"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Imports from old blogs, Utter Silliness, Words I Like on Jun 22nd, 2004
“O” is for “Opossum” (a critter representation in the Another letter of the Alphabytes). North America’s only marsupial is representing the letter “O” in this Alphabytes entry. Kansas City has a pretty fair opossum population scuttling around its alleys and dumpsters. In our old neighborhood, one frequently holed up in the storm drain beside where […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Imports from old blogs on Jun 14th, 2004
I nearly didn’t get the Alphabytes“M” written, because I’ve been more than a bit wallowed down in the mood of the topic, and have been feeling quite frankly antisocial. I’ve got a tendency for depression and a lot of stress right now, and occasionally I just feel trapped and hopeless and despondent. So, here I […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs, Utter Silliness, Words I Like on Jun 11th, 2004
“L” is for “Lalochezia” This entry was brought to you by Alphabytes and the letter “L.” Lalochezia is my new favorite word. It means “swearing to relive stress.” I do this all the time, and I had no idea it had a formal, not to mention euphonious term. Lalochezia! If you didn’t click the link […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs on Jun 10th, 2004
J is for “Junk†Alphabytes, Whaddya know?! I frequently see large piles of discarded furniture set out on the curb along my routes to and from work. It amazes me the volumes of busted-up furniture my fellow citizens seem capable of producing during the course of normal daily operations. Our city does periodic bulky-item pickups […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs on Jun 9th, 2004
Indecision: And other “I” words in the Alphabytes I have a whole bunch of “I” words that could be good for the day, so I’ll list ’em off, and write a paragraph or so about each. How’s that? Indecision Independence Immaturity Imagination Indecision: I used to be plagued with indecision, but thank goodness I am […]
Posted in Hair issues, Imports from old blogs on Jun 8th, 2004
H is for “Hair” in my version of the Alphabytes. Warning…wordy with many pictures. Follow the link if you are kinda bored and have time to kill. I have a love-hate relationship with my hair. On one hand, it is a pretty damn good head of hair. It is thick and resilient and holds a […]
Posted in Garden, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries on Jun 6th, 2004
“F” is for “flowers.” Another installment in the Alphabytes series. Pretty pictures today because my brains are taking the weekend off and I have had nice things bloom in my yard in the last couple of months. These photos aren’t terribly chronological, and as of this writing, everything is done blooming except for the daylilies […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Imports from old blogs on Jun 5th, 2004
“E” is for “Envy” Another letter of the Alphabyte Envy is an ugly, ugly, selfish, guilt-inducing, emotion. I suppose it is natural, as emotions are, but it is not one I like to experience, one I hate to express, and one I feel a lot more often than I would like to admit. I feel […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs, nostalgia, Sewing on Jun 4th, 2004
I’m going to deviate from the Alphabytes official wordlists today because there is a “D” word which sums up my most notable talent and one of my maddest passions. Dressmaking. I’m a seamstress, sometimes designer, and milliner by nights and weekends. During the workaday work hours, I’m a municipal phone-jockey, but on my own time, […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs, Words I Like on Jun 3rd, 2004
The Word of the Day is “crud.†Already with the digressions. Does anyone remember “Pee Wee’s Playhouseâ€? Terribly annoying kiddie show featuring Don-Knotts look-a-like nebbish Pee Wee Herman, a load of anthropomorphic furniture, and a lot of irritating noises? Do you remember how he would declare a Word of the Day at the beginning of […]