Grinning onions : Characters made with onions are displayed during the traditional one-day Zibelemarit (onion market), which starts on the fourth Monday of November in Bern.
“I had a terrible day,” replies the undertaker. “I had to go to a hotel and pick up a man who had died in his sleep. When I got there, the manager said they couldn’t get him into a body bag because he had this huge erection. Anyway, I find the room and sure enough, there’s this big, naked guy lying on the bed with this huge erection. So I did what I always do; I grabbed it with both hands and tried to snap it in half.”
“I see,”says his wife. “But how did you get the black eye?”
I went to the visitation for Phil Morse last evening. I always feels so lame and inadequate when I try to console the family of the departed. There is just nothing I can say that doesn’t sound either totally lame or too melodramatic. I drove home kicking myself mentally for my mumblings. I suppose going is better than not going, if only to show some respect, but sometimes I think it might be better if I hadn’t gone after all.
MjL 26 Nov 2008, 04:27 a.m.
My day just took a turn for the better! You know how you always hear about the “simple pleasures”? Well I just found one unexpectedly this morning. The ball on my mouse was getting sorta sluggish so I took it out and cleaned the dust blobs out of the socket. Now my mouse just races along like it was brand new ... a simple pleasure realized. I hope you all have a good day with a simple pleasure thrown in too!
MjL 26 Nov 2008, 05:20 a.m.
Ahhh.....simple pleasure.....I have the day off and the hubby has to work! :) (especially since I think he got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!) I always seem to get a whole bunch more done on these kind of days. It will probably be me and the cats until noon. Are your kids off from school today too? I kind of like having the day before Thanksgiving off.
Tammy 26 Nov 2008, 05:56 a.m.
Hi Tammy, No ... Aaron & Ben have a “half-day” today. I think Tremont is a bit greedier about getting the state money. They might get next Monday off too but I’m not sure if they get anything more than Thursday & Friday.
MjL 26 Nov 2008, 07:05 a.m.
I work a full day today, and I “get” to work a half-day on friday. I’m the only person who “gets” to do that, in fact :P
Noah L 26 Nov 2008, 08:57 a.m.
Hi Noah, Sorry to hear that ... must be because you are the new guy? Or did you upset somebody? Or ... you are just too good at your job?
Mom has been off since Friday and goes back to work a double shift Friday and a 12 hour Saturday.
I’m always “Off”.
MjL 26 Nov 2008, 09:07 a.m.
I get to stay the full day today because I have the late shift, and SOMEBODY has to stay until 7. Friday was because if I didn’t volunteer, my boss was going to draw names from a hat, and I am--big surprise--the only one in town that day, so it would have been me anyway. Oh, and I get to come in early on Monday because that is our “Go Live” date for some new software that’s going to break, and we are going to be short staffed. I will be cranky.
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