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1. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair




A special note to my readers at the end of the post~

I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair!  


I looked in the mirror after showering today, and saw the first few strands of old lady hair, well actually, white grays that used to be blond. I think of things out of the ordinary in the shower and today wasn’t any different. Today, I sang the song, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair, from the movie South Pacific, and thought about my past. And my past includes my ex-husband, who I think about every time I hear that song. I imagine washing him out of my hair, then watching him swirl down the bathtub drain in circular motion.

I considered other song titles that would also work nicely, such as, "I ’m gonna cram that man right down the tub drain," or "toss his bags right out the front door"...but I didn’t want to bore anyone with them....

This morning, I contemplated how joyful it would be to have magical powers, like Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) Stevens had on the Bewitched Show. A few minutes with super power is all the time I need to shrink my ex. to the size of Stuart Little, like "Endora" (Sam’s mother) did to Darin (Dick York) on the Bewitched show. I laughed to myself at the thought of my downsized ex-husband.

                                                


Whose name I can’t use, by the way, because it's redundant and he may sue me for Simon. (My cat) (Or worse,  my money.) Hence, I will also call my ex "Dagwood," but I'll give him a name before the end of this post, I promise. .

I loved the Bewitched Show because it was a show about a woman witch. Anyway, I hope you are familiar with the comedy. If you're not, the leading characters mother referred to her son- in -law as "Dagwood" instead of calling him by his real name, which was "Darin," and I always loved that.

Moving on, today I thought about my "Dagwood" as I looked in the mirror at my "new" grays. You see, I blame him for them. Yep, it's his fault I have gray hair. Oh, I wish I could magically twinkle him into a tiny little man and watch him go down the drain.

I would love to see him swirling in a tiny tub tornado. But, that's not the best part. The best part is the thought of him calling out to me in a small voice...."Help me Annie, hon----ey, wha...in-the... Annie?"

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2. Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears

Little Mouse's Big Book of FearsAuthor: Emily Gravett
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Reading Level: K to 4

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Hardcover, 2008


This is a fantastic offer from a truly creative mind, and I believe also, from a team of designers and editors who put in so much in carrying out all the ideas: from the nibbled cover and pages, to the flip-the-flap effects, to the completely black page (yes, I was fooled in thinking, 'huh? this is the end of the book? No way...' and found out, to my great delight, that there is still half of the book to go and plenty more of information to come!) And of course, Gravett's talent in illustration is unparalleled! I just love that pencil, getting gnawed to a stub bit by bit.

It will appeal to those children who love words and love to collect the names of so many phobias. It will appeal to those children who love poring over pages with extra words and details quite a few times over. It will appeal to those who enjoy visual jokes ("I worry about having accidents." page has Little Mouse ... um... accidentally leaves something on the bottom of the page... -- opposing the picture of a toilet.)

I love the page where all the feathers "have eyes" and "sharp teeth." I love the page with the newspaper clipping about the farmer's wife and the three mouse tails. I love the page with the fold-out map of the Isle of Fright. Actually.. I think I simply love all the pages, each for a different reason.

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3. Quote of the day

I'm listening to Toole's A Confederacy of Duncies and have many occasions to chuckle or even laugh out loud -- although the many comical situations are also profoundly sad. Here's a quote for the day to show Toole's genius in characterization without getting into tedious details:

Miss Trixie was never perfectly vertical; she and the floor always met at an angle of less than ninety degrees.

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4. toxic love

couldn't help but combine the week's subject with valentine's day.


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