Jeanne Buffa's blog

Serious like a stroke

Occasionally, I need to be reminded about how good my life is, even at it's worse. And that's when I reach for a nice piece of non-fiction about genocide. Fantastic. Occasionally, the world, myself included, needs to put down its knitting and the Tivo remote and pay attention. How did this happen on our watch?

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda

Weaner!

For Tammy...

Here is a teeny tiny ittle movie for Tammy. It's hard work being a weaner. That sand won't flip itself!

QotD: I Just Made That Up

Remember sniglets?  Do you have any favorites?  Have you ever made up your own word?  (Now's as good a time as any.)

Wow. I not only remember sniglets, but my immediate family still use them in daily conversation and I was recently explaining to a much younger friend about them. I asked him to help me break down the flannisters and he looked at me curiously.

flannisters: those little plastic soda/beer can holsters that hurt marine mammals and should always be shredded prior to disposal
lubs: bits of whatever caught between teeth
caltitude: a measurement of height that a cat's ass can achieve while being scratched
margraine: acute head pain brought on by consuming ice cold slushy beverages of an alcoholic or nonalcoholic nature