35 Days Before We Head to Wisconsin

Company's coming. My husband used to work with this guy at a place called Sperry-Univac a long, long, long time ago in Minnesota. We actually haven't seen them since 1982 but we've always exchanged Christmas cards and letters. Last night we dug out old photo's that we took of our kids playing with their kids. At that 1982 visit, this guy's wife showed me how to make an "octopus" out of a hot dog. They've become a family tradition ever since. My kids still make them for themselves. #1 son wasn't born at that time but Mink and our other daughter showed him the way to make them. It always amazes me when I think of the things we do that may seem insignificant and unimportant but which make an huge impact on others lives. I'm not sure how huge an impact the octopus made but my family will always remember.

Murphyism of the Day

Chrisholm's First Law

When things are going well, something will go wrong.

Corallaries

1. When things just can't get any worse, they will.
2. Anytime things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.

Law of the Great Idea

The one time you come up with a great solution, somebody else has just solved the problem.

Law of the Lie

No matter how often a lie is shown to be false, there will remain a percentage of people who believe it true.

Today's Little Bit of Trivia

The ancient myths of the Sephardic Jews (ancient Hebrews who left Israel and went to what is now Spain and Portugal) tell of Lilith, Adam's first wife, created before Eve. According to the legend, when Lilith refused to submit to Adam, she was banished from paradise. Lilith still haunts Earth as a demon in the shape of a huge black vampire-cat named El Broosha (or sometimes El Brooja--bruja means "witch" in Spanish), who sucks the blood of newborn babies.