September 2007
| 9/30/07 |
Quickie Quiz posted by chasferris (4 comments) What do Bernard Rich, Lenny Hacker, Christian Ebsen, Charles Holly, and Charles Rogers all ha... |
| 9/29/07 |
Song Lyrics Quiz posted by chasferris (6 comments) Here are some lines from the lyrics of popular songs. Guess the name of the song. Run your cu... |
| 9/28/07 |
Lyrics that Come to Mind posted by chasferris (3 comments) Well, what do you know? It's morning already, and the sun is beginning to shine. ... |
| 9/26/07 |
Flat Eartj posted by chasferris (4 comments) I went out last evening just to stare at the almost full moon. I went to the back parki... |
| 9/26/07 |
Home Town posted by chasferris (6 comments) The old folks took a little field trip to the outskirts of town to a couple of semi-tourist a... |
| 9/24/07 |
Slogans On My Door posted by chasferris (6 comments) I post slogans on my door for passers-by to read. I am told that residents of the old f... |
| 9/23/07 |
Weekend Assignment -- Those Books You Hope to Read (Someday) posted by chasferris (4 comments) For his weekend assignment, John |
| 9/23/07 |
Barry Bonds Fired? posted by chasferris (4 comments) After he broke the record for most home runs, but not until after, the San Francisco Giants d... |
| 9/23/07 |
Coffee with Grammar posted by chasferris (8 comments) At five AM I sit with my "dover" coffee (Warm Dover, get it?) and contemplate the corre... |
| 9/22/07 |
Overwhelmed posted by chasferris (6 comments) I was going to update my quiz on head of state. I know so few that I thought I would le... |
| 9/21/07 |
Games I Play -- By Myself posted by chasferris (13 comments) I amuse myself by asking odd questions and then working them out. For instance,... |
| 9/21/07 |
Watching TV - Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? posted by chasferris (5 comments) Here are questions from the game Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? On the TV show, answer ... |
| 9/20/07 |
Name that Character - TV Quiz posted by chasferris (6 comments) The face is familiar, but you |
| 9/19/07 |
Four Wonders and a Laugh at Myself posted by chasferris (8 comments) Living in the supervised confines of an old folks home, and restricted in mobility to a wheel... |
| 9/19/07 |
chaos posted by chasferris (9 comments) Chaos// I woke one morning and looked across the room at my book case. I thought I shou... |
| 9/16/07 |
My Life in a Maze posted by chasferris (8 comments) Imagine a labyrinth so convoluted and complex that, although you traveled it every day, you c... |
| 9/15/07 |
T Y C posted by chasferris (10 comments) Take Your Camera. It was a slogan I made up the other day when I went without it. ... |
| 9/14/07 |
World's Most Cussed Quiz posted by chasferris (3 comments) A guy named Kellen runs the most obscure, obtuse, cussed quiz tournament I have ever see... |
| 9/14/07 |
He Who Laughs Last ... posted by chasferris (3 comments) The San Francisco Giants have a television commercial that consists of nothing but a series o... |
| 9/12/07 |
-- PLUG -- IT -- IN -- posted by chasferris (8 comments) Sometimes, just sometimes, I can correct my mistakes before I call the repairman or mak... |
| 9/11/07 |
Musical Instruments - Continued posted by chasferris (4 comments) The old folks had a gathering on the patio a while ago. I went and took my harmoni... |
| 9/11/07 |
Science Fiction posted by chasferris (5 comments) Just had an idea for a science fiction story. A guy, like me, is sitting on the... |
| 9/11/07 |
Patrick's Seven -- Instruments You'd Like to Play posted by chasferris (3 comments) Patrick asks us to name seven instruments we'd like to play. 1. Harmonica. ... |
| 9/10/07 |
Christmas Shopping in September? posted by chasferris (5 comments) Wow, the market on this Monday was wild. Trucks were lined up at the loading dock bring... |
| 9/10/07 |
New format posted by chasferris (11 comments) This is test of the new format to see if the default is big enough. Also cheking the ty... |
| 9/10/07 |
Another Senior Moment -- So Soon? posted by chasferris (5 comments) I sure feel dumb. Another Senior Moment... and this one is choice. |
| 9/9/07 |
Patrick's Saturday Six -- Grammar posted by chasferris (8 comments) Copied from My Way... Patrick a bit hard to reach nowadays. Oh, he won't even know... |
| 9/9/07 |
I Don't Know How posted by chasferris (4 comments) ...to play this in J-land.....Kate writes. Well, it is not exactly appropriate for you... |
| 9/7/07 |
You Should Write a Book posted by chasferris (5 comments) "Where's your book," Krissy asks. Flattering. I have been told I should "write a book... |
| 9/7/07 |
Teeny-Weeny Bug Standard posted by chasferris (2 comments) I was sitting at my keyboard, trying to make it sound like a snare drum. I was marvelling at ... |
| 9/7/07 |
Fred Thompson for President? posted by chasferris (7 comments) Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for President on Jay Leno's program last night. I... |
| 9/7/07 |
Scattergories posted by chasferris (4 comments) Scattergories Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They ha... |
| 9/6/07 |
My Constellation posted by chasferris (5 comments) Early morning at the old folks home. Lying in bed is not comfortable, since my artifici... |
| 9/5/07 |
Piano Roll Blues posted by chasferris (1 comments) Here's an unusual way to spend an hour. Listen to the piano rolls collected by Warren Trach... |
| 9/4/07 |
Sixes posted by chasferris (3 comments) At 6:06 this morning, the temperature was 66. The wind was 6 mph from 316 degrees. |
| 9/3/07 |
Missed it Again posted by chasferris (7 comments) I missed it again. Today is the third and last day of the Begonia Festival in |
| 9/3/07 |
Who vs. Whom posted by chasferris (8 comments) Oh, dear, I get so confused. Even my Grandma can't teach me grammar. In a recent entry ... |
| 9/3/07 |
Labor Day posted by chasferris (6 comments) Labor Day. Double Wages if you work today. (You do belong to a union, don't you?) |
| 9/3/07 |
S O S posted by chasferris (8 comments) I have a bedside digital alarm clock with big red illuminated numbers. It makes... |
| 9/1/07 |
Jackpot posted by chasferris (6 comments) The 330 Million dollar jackpot in the Mega Lottery that was paid this week reminds me of my o... |