13 Thursday: Google Gobble
1. When I posed the idea of writing a story on the new Floyd-based Natural Awakenings magazine to the publisher, she said, “Can I buy you a cup of coffee?” I answered, “Sure, as long as it’s tea.”
2. I knew we were speaking the same language when during the interview I asked her how she found Floyd and she answered, “I don’t think you find Floyd. I think Floyd finds you.”
3. It boggles the mind: My sister Trish’s brother-in-law, Stephen Bowen, who is probably eating turkey in outer space with his crew mates right now, emailed the family some photos from inside the space shuttle on Saturday (some of which I posted HERE). It got me wondering, if Stephen can get online to email while out in space could he be reading my blog posts about the mission, and if so, where would my Statcounter say his visit was from.
4. Not only do I not shop on the day after Thanksgiving, I try to stay away from malls entirely this time of year. But I need a haircut. I want a fruitcake. Am I really too old to sit on Santa’s lap? Do I have enough butter for Christmas Eve cookies? Is it too soon to put up a tree? Read more from last year’s Mock Mincemeat Pie Hangover HERE.
5. I googled gobble and got THIS
6. I think THIS one is even funnier.
7. People are fun! The Google Gobble Soundtrack is HERE.
8. My friend, local blues musician Scott Perry is one of the few men I know who always wears a hat and isn’t even bald.
9. I have another Floyd friend named Phil who plays the harmonica. I call him the Philharmonic.
10. I’m a sucker for unnecessary knowledge. I recently learned from Pearl that the average person spends 12 weeks a year ‘looking for things.’ I then got sucked into the link she provided and learned that Steven King sleeps with the light on to calm his fear of the dark, Pinocchio was made of pine, the sand from Pacific beaches is generally 250,000 years older than Atlantic beach sand, ostriches can run 50 miles per hour, Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox, and India has a Bill of Rights for cow. The list goes on HERE.
11. My friend Doug is always pointing out that one of the downsides to living in a rural county is that you can’t get Chinese take-out here. I recently discovered that you can’t get a long arm stapler either, which I needed to staple my new TEAPOET chapbook. I eventually found one to borrow at a local church, which uses it for stapling their church bulletins.
12. Not long after we moved into this house in 1991 our closest neighbor asked to borrow a cup of sugar. But I have never bought sugar and so we offered him honey. He hasn’t tried to borrow anything since.
13. My take on church: I’d rather watch the birds and ponder Quantum Physics.
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November 26th, 2008 10:59 pm
Great list! Don’t ya just love googling?
November 26th, 2008 11:20 pm
Happy TT and our tree is already up and house decorated…we’re hosting Thanksgiving at our home this year and the in-laws will be coming up from MD tomorrow.
November 27th, 2008 12:14 am
I got that gobble picture emailed to me along with a bunch of others. It must be making the rounds.
That is so cool about your sister’s BIL.
November 27th, 2008 12:45 am
Photos emailed from the space station. That is so cool!
November 27th, 2008 6:58 am
Philharmonic…….teehee!
Happy Thanksgiving, Colleen!
November 27th, 2008 8:05 am
I hope he logs onto your blog so you can check the statcounter. That would be fun. Or does NASA block blogs from employee computers?
Happy Thanksgiving, Colleen.
God bless.
November 27th, 2008 9:00 am
happy thanksgiving!
November 27th, 2008 9:44 am
Happy Thanksgiving……..gobble, gobble ! xo
November 27th, 2008 11:06 am
Colleen, Have a great Thanksgiving – I laughed at the gobble photos!
Oh, and thank you for the link to that useless knowledge – it will become a great time suck for me… 🙂
November 27th, 2008 12:00 pm
Happy Turkey Day! Love the idea of a visit to your blog from outer space.
November 27th, 2008 4:21 pm
Now, now… Napoleon didn’t plan ALL his battles in a sandbox… just a couple… and always start with quantum mechanics… get the basics down first! 🙂
November 27th, 2008 10:45 pm
People’s skin weighs more than their brain is one of my favorites. I need to find a place for that tidbit,
And Happy Thanksgiving.
November 28th, 2008 5:01 pm
Hey Colleen. What a fun post. I love the fact that you have a relative out in space. That is SO cool! Would love to jam with Philharmonic some day! Michele sent me today and I’m so glad she did. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
November 28th, 2008 9:28 pm
Oh, Colleen….This is a FABULOUS T13…..The Best Yet, I think….These are getting to be like little short plays…..! Thank You, my dear….THANK YOU!
November 30th, 2008 4:58 pm
Hey Colleen! No, I’m not bald (yet), but my hair is the only part of my body getting thinner!
BTW, many of us also know Phil and “Old Time Phil” & “Philbilly!”
Thanks for droppin’ my name and happy holidays!
November 30th, 2008 9:06 pm
Philbilly, I love that!
December 2nd, 2008 11:09 am
I’m with you on #13…well, the bird part, anyway!