I’ve been up on my ladder a lot lately (usually with cell phone in pocket, should I wipe out), trying multiple times to fix my new motion-detector floodlight (no luck) and one of my new security cameras (success). I also finally got around to repairing the broken leg on a comfy chair that threatened to topple to the floor anyone foolish enough to sit in it. The old wood was exceptionally hard, and each time […]
Read moreMonth: September 2021
Knife-Happy
Early every morning, on the heels of the previous hours’ nightmares, my first moments of consciousness are heavy with a sense of dread and fear. Partly it’s a hangover from those dreams and partly an anticipation of what unpleasantness the new day may hold. Often I can’t remember details of these nocturnal storylines, but have only an awareness of their generalized anxiety. On awakening today, though, the plot did come back to me: a large […]
Read moreConjugation
Yesterday, as you’ll remember, I included the following malapropism from an Amazon review of a camp shower: “When ever we left the water up to warm up, the squirrels would conjugate around it.” Last night, the person pictured below asked me to make a drawing of it. So here ya go, Lulu: Also last night, I had the loveliest video chat with my Chico clan. Eleni attempted Molly’s feat with her feet. And Ember, in […]
Read moreMandible & Foramen
Here are a few more malapropisms for you: Amazon review about a solar shower for camping: “When ever we left the water up to warm up, the squirrels would conjugate around it.” Collected by Small from a NextDoor post: A woman reported a car break-in and described what had been stolen. “Nothing but the floor mats! Granite there was nothing else worth taking.” Another NextDoor post: “My baby kitten joey … started getting really skiddish.” […]
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