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Where did that come from

August 29, 2012 in Holidays and Celebrations, Life, Transportation | Permalink

Every once in awhile you may hear a word or a phrase and wonder how it came to be.  I have heard the expression ‘three sheets to the wind’ my entire life and I finally heard an explanation of its origins.  It seems to have been invented on the high seas.  Leave it to a sailor huh?

This particular expression of being drunk comes from the fact that the word “sheet” is the term for a rope that controls a square sail on a ship.  The sails are uncontrollable if the sheets are loose and the ship will drift until the situation is corrected.  Thus came the phrase three sheets to the wind!  But you know what, I still don’t see how that relates to getting drunk!

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Talked to Mom

August 24, 2012 in Family and Friends, Life | Permalink

My Mom called last night and we got to talking about this and that.  I didn’t realize it at the time, but we spent two hours on the phone.  I guess we had a lot of catching up to do. It’s funny how time can get away from you when you are doing something interesting.  I know it must sound funny that talking with my Mom is interesting, but I guess it was.

I remember my first girlfriend and how we used to talk deep into the night.  I don’t really remember anything that we specifically talked about, but it must have important.  I don’t know about you but I do prefer to talk over the phone instead of text messages or one of those social network sites.  Feels more personal to me.

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Pineapple

August 18, 2012 in Eats, Family and Friends, House and Garden, Life | Permalink

My local grocery store had a huge box of fresh pineapples on sale for $2 a piece. That is a bargain price and I love fresh pineapple. So I bought two for this weekend. Sounds like pina coladas and grilled pineapple will be on the weekend cookout menu.

You know what else sounds great with that?  Caribbean Jerk marinated Chicken.  Now all I need is some Caribbean music and it’s a get away in the privacy of your own back yard!

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Missing Button

August 10, 2012 in House and Garden, Life | Permalink

Found a button on the floor and wonder where it came from. It’s small and has a brown swirl pattern. It doesn’t go with any of my shirts. I can’t figure out what is missing a brown button. Of course, as soon as I throw the button in the trash, a piece of clothing will come up missing a brown button.

Now what?

July 22, 2012 in Health and Fitness, House and Garden, Life | Permalink

Okay, so I rented an older home and not just an apartment.  Sure I knew there were some minor repairs that needed to be done and that’s one of the reasons I got the place as cheap as I did.  Luckily I can be handy around the house but when will it ever end?

Since the water line busted, it seems that now there is a bit of a mold issue.  Great huh?  We tore out all of the old stuff and installed new but I guess we didn’t get it all.  Now there’s mold growing all around the bathroom floor and fixtures.  The bath tub tiles are looking bad.  I think this job is way past my abilities.  Time for the landlady to call in a professional mold removal company.

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