Month: June 2016
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Funeral potatoes
This came up as a suggestion for recipes on my Pintrest. I really don’t think it’s going to catch on. Also, the word “funeral” should never be in the same […]
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Not everything is bigger in Texas
A little nature lesson today. This is what ant beds look like in Sweden. They are made from pine needles in the forest and are enormous!
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What’s your problem with “Z?”
I work as a freelance translator from Swedish to English and sometimes companies want me to translate to British English, which brings me to the question asked by many: “What’s […]
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Massage?
Saw this advertisement for a massage clinic. Is it just me, or does it look more like he’s on his way to the morgue?
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Sweden vs. Italy
Um… today is the Euro Cup match between Sweden and Italy. So I’m assuming this article is regarding soccer, but maybe Swedes have other issues. Who knows?
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Important Texas news
We will be visiting Texas soon, so I thought I would check the local news. This seems about right. Also, he doesn’t need to give that back. Thanks anyway.
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Pig history
I’ve been reading “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough this week, and while it’s a great book and I never realized how great and amazing these brothers and their family […]
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12 Angry Birds
My youngest son was extremely excited yesterday when looking over our movie list and seeing that we had “12 Angry Men.” He thought it was a sequel to the Angry […]
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Father’s day gift shopping
I just realized Father’s Day is coming up in the U.S., so I clicked on a Groupon mail to get some ideas and this one came up. You know, I […]
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Unappreciative kids
For some reason, my kids weren’t into the new board game I bought them.
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Creepy advertising
Funeral home ad from a newspaper in Texas. To answer their question … probably that guy in the picture… or at least that’s the message I get from this ad. […]
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Late night questions
Last night’s very important question from my son after going to bed: “Mamma, would you rather have teeth for hands or hands for teeth?” (Teeth for hands, of course.)