Monday Fun Forwards

Mondays. I usually like to jump into the work week with gusto. But it is summer. And it is hot. It's much more reasonable to sit in the air conditioning and procrastinate for a few minutes.

But it is good to look like you are working. Returning emails--which always seems to take a little longer on Monday mornings. Here's something fun that I found in my email box. Copy, paste and forward on to your friends.

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Instructions: Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to people you like and include me. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think...

Pick Your Artist: The Beatles

Are you a male or female: Lady Madonna

Describe yourself: I am the Walrus

How do you feel: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Describe where you currently live: Across the Universe

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Strawberry Fields Forever

You and your friends are: Here, There, and Everywhere

What's the weather like: Rain

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: Eight Days a Week

What is life to you: Magical Mystery Tour

Your last relationship: All My Loving

Your fear: No Reply

What is the best advice you have to give: All You Need is Love

How I would like to die: I'll Follow the Sun

My motto: Let it Be

Woot! Zombies!

My four year old niece introduced me to a new exclamation about a year ago: "Woot berries!" she exclaimed in a moment of pure joy. Knowing that kids are inventive, but not THAT inventive, I procured my Encyclopedia Brown detective skills.

"Where did you learn that phrase?" I asked.

"I dunno," she replied.

"Is that from a movie? Or a cartoon? Or a book that you've read?"

"I dunno," she replied again, this time shrugging her shoulders.

"Do any of your friends say that? At school? " I probed again.

"I don't know!" she said, this time enunciating each word with emphasis as only a three year old can, stomping her right foot with each syllable.

And that was the end of that.

Months later, I've noticed the word "woot" showing up in emails and blog posts and flyers at the YMCA. Hmmmm. Time to look "woot" up on Urban Dictionary. Now I know. And you do, too.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this book, which one might not expect to hear about on NPR. Plan ahead and suggestion it for your October Book Club selection.

Venerable, Vulnerable, Blues

Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

David Ignatius wrote this ponderable piece in yesterday's Washington Post.

And this little kid has a lot of the blues, and a good bit of talent in his little body. Don't fret: this little man has never been to Reno.

Whale of a tale

Mila, a thoughtful and sensitive beluga whale in Northeast China, had a moment. Here's the tale. Have you hugged a whale today?

And no, Virginia, beluga caviar comes from the sturgeon, not the whale.

That's Entertainment...

I do not own a TV. I do not watch television. I must, therefore, find other ways to entertain myself.

Please note that I did not say that I don't watch TV shows. For that there is Hulu, among other things.

One entertainer in particular has kept me quite entertained this summer: Nathan Fillion. He has been on Firefly. which led to Serenity, with a detour over to Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. Good stuff for procrastination galore.

Most recently, Nathan Fillion has appeared on the ABC series Castle as the main character Richard Castle. He has tweeted as himself, and (I just discovered) as his character. Well done, Mr. Fillion.

Tell me a story

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

This morning I came across this story, which tells of one man's photo-of-the-day chronicle. Some stories, as they say, take no words at all.

Don't overthink it

Harder for some of us than others to disengage from our regularly scheduled program. Here are a few pit stops on the way off the grid for the weekend.

Do something silly this weekend, but don't be a weiner.

This wedding entrance should get the party started.

Now go, roam free. Watch some Saturday morning cartoons, if you get the chance.