Tag Archives: Humor

Squished!

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, I got squished yesterday. Yes, it was time for the annual mammogram. And in keeping with Rocks in my Dryer, I now have the opportunity to use the word ‘squish’ and all its derivates (squished, squishes, squisher, metasquish, squishy, … Continue reading →

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Meh? Really?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Do you think we should really be so excited about the word ‘meh‘? I mean, doesn’t anyone else find it just a little ironic that there’s all this fuss and bother about a word that signifies indifference? It’s really a rags … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I think it’s time to switch the signs advertising gas prices to a ticker model rather than the customary static signage. Wouldn’t that be more fun? I’ve noticed in recent months that every time I drive by a gas station that it’s … Continue reading →

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My BEST EVER celebrity sightings that NEVER HAPPENED. And don’t think I’m not still miffed about it.

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

There were two other celebrity sightings that I left off of yesterdary’s post. Both involved a nearly naked…     Mr. Manly-Man, who can also sing and dance but that doesn’t take away from his manliness AT ALL but only … Continue reading →

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Opposites

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

The 4-year-old has a cold. Not a bad one. But just bad enough that he’s got that flypaper nose. You moms know the one I’m talking about–he’s constantly leaking a sticky fluid from his nose that then adheres to his … Continue reading →

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Goals? Where? RUN!

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, of course it makes sense that I should declare my intent to write prolifically and then fail to post anything for nearly a week. Because that’s what I do. I set myself a goal and then run pell mell in the … Continue reading →

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Garden Mums

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Drove by a sign that read: Garden mums now in stock The 10-year-old son asks me, Mom, what’s a ‘mum’? It’s short for chrysanthemum. It’s a flower. The word sometimes gets shortened to ‘mum’. Ooohhhh. (pause) I thought it was like a … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got a Little List

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Are any of you familiar with that song from The Mikado sung by the Lord High Executioner about all the people he has on a list should the need ever come to execute someone? For those who went eh? to … Continue reading →

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Population of Non-Idiots: 1

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Here is the paradox about Granville Island: When I am driving on Granville Island, the pedestrians turn into idiots. They walk down the middle of roadways oblivious to the fact that IT’S A ROADWAY FOR GOD’S SAKE! They cross from one … Continue reading →

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Nut-Free Zone

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Be warned. This is an R-rated post. Mom, you can just avert your eyes, or have Sarah read you the funny bits. As I was getting a coffee at the public market I noticed a vendor selling nuts and chocolate. … Continue reading →

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