Louisa May Alcott

I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.
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We've all experienced deja vu in our lives, but did you know there are many variants of deja Vu that you may have throughout your life?

Deja boo: The feeling that I've been frightened like this before

Deja coup: The feeling my government has been overthrown like this before.

Deja clue: The feeling that colonel mustard has done it in the billiard room with the lead pipe before.

Deja do: The feeling my hairdresser has given me this cut before.

Deja eau: the feeling I've smelled this perfume before.

Deja fu: The feeling I've been kicked in the head like this before.

Deja who: The feeling I've known who was on first before.

Deja jew: The feeling I've wandered in the desert like this before.

Deja knew: The feeling that I remembered this information before (before the test, that was).

Deja loo: The feeling I've been to this bathroom before.

Deja moo: The feeling I've drank this milk before.

Deja mu: The feeling I've calculated the mean of this population before.

Deja new: The feeling I haven't experienced this before. (AKA, "Vuja De" - Nothing like this HAS EVER happened to me before.)

Deja ooh: The feeling I've exclaimed at these fireworks before.

Deja poo: The feeling I've stepped in this before.

Deja Q: The feeling I've encountered this entity before.

Deja rue: The feeling I've regretted this day before.

Deja stew: The feeling that this is made from the pot roast my mom served the week before.

Deja too: The feeling that I've experienced this before, also.

Deja two: The feeling that I've experienced this before, twice.

Deja woo: The feeling that heather has yelled at someone like this before.

Deja you: The feeling that YOU have experienced this before.

Deja zoo: The feeling that the monkey has done this in public before.

DUH-ja-vu: The feeling that the answer was so obvious, that you *surely* should have known it before. DUH!
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Did You Know?

Q. Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?

A. When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

Q. Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?

A. This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced approximately, 'mayday.'

Q. Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?

A. In France , where tennis became popular, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US , Americans (mis)pronounced it 'love.'

Q. Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?

A. In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

Q. Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?

A. In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

Q. Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?

A. It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

Q. Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?

A. Invented in 1825,limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the center of attention.

Q. Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?

A. Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

Q. In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?

A. When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' So he had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her.

Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.

Q. Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

A. Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

Q. Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches (milling), while pennies and nickels do not?

A. The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

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Good morning everyboomie.


Welcome to September 1st.


Most notable for being the month in which the new season begins for the National Football League.


My day started as I planned it, although I wasn't moving very fast this morning. I took the dogs to the park, and then went to Walmart.


Then I came home and smashed all the mirrors in my house, and spent the rest of the day loafing.


It was a very lovely day to loaf.


I hope you all have a great Friday.


joe

Sounds like a very productive day, Joe.

It's Thursday night here. Tomorrow is going to be a long work day for me, plus I have to get up at 4 am. At least it's going to be Friday. I just completed episode 1 of Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Really great game so far; I'm looking forward to the remaining episodes.

And now, I'm off to sleep, as I should have been at least an hour ago. Have a great Friday, everyone.

I am not as excited as you are about football starting. Between golf, baseball and football my head is exploding with hubby watching it all!
Have a great day, Joe!

venus, do you have a long weekend?

Have a happy day all! Heading to the city for a bit, then I have no idea.

Ana

Good Morning Joe, venus, Ana and everyone. Joe interesting "Did You Knows"! Coffee and tea are ready.
Have a great Friday everyone!

Good morning everyone, have a Wonderful TGIF. If all goes as planned dinner, dancing, and karaoke tonight at the VFW. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, BB Pancakes, and French Toast in the NC.

My day started the same way Joe...not as planned...I planned to sleep in but body alarm went off as usual c'est la vie

Hope you slept well Venus...oh my but an early day indeed

Look on the bright side Ana...it doesn't last all year

Woo Hoo Hoo Connie...have fun tonight

Tea and danish to go Connie and Gerry...thank you

I have some gardening to do with soft music playing in the background and then it's off to binge with WOM on Jessica Jones

Fantastic Friday ya'll

The weatherman said we have a cooling trend going....Not going to be in the 90's Probably 89, but that's not 90

Son at work, hubby off. Boys will be here as soon as school is out.

Anyone have Labor Day Plans?

Happy Friday. They say we are having a heat wave here. Here meaning around my area. I'm near the South/coast and our temps have been in the low 80's while those a few miles inland have been in triple digits. Pays to live near the sea. Always nice. Still, I did actually turn on my small fan near my computer last night when the sea breeze calmed for a bit. Just enough to stir the air around my feet.

Watching Mom Cat. She's still got kitten(s) but is being romanced by the rogue cat I call Duplex. He was calling to her this morning after he ate and headed for his home. SHE was being 'cute' and assuming the half laydown pose that some cats do when they want attention. Bad Mommy. At least she didn't follow him!

Waiting for my heat wave to set in. Don't think it's going to happen any time soon. Haven't even worn shorts all summer so far. I do feel bad for those a few miles away who are sweltering. Our schools are on 1/2 days since most of them aren't air conditioned. Makes sense to let the kiddies go home as they can't focus anyway in room with no ventilation. Most of our schools were build with 'high' windows and no way to get a decent air flow. I used to bring my own fan when I was teaching and the kiddies loved to group around it. In those days, we never were allowed to leave early AND schools which are letting kids go, are not letting the teachers go home. Not fair.

Sorta, we didn't have AC in schools when I was growing up either. They never let us out. You just had to sweat...I had the worst time staying awake in the afternoon heat.

Good night, everyone.