tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19974566.post116461160482064933..comments2023-12-25T19:35:11.427-05:00Comments on the nutmeg grater: i can personally attest to a bunch o' id-jitsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336609450397937789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19974566.post-1164666849199025982006-11-27T17:34:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:34:00.000-05:00i live on a residential side street that connects ...i live on a residential side street that connects two fairly major streets. a school is one street over as a matter of fact and a day care entrance is on my street. most drivers are very cautious. however, there is always the occasional ass who guns it. if i'm outside i'll scream at them at the VERY least. <BR/><BR/>oh, i didn't know mw had a word a day. cool. they even have word games (i'm addicted to those). thanks for the linkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336609450397937789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19974566.post-1164647350056826152006-11-27T12:09:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:09:00.000-05:00forgot to mention.. the MW word of the day (I subs...forgot to mention.. the MW word of the day (I subscribe) was Connecticut related today..<BR/><BR/>"The Word of the Day for November 27, 2006 is:<BR/>Podunk • \POH-dunk\ • noun <BR/>: a small, unimportant, and isolated town <BR/>Example Sentence:<BR/>After living in a Podunk for most of her life, it took a long time for Hannah to adjust to life in the big city. <BR/>Did you know?<BR/><BR/>"I hear you ask, 'Where in the world is Podunk?'" A correspondent asked that question of the editors of the Buffalo, New York, Daily National Pilot in 1846, then answered himself: "It is in the world, sir; and more than that, is a little world of itself." That writer may have introduced America to the concept of Podunk as an insignificant Anywhere, U.S.A., town, but the place isn't just imaginary; towns with that name have actually existed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Iowa (and probably elsewhere) over the years. The exact origin of the name is murky, but it appears that "Podunk" comes from an Algonquian word, either the name of a tribe that inhabited an area near Hartford, Connecticut, or a more generic term meaning "swampy place.""<BR/><BR/>link : http://tinyurl.com/oszs<BR/><BR/>not sure if this link will change tomorrow..fuzzyturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488287356134718443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19974566.post-1164647230549645362006-11-27T12:07:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:07:00.000-05:00it IS amazing how some people FLY on these Connect...it IS amazing how some people FLY on these Connecticut streets.. there's one street inparticular where I've counted THREE accidents (one landed a small business owner and mother in critical care). A quarter mile down the street from me two kids were killed when they hit a car (they had 'borrowed' the car, and toxicology reports showed they were both high).<BR/><BR/>I have no solution for this but I'm pretty sick of it as are so many neighbors. Given the size of the police force, and the area of land they patrol, it's unrealistic to expect them to park on one street. And this isn't the only street where it's a problem :(<BR/><BR/>I wonder what other communities do to prevent this, if they even can.lfuzzyturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488287356134718443noreply@blogger.com