January 29, 2009
January 28, 2009
Pepper Pop Plasters Poor Portales
From last week's Portales NM pntonline:
Dr Pepper truck spills load
Diet or regular — Portales clean-up crews had plenty of choices Tuesday after a Dr Pepper truck dumped its load at Avenue A and First Street.
Police said a flatbed Dr Pepper truck was west bound on First Street when its load shifted while attempting a lane change.
The intersection was down to one lane in all directions, while clean up crews hosed off the sticky mess. The clean up took about 45 minutes.
45 minutes to clean up the entire mess?
I heard the clean up crews had to go back at 10, 2 and 4 to finish it all off.
January 27, 2009
This might be true, but...
You Are a Cartographer |
 You have a wide range of knowledge and you're very detail oriented. You have a photographic memory, and you remember places very well. Like a middle ages cartographer, you're also very adventurous and curious about the world. In modern times, you would make a good non-fiction writer or scientist. |
This flatters me, but I think I would probably have been a lowly peon working in the King's stable, shoveling horse...well, you know.
I'd rather have been the footstool for the Queen.
wanton
From this blog's Word of the Day from Dictionary.com
wanton \WON-tn\, adjective:
1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2. not moral; lewd, lascivious
This word has been used a lot lately, particularly in regards to politics. An example: "Bush's wanton disregard for (insert offended segment of the population and their beef)...yada yada yada."
That's the first definition, but I always think of the second when I see the word in print or hear it.
Think of two Texas guys in a bar, ogling a stripper who has turned her attention to them in hopes of tips being stuffed in her g-string.
"That, my friend," says one, "is a perfect example of a wanton woman."
"Yew got tha' raht." replies the other. "Ah'm a wantin' her BAD."
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