March 20, 2012
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what i learned today
1. I learned the Turkish word for dog. She taught me cat, mom, and goodbye, but those I don’t remember. (since it was 10 hours ago and I am memory challenged.)
2. I learned that I can roll r’s and l’s. It was quite entertaining to do the l’s. There were some people laughing at me. (related to the Turkish lesson.)
3. I learned that maybe my ambivalence toward history in school might be a hindrance. It’s my 3rd grade teacher’s fault. But I might see if i can do something about it.
4. I learned that I will put off something that I don’t want to do until the very last minute. Ok. I already knew that.
5. I learned that Steve Martin plays the banjo.
6. I learned the ultimate punchline to any joke.
7. I learned that the perfect daughter of my perfect friend (and I’m not even being sarcastic here) got a tattoo. I think it’s the influence of her native Canada. Also. I’m jealous.
8. I learned that I’ve been replaced in LLO’s heart. She called me by her teacher’s name.
9. I learned that “quitch” is a real word. No idea what it means.
10. I learned that every darn thing in the universe is connected.
11. I learned that I shouldn’t get anywhere near Pinterest.
12. I learned that I didn’t really learn all that much today.
What a sad commentary. However, I didn’t play in traffic. I didn’t make any stupid driving mistakes. I didn’t use inappropriate language at school. I didn’t say anything colossally stupid (that I’m aware of.) I’m working on some fun weekend plans that involve a babysitter. I still haven’t stopped smiling like a fool. Something I started on Saturday morning and it just keeps going. Like the energizer bunny. Perhaps it’s the silly grin that is keeping me from learning more stuff. Maybe it’s ok.
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quitch:
<table><tbody><tr><td valign=”top” nowrap=”">n.<td valign=”top”>1.<td>(Bot.) Same as Quitch grass.<tr><td valign=”top”>2.<td>Figuratively: A vice; a taint; an evil.To pick the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him.- Tennyson.
i learn something everyday. thanks
@bonmots - cool. and i got big points for it too. oddly makes me happy that it’s such a juicy word.
@promisesunshine - yeah it IS a juicy word
I am also number four. I knew number five but was reminded anywho. I have great respect for banjo players as I know it is a dang difficult instrument to play. I can’t roll my rs to save my life, which greatly hinders my confidence when speaking with native Spanish speakers, despite my halfway decent vocabulary.
it was a good day to learn. and i learned something today thanks to you.
@leaflesstree - well, i didn’t think i could roll r until today at 12:40. so maybe you can too.
@buddy71 - what was that?
@promisesunshine - 1-12
It’s good to have a persistent silly grin.
Steve Martin plays a surprisingly good banjo, which I was surprised by when I found out. I still can’t think of him with out thinking of cork on a fork.
that’s a good word and now i learned it too. thanks!
@buddy71 - how cute are you.
@anvilsandedelweiss - it’s getting ridiculous though. it really is. but this beautiful weather has done a number on my soul.
add quitch to the bluecat thing. maybe i will. it would go great with trombone.
must look up cork on a fork.
Steve Martin is an awesome banjo player
Persistent silly grins are worth significant sacrifices.
@godfatherofgreenbay - pretty awesome.
@lanney - ceaseless silly smiles supersede significant sacrifices.
certainly!
you learned 12 things new today — that’s 13 more than I did. !!!!
I will visit Pinterest just out of curiosity right at this very moment…
steve has been playing that thing all the way back to the smothers brothers show,before he was funny. can you roll a ‘g’ the cat seems to like it.
Sounds like a highly productive and fabulous day
@longshadow618 - roll a g on the banjo? do you play?
oh, cool!! i just this minute remembered “goodbye”.
@locomotiv - i’m sorry. i hope you find some excellent cupcake designs.
@islefaye - fabulous, for sure.
@roscoes_farm - you silly.
What is with the profile pic of the shoes? With footwear like that who needs a tattoo?
@vexations - i painted them a couple years ago.
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you’re right. removable tattoos. (maybe i could do body art.
Paint on shoes for gals and guys who like to go barefoot.
@vexations - now we’re talking. unfortunately, i’m ticklish.
quitch (n) – Couch grass.
How did you just now learn that you can roll “r”s and “l”s? Or did you just LEARN how?
What’s the ultimate punchline? I need to know.
Sounds like an eventful day. And silly grins are okay.
@onestepcloserto_perfection - i knew that r’s could be rolled. just couldn’t do it. had no clue that l’s even should be. (for the record, i can roll my tongue. just not my letters.)
something about “what an asshole” we_deny_everything demonstrated it yesterday. check it out.
silly grins are more than okay. i think.
@promisesunshine - Ahhh. I saw we_deny_everything’s post this morning. Didn’t realize that’s what you were refering to.
When I said, “How did you just now learn that you can roll “r”s and “l”s” I meant YOU. How did you not know that YOU personally could do it. I wasn’t saying that maybe you didn’t realize it was possible. That would be weird.
I’m going to stop trying to explain myself now.
@onestepcloserto_perfection - perky, not real bright.
i couldn’t do it before is all. guess i didn’t try hard enough. or didn’t have the motivation and good instruction that that adorable child gave me yesterday. i took latin in high school. not a lot of exciting rolling happening there. (or exciting anything) but you know all gaul is divided into 4 parts.
@onestepcloserto_perfection - i’m so ridiculous today (and every other day this week) that it’s ridiculous.
@vexations - You’re the only one I know that has more of a shoe fetish than me!
11. I learned that I shouldn’t get anywhere near Pinterest. – I’m afraid to go there, what is it?
And I thought we were friends already? how is this the first of your posts I have seen?
@promisesunshine - I took Latin in high school too! Don’t remember much. Hard language. The teacher was learning with us.
@onestepcloserto_perfection - my teacher had a different color wig for every day of the week. you know i made fun.
semper ubi sub ubi. (who the heck takes latin?)
@BoulderChristina - you’ve been missing out.
@promisesunshine - I HAVE been! I am glad we are on the same feed now!
@promisesunshine - Apparently we do. And…I do. bahaha. Vale.
@BoulderChristina - i forgot answer the pinterest question. it’s a site for “stuff” crafts and recipes and who knows what else. i don’t know for sure, because i refuse to go there.
Great post. So good that you are learning another language. That is great. And keep smiling, I “quitch” you not, it is contagious. See, I am doing it now!
@ZSA_MD - i have 5 beautiful words in turkish now. i need her to teach me the spellings.
hello in turkish is like singing. me leh bah. (with the rolling l.) i could say it all day long.