What excuse do the rest of us blockheads have when we do stuff that's stupid like that? Senior moments? Blonde moments?

Unrelatedly, I love George Clooney:

But only minutes later, Clooney was amiable and charming, no matter what question was put to him, even when asked if he'd consider starring with Heath Ledger if there were to be a sequel to "Brokeback Mountain."

"Heath is awfully handsome, so probably," Clooney responded.

I call it a "memfault". My life is a memfault lately.

Let me tell you about my first "academic moment."

I'm totally using this phrase instead of "senior moment".

There's also pregnancy brain, I guess.

I probably have the most "academic moments" in my family, and am the least academic.

I call it a "Brain fart".

brainfarts (see? great minds and all that crap.)

My face is hurting to avoid laughing. It was locking the fridge that did it.

What excuse do the rest of us blockheads have when we do stuff that's stupid like that? Senior moments? Blonde moments?

Heh, I've got a friend who is both an academic and a blonde and while he's what I consider generally saavy about day to day stuff, manages to have more than his fair share of "moments". I'm guessing that must be double jeopardy.

My question is, who are the people who don't have these kinds of events?

cyborgs.

neo-cons.

Everyone Else Except Me and My Invisible Friends.

Whew. Finally caught up on this thread and most of my other threads. Still 3500 posts behind on Natter 41 and 2000 on Bitches.

Vacation good. Saw many islands. Enough sugar cane, banana trees, breadfruit trees, etc., to start a tropical produce store. And that doesn't include the garden tour on St. Vincent -- with a guide who plans to write a thesis on the local black snakes.

We hiked to a waterfall in Trinidad. Started with about 1/4 mile of very, very steep paved trail. Followed by unpaved trail that was mostly rocks. And moss-covered. And slippery. And too close to the edge of a cliff. But it was worth it when we got to the waterfall. Gorgeous sight. Hubs got into the waterfall (yes, there are pics, which I hope to put up somewhere over the weekend).

The train ride in St. Kitts was much more relaxing, though. And St. Maarten is still our favorite island.

Lessons learned: There is no need to do an excursion at every island. Now that we've seen a large number of islands, there really isn't any need to do the "get on a bus and see the sights" excursion anymore. Next time, go snorkeling -- preferably in Bonaire (though I wouldn't give up having seen the slave huts on the coral beach or the flamingos).