Although I swear my Roomba avoids certain areas.
The first sign of the rebellion.
Bunnies frighten me.
Anya ,'Help'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - May 11, 2009 6:21:22 am PDT #18980 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Sue - May 11, 2009 6:35:41 am PDT #18981 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I'm pretty sure my Trixie Belden books got sold in a yard sale. Either that, or there are somewhere in the attic, never to be seen again -- until they sell the house. By which I mean, until I sell the house, because I don't think my parents are planning on moving ever.
My mother got rid of mine sometime after I went to university. Man, I was pissed. I look for them now at yard sales and thrift shops.
I don't know my upstate NY geography that well, but they used to talk about going into White Plains, and I'm pretty sure they were in Westchester Co.
tommyrot - May 11, 2009 6:42:41 am PDT #18982 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development released a new study ranking the world’s nations by the happiness levels of their citizens. According to the published results, northern Europeans are the happiest people in the world. The top ten are:
1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. The Netherlands
4. Sweden
5. Ireland
6. Canada
7. Switzerland
8. New Zealand
9. Norway
10. Belgium
The US ranked above average.
Sue - May 11, 2009 6:46:29 am PDT #18983 of 30000
hip deep in pie
The internet has everything! This article (pdf) talks about TB locales, and includes maps!
Its specific location was intentionally vague but was certainly described to connote the region near Ossining and Crotonville. The nearest large city is White Plains, New York, some 8 to 12 miles southeast of Sleepyside.
Lee - May 11, 2009 6:51:46 am PDT #18984 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I don't know who Trixie Belden or Cherry Ames are.
Jesse - May 11, 2009 6:54:57 am PDT #18985 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The internet has everything! This article (pdf) talks about TB locales, and includes maps!
What article??
Sparky1 - May 11, 2009 6:57:17 am PDT #18986 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
White Plains is my hometown. I can remember Trixie going to WP to shop, and wondering why she would bother. Heh.
I don't know my upstate NY geography that well
White Plainsians would not consider their city upstate, since the emotional/fiscal ties are with NYC (not Albany). We're snobs that way. And probably a lot of other ways, too. One of my boyfriends from college used to call WP the land of 3-car garages.
Dana - May 11, 2009 6:57:39 am PDT #18987 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I remember selling my Trixie Belden books at a yard sale. I wonder if the library here has them.
I have like two really strong memories of the books. One is the definition of the word "ennui", and the other is Trixie taping a sign to the foot of her bed to remind her to say "Rabbit, rabbit" on the first of the month.
Sue - May 11, 2009 6:57:53 am PDT #18988 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Sue - May 11, 2009 6:59:15 am PDT #18989 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I have like two really strong memories of the books. One is the definition of the word "ennui", and the other is Trixie taping a sign to the foot of her bed to remind her to say "Rabbit, rabbit" on the first of the month.
OMG, I do that. Is that where I got that from? Except I say "White Rabbits, White Rabbits". When I remember.