Short takes

[magid]

The seal on one of my office windows needs replacing: I got a lot of water on the windowsill yesterday.

Earliest candlelighting of the year: 3:54 pm, this week. Next week it's a whole 2 minutes later.

Tree buds are so soft to the touch, and so unexpected in December.

The rain yesterday made parking a whole lot easier.

I tried the soy 'sausage' that comes in a tube, formed into patties and fried with onions and spinach. It's decent, if a bit messy.

Why would anyone be washing a car during a snow storm? Along with that: why would anyone be walking along my street a couple of days after a snowstorm carrying oars?

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Welcome to pothole season!

Am I the only one who, when hearing "Dido", thinks "Aeneas", not "music"?

Comments

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

"why would anyone be walking along my street a couple of days after a snowstorm carrying oars?"

If you lived in my neighborhood, I would have asked if you were sure they were oars and not crutches. ;)

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

"Am I the only one who, when hearing "Dido", thinks "Aeneas", not "music"?"

I think of both...as in the opera Dido and Aeneas.

[bitty.livejournal.com]

i think "dildo," but that's just me.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Why am I not surprised?
*snerk*
:-)

[cnoocy]

I think of Aeneas as well. And then of the opera.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Er, poorly phrased, that: I meant the rock singer Dido, vs the Dido of Dido and Aeneas / the Aenead, etc.

I hadn't realized there was an opera of it, though.

[cnoocy]

The opera is by Henry Purcell and is quite nice.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I admit to not appreciating most opera as much as I'd prefer.

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

why would anyone be walking along my street a couple of days after a snowstorm carrying oars?

Maybe he's walking inland until somebody asks what they are?

[magid.livejournal.com]

I think he'd have to walk a long, long way...

[volta]

Am I the only one who, when hearing "Dido", thinks "Aeneas", not "music"?

<kosh>Yes</kosh>

I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that my association for "Dido" is "Fido". *shudder*