In case you didn't hear...

...Just making sure my readers are informed...

USELESS INFO TUESDAY....

...on Wednesday, because of snow, and because I want to, and because this is my blog...

 ~  Merv Griffin's gravestone includes the tongue-in-cheek quip, "I will not be right back after this message."

~  OreIda combines the first 3 letters of two states - Oregon and Idaho.  The name was chosen in 1952, when the company was formed, because it had a processing plant in eastern Oregon near the Idaho border.

...Speaking of Oregon, did you know they lost the National Championship Game on Monday night?  Just asking...

~  (Can't stand her, hence the hideous picture) In 1990 Sinead O'Conner achieved two Grammy firsts with her album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" - She was the first winner of a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance and was the first artist to decline a coveted Grammy award. (We see how far that got her)

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Remember Jabberjaw?  Loved it!  Jabberjaw, Biff, Shelly, Bubbles and Clamhead made up the rock group "The Neptunes."  Oh, to be young again...

"Jabberjaw and the Neptunes live in an underwater civilization in the year 2076.  They travelt o various underwater cities where they encounter and deal with diabolical villains who want to conquer the undersea world."

Have a Great Weekend!  War Eagle!

SOUTHERN FRIED THURSDAY

Do you think it is strange that I consider myself (and take pride in being) a true Southerner, and yet...

 ...I don't like banana pudding...

 ...my favorite comfort food is egg drop soup...

 ...I prefer my iced tea unsweet...

...and I don't put hot sauce in my greens?  Hummm...

CHRISTMAS ON PENNYLANE

As I mentioned yesterday, Christmas 2010 brought many surprises, some of them not good!  But, one surprise that was good was waking up to a WHITE CHRISTMAS!  I don't think I have ever had a white Christmas.  If I have, it was not in Decatur.  The last one on record was in 1964...

 ...our Crazy little house on Pennylane...

 ...Josh building a snowman...

 ...his name was Jeffrey.  He had a celery nose (no carrots) and Hershey nuggets for eyes!

Thanks Rachel and Josh for making the parts of Christmas I could enjoy very happy and fun!  Love.

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

 ~  The original name for the cheerful Alka-Seltzer mascot who has a tablet body and hat was Sparky.  Soon after he was created in 1951, his name changed to Speedy to reinforce manufacturer Bayer's promise of speedy relief.

 ~  Benjamin Franklin wrote and published a "letter of advice" on the subject of choosing a mistress in 1745.

 ~  PSI trailing is the uncanny ability of a cat, dog, or other pet to find its owner in an unknown distant location or from an unfamiliar place.  PSI stands for psychic.

 ~  Polar bears who wander into the town of Churchhill in Manitoba, Canada when the ice covering the nearby Hudson Bay thaws are held captive in the jail of a former military base.  Up to 23 bears at a time can be held until winter, when they are airlifted to the newly iced-over bay.

~  The Flash (January 1940) was the first comic book hero to acquire superpowers as the result of a lab accident.  He was a college student who became capable of super speed after inhaling "hard water" fumes during a lab mishap.

I'M BACK!

Well, so much for a healthy and relaxing Holiday!  I was still sick until yesterday, and Mom spent 5 days in the hospital with an e coli infection in her colon!  Fun fun!  This was sure a Christmas to remember...not in a good way.  Hope you all enjoyed yours.