http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower recent pleonast.com entries by user mayflower en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=601972 As Jesus passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. … Then He anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam." So he went and washed and came back seeing. … So the Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight … and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner." He answered, "Whether He is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." 2008-11-22 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=601784 Me: Madi, who put a scarlet cord in her window and was saved when the walls of Jericho fell down? Madi: Oh oh oh!!!! Oooh, I know this!!! Her name was... is was... She was... She... She sold her... her... her body parts!! Me: *hiding laughter behind sheet of paper* Um... Tyler: She sold her body, not her body parts, you dork. Madi: Whatever! Her name was... It was... Me: Her name was Rahab. Everybody say "Rahab..." 2008-11-21 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=599813 The other afternoon, the historic interpreters working in our 1835 house (the living history one, with no electricity, etc.) were having a conversation in the parlor when they heard a thump on the porch. When they went out to investigate, they found Embarq had delivered a phone book. "Hello, you've reached 1835. Since the telephone has yet to be invented, please leave a message with a pen and paper, and have a good day." 2008-11-15 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=596713 We had a good lesson this past Sunday - the kind that makes you think. This time, I ended up thinking about dinner. Most of the world, and too often me as well, think of this life as the main course (this is the important part, this is the big thing) and think of heaven as dessert - a sweet little addendum to the main meal. That's completely backwards. This life isn't the main course; it's only the appetizer. Heaven is the main meal - it's bigger, it has more substance, it lasts much, much longer. This life lasts what - 70 years, or maybe by reason of strength 80? What's that compared with 100,000 years? And what is 100,000 years compared with all eternity? It's all about perspective. Actually, this life isn't even the appetizer. It's only the invitation to the dinner. "Tell those who are invited, 'See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'" 2008-11-07 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=593511 "I found a dead fly on my corded petticoat this morning." Let's hear it for unique jobs! 2008-10-31 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=590202 Me: What's this? Children: A sponge! Me: Does it look like your sponge at home? Children: No! Me: This is a natural sponge, and it used to be alive. Does anyone know where is came from? Horrified little girl: You killed Sponge Bob! 2008-10-22 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=588817 "It took us a while to get here by carriage. But we got directions from a friendly merchant - Mr. Google." 2008-10-18 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=588050 Quote of the day: "That settle used to have hams stored in it." Today I wove 1 1/2 pair of garters at work. Apparently my roommate (a born-and-bred Southerner who believes in the Lost Cause) is Abraham Lincoln in the world leader quiz. I find this rather amusing. She finds it disturbing. I now feel justified in putting my Lincoln magnet on the fridge! I got a $3 bag of Hershey bars for 99 cents on Monday. This makes me happy. :) Speaking of Hershey, I heard a co-worker use a new non-swear-word exclamation today: "Oh, Hershey bars!" It made me laugh. Expecially because she used it around someone who habitually uses un-repeatable language. I'm going to bed before midnight for the first time in a month. 2008-10-16 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=581684 Laura (my new roommate) and I had a most successful shopping expedition today! From GroceryGame 2 pairs of Mudd shoes 2 half gallons of ice cream 2 dozen eggs 2 ready-to-eat baked bean side dishes 1 box of cereal Total retail = $112.51 Total spent = $15.24 Haha! We won the grocery game! 2008-09-30 http://www.pleonast.com/user/mayflower?l=5&entryID=575470 I had a visitor from Florida when I was in 1835 at work the other day. The conversation went like this: Me: You are from Florida? Oh, I hear you've been having dreadful trouble with the Seminole Indians recently and there are rumors of a second Seminole war starting. President Jackson is talking about removing them. Visitor: Yeah, those Seminoles give us a lot of trouble about half the year. But don't worry, we have Gators that keep them in line. Me (screwing up mouth and trying very hard not to laugh): Oh, my! We have gators here, too, that are a problem - they eat small animals. Visitor: Oh, well, we have Bulldogs that keep the Gators under control. Me (screwing up face even more): Oh my! 2008-09-15