Thursday, March 31, 2005

Slightly Random Reasons As To Why March Was A Good Month

1. Geoff's birthday happened
2. I finished writing my thesis
3. There were no tsumanis
4. I made a futon cover
5. We are all one month older

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

My Potential Spring/Summer Physical Activities

1. Learning to play tennis
2. Swimming in the lake
3. Pretending to play soccer
4. Riding bikes
5. Rollerblading

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Sewing Projects In Progress

1. T-shirt quilt
2. The duvet cover
3. The bedskirt
4. The futon cover fix
5. And more to come...

Monday, March 28, 2005

Places To Explore In Grand Rapids

1. Grand Rapids Art Museum
2. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
3. Gerald R. Ford Museum
4. John Ball Zoological Garden
5. Meyer May House

Sunday, March 27, 2005

A Crazy Canadian Military Caravan

1. Liscence plates that just say "Canada"
2. Navy blue vans and olive green trucks
3. Speeding up I-75 back towards Canada
4. Lots of little Canadian flags
5. Crazy driving... crazy!!!

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Things To Avoid When Moving Heavy Furniture

1. Wearing clogs and walking backwards
2. Being on the downstairs end
3. Taking apart bedframes single-handedly
4. Sharp corners
5. Your own feet

Friday, March 25, 2005

People Who Would Walk Into A Room And Ask To See Your Hands

1. Glove salesman
2. Palm reader
3. Manicurist
4. Hand doctor
5. Someone who thinks you just got engaged or married

Thursday, March 24, 2005

Animals That Should Have Their Own Day, Other Than The Groundhog

1. The parakeet
2. The elephant, both African and Indian
3. The kola bear
4. The naked mole rat
5. The aardvark

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

On How Penguins And Pigeons Are Different

1. Pigeons fly in the air, penguins "fly" in the water
2. Both male and female pigeons lactate, penguins don't
3. Penguins eat fish, pigeons don't
4. Pigeons hear really really well, penguins just hear really well
5. All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, pigeons live in all parts of the world

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

My Pilates Class

1. Heather, the pregnant instructor
2. Buttoning your ribs
3. The house for your mouse
4. The foam roll experience
5. Issues with coordination

Monday, March 21, 2005

Things I Learned About Mary Poppins This Weekend

1. It was Julie Andrews' first film
2. "Feed The Birds" was Walt Disney's favorite song
3. Dick Van Dyke played the really old banker guy, in addition to Bert
4. Tony Walton, Julie Andrews' husband at the time, designed the costumes
5. Julie Andrews whisltes in harmony with herself in "A Spoonful of Sugar"

Sunday, March 20, 2005

Drinking Lots Of Water...

1. Quenches your thirst
2. Helps you lose extra weight
3. Improves your skin
4. Removes toxins from your body
5. Makes you have to pee a lot

Saturday, March 19, 2005

Qualities Of A Good Printer

1. Fast printing
2. High quality printing
3. Photo printing
4. Reliable printing
5. Doesn't skip page 52 of your thesis

Friday, March 18, 2005

It's Still Snowing In West Michigan

1. It has snowed every day in March
2. So far, that is 18 of them
3. That kind of sucks
4. But in theory, it will be over soon
5. Right???

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Saint Patrick

1. Was born in Wales
2. Was a pagan named Maewyn until age 16
3. Found close to God during his six years in slavery
4. Became the second bishop to Ireland
5. Died on March 17, AD 461

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Gaelic Storm Concert

1. Vaguely gay Irishman
2. Fiddle chick!
3. A bohdran and a Didgeridoo
4. Electric bagpipes???
5. "Fine Irish drinking music"

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Yay Geoff!!!!

1. Today is Geoff's birthday
2. And that is a very happy thing
3. Because we really like Geoff
4. And we are excited to celebrate another year of Geoff
5. Happy birthday to Geoff!

Monday, March 14, 2005

A Laundry List

1. Washing machine and dryer
2. Laundry detergent
3. Fabric softener
4. Water
5. Dirty clothing

Sunday, March 13, 2005

6 Years...

1. 6 years of love
2. 6 years of friendship
3. 6 years of happiness
4. 6 years of laughter
5. 6 wonderful years

Saturday, March 12, 2005

A Trrip To The Symphony

1. Got all dressed up
2. Drove to downtown Grand Rapids
3. Awed by the cool building
4. Enjoyed Vivaldi and Dvorak
5. Drove home really happy

Friday, March 11, 2005

Fun Shows Out On DVD So We Can Watch Them Over and Over Again

1. Sports Night
2. Wonderfalls
3. Keen Eddie
4. Spooks
5. West Wing

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Sports Night, The TV Show

1. Funny writing
2. Funny characters
3. Funny delivery
4. Funny stories
5. Funny show!

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Top 5 Dogs Least Likely to Succeed at Watchdog Barking

1. Bloodhound
2. Newfoundland
3. Saint Bernard
4. Bassett Hound
5. Bulldog

Learn more...

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Ways To Celebrate International Women's Day

1. Tell all the women in your life how much you appreciate them
2. Participate in a women's issue conference
3. Run for political office and help make women-friendly legislation
4. Write letters to public officials with ideas on how they can make life better for women here and abroad
5. Listen to happy women music

Monday, March 07, 2005

Bad Names For Your Pet Cat

1. Tiger
2. Baby
3. Princess
4. Tabby
5. Ally

Sunday, March 06, 2005

Fun International Editions of Google News

1. Chile
2. Canadian French
3. Swiss
4. Taiwan
5. New Zealand

Saturday, March 05, 2005

Addictive On-Line Card Games

1. Solitaire
2. Pyramids
3. Eucher
4. Free Cell
5. Spider solitaire

Friday, March 04, 2005

It's Snowing In West Michigan

1. It snowed yesterday
2. It is snowing today
3. It will snow tomorrow
4. It will continue to snow for first two weeks of March
5. I used to like snow

Thursday, March 03, 2005

My Issues With Country Music

1. The twang
2. The hats
3. The crazy fans
4. The bad lyrics
5. Shania Twain

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Birding With The Kitties

1. Kitty tail wagging
2. London's chirps
3. Silently stalking Mina
4. Running into the furniture
5. Trying to get it back once they capture it...

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

You Know Your Printer Is Possessed When...

1. It prints out the Lord's Prayer backwards
2. It turns itself on and off randomly
3. It refuses to print page 52 of your thesis
4. It hypnotizes your cats
5. It does that gibberish thing...