The 13 Thursday Mix
1. Note to self: Don’t try washing the grey out of your bangs in the bathroom next to white curtains.
2. You’ve heard of a “bad hair day"? Sometimes I have a bad brain day when nothing gets started and nothing gets going.
3. Last week I got my hair cut and my teeth cleaned. That’s about as close as I get to a doctor.
4. I was confused about health as a child. My parents had to ask a stranger if I was healthy. I was confused about health because the stranger said I was healthy and then he gave me an injection. ~Susun Weed from Healing Wise.
5. I had to pull out my standard cookbook, Whole Foods for the Whole Family, to look up my pie crust recipe for Thanksgiving. The book is over 25 years old and covered with all kinds of food DNA.
6. There actually is a THANKSGIVING blog: HERE
7. John Meyer has a blog. Last week I saw him perform on the Oprah show. At one point before his performance the camera cut into the green room and there was John with a laptop. When Oprah asked what he was doing, he answered that he was live blogging.
8. While watching TV an ad came on for “Boudereax’s Butt Paste.” I thought I was having a Saturday Night Live flashback. I googled it to make sure I wasn’t hearing things.
9. Sometimes I wish I had a refresh button.
10. Sally, owner of the Café Del Sol (where I play Scrabble and participate in Spoken Word Open Mic) happened to hear my WVTF radio essay on blogging in which the café is mentioned. She thanked me for the free plug and told me that she normally doesn’t listen to the PBS Morning Edition show, but that she was driving to a doctor’s appointment when she caught it. Once there, the doctor asked her what she did for a living. When she told him she owned a café in Floyd, he asked the name of it. She told him, and he said, “Oh, I just heard about the Café Del Sol on the radio in an essay about blogging!”
11. My first Christmas Carol of the season came in the form of a yawn, done to the tune of “Joy to the World.”
12. Question via Just Ask Judy: Have you noticed that the Alphabet Song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
13. Did you just try singing those two songs?
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Comments
My versions of bad brain days are when I start something, abandon it and start something else (fully intending to get back to the first project), quickly gather materials to start a third project, get lost on the way back to the first project and start a fourth project...
...come the end of the day, nothing's done and everything's a mess. (The cats love it, though.)
Posted by: Laughing Muse | November 23, 2006 1:46 AM
great post! hey, I finally did my first thursday 13... although I'm not sure how the blogroll thing works.. anyway, I listed 13 things.. had great fun. take care.
Posted by: Rebekah | November 23, 2006 2:57 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Colleen. And...
Boy do I ever wish I had a "refresh" button. Get up on the wrong side of the bed...hit the refresh button. Somebody hurts your feelings or says something you don't like....hit the refresh button.
I am trying to remember but I think my yawning song is "Deck The Halls"....try it sometime.
Posted by: Alan G | November 23, 2006 7:46 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Colleen & Joe!
Your doing better than I am with #3. I haven't been to the dentist in about 15 years!
I have the "Whole Foods..." downstairs.
Yes, I did just sing the two songs...in my head while swaying in my chair..then, laughing at your question!
And Yes, I've heard of "Butt Paste". Never used it though. I always used "Bag Balm" on my babies bottoms.
Great blog!
Posted by: TammyB. | November 23, 2006 8:41 AM
Of course, we all have our bad brain days.
A refresh button - that would be great to have!!!
About your #12 - I am with you on that :) I hope we could find the answer as to why they are of the same tune.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Posted by: MommyBa | November 23, 2006 8:43 AM
Yes I tried singing both songs!! Haha!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Claire | November 23, 2006 9:41 AM
You are a bad person Colleen. Now I get to go through Thanksgiving trying to explain the choruses of Twinkle Twinkle slipping out of my mouth...Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Gary Boyd | November 23, 2006 9:46 AM
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy TT!
Posted by: Skittles | November 23, 2006 10:32 AM
Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for your blog, I read it often.
Posted by: gerry rosser | November 23, 2006 10:34 AM
Very nice list!
And I totally agree to #2!!!
Have a save and happy Thanksgiving!
Happy TT from Germany,
Sonny
Posted by: Sonny | November 23, 2006 11:43 AM
Very interesting mix! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Thanks for visiting my TT.
Posted by: Tink | November 23, 2006 11:46 AM
I also avoid going to doctors, more than I should.
Well? Would you want to have to take your clothes off and be in those little paper gowns, in front of someone you had to work with on a daily basis? So, my secretary made my appointment and wouldn't tell me when it was until the day before. The GYN wouldn't tell me either.... He always said... "I know you. If I tell you, you'll arrange to be out of town that day." Then he just chuckled...
BTW.... Number 1 is a VERY GOOD idea. Also. Note: NEVER try to go from jet black hair to blonde without professional help. End result. A true "tie dyed" effect.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by: srp | November 23, 2006 11:52 AM
9 me too. 12 and 13 yes and yep.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Pearl | November 23, 2006 12:37 PM
Having lived in Boudreaux country for many, many years, I can tell you that the paste really works better than just about anything. And not just for babies butts.
Odd name, good stuff.
Cajun, truly Cajun.
Posted by: Karen | November 23, 2006 1:50 PM
Yup..I did try singing that and you're right. Same exact tune. Great TT...my second one is up.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Terri | November 23, 2006 2:12 PM
12: no
13: yes!!
I got a hair cut today and I am having my teeth cleaned on monday. Then I will be all set for the Xmas holidays! no tt today as I was doing other things and thought the TT would be very slow anyways. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!
Posted by: mar | November 23, 2006 2:28 PM
That's funny. I was just reading about different kinds of butt paste last night on a CF site.
And yes, I did sing the songs to myself.
Posted by: Beverly | November 23, 2006 2:41 PM
Hi Col,
You're the only TT person I can visit today because I'm doing it from Joey's house (the turkey was GOOD). My computer is not working either, so I guess I'm having something worse than a "bad hair" day.
I did get to do a TT though (lucky I had it in my draft), so do stop by for a hello. My topic today is "The Hand."
Posted by: Kathy | November 23, 2006 4:22 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! I'll add one more, "Baa Baa Black Sheep". Same tune.
Posted by: Delane | November 23, 2006 4:58 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Colleen!
Posted by: ronbailey | November 23, 2006 6:19 PM
that "whole foods.." cookbook sounds great- might have to add it to my Christmas list! :) i have the vegetarian times and another natural foods cookbook, but a lot of the recipes are very time-consuming and not really kid friendly. happy thanksgiving!
Posted by: bluemountainmama | November 23, 2006 6:56 PM
A refresh button sounds awesome. Even better if it comes with a perpetually full coffee cup.
Posted by: she | November 23, 2006 7:31 PM
have a happy thanksgiving Colleen!
Posted by: sage | November 23, 2006 8:39 PM
Hmmm...I think I like John Mayer a bit more after reading his blog ;-)
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours :-)
Posted by: Janet | November 23, 2006 10:31 PM
I hope your Thanksgiving was WONDERFUL, Colleen...And that the pie came out Fantantically! (Is that gramatically screwed up?? LOL....Oh Well....)
Posted by: OldOldLady Of The Hills | November 24, 2006 1:32 AM
Yes I did sing them and they are indeed pretty darn similiar!
Butt paste?
I still wish I had a delete key. Of course, knowing how I am I might accidently delete Martin or my car or something!
Posted by: Deana | November 24, 2006 9:10 AM
I have that brain fog often! I did know from teaching a lot of Gr. 1 music, that those 2 songs have the same tune and so does Baa Baa Black Sheep!
Posted by: ruth | November 24, 2006 5:33 PM
I really chuckled at #9 - I wish I had a refresh button too!
Thanks for the link, I appreciate it!
Posted by: kenju | November 24, 2006 9:00 PM
Re: that health thing. Remember Warren Zevon had a phobia about doctors. He admitted that didn't turn out so well.
Posted by: zhoen | November 25, 2006 3:16 PM
See, doctors aren't that bad!
And did you ever notice that the chord structure behind the My Three Sons theme song is Chopsticks?
Posted by: Rick | November 26, 2006 8:41 PM
I heard of the butt paste from my friend Kelley who is a native Texan and who's husband is a Louisianan. It must be a south sorta thing!
-TL
Posted by: TL | November 26, 2006 11:41 PM