Monthly Archives: March 2012

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

We’ll be having our tradional American St. Patrick’s Day feast of Corned Beef and Cabbage with Potatoes, Carrots, and Turnips all done up in the Crock Pot.

Silly Voicemail Transcriptions

I received a robo-call from Romney for President today. Actually I’ve gotten the same message again and again over the past few days. This message though, doesn’t say anything about why I should vote FOR Romney. It only purports to tell me why I SHOULDN’T vote for Santorum.

Of course, the transcription part is just…

 “This is an urgent message from the running for President campaign in two thousand 6 Rick stand for him suffer(?) the worst defeat in decades binding-incumbent(?) Senator one Central and voted repeatedly to … on(?) today voted for billions in wasteful(?) … even the bridge to nowhere voted with the labor against the-right(?) door is locked and more. It-is(?) only stayed-didn’t(?) trust Rick Santoro. Why should Illinois. Thank you for your time. This call was paid for by Ronnie for President In…”

Crocii

I looked outside this beautiful late winter day where it’s sunny and 67° F and found purple crocii sunbathing. My tulips are also poking their heads out of the soil. The daffodils are getting ready to bloom and the two allium I planted in the fall are also coming up.

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