Annie's Song

At my sister's wedding, my brothers and I failed to give a toast or say anything at the dinner, so we came up with a little song at the brunch the following morning.



Here's the direct link. And here's a link to the original in case you've never heard it.

We'll be making millions on iTunes in no time. (And then we'll be sued by John Denver's estate...)

Lyrics to the last verse:

You fill up Thomas's senses
Like a night in the French Quarter
Like the Thousand Hills of Kirksville
Like the Journal Printing Building
Like the Depot in La Plata
Like a storm in the Sunken Garden
Like that one place in Paris
Where Thomas proposed

The Explanation:

Like a night in the French Quarter
They're going to New Orleans for the honeymoon.

Like the Thousand Hills of Kirksville
There's a state park near Kirksville called Thousand Hills State Park.

Like the Journal Printing Building
The wedding was held at a banquet hall that was previously a print shop called the Journal Printing Building.

Like the Depot in La Plata
The hotel they stayed at the night of the wedding was called The Depot Inn, in a nearby town called La Plata.

Like a storm in the Sunken Garden
The wedding was supposed to be held at the Sunken Garden at the university, but due to inclement weather it was moved to the banquet hall which was previously scheduled for only the reception.

Like that one place in Paris where Thomas proposed
Fairly self explanatory.

The Heat is On!

The desert winter seemed to last much longer than usual this year. We were into mid-May and the nights were still cool. But this past Saturday the heat arrived all of a sudden and we jumped into the triple digits. This is the fun time of year when the electric bills double and people try to remember why they moved to the desert in the first place.

Go Away

I sent out an email to a bunch of realtors about an open house this weekend. In the footer, instead of putting, "Click here to unsubscribe" or something like that, I put "You are in my list of realtor contacts. If you prefer to not receive any additional emails from me, just reply with the words 'Go Away' in the subject line."

For some reason I found that funny. But I found it even more funny when the removal requests started coming back. I got one that said "'Go Away' is so harsh... how about 'Please Remove'", another that said "Please Remove (I couldn't bring myself to say GO AWAY!)", and a couple that said "Go away please". But most of them seemed to revel in the nastiness of saying "Go Away!"

Here's a screenshot:

Happy Mother's Day

Question for Annie

Which of the following was most closely associated with the presidency of James K. Polk?

A) Manifest Destiny
B) The Abolitionist Movement
C) Economic Development
D) The Whig Party