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”
Debbe 😉 Did you have some green beer today, hon? This song isn’t Irish, but it somehow sounds as though it should be.
Warren Zevon is better known as the writer of “Werewolves of London” and Linda’s “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”, but this could have been part of the “soundtrack of my life” at one time, and I suspect that’s true for others here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5Xv7QqXiM
Ghost and Debbe, a little Deep Purple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OpR5DAkWxU
There is an official music video with the band, but I thought it didn’t belong here. Bet Ghost would like it though!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and good night.
Visited friends I really like and laughed until my face hurt with Dave’s wife, see I really do like women, not just men. Dave is a Sail maker and boat builder but loved getting to know his wife.
Guess what was out in neighbor’s yard and came over for Ritz crackers? Sand hill cranes, the last thing I expected to meet in a suburban neighborhood. Beautiful birds.
Ghost, I took one of those courses a long time ago, Houston I think but you know how you keep saying you have to practice over and over and I didn’t have anyone to slam on floor. Or kick in knees.
That song is one I am familiar with which just makes me curiouser and curiouser as Alice said.
Just saw the comment about my seize the day tee shirt. I don’t think I will be groped at all, it is a man’s wicking tee from the Hemingway fishing collection and logo is on my back along with the statuesque mermaid. It was probably designed for muscular men with large fishing tackle and big boats. Or wannabes not women. .
But I still expect a “Carpe uberibus” t-shirt might get you groped by someone well-educated enough to read Latin, Jackie. Whether he would have large fishing tackle I cannot speak to.
Perhaps your deputy would let you slam him around and kick him in the knees. If you could kick that high.
Ghost you aren’t bad, you are being cruel and hurtful. I am barely 5 ft. 2 inches tall and you are at least a foot taller.
I had started to say I had already decided to officially declare you to be The Mystery Man even before you offered your song hint. I may have to retract that title. I only like educated men, preferably with beards, good taste in food and wine, eye patch optional.
Love Jackie
Good morning Villagers…..
I know I am going to like the new story arc in today’s A&J……thanks JJ 🙂 Does anyone else think he gets ideas from the Village? Remember when he had Ludwig posing for pics to post online as lolcats, he did about three days worth…..there’s you a challenge GR 😉 , think you could find those?
Mark, thanks for the link to their latest album, had not heard anything from them in years. Will be tuning in later.
And how can anyone not remember that song by Zevon……it’ll be my earworm today GR.
Denise, how eloquently you defined “stuff” we women keep. Every little thing I have has a magic memory in it for me.
Jackie, if you’re going to kidnap me, please make it before the 25th…..that’s when they “depopulate” or “purge” the other hen house and I’m looking at long days. Have to pack my eggs at house #2 (my house) come home, rest and eat, and then run over to #1 and ‘supervise’….humpf, they don’t even listen to me on Saturdays…………..that song by Zevon may just be my song before it ls all said and done
Oh, and GR, yes to your question on the “oh no second” I saved it the first time you found it for me.
gotta go
ya’ll have a blessed day.
thought for the day:
http://cheezburger.com/8461970176
Hi Ho Debbe. Did anyone else see the color of the sun when it came up this morning? What will be the effects of the solar flare today? Will the effects of being out in the sun be more severe today? Stay tuned.
@ John II yesterday what you told Jerry – I took a look at that book in Amazon and saw some others about that stuff, I’m 56 and pretty dang healthy but am hypochondriacally scared of all that stuff
A dozen pet hens, what has the author layer on us this day?
…they’re my favorite names….
🙂 Love it, Jimmy. Thanks
Once upon a time I ended up in a karate class, and wasn’t too far from getting my black belt but the class sort of fell apart and I couldn’t find another one in my area, so that was pretty much the end of that. I do remember my training, though, should I ever need it.
Debbe, love the Cheezburger! One of my outside cats will walk with me when I take my dog out for his walk. She waits patiently while he waters everything, then disappears when we get back to the house.
Gene had better build a very secure hen house because, as a friend who tried to keep chickens once told me, everything likes chicken!
Ghost Sweetie, behave!
Could Meg’s middle name be Debbe?
We too have had cats that would walk with us. I’ve seen a woman walking in our neighborhood recently with a small dog on a leash and a cat, usually leading the way, that looks very much like the one pictured.
“educated men, preferably with beards, good taste in food and wine, eye patch optional.” Sounds ~ “The Man in the Hathaway Shirt.”
Peace, emb
They don’t make them any more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Hathaway_Company
Neither the shirt nor the men.
OK, Jean dear. Whatever you say…since you’re obviously closer to a black Belt than I am.
Jackie, there’s always…
https://imgflip.com/readImage?iid=61532
Thought for the Day: There are several theories about how to argue with a woman. None of them work.
I know, I know. I’m asking for it, aren’t I?
My secret in 32 years of marriage is not to argue. It is possible to disagree and discuss, but without bitterness or recriminations. I’ve found the rule we taught our girls, that is the “Thumper rule” from Bambi, works very well. “If you can’t say sumpin’ nice, don’t say nuttin’ at all.”
Laughing again at you Ghost. Yeah, the most interesting man in the world. Does he speak Latin?
You apologize well if you can make me laugh.
Love Jackie
What d’ya mean, ‘nor the men.’ No eye patch, no hair on top, but still getting educated, beard of varying length [trim it every 6-8 weeks, habitual wear = turtle necks [incl. purple for St. Urho’s Day] most of the year, polos in summer.
emb displays out-of-the-loopness again: What’s the ref. to today’s rather chaste Leighton painting? “at the Waldorf Astoria” or some other hotel or resort?
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Peace, emb
I’m feeling persecuted by all the beard talk! I have enough of the genetics from Caddo and Cherokee ancestors that a full beard is impossible. Even a soul patch would be dubious. However, neither of my daughters complained about the inheritance that leaves them shaving their legs infrequently. 🙂
Do they speak Latin in Latin America?