Today’s classic A&J comes from less than a year ago, but I’m showing it to you again, because it relates to our conversation about subtlety. To wit, sometimes I am to blame! I admit it. The above cartoon probably would have worked better for most of us if I had used the word “mundane” instead of “quotidian.” The words are virtually synonymous, and more people probably are familiar wit the former. However, I’m human! I learn a great new word like “quotidian” and I have to use it. My old journalism professors warned us about that, but I wouldn’t listen.
135 responses to “Quotidian Marks”
Not snarking you about the spring-breakers, darlin’, commiserating. I try to maintain at least a 50-mile buffer between myself and beaches during spring break time. (Although I’m not always successful.) And if your route runs far enough south through AL/MS, you’ll see more teenagers.
And you, rude? Never. And I’m always sweet. 🙂
GR6, my experience is that Spring Break is a two month season.
Going more like GA AL MS LA far north of 50 mile boundary. My lawyer and financial institutions are in Monroe and Delta. I am tired of this weather and crowds. I would not have liked this at any age.
I was never like this, sorry!
Fully armed: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/10/armed_in_alabama_fully_loaded.html
Brachiating was on a sign hanging in the background of a Far Side cartoon. Actually it said “No Brachiating”. The locker room had some gorillas talking. I had to go look up brachiating in a dictionary cause that was where you looked up things back then. To save you time it means locomotion by swinging from arm to arm. Hilarious. I did not have to look up Mr. Johnsons word because he told me what it was. Keep it up Mr. J. I like it.
Kerry!!!
actually I think the text of the conversation in the locker room was; “look, that guys a gray back already”
sand, I hope Pete’s tactical situation never requires him to move quickly, because with all that hardware on him, he won’t be able to. Also, if he ever falls into deep water…well, hello Spongebob.
Not to mention how out of place he’ll look in Alabama in August. 🙂
Jumping in late on the mention, but big thumbs up for anything by Warren Zevon. I suspect a lot of villagers would enjoy his work. Too bad his most commercial song is also so unlike most of the rest of his other works. Any song from “The Wind” would be appropriate at a funeral- he wrote and performed it as he knew he was dying. A personal favorite is “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner”, if only for its weirdness.
Rottweiler Blues,.https://youtu.be/29Vx-Jk9Q_M
My favorite comic book artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1L5urChlg
There are two parts, let part 1 run to the end and it will automatically go to part 2.
Jimmy, if you are up to it, I hope you are still making us smile at 95.
Debbe 😉 Hope you had a good day, hon. I imagine you saw the discussion on TDS about whether chicken houses need to be heated in the winter.
Don’t do many artist repeats, but I like this version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKHFWpaTUmY
What is it with me and 5:30 AM. I have no chickens nor reason to be awake.
The concealed carry guy could fit in where I am from in hunting season if he added some long barrel rifles or shotguns to his look but that would not be concealed.
How hot is rest of the country? I have set at 66 to sleep .
Good morning Villagers…..
Denise, that was cute…Meg’s middle name Debbe……how about Meg-a-Debbe 🙂
GR 😉 Warren’s version is much better, and I loved the link Ruth Anne about boomer songs at funerals. If they played every song I’d want played it would be the longest funeral ever 🙂 , but there is one in particular that will be played at my memorial (remember, I intend to be an IU med cadaver) and that one song will be dedicated to my son…..”Simple Man”
And yes, GR, I did read TDS’s comments on heating….everyone is an authority. But when you have some 79,000 hens, they heat the house. And pullets usually start laying little eggs at 24 weeks. Remember, they were too small to go thru the packer, and I had to hand pack those little suckers. I just hope we have warmer weather when we have to clean #1 hen house, it’ll be cold and dreary.
Mark, thanks for that song, and you are right the crowd and lyrics work well together.
I had a melt down yesterday, for some strange reason, all my energy zapped at noon and all I wanted to do was come home and hit the recliner….which I did. Husband made some great enchiladas…from scratch. He’s a good man….does the grocery shopping and cooks 🙂 But no eye patch, scruffy beard right now.
gotta go…..
ya’ll have a blessed day.
grin for the day:
http://cheezburger.com/8464364288
glad ya’ll enjoyed yesterday’s feline stroll….
check out this breed of cat…hope they don’t sheer them like they do sheep!
….and Jerry, notice the name
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8464450048/h1B9C8573/
My friend’s had cat named Gray who was identical to Ashes our long hair gray cat. Identical even to personality. He immediately came over and acted as if he was Ashes and rubbed my legs and rolled over for tummy scratch. Strange.
We now have Meow Meow the second tortie living in my large bathroom closet waiting to have kittens. Pet sitters say she is totally at home there. So much for not acquiring more kitties.
Giving up and dressing to get on road and this has nothing to do with darkness of room nor quality of bedding nor temperature but insomnia
Apparently you can not buy a good night’ssleep and please, no cracks about drunken college students as it was quiet .It was no fault of youth
It has suddenly dawned on me that I am moving back into anorexia because I realize I am no longer actually eating nor can I say what or when I ate exactly. And if I do eat it is minimal
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Ghost, I appreciate the craggy Arlo strip. His face does have a lot of character—bet I’d give him a second look!
Steve, the UP and northern LP have such good stuff: auroras, flannel shirts (even in July), quirky towns and people. Not fair!
sand, no! No planning, no departure; how did I get in on this?
Jackie, did this start after you put daughter and grandson on the plane?
@mark – I’m at work, I have to wait til home for youtube, because of one no longer here idiot employee, it’s locked out. … .. @Jackie, yeah here, it’s that seasonal change, where you want a few degrees cooler to go to sleep but a few degrees warmer early morning … … ..I remember, a professional educator handed Dan Quayle the “correct” spelling on cards and he did look at the wrong one quizzically but figured, well she’s the teacher
Jackie, I had wondered about the (dramatic? drastic?) weight loss you seemed to be intimating recently. How long do you think this has been going on?
““look, that guys a gray back already” That must be a direct translation of Gorillese. Primatologists and mammalogists in general call them silverbacks. But then, why should we expect gorillas to know anything about silver?
Peace, emb
Meant to mention this* but got distracted by the brachiation cartoon. [Neatest exemplars of brachiation are gibbons; very graceful.]
31 F out now, 2″ of fresh snow, and still light snow falling. High 40s expected, so it should all melt unless lots more falls today. emb
*31 F out now, . . ..
Anorexia and sleeping disorder are life long
. I discovered at about 13 that you didn’t eat and already looked adult and were beautiful you got attention and love, at least from someone.
That was why I objected to our trolls glorication of it. I also become addicted to exercise which is part of the disease. My youngest daughter also has eating disorders and almost killed herself that way.
Have no idea except that I love the Village I am sharing this. I have a lot of therapy and history so I saw it coming.
How do you guys think models, beauty queens and Sports Illustrated swim suit models look like that? Or Playboy bunnies and even trophy wives. Sorry to be serious this early in morning
Ridiculous thing is now I am also again thinking plastic surgery which I know my cardiologist wouldn’t approve. Although he does have a deserved reputation for liking women he has so far loved me for my soul and generous spirit.
Love you Jackie
As long as I am being serious and lecturing how do we get Kirstie Alley or Delta Burke or any of the spokes women for weight loss products I recognize that WW is the best of them and I actually joined when I weighed about 110 lbs in an effort to stabilize weight without anorexia. I actually had to have a doctor refer me, Ghost.
So when I would lose weight my entire life I stopped eating and got show stopping size then went back up when I wasn’t starving. Sick isn’t it? My shrinks said it was a form of protection against sexuality and made people’s attractions other than sexual.
More knowledge than you wanted today. So actually I do relate to Janis and her insecurities and I am glad Jimmy has made her happy and secure as she has aged. I wish I had an Arlo and not the most interesting man in the world too.
Thanks for listening. I hate support groups but you’re the Village.
Love Jackie
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You certainly put a new spin on a topic that has
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