Paul's Journal

04/05/2009 21:48 #48300

Sprinkle-Sparkle
Category: poetry

Elementary school Poetry by Paul Visco

Sprinkle is like snow.
Sparkle is like gold.
Sprinkle is soft as cotton,
Sparkle is as shiny as the sun.

Sprinkle is very soft.
Sparkle is very glittery.
Sparkle is sometimes hard.
Sprinkle is sometimes soft.

I like both sprinkle and sparkle.

tinypliny - 04/06/09 10:16
I wonder even more about the teacher comments at the bottom...

hodown - 04/06/09 10:03
OMG youre such a show off.

04/05/2009 13:21 #48297

72 hours of computerless drama

So it turns I do have one of the piece of shit Santa rosa defective
graphics cards and to make it apple awesome they of course don't have
the part in store. That despite the fact the fuckers only sell like
four computers and the problem is a known issue. You think they would
have the foresight to have the part in stock. They told me I could
expect a turn around of about 72 hours.

Tomorrow is the launch of a very important piece of software. This is
going to be real fun without my computer, argh.

04/05/2009 11:43 #48293

The thin stache
Category: hair

I think I have now tried every combo of facial hair. This is the
ugliest one. I don't think it will last very long.

hodown - 04/06/09 10:03
Hi I'm John Waters.

chico - 04/05/09 21:33
Oh I wish I had a pencil-thin moustache...
:::link:::

mrmike - 04/05/09 12:00
You take John Waters, add a little Snidely Whiplash....

tinypliny - 04/05/09 11:51
At the risk of sounding un-neighbourly - that is really quite unseemly. :p

04/04/2009 21:44 #48286

1955 g. housekeeping guide 4 a good wife
Category: marriage

I was searching for internet brides just to see what was out there when I found this guide to being a good wife on goodwife.com

While it sound like a dream for me, I can't believe there is any women who truly would follow this.

So far all I get is number three. The second and fifth last one's is outrageous.

From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955.

Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

Be happy to see him.

Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.

Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

A good wife always knows her place.

oda - 01/06/10 00:24
i need this woman in my life.

hodown - 04/06/09 10:04
Some woman at the Daily Mail actually tried living like this. She said it was awful. Personally I'm all for it if the man bring homes the cash.

theecarey - 04/05/09 14:10
You always make me smile, (e:tinypliny)!

metalpeter - 04/05/09 13:32
I think books like this are going to make a comeback and all of them make sense if you take out gender. There are stay at home husbands and when they take on the wife role, why can't they do all those things. Granted no one really has fires anymore do to how houses have changed. But the idea is the same the person who stays home and takes care of the house and maybe kids and pets there role is to make sure that the person who makes the money comes home to comfort so that they are their best at work. The more Modern version of this has the "husband" doing a little bit of cleaning up like maybe the dishes and the "Wife" pays the bills. In these modern times "husband" and "wife" are roles and aren't really gender based anymore.

tinypliny - 04/04/09 22:09
Hehehe - all of the bullets could be so easily replaced by... bullets. Shoot the bastard.

04/04/2009 20:49 #48284

Slanties in the eighties
Category: trends

We are watching "big trouble in little china" with Kim Catrall and kirk douglas on TV and during one of the fight scenes some Asian fighter came out with slanties on. (e:matthew) was right they had slanties in the eighties.

uncutsaniflush - 04/04/09 21:22
I think that Slanties were invented by the Inuit/Eskimo tribes to prevent snowblindness. :::link::: a bit more info: :::link:::

tinypliny - 04/04/09 21:19
Man, I need those. I hate wearing powered spectacles.

On second thoughts, I think I really don't like things balanced on my nose.