Thursday Thirteen #12 - The downside of being sick...

13 Downers about being sick with the flu and/or cold

1. Your body feels like it's been run over by a train and backed over by a truck for good measure.

2. Your head feels like an army of jackhammer-wielding construction workers took up residence.

3. You drink so much liquid you notice gills around your ears and water bubbles rising from your nose...

4. ...and you spend half the day on the potty emptying your overflowing bladder.

5. The rest of the world keeps on turning... and calling your house when you're trying to take a nap.

6. There is absolutely nothing for intelligent adults to watch on daytime TV unless you're a newshound.

7. Every bone in your body aches from lying around for days on end.

8. You can't taste anything...

9. ...and what you can, tastes like soggy cardboard sprinkled with sawdust.

10. You get super sore nose rash from constant wiping/blowing.

11. Your eyes feel like you just spent the day in an Iraqi sandstorm.

12. Your mouth tastes like you've been eating the stuff that Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) cleans out of sewers.

13. You get crankier than Andy Rooney and sometimes bite the hand that's trying to feed you.



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Thursday Thirteen #11 - TV Shows I've Enjoyed

13 TV Shows I've Enjoyed - Then & Now

1.



good for laughs




2.

the best cop show,
probably my all-time
favorite - I still miss it



3.


another great cop show





4.


love the lady, an
American treasure



5.

enjoyed the original
cast most




6.


fun, fun show




7.

fascinating excercise
in human interactions



8.


funny stuff






9.




great drama series





10.


different, off-the-wall
dark drama/humor



11.


best of the "howdunits" -
great crime drama




12.

love his "tell it like it is"
philosophy



13.

wonderful tribute to the
unsung laborers out there



and one more I really like:

14.
good, caring people
doing a tough job

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No more Thursday 13 *sniff*

Well, that just purely sucks! Thursday Thirteen has come to a rather abrupt end with today's final (#81) retirement edition. Along with a whole lot of others, I'm really bummed about the whole thing. It's really too bad, but I'm sure it took an inordinate amount of time and energy to manage week after week.

Thanks much, Leanne - you created a really fun meme for us all to play and to get to know one another better - I'll miss it.

Thursday 13 #10 - Things that are almost always red...

Valentine's Day made me think in terms of red,
so here are 13 Things That Are Red, or Usually Red

1. The quintessential symbol of love and V-Day - big red hearts




2. Don't think blood comes in any other color... not even blue






3. Nothing so sweet as a lucious, red, ripe strawberry





4. Firetrucks are supposed to be red - not blue, or white, or yellow







5. Don't get caught running through a stop sign!






6. All kids should have a little red wagon to pull their treasures around in





7. We're all familiar with the good works of the American Red Cross






8. The red carpet - where all the celebrities are noticed






9. Haven't had to push the panic button in a long time







10. The classic and familiar red Coca-Cola can







11. Another yummy, sweet fruit - ruby red cherries






12. A most beautiful bird, the vivid red cardinal





13. Don't want to get caught running a red light either



And, as a bonus ...



14. ... just for grins and giggles - the misleading red herring!

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Thursday Thirteen #9: 13 Things on my Desk...

13 Things Taking Up Room on my Desk

1. a computer monitor/mouse/pad

2. a cordless telephone

3. 2 computer speakers

4. a light

5. a pencil/pen cup

6. a pocket Random House dictionary

7. post it notes

8. a business card file

9. an address stamp

10. 3 boxes of unsent Christmas cards - oops!

11. a ceramic Siamese kitty sitting on a keyboard with a computer mouse cord in its mouth

12. You On A Diet book that has somehow managed to take up permanent residence

13. unbelievable piles of paper, receipts, mail, and other crap that needs to be filed, shredded, or pitched

We won't talk about the drawers... I really, really need to clean my desk!

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Thursday 13 #8: 13 Things in my purse...

13 Things I Drag Around in my Purse

1. a ratty ol' wallet that weighs a ton and a half from all the coins it holds - A friendly suggestion: don't ever buy a pink eelskin wallet. It won't wear out... ever... but it will get so irreversibly smudged and dirty that you'll wish it would!

2. sunglasses/case - in a prescription sorely needing renewal




3. a credit card/driver's license case - with an expired license in it




4. a tiny little (about 2"x2") metal tape measure - never know when you'll need to measure for windows, beds, tables, or floors when you're out and about



5. an assortment of pens - most of which are out of ink



6. keys - on a ring/chain with a big ol' diamond-shaped faux crystal hanging on the end


7. a sample bottle of Caswell Massey Sandalwood lotion, lifted from a NJ Marriott Hotel - a perfect purse size, it smells yummy


8. a pack of toilet seat covers - no explanation needed


9. a wallet-matching cosmetic case that holds everything but cosmetics - comb, lip balm, mirror, safety pins, sewing kit, dental floss, ibuprofen, pre-moistened lens wipes, emery board, etc.



10. a travel-size tissue packet



11. an albuterol inhaler


12. Certs spearmint-flavored mints



13. various and sundry notes, bits of paper, wrappers, tear strips - stuff!



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Thursday Thirteen #7: 13 Foods I won't be eating...

13 Foods I Won't Be Eating Anytime Soon...

1. oysters, mussels, clams - no slimy, snotty stuff

2. sardines - ugh, that would be like eating your pet goldfish

3. anchovies - fishy salt

4. octopus, squid - there are no words

5. sushi - no raw fish for me...

6. caviar - ...or fish eggs :-p

7. steak tartare - nope, no raw meat or raw eggs either - fire was invented for a reason!

8. liver - pate, puddin', wurst - nope, nope... not in any form

9. heart, gizzard, brains, sweetbreads - no organ meats; calling them "sweet" isn't fooling anyone!

10.tongue, tripe, chittlings - barf!

11. pigs feet - ditto - have you ever looked at these things? why would anyone put them in their mouth?? *shudder*

12. headcheese - the very name grosses me out - I can't get past it, let alone get it past my lips.

13. creepy crawlies - I'm not eating no bugs - or worms - or anything remotely similar to that slop they eat on Fear Factor (I've had escargot and frog legs before, though, and they're pretty tasty.)

and a bonus #14 -

14. mustard greens, collards, kale, chicory - nasty stuff (but I love spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, etc. - go figure!)

Some of these I've been talked into trying... and won't be trying again. Some I haven't tried... which is no great loss as far as I'm concerned.

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