Archive for March, 2007

Here’s braedan, born 10:30 yesterday, 7 pounds.

And here’s Elijah (Eli), exact same time, 6 pounds.

Everyone is healthy and well!

Today at starbucks I was posed the question,

“Did you want that without whip cream?”

I responded

“No, whip cream”.

The girl heard “No whip cream” (without the comma)
So I got no whip cream. But I didn’t want not whipped cream, I wanted whip cream.

Obviously when I added that little upswing phoneme at the end of “no”, it means I was negating her statement, not my desire for whip cream.
I think next time I’m asked that question, I’m going to simply respond.

“Want.”

Alright this one totally killed me. Once you click this link, you have 10 minutes to list all 50 states (don’t cheat, really try it). I was able to get 47 in like 4 minutes, and then for 5 minutes I just sat there and panicked. At 1 minute left, karen gave me 2 more. In the end, I forgot Iowa.

I’m curious how people do at this. Post your score in comments.

Don’t click the link unless you have 10 minutes to burn.

http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html

(from reddit.com)

Notice how the hunter’s natural camouflage allows it to blend perfectly into it’s surroundings. It’s prey (upper left) doesn’t stand a chance..

We had a massive amount of rain last night. This morning, I get this in my backyard:

From Lake Nate

From Lake Nate

From Lake Nate

I’m now the proud owner of an entire lake! It’s pretty big, but it’s not that close to my house, so it’s not a direct threat. But, it’s right near (and maybe on top of) my septic tank’s leaching field.

So to all you master dirtologists out there, I pose the following questions:

1) This section of lawn can usually absorb water pretty quickly. Is this caused by the ground being frozen, or is ice sitting on top of the lawn stopping it from draining?

2) If this is on or near my leaching field, should I worry about my septic tank overflowing back into the house?

3) Should I try to pump Lake Nate down? The water is awful slushy, so I’m not sure that’s a good idea.

Or, plan B, wait till it freezes over and go ice skating.