History Lesson

When the US entered WWII, a peace keeping party was sent to Iceland to request use of their airport as the US needed a non-sinkable place to refuel prior to the European mainland. They had a poster board which they set up, titled 'The US's Need for Iceland's Airport'.

Iceland refused, as they were attempting to remain neutral.

Someone literally flipped the poster board presentation around, to reveal the other side titled, 'The US's Plans to Seize Control of Iceland'.

Iceland reconsidered, and the US was allowed to use the Icelandic airport. Iceland's only stipulation was that no 'negros' were stationed on the island.

FUN WITH HISTORY AND RACISM!

Dear Peanut Butter -

Don't worry. Just like I told tomatoes before you, and spinach before that, it's going to take a lot more than a little e. coli to keep us apart.

love and kisses - j

Just Don't Make Him Angry

Clint Eastwood is terrifying. I mean, no matter how big his 'heart of gold' is, it really only takes one wrong move for him to kill your whole town.

Calendar Kufuffle

I needed a 2009 calendar, so a few weeks ago I went to Borders and picked one up, as I had a gift card. It was slim pickings, as it was the end of January already, but I did manage to find a pin up girl one, which is a favorite of mine. And it was 50% off! Promotions all around!

I got home and hung it next to our cork board to find that it is set up with a Sunday weekending. I don't know why, but the first block of each week is the Monday of that week. The dates are all correct, but everything is off in my head.

So, at a glance, I am now unable to figure out the date. I have to stare and think about it.

But I'm not taking down my pin up girlies.

I was offered an apple that someone didn't want. It had been in the fridge, so it was cold.

Too cold for biting.

I held it for a second, then someone said something about the apple, and my co-worker Kim popped up out of her seat and yelled, 'Who got apples?!'

Kim is a grown up version of that kid in elementary school that asked you for things inappropriately. Like you'd bring your gameboy in, and they'd say, 'Oh cool, can I have it?' And you'd stare at them for a moment, not believing that they are serious, and then telling them no, but somehow they have made you feel guilty for not giving them your main Christmas gift.

Yeah, that's Kim, only in the real world.

Now I wanted to cut it. I wanted to put a little peanut butter on it. I had big plans for this apple.

Instead, Kim and I locked eyes, and I bit hard into the entirely too cold apple.