One day, an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the earth.
— Gloria Steinem
Behold, my new favorite blog, co-written by two women (though mostly by one of them) in their 80s who have been friends for 60+ years: Margaret and Helen. As a warning, many of the posts are political, and heavily left-leaning, but oh my gosh, do these ladies have a way with words – I just started reading today, and they are cracking me up. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.
— Oscar Wilde
One year ago today, Hear Me in the Harmony was born. It seems both longer and more recent than that, but WordPress says it’s true. In honor of the day, I thought I’d share some HMITH trivia with you.
The best part of blogging, though, has been getting to know so many of you through the comments and through your own blogs (because I’m always reading, even if I’m not writing). I love being part of your lives this way, and I’m so glad you’ve allowed me to share myself with you.
Don’t worry about polls, but if you do, don’t admit it!
— Rosalynn Carter
So WordPress added a new feature recently that I’ve been dying to try – Polls! I kept waiting for you other WP types to use it, because I am supremely uncreative at thinking of questions, but none of you have, so now you’re stuck with me.
In between commercials of Game 5 of the World Series, I’m watching the Indianapolis Colts play the Tennessee Titans. Peyton Manning is my perennial Fantasy quarterback (among fantasy, um, other things, but that is neither here nor there), and until this season, he’d been a sure thing. I don’t know if it’s the pre-season knee surgeries, age, or something else, but he’s been off his game so far this season. I picked up Jason Campbell as a backup a few weeks ago when Indy had its bye week, and I played him two weeks ago because Manning had been faltering. Of course, that week Manning had a stellar game against Baltimore, connecting with Marvin Harrison for two touchdowns. I also have Harrison, and benched him that week, too, because he’d been sucking. My luck in Fantasy Football is not what you’d call great. In the 5+ years I’ve been playing in Nate’s league, I don’t think I’ve ever even made the playoffs, despite usually having teams that look great on paper. So far this season, I’m 3-4.
I played Campbell this week, since the Redskins played the winless Lions, but hedged my bets by playing Harrison, in case he and Manning had a repeat of the Ravens game. Campbell did well, but as of halftime of tonight’s game, Harrison has 1 catch for 12 yards. This is not good. I need him to have a great game tonight to beat my opponent, and I can feel that it’s just not happening.
All of this is a roundabout way of introducing my first poll:
There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness.
— Spanish proverb
I love anomalies. Like once, I got soup at a restaurant that had a packet of Saltines on the side, only it only had one Saltine in it, even though it should have had two. Tuesday, I filled the candy bowl at work with caramel candy corn. Yesterday, I spooned several into my hand and found a single chocolate candy corn! Then last night, I was pulling red grapes off the stems and putting them in a colander to wash them and saw this:
It’s a single, tiny, GREEN grape on the bunch of big red grapes! I know it’s silly, but things like this make me smile.
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
— Albert Einstein
I’m feeling kind of random and inquisitive. Please answer any or all of the following questions in the comments.
1. How do you eat corn on the cob (i.e., one long row at a time before moving down or around the whole cob at once before moving to the side)? And while we’re on the subject, do you use corn on the cob holders?
2. If you’re married, what was your wedding song?
3. What’s your single favorite piece of clothing or jewelry?
4. Justin Timberlake – yea or nay?
5. What’s your standard order at Starbucks?
6. Why does plucking your eyebrows make you sneeze? Or is that just me?
7. Why do people continue to insist that muscle weighs more than fat? (I’m asking because I actually got the idea for this post from another blog whose author posed the question Does muscle weigh more than fat? Nearly all of the commenters said it did, but all you have to do is google to know that it DOES NOT. Just sayin’.)
8. What is the deal with Nascar? Seriously. I was at Nate’s this weekend; he was out with Molly, I was home with the kids watching Game 2 of the Rays/Sox series. He came home and immediately switched to Nascar. I just do not understand the appeal of watching cars circle a track endlessly, even at high speeds.
9. What is your position on chocolate milk?
10. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
11. What was your favorite childhood Halloween costume?
12. Are you tired of answering questions yet?
13. What’s your favorite number?
14. Which color Starburst is the best (keep in mind there is only one right answer to this)?
15. Do you have any questions for me?
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