Almost back to normal

The Toots is almost back to normal and all set to head out to the park, so that's what we did this morning--a cool, breezy morning, nicely clouded over.  What a reprieve from our usual May weather!  And, Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, today is the big date in Mexico. 

What the world needs now is bloopers because since Bush left office, we have been left high and dry in the whacky language department.  My mom gave me a book of her brother's, an ancient tome from 1938, with bloopers so brilliant we should all be humbled.

In the first place, kids are no longer challenged by such questions as "What is Socratic dialogue?" or vocabulary words such as "psaltry" or "abbatoir".  Some of the bloopers are so inspired that I've decided to include the Blooper of the Day when I have time to write in this blog.  Hats off to the blooperers of yore, who have let us know that acumen is the white of an egg, and a tantrum is a two-seated bicycle.  It is almost impossible to choose among the jewels offered, so it's just going to be whatever hits my funny bone the hardest on any given morning.

"Coroner's inquest means when you have died unexpectedly you are cross-examined by a coroner."

"An eavesdropper is an icicle."

Gosh, what inspiration!