Anyone remember Dragnet and Joe Friday? It was one of the first television shows I ever watched. This guy was always trying to get people to stop voicing their opinions and making wild assumptions about whatever crime he was investigating, and just stick to the facts. Week after week he had to keep reminding them. So just for you Joe, five random facts about my day. (With some opinions and wild assumptions thrown in. Sorry, it’s human nature. You should know that by now.)
1. One of the best mood lifters in the world for me is to go to work leaving my house looking like pigs live in it and come home to find it sparkling clean. I do pay for this miraculous service and believe me, it is worth every single penny.
2. I have been studiously ignoring January and not bothering to hate it. If it does pop into my head I just make a quiet wish for it to go away. Look how well this is working for me! It’s over half gone already!
3. There is no kind and polite way to tell someone her kid is a little shit. Chances are she suspects it already anyway. (This particular darling boy had two pairs of mangled glasses that looked like they’d been in a food processor. On high.) Mom wanted to know why they were such a mess. I’m pretty sure she didn’t really want to hear my honest opinion so I kept it to myself. Her child will probably grow out of the glasses mangling stage at some point in his life.
4. Someone found my blog by searching for “fish hair“. For once in my life I am at a loss for words.
5. The temperature outside is two degrees above freezing. What month is this again?? Back to normal and 18 below (celsius) by Sunday. Sometimes normal sucks. But that’s okay.
WOOHOO! Tomorrow is FRIDAY, Joe Friday. And that’s a fact.
Anyes - Far Away in the Sunshine
January 18, 2013 at 12:37 am
January is half gone
grandmalin
January 18, 2013 at 12:04 pm
YAY!
Anyes - Far Away in the Sunshine
January 18, 2013 at 10:33 pm
I can’t wait for Spring to be here already
grandmalin
January 19, 2013 at 8:51 am
We’ve got maybe three more months to go here…but it will arrive!
Anyes - Far Away in the Sunshine
January 19, 2013 at 9:34 am
About two more months here day…:-)
photosfromtheloonybin
January 18, 2013 at 5:51 am
Loved #3 and #4 – they made me laugh!! Happy weekend
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grandmalin
January 18, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Hope your weekend is great too!
quilt32
January 18, 2013 at 6:03 am
I’m with you on #2 – trying to get through January. I had two young children back when Dragnet was popular, but I still had a crush on Joe Friday.
Lillian
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grandmalin
January 18, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Awww! That’s awesome. I was maybe 9 or 10, still too young to have crushes I guess, but still thought Joe Friday was a really cool guy.
sillyliss
January 18, 2013 at 11:12 am
So…how do I go about finding fish hair on your blog? My interest is piqued.
grandmalin
January 18, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Good Gawd, I have no idea. I’m afraid to look.
gooseyanne
January 18, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Coo! Dragnet – that takes me back -in glorious black and white too. I suspect `fish hair` is connected to `horse feathers` – the mind boggles.
grandmalin
January 18, 2013 at 3:02 pm
lol – Yes it does
marymtf
January 18, 2013 at 4:12 pm
For me, it’s February. Or used to be when I had school age children. The first day back at school was always the hottest day of the year. Of course now that the first day of school is at the end of January, the hottest day of the year is in January. Keep me away from the extremes,. If I had myh way we’d only have Autumn and Spring (Fall).
Tracy
January 18, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Number 3, so true! We had an incident with a friends child many years ago. Trashed our 6 year old son’s bedroom at all of 8 years of age. Needless to say I wasn’t impressed. Said child is 22 now and a reformed character.
Evolution of X
January 18, 2013 at 8:31 pm
Number 3 made me snort my coffee. Heh heh. I dream of number one.
grandmalin
January 19, 2013 at 8:50 am
It’s wonderful – even once every couple of weeks – think of it as something you do for YOU. And you are totally worth it.