Weekend Update 2004-05-10
I had a wonderful weekend. Didn’t accomplish that much around the house, but spent a lot of time with Stephanie. It was nice; helped us get over the stress of everything that happened earlier in the week.
Stuff I used to believe
When I was a kid, I got the colors yellow and orange confused all the time, because yellow cabs are actually *orange* and I would read the name “yellow” and think that was the color. No I didn’t learn colors late, I learned to read early.
Also, I remember my grandma talking with my mom about black people, and I was so confused, because I knew brown people, but I didn’t know anyone who actually was black.
Name Statistics
Stephanie is the #41 most common female name.
0.4% of females in the US are named Stephanie.
Around 510000 US females are named Stephanie!
source namestatistics.com
Interesting. But how many Stephanie Ann’s are there? And what are the odds that two of them would be dating each other?
Things that are poisonous to pets
It’s not just chocolate and onions, but also grapes and a whole host of other things that are edible for humans but not for dogs and cats. Very useful to information from petalia.com.
Also, other common household products that you should keep away from pets.
More about grapes and raisins, which can cause renal failure in dogs.
And here’s a really comprehensive list from the ASPCA.
Also, here are some outdoor plants that you shouldn’t let your dog chew on in the garden.
Henry Kissinger
I’m not much of an autograph hound. I’ve never really understood the attraction of getting a celebrity to sign a piece of paper for you. I can see it on some things, like baseball. If you happen to catch the record-breaking home run of so-and-so player and you get him/her to sign the ball, that’s sort of like owning a piece of history. That’s kind of cool. But just getting something signed, that seems weird to me. Is it so you can prove you met the person? Because, well, who cares? It’s not like that somehow makes you cool because you met a random person. And the concept really gets lost on my when people start selling autographs, because then you can’t even say you met the person, you just bought something they once put a pen to, and how is that cool, exactly?
An FYI…
Sunday night I had a prowler around my house. I happened to see him outside the window of my house; he was peering in and seemed to be moving back and forth outside the window. I think he saw me and was startled, so he took off. I called the police, but they walked all around and didn’t see anyone.
Helpless
I’m sure everyone’s been in the situation where you have a friend who’s having real problems, but there isn’t anything you can do to help them except listen… I have a friend who’s really struggling right now, and I wish I had some sort of life preserver or safety net to throw her, but I don’t. I feel so helpless and worried.
Yesterday was quite the emotional roller coaster. I don’t think I’ve ever been so high or so low in the same day.
Songs for a New Day
Okay, since someone asked, this is my CD….
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) – The Andrews Sisters
Hellzapoppin’ – Louis Armstrong
Wonderful! Wonderful! – Johnny Mathis
Charmed Life – Diana Krall
Some Kind of Wonderful – Joss Stone
Whatever Lola Wants – Sarah Vaughn
On The Street Where You Live – Andy Williams
Sugar Sugar – The Archies
Head Over Heels – The Go-Go’s
Being Alive – Barbra Streisand
Calling – Leona Naess
This Moment – Melissa Etheridge
Sweet Baby – Macy Gray
Ob-la-de, Ob-la-da – The Beatles
Bathtime in Clerkenwell – The Real Tuesday Weld
Hey Julie – Fountains of Wayne
Such Great Heights – Postal Service
I’m Free – Soup Dragons
Brimful of Asha – Cornershop
Hey Ya! – OutKast
Starry Eyed Surprise
Okay, now that I’m listening closely to the CD Stephanie made… they aren’t all songs we heard on our first date, just the first several. The rest are songs she picked… and I really love this CD.
Head Over Heels – The Go-Go’s
The Name of The Game – ABBA
The Guitar – They Might Be Giants
Shut Up And Kiss Me – Mary Chapin-Carpenter
New York City – They Might Be Giants
Magic – Olivia Newton-John
Why Can’t I – Liz Phair
Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue
Everybody – Sister Hazel
Starry Eyed Surprise – Paul Oakenfold
Miss Independent – Kelly Clarkson
Scary Kisses – Voice of the Beehive
World On Fire – Sarah McLachlan
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