Monthly Archives: September 2013

Events, Games, Quad Cities, Writing

Partial List of Characters for the October 26th Murder Mystery Dinner in Rock Island, IL

  • Plexxipus, The All Seeing Wizard   
  • Princess Caligo, Eldest Daughter
  • Princess Tirumala, Middle Daughter 
  • Princess Nymphalidae, Youngest Daughter
  • Lord Nivosus, King’s Top Advisor
  • Lord Viceroy, Second in Charge of the King’s Cabinet 
  • Lady Atticus, Sister in Law of the King
  • Dame Heliconius, The Royal Nanny
  • Tussock the Elder, Royal Doctor
  • Kluk, Court Jester 
  • Dysphanio, The Royal Minstrel
  • Duchess Callophrys Rubi, Friend of the family
  • Slash, British rocker
  • Starling Quick, American Film Actress
  • Xander Curtis Corriander, American Movie Star
  • Flint Treadwell, American Oil Tycoon
  • LulaMay Dover Treadwell, Wife of Flint Treadwell 

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Monday, Quotes, Words

Monday Madness

  • ‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ said Alice. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the cat. ‘We’re all mad here.’ ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
  • “If I don’t write to empty my mind, I go mad.” ~ Lord Byron
  • “Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.” ~ George Jean Nathan
  • “You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.” ~ Adlai Stevenson

  • “Age gives you a great sense of proportion. You can be very hard on yourself when you’re younger but now I just think ‘well everybody’s absolutely mad and I’m doing quite well’.” ~ Steven Morrissey

  • “You can’t stay mad at someone who makes you laugh.” ~Jay Leno
  • “Don’t be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers.” ~ Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics
  •  “the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” ~ Jack Kerouac, On the Road
    Charles Bukowski

Humor, Music

Earwigs

  • Sweeeet Caroliiinnee… dum dum dummmm
  • Leavinnng … on a jet plane…
  • My bologna has a first name
  • It’s a small world after all, it’s a small world after all….
  • Play us a song, you’re the pianoman
  • Just a Rrhinestone COWboyyyy
  • Sinnnnnging in the raainnn, just siiinnggiinng in the raaiiinnn…
  • I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family
  • Wash your hands after going to the bathroom  (which is apparently a regional PSA)

 

Events, Family, Food, Games, Holidays, Travel

My Labor Day Weekend in Mountain Home, Arkansas

  • Yoshi’s Japanese Steakhouse
  • Auto Zone with Dad
  • Mom’s bean & chicken tortilla wraps
  • East Side Baptist Church
  • Visit with Aunt Vivian
  • Lunch at Gaston’s to celebrate Mom’s birthday
  • Bull Shoals Lake Visitor Center
  • Bird Bingo
  • Cheesy Hallmark movie
  • Two roadrunner and a fawn running across the road
  • Scrabble club
  • Country walk
  • Gaston Wildflower Meadow
  • Zero Sprint data signal
  • One geocache located
  • Planning for Team Wendy murder mystery fundraiser
  • Editing for the Alaskan Pioneer

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