Okay, I have caught something from fellow bloggers. I have caught the blahs. A co-worker would say, "I'd rather have a hole in the head than the blahs." I don't know much about anatomy – well, I know a lot about penises, but that's another story. Where was I? Penises. No. Must have self-control.
I don't know much about anatomy, but I know I don't want a hole in my head. I'd much rather have many, many other things than a hole in a head. But I guess if I had a hole in the head, I would have something to blog about.
Now my entry for today: I want to know how many people know that it is duct tape and not duck tape. I thought I was fairly smart, and then this fact comes and bites me in the arse. I wrote this on Bored Housewife's blog today, and it got me to thinking – if I am wrong about this, what else do I think I know that I don't know about.
What if, for instance, my perception of why it rains is all wrong. Maybe we live under some big clear dish, and rain comes from condensation on the top of the dish. What if gravity doesn't really exist?
And I don't even know how the electrons I type end up on the "web." Oh, my head hurts.
About Leesa
LeesaI started blogging to improve my writing; I really did. Painters don't start with masterpieces – they start on scraps of paper, and even when planning a great work, they do many other drawings in preparation. I think writing is the same. You just don't start and finish a novel by merrily typing into the computer; you experiment. Blogging is sort of like a writer's doodling. So this is my scratch pad of sorts. This is less than scraps of paper actually, just 1s and 0s on your computer screen.
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Notes on this Blog
Some random notes about this blog:
1. Schedule. I started writing this blog in 1995, and over the past few years, I have tried to write every workday. Then in the summer of 2008, I quit writing for a month or so. Now I try writing three times per week. The quality waxes and wanes. Sorry about that.
2. Leesa's Mailbag. I am trying a new weekly/monthly/semi-annual blog entry called "Leesa's Mailbag". Over the last few years, people have emailed me with questions, and I have answered them on an individual basis. Now, I think I will answer them on a blog entry. Perhaps Friday. Not sure I will get enough questions to do this often, but I will try to answer questions. Sort of an Ann Landers with attitude. Just write to the email address below.
3. My Stories. Yeah, I have a few erotic stories here. I know, they are not all that good, but they were fun to write. Don't read them if this offends you (and they represent less than 1% of the content here). These stories have elements of truth and fantasy, some more true than others. Complain about something that is a bit more substantive if you must complain. I have lots of faults.
4. Layout. My layout is clean and simple. You can tell me it is boring, and you would be right. I just don't want pink flowers and weird colors to get in the way of my words. I have customized my drop-down menus under "Quick Links" and "Blog Roll" so I had to use a little HTML.
Finally, there are loads of better bloggers here. If you like what you read, thanks. If you don't, thanks for dropping by (and I mean this). A few people who comment on my work add immensely to the experience.
1. Schedule. I started writing this blog in 1995, and over the past few years, I have tried to write every workday. Then in the summer of 2008, I quit writing for a month or so. Now I try writing three times per week. The quality waxes and wanes. Sorry about that.
2. Leesa's Mailbag. I am trying a new weekly/monthly/semi-annual blog entry called "Leesa's Mailbag". Over the last few years, people have emailed me with questions, and I have answered them on an individual basis. Now, I think I will answer them on a blog entry. Perhaps Friday. Not sure I will get enough questions to do this often, but I will try to answer questions. Sort of an Ann Landers with attitude. Just write to the email address below.
3. My Stories. Yeah, I have a few erotic stories here. I know, they are not all that good, but they were fun to write. Don't read them if this offends you (and they represent less than 1% of the content here). These stories have elements of truth and fantasy, some more true than others. Complain about something that is a bit more substantive if you must complain. I have lots of faults.4. Layout. My layout is clean and simple. You can tell me it is boring, and you would be right. I just don't want pink flowers and weird colors to get in the way of my words. I have customized my drop-down menus under "Quick Links" and "Blog Roll" so I had to use a little HTML.
Finally, there are loads of better bloggers here. If you like what you read, thanks. If you don't, thanks for dropping by (and I mean this). A few people who comment on my work add immensely to the experience.
Counter and Links
So I can keep track of the wonderful people who link to my humble site:
This site has been viewed about this many times (see below). If you divide this number by π (pi), you get the number of times I have entertained people.
This site has been viewed about this many times (see below). If you divide this number by π (pi), you get the number of times I have entertained people.
12 comments:
This was so funny. When I was younger when I would say Herbs, I would say it like the name Herb.
GP, the British pronounce it that way because, as Eddie Izzard says, "It's got a fucking 'H' in front of it."
My siblings and mother used to like to play head games with me and teach me the wrong way to pronounce words as a joke. I said "quarple" instead of "quadruple" for years, and couldn't decide how to pronounce asylum until my teens. Fortunately I lived in rural Kentucky, a land where "want" is pronounced "won't" and all sodas are called "Cokes" so nobody really noticed.
Too funny Grant.
Okay Leesa sweetie, you just admitted to me on my blog that 'you have your friend' as well.....
So I am assuming------that you are thinking WAY too much today! Whoa! A plate in the sky with condensation? I'd rather a nice cold beer dripping down, ...among other things I can sit here and list.
It's true. Writers are thinkers. Is that a bad thing, or a good thing?
Hmm........
Love your writing too!!! You make me think too much though! Damn you!
Leesa, you are hilarious! I must read your archives!
Leesa, you are very witty, I am going to be coming to your blog from now on. I simply cannot wait to find plenty of time to read your archives...
BTW, I wanted to thank you for coming and visiting my blog, and commenting, even though I was not the one who wrote the "purdy" post. Beans wrote that one..
And yes, I did know it was duct instead of duck, but I rather like "duck!"
What about people saying "french" benefits instead of fringe? I know there are some more but my brain is fried for now...
Have a great weekend...
georgiapeach: the correct pronunciation is herbs, like the name. The h is not supposed to be silent...
Just thought you would like to know. Have a great weekend..
A bit of enlightenment...
The product, "DUCT" tape was in fact originally called "DUCK" tape!
It was manufactured for military use in the second world war and was made for sealing the metal ammunition boxes and keep them safe from inclement weather. It was contracted for it's waterproof qualities and was thus dubbed,
"DUCK" tape. The company that manufactured the product needed to change the name after the war to keep it marketable, so they changed the color from olive drab to silver and sold it to hardware stores for household use and building contractors. They then changed the name to "DUCT" tape to target a larger consumer base.
Thought you just might want to know.
Dear Leesa, here is the perfect idea for your Newly Single Dress: neon pink & clear duct tape! Or do you look better in blue? You are hot! Passion, David
Leesa- My favorite fall use for duct-duck tape, measure round your head, with a bit extra for overlap, stick on colorful leaves until the sticky (except the overlap ammount)is all covered and close the crown with the overlap...ta-da! Youre the Autumn Queen!
I made this craft up in a moment of desperation thanks to a friend who mis-pronounces "crayons" "crowns"---she was sugesting leaf rubbings...I ran with the "idea"
I did know it was "duct" but everyday I discover there are many things I don't know as much about as I thought I did.
I had always believe the military's findings that the tape was useless when submerged (dissolved too quickly) was what spurred the inventors to rename it to "duct". (This was related to me by my WW2 era father who also taught me that "fubar" was no worse than "snafu".)
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