panda baby

I saw a blurb early today and then tonight found this article that a panda at the San Diego Zoo has given birth recently. I always find it amazing how teeny tiny pandas are at birth, and then they grow up to be these giant things!

Many years ago, a friend and I went to Washington, D.C., and we visited the National Zoo and spent quite some time looking at the pandas there. It happened to be feeding time during part of our visit, so we just watched the giant panda chomping away at bamboo leaves.

Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot

So on this particular column of Dear Abby, there was this letter:

DEAR ABBY: The day before my wedding, my fiance's aunt left me a gift. After the wedding I opened it and read the card that was enclosed. It was lingerie, which seemed like a well-intentioned gift.

The card, however, was a bit puzzling. Turns out the lingerie was her own, and slightly used. On the card she said it had been "only used a few times." It struck me as inappropriate to receive "used" (and wrong-sized) lingerie from a new aunt-in-law. However, I do believe she was well-intentioned.

Abby, her gift made me uncomfortable. Am I wrong in thinking it was inappropriate? Any thoughts on how to write a thank-you card for such a gift? -- FLUMMOXED IN THE USA

My first thought?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lingerie should *not* be shared!

I don't know that I agree with the response from "Dear Abby", but I have no idea how I'd write a thank-you letter to that!

a Genesis reunion - what I wouldn't give to go

I'd seen the article last week that Genesis was on the list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I know that the Hall has its detractors and that it really only means so much, but I still think it would be cool.

Well, then I saw this article today that they're at least working on stuff in case it happens and they're inducted. All the boys AND Peter too. That would be cool.

As much as I loved seeing the "Turn It On Again" tour, seeing Peter with them would be awesome.

This is definitely a guy's only thing.

I ran across this story about underwear for left-handed men, and when I'd just seen the headline, I wondered how it made a difference what kind of underwear you have if you're left-handed or right-handed. But, having now read the article, it makes sense to me, if the situation is as described in the article.

But, I guess I was under the assumption that men didn't actually use the little slit in their underwear. I mean, even if you're right-handed, I would think it would be uncomfortable and awkward to have to do those kinds of maneuvers with your ... ummm ... thing. They don't pull their underwear down like we women do?

In any case, left-handed men - REJOICE!

one more week

This time next week, I'll be on a flight to Boston. And am I ready for my quickie trip? No way in heck. Yeah, I've got my flights, and I've got my concert tickets. The friend I'm meeting there has booked our hotel room, and she's also taking care of getting a car.

Do I know what I'm going to be wearing to the concert? No.
Do I know where anything is in proximity to anything else? No.
Have I figured out what I'm doing with Ron Jeremy's book? No.

You'd never believe I'm supposed to be going somewhere in a week, would you, given how unprepared I am, even though it's going to be a really quick trip?


So, this weekend, I've got to try on a couple dresses. I think I have an idea of what I'm wearing to the show, and one thing I did do this past week was to check the weather in Boston for next weekend. It was looking pretty good then, but I just looked again, and they're now forecasting rain for next weekend, which I'm not happy about, but, I'll deal. It just means I have to remember to pack a coat and an umbrella.

I figure I'll stop by AAA this week to get some maps of Boston just so I can familiarize myself a bit, so maybe I can help navigate if need be.

Ron Jeremy's book. I had thought about doing a new cover with Kevin's picture on it, but I'm not that good, and at this point, I don't have the time. And really, I don't think Kevin wants an actual copy of the book himself. Explaining that to his wife and daughters would be interesting. So, I think I'm going to put a generic kind of cover on it (just so I'm not obviously carrying around Ron's autobiography), and I'll see if I can get Kevin to sign it for me, if they have a meet and greet.


I won't need to pack until next Saturday morning, as long as I've figured out what all I'm wearing while I'm actually in Boston and not at the concert, which should pretty much just be Sunday. I have types of clothes that I like to wear on the times when I'm on a plane, so that shouldn't be hard to figure out. I do need to buy one more thing before the trip.

The husband will be taking me to the airport very early and dropping me off. I'll just need things to amuse myself with on the airplane, and hopefully, I'll be able to take advantage of their free wi-fi, if we can figure out how to get my phone to do that.

The friend will be picking me up from the airport in Boston. We'll just need to figure out where to have some dinner before the concert.

Our flight out of Boston on Sunday isn't until the evening, so we can have some time in the day to do something at least.


I'm looking forward to this trip, even though I still can't believe I'm actually going - and it's not to see Phil or Peter or Genesis! It's for a different set of 5 boys this time.

"Another Brick in the Wall Part 2"

Sometimes, a song gets so popular and is played so much on the radio that it gets a little overused, and we pretty much just take it for granted.

For me, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" is that kind of song. It was ALL OVER the radio in its time, but it's really still a pretty awesome song, all these years later, and it still packs a punch. And the video was pretty good too.

Single Ladies - football style and then some

OK, I don't normally post two days in a row about the same thing, but I can't help myself.

What's better than Beyonce's "Single Ladies"? The song being danced to by the football team.







And then, there was the opening number of the show, also to "Single Ladies".







I loved this episode.

Single Ladies

After watching tonight's episode of "Glee", I'm totally in love with Beyonce's song "Single Ladies".

YouTube won't let me embed the video like I'd like to, but here's the link.

I love the dance versions on the show tonight, though. I'm so getting the DVD when it comes out.

bad fashion choices are just the beginning

So a friend was telling me a little while ago about a particular website that documents bad fashion choices. Bad fashion choices are just something some of us marvel at, and let me tell you, there's a lot to marvel at.

This was the particular page that he sent me to - I mean, I know things are supposed to match, but yeah, I do think that's going too far.

I've taken a few pictures myself of interesting fashion choices, but I'm only brave enough to Twitpic them. Some of us had talked quite some time ago about doing a website just like malingering's world, but we never did, so I'm glad she did. I've got a couple of pics I might send her just for her amusement.

And I will admit that on any given day now, and on many given days in my lifetime, a picture of me would fit nicely on the site. I have never claimed to be a fashion maven, which is why sometimes, I wonder at people who seemingly have less fashion sense than even me!


But, as I browsed the site, I found a whole smorgasbord of tasty tidbits!

For instance, this one made me laugh out loud really hard - it's totally parklikeanasshole.com material!


But this one is definitely the Holy Grail of my discovery. OMG. It's not like I go to Dodger games all that much, but the loathing with which I regard beach balls is beyond description. I totally agree with her that playing with beach balls during a game is totally disrespectful to the players and to the people who went to the game to, oh, I don't know, ACTUALLY WATCH THE FRICKIN' GAME????!?!!?!? I mean, if people want to play with the beach balls before the game starts or in between innings when nothing is going on anyway, that's one thing. But that *never* happens. And yeah, same with the wave. Sit the f down - I'm trying to watch the game!


I've added the site to my list of sites to peruse on the right side of this blog.

Thanks for the tip, Mox!

she's a lady

I am completely not in the mood to write, so how about a picture I took of Orkid tonight instead?