Potpourri

Concerning the title, I would just like to say that I spelled that right, the first time!

*humbly bows*

But mostly, there has collected a hodge-podge-of-stuffs that must be unloaded on the blog, or I will go nuts. Unhappily, there is no theme running through the diverse, yet unrelated items, so I'll just start throwing them out, willy-nilly.

The life of your stay-at-home mom--besides providing multiple opportunities for hyphenated words--requires quick-thinking on many levels. As evidence, I give you two questions posed to me in the last two days....

Trevor (while helping him after his bath): "Do kings wear underwear?"

Loren: "What do you want done with this bat I caught in the basement?"

Is it any wonder mothers start exhibiting strange behavior in their later years? I think I've remained reasonably well-adjusted, all things considered.

But on to the news :-)

Everyone's probably heard of the demoted goat, but CNN's version is the funniest. And I read a whole two or three before coming to that conclusion.

Here's a crossword tale dear to my heart, even if it's not all that funny. I've been "into" crosswords off and on, mostly to stave off boredom and angst in a clinic waiting room, or possibly even to while away the hours chained to the couch nursing a young babe.

Not sure if they offered a degrees in Enigmalogy when I went to school.....

And speaking of my youth, I used to get the weirdest looks from people when they heard I ate peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches for lunch. At least, that's what we called 'em. It was really a marshmallow creme. And what's more, I feed this to some of my children, even today.

All this is background for a Boston controversy. Their whole problem, as I see it, is one of semantics and/or connotation.

For let's face it....."Marshmallow Fluff" sounds SO much more frivolous than "Marshmallow Creme," which judging by the spelling, undoubtedly came from France.

It's probably even gourmet.

And if a law shall be proposed against marshmallow fluff, than a restraining order against jelly is only a matter of time.

I'm sure you'll agree with me that this requires the vigilant attention of sandwich lovers, everywhere.

Relating to keeping a sharp look-out, anyone traveling in the Los Angeles should be aware of the danger of drunken pelicans.

If that isn't bizarre enough for you, the ever helpful Wilson sent me this link.

It's really hard to think of an appropriate comment to go along with that....

...so maybe I'd better get back to Jason's final transcript. Rumor has it the university would like that before he attends in the fall.
 

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