I’d love to share this new song but can’t figure out how to paste it! The website is www.whenshesnear.com and it’s a song featuring Sean Watkins, former member of Nickel Creek. My husband and I saw Nickel Creek live twice. Awesome band. Luckily all three members are still performing, though not together. Oh well, it’s three times the music so that’s good. Can’t wait for Sara Watkins to release an album too.
What more is there to say? Not that I agree that the Cubs do indeed “suck” but this is pretty funny. How about Yankees instead of Cubs??
A friend of mine has decided to go without shampoo. It got me thinking of a time a few years ago when I tried to go without eating hfcs (high fructose corn syrup). It was almost impossible, since hfcs is in many things including some really surprising things. Right now the only one I can think of is Special K. That one was surprising given its advertising angle. We eat a lot of “real food” in our house. You know, made from scratch with ingredients not open package, heat, and serve. Even so, it was impossible to go completely cold corn syrup. Maybe I should try again anyway.
Today, for the first time since I started doing the daily crossword in our local paper, I solved the whole thing correctly! Though this may seem trivial to a non-cross worder, this is a banner day for me. The trick is to remember past clues like, fencing tool (Epee in today’s puzzle) or dunkable treat (Oreo, just like yesterday’s puzzle). To think I almost gave up when my coffee turned cold and 1 across (colorful grass, ends with “top”) stumped me. How long did it take me? From start to finish, including interuptions from the pets and my husband, it took me about 35 minutes. Not bad for a novice like myself. I really owe it all to my great-grandmother, Lizzie, who first turned me on to crossword puzzles. I have found memories of sitting with her on the couch watching Lawrence Welk and doing the crosswords together. Just last year after watching a PBS show about the New York Times crossword puzzle championship, my husband and I decided to try doing the crossword puzzle in our local paper. He has since moved on to the much easier Crypto-Quote. Not me! And now my hard work has paid off. Tomorrow is another day though and the struggle begins anew.