Moo

A while back I was listening to a guy (probably some world famous scientist) talk about (i think...) genome sequencing. He asked:

"What is the essence of bovinity? What makes a cow a cow?"

Awesome.

Best COMPLIMENT Ever

I was just called "America's Best Little Stimulous Package." Yay!

Pacaya es Pacaya

I am a big investor. Mainly I invest my millions in pupusas, which I keep safely inside my belly. El Rincon Santaneco is the Salvadorean restaurant where I convert my dollars for pupusas. The girls who work there are really nice (except for one, she's a little grumpy.) They have jars of items for sale on the counter, including pacaya. Neither Osito nor I knew what pacaya was so we asked, "Que es pacaya?" "No se" responded the girl. So she asked another girl there and her answer was...."Pacaya es pacaya." I love the certainty and directness of that answer. It is very zen, really. What is that? That is that. As Mary Catherine would say, "done and done."

A Glimpse...

My view on a recent visit.


These are copied and pasted from two consecutive emails from my mom. This explains a full 50% about me:

I'm in the little room,broiling, with the door closed because Dad is fadoodling with the new TV set and if I go in there, one of us will have a nervous breakdown like the old set. . we'll be home Saturday, waiting for Time Warner if you want to come over and pick up all the body parts. Would Osito like to come tonight. I'll give him chicken, potato salad, cucumber salad and all my sodden tear drenched hankies. Love you - Ma

What do you care if we have impressive cables lying all over the living room floor and a brand new impressive TV unplugged in the cabinet. Go ahead - laugh at this two elderly woebegone people. Just because the salesman said there are two cables - one to plug into the wall and one for the Cable box, but there were four cables. Go ahead laugh. You'll be sorry when our toes curl and there's no inheritance for you. We'll see who's laughing then. Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

My elderly rooster-hating mom has learned to use emoticons. Watch out - there is no telling what's next. Y'all better fortify your firewalls...seriously.

Best. Letters. Ever.

Super deluxe diamond edition Scrabble with super deluxe diamond edition letters to match!

Toano

Visiting Laurie and Mike in Toano Virginia. In case anyone forgets, this is the South, darlin'!

This sunflower is from their community garden, where, I am sure, Laurie never sets foot!