At a recent writing retreat, the hostess built a fire in her fire pit on the patio and pulled out a package of Peeps for us to roast. Apparently this is a thing. Who knew!
So in honor of National Toasted Marshmallow Day, I give you this.
Month: August 2017
Just Because Day
Happy National Just Because Day.
Yes, this is a photo of me, standing on my head, with a tulip in my mouth.
Just because.
Super Heroes and Why We Need Them
Super hero movies, based on comics, have dominated the motion picture landscape for several years. What is our fascination with these characters? I don’t think it goes back to comic books, where most of the characters originated. I think the movies are more pervasive in than the comics are in this generation.
So why do we flock to movies about super heroes?
Movies (and romance novels) are about escapism. They’re about the fantasy. The “good guy” always wins. Some days it feels as if there aren’t enough good guys out there in our real lives. Super heroes, defeating larger-than-life villains give us hope.
Hope is always a good thing.
Radio Day
Today is the day the world celebrates the invention of the radio.
I am from the generation that saw the introduction of transistor radios. They were the greatest thing! We could listen to music on the school bus. You had to be next the the window to get a signal (and NOT the Emergency Exit window), but we had portable music!
Yes, I was late getting my transistor radio. This is from the early 1970s. Forty years later, when I put a in a 9 volt battery and turn it on, I get static, so I know it still functions.
The thing that amazes me is that portable music went from this to
Time to Tell a Joke
Yes, August 16 is National Tell A Joke Day.
I love jokes.
Here is one of my all-time favorites:
Four engineers are driving to a conference when the car sputters and dies as they pull off to the shoulder.
After a moment of silent contemplation, the electrical engineer says; “you know, I bet the coil’s bad. We need to replace the core.”
The chemical engineer says; “you’re nuts, it’s obviously the fuel’s gone bad. We need to drain the tank and refill.”
The mechanical engineer scoffs; “you’re both wrong. Sounds to me like a valve lifter is froze. We’re gonna need to rip the block apart.”
After another moment of silence the three look back at the computer engineer who says; “maybe if we get out of the car and get back in?”