Posted in jerks, walmart on July 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I took a quick trip to Walmart today at lunchtime.
When I get back in my car, a large and loud diesel extended cab half-ton was pulling in beside me. I wasn’t paying any attention to it until the truck was turned off and I heard the driver say, in a very loud and somewhat southern accent …
“How do [...]
Posted in Music, drinkin' beer, kayaking, miramichi on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My cousin Joe is in town. Saturday night we headed to Keith and Tina’s house for a little bonfire and chili by the lake. It was fun and relaxing but pretty uneventful other than having a couple too many drinks. But the funniest part of the night came from Keith’s stereo.
Now, anyone that reads Joe’s [...]
Posted in recipes on July 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Here is a GREAT hummus recipe that I have used a few times. I plan to experiment with different variations (Sun Dried Tomato hummus and Kalamata Olive hummus are going to rock my world, I just know it!) but this is the one I have used the last couple of times and it is super!
Roasted [...]
Posted in carleton county, grammar on July 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Joe’s comment on my last post has inspired me to post Carleton County’s internet claim to fame… yes, it is really that bad.
www.dooryard.ca
My favorites? “Piss-cut”, “yestidee”, “so didn’t I” (Grrr…..), and “jiggitinnie”. And seeing as how I live in the potato capital of the world (or is it Canada?), I can’t forget to mention “b’dayduh”.
Enjoy!
Posted in grammar on July 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
… it’s “supposedly”, NOT “supposebly”. That’s a D… you know, the one with the circle off to the left of the line??
The number of times I have heard “supposebly” in the last 2 days is making me quickly lose faith in society’s grasp of grammar.
Posted in computers on July 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Wow… how nifty is this? Only $5000-10,000?? Is that all??
