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That puddle on the pavement used to be named Janna

It is hot enough to melt the nose off of an evil clown. Which, I guess, is good news for all you clown haters out there. Will someone please pass me a bucket of ice cubes?

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Proof that I am still alive

It’s been so nice to have a 4-day weekend, I thought I might actually post something here. No doubt you guys were probably suspecting my untimely death, after I’d gone for so long without posting. Things that happened since my previous post: 1) I broke a nail 2) I discovered that “California Pizza Kitchen” brand [...]

Things the letters HUH could stand for

1. Hot Underground Happenings 2. Heavy Uranium Huts 3. Hasselhoff’s Ultimate Haircut 4. Halitosis = Unpleasant Hello 5. Huge Unprecedented Headache

Wordless Wednesday

Wanted: soft pillow, cool room, silence

I’m getting more and more tired these days! Little kids never seem to really WANT to take naps; they whine about it even if they really are tired. Adults sometimes take naps on purpose. Older folks have naps spontaneously “happen” to them. I’m becoming increasingly more likely to belong to that third group. Every afternoon [...]

Things the letters POP could stand for

Penguins On Prozac Poppies Ogling Peonies Perhaps Onions Pollute Palpate Olives Privately Pretend Ohio’s Perplexed Pie? Ohhhh! Please!!! .

What kind of shower would YOU like?

You’ve all probably heard the old joke about April Showers: Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? A: Pilgrims! (*pause for groan*) I appreciate the whole idea of knowing the precipitation in advance, but it would be nice if months could bring things I actually use. For example, September could bring [...]

A ball of unwashed germ-ridden disease… coming to a store near you!

As you know if you read the Jannaverse, I’ve been sick for the past couple days. You may want to start buying stock in Kleenex, Excedrin, and Aquafina. And, if I end up making it to the store this afternoon (ha!), possibly Halls cough drops as well. I haven’t been outdoors since Friday, when I [...]