little worm who's not so shy,
Crawls in your nostril and out your eye,
Then your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus comes out like whipping cream!


Of course I had to do a little research on the song/saying and I discovered that it gets much worse:

Don't you ever laugh as a hearse goes by,
for you may be the next to die.
They wrap you up in a big white sheet,
And cover you up from your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for about a week,
And then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it out on a slice of bread,
And that's what you eat when you are dead.


Bon Apetit!

Source and variations: 50megs.com

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Over at The Huffington Post Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy.

It's a tongue-in-cheek article that I thought Gretchen would like. Here's an excerpt:

The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate -- we get it, stop showing off."

The president-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Bike travel trailer

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Not quite tent & porter service, but pretty cool nonetheless.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Waaasssup?

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

PalinAsPresident.com

PalinAsPresident.com Feel free to click around. Whatever you do, don't click on the red phone.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Upstanding young citizens



To the astonishment of onlookers, though not to our family, Charlie exclaimed, "Obama!...and Joe too!"

Friday, October 10, 2008

Advanced Style

Stumbled across this the other day and for some reason, it made me happy! Advanced Style