2003-09-20 - 10:35 p.m.
It is definitely time to add some new features to this tired old diary. First of all, there ain't gonna to be any new house, not in 425 years or 1000 as far as I can see. So amusement must shift to some other subject.
Thus, Today's Millinism, title suggested by the DD in honor of our prolific township. What is a Millinism? Well, it used to have another name, after the person I knew who could come up with the most outrageous, totally innocent, mis-spoken phrases ever. I have a file of them -- I used to jot them down on slips of paper whenever she uttered another. Most of them were phrases like: "This is only a handful from the bucket." Not hilariously funny, except perhaps for the silent scream of pain coming from my facial reaction. Since then, I have been collecting badly spoken gems from many sources. I don't plan to attribute them, because, let's face it, who'd want credit?
mikasa-sukasa
I kid you not. Read it on a blog just the other day. DH suggests that it means "my plates are your plates."
And the other new feature? Don't you just love those church signs with the inspiring messages? Who said they could inflict those on the public anyway? How many times do I have to see "Don't Dream It, Do It?" for heaven's sake? So, this is my revenge. Hope you like it.
Speaking of religion (weren't we?), here is about the stupidest thing I've read all year (and you've got to admit that this year has been so chock full of shockingly stupid news, that's saying something.) And to cleanse your palate after that:Bē's Pretty Good Garlic Fried Trout with Lemon-Lime Wine Sauce
