Better Be Good to Me

Because what’s not to love about Tina Turner?

It’s right there!

Look! Over there!

You didn’t see it? Hmm…. Must just be me then.

Let’s associate!

Today’s word is: bacon

When we say Avenue Q on Sunday, I realized I’d heard one of the songs before: Schadenfreude.

I actually like the song quite a bit–nice and upbeat and extremely funny.

But later I started thinking about the song. And realized that although I enjoy the song, I don’t quite get schadenfreude as a concept. Yes, I know what the word means, and I understand the idea intellectually, but I don’t really feel the concept.

All those teen movies where horrible things happen to the characters for comedy? I cringe. Those YouTube videos of people falling down the stairs or off ladders taking a nasty tumble? I can’t watch them.

Anything along those lines horrifies me. I have to look away and feel almost ashamed at having seen someone’s suffering.

Let me make it clear, I’m not saying I’m a better person because of this. I’m most certainly not a saint, and I will admit to feeling a certain satisfaction when I hear something bad has happened to someone who was cruel to me in the past. But I don’t like to hear about anyone suffering a physical trauma, no matter what they’ve done. And I know entirely too well what it’s like to be laughed at, and it’s a feeling I wouldn’t wish upon anyone.

I know there have to be other people who have the same reactions I do. But a whole lot more people seem to get it.

Maybe it’s the fact that (to the best of my knowledge) I don’t have any German heritage.

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Just got back from seeing Avenue Q.

It was good, although prude that I am, the puppet fornication made my blush.

This weeks game of word association was postponed due to my Veterans’ Day post. But I couldn’t let a week pass without a game, so here we are, better late than never.

Today’s word: Duck

Here’s your weekly does of word association.

Today’s word: five

It’s word association time!!!!!

Today’s word: carriage

I do not think it means what you think it means.

female big brust picture
I’m not sure how Steven Brust would feel about that.

james madison admitted states to union
All by himself?

I just realized that my web host is only saving the top twenty search terms. Why on earth would I want just the top twenty? The weird ones appear only once.

Everyone needs a little silliness in their lives.

When we got our Fiestaware dishes, I no longer have any need of our old dishes, which have been sitting waiting for me to do something with them.

They’re Mikasa and I’ve got plates, bowls, mugs etc, all in excellent condition.

If you know anyone in need of a set of dishes, send them my way.

Yes, I know I could probably sell them on e-bay, but I’d rather give them to someone who needs them.

Today’s word is:

toddler