Despite the fact today was the second day in a row I am out and about in something other than a winter coat (my "spring" raincoat).

This is part of it. In a fit of demented optimism I took the lining out of my main winter coat, and I'm feeling the difference more than I expected.

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I just nipped 'round the corner to pick up some lunch, and if someone would like to notify them what's in charge of such things that I've met my quota for Oddly Dressed Men Staring At Me In A Disconcerting Manner for the next few months, I'd be much obliged, ta ever so.

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For those upthread who were wondering about the media calling Randall Terry a spokesman for the Schindler family? Well, he is:

Terry was brought on board by Schiavo's parents, who hoped he could mobilize Christian fundamentalist support for their daughter. "Our family asked Randall Terry to come, and we gave him carte blanche to put Terri's fight in front of the American people," Bob Schindler, Terri's father, said. "He did exactly what we asked, and more. Randall organized vigils and protests, he coordinated the media, he helped us meet with Governor Bush."

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Is one half of a scissors a scissor?

Much like the pant leg, what you'd have is a scissor blade.

Also, why do weird questions just pop into my brain like that.

Because the scissor blades are out to get you.

It takes a very large duck to produce a tsunami quack.

If you have only a small duck, can you stab it with a scissor blade, to produce the quack?

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Clearly, ita sharpens her scissors more often than I do. Okay, yes, very awkwardly-shaped knives with knuckle protectors on the not-business end.

So your'e saying that if you cut a pair of pants in half, you don't get a pant? What if you use half of a scissors to cut the pants in half?

Good luck trying to cut anything in half with half a pair of scissors. But aside from that, you have hit on one of my favorite dislikes in fashion -- the word "pant". Nobody wears a pant. They may wear pants, or trousers, or panties or knickers or underpants or britches, but all of these items are plural. They just are. A garment that covers your butt and has two leg holes always takes the plural.

(And I think fashionistas know it, because they don't go correcting other people when they do use the plural, but it sounds stupid. )

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ita sharpens her scissors more often than I do

You do use yours to cut, right? All of my scissors are sharper than my table knives.

A garment that covers your butt and has two leg holes always takes the plural.

Diaper?

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If I've learned anything from Florida, it's that Mother Nature enjoys repeat performances lately.

It's gorgeous and (gasp!) warm in Colorado today. I actually went outside without a coat during the early morning hours AIWFG!

Due to a leak that is apparently causing the bathroom ceiling in the apt below to crumble, they are currently tearing out my bedroom wall to try to locate the problem.

Ugh! Poor brenda!

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All of my scissors are sharper than my table knives.

I don't think we're buying the same kind of scissors.

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you have hit on one of my favorite dislikes in fashion -- the word "pant"

But who says it? People will say pant leg, but do some people seriously say pant? Oh, or wait--is it that the plural is your dislike?

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I have heard Clinton and Stacy on WNTW say, "This is a fabulous trouser" or "Look for a pant with a wider leg."

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