I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom. - Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016)

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew
Cover it with choc'late and a miracle or two
The Slenderman, oh the Slenderman can
The Slenderman can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
Who can take a rainbow, wrap it in a sigh
Soak it in the sun and make a groovy lemon pie
The Slenderman, the…

I remember that white boy.

I was telling a coworker that I was going to my niece's wedding this weekend. The niece is question is my youngest sister, Darling Sister's, stepdaughter. Answering the coworker's question about whether it will be a large wedding, I said I didn't know, but since my niece has three sides of her family - mother, father…

Eh, I didn't have a January 4 quote, so went in search of one. Didn't do the due diligence.

I forgot this came on last night!

With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. - Doris Kearns Goodwin (b. January 4, 1943), "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln"

No, New Orleans. It's insurance defense. Sometimes I transcribe statements and there are words like reefer.

Enya! Y'all know the Enneagram? The Enya-gram categorizes your personality by your favorite Enya song. If you like that soft, ethereal one, you're a human.

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew
Cover it with choc'late and a miracle or two
The Slenderman, oh the Slenderman can
The Slenderman can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good

If I use it at work (I'm a legal secretary, and many of our cases are trucking-related), that's what I mean. The rest of my life doesn't involve phrases like "tractor-trailer", so it means something different.

In trucking, a "reefer" is simply a refrigerated truck, i.e., what Wendy's uses.

I worked at Spencer's Gifts when I was 19 (early 1980's). I even pierced my youngest sister's ears for her! She fainted.

Two of my friends used to teach high school in a Texas town right at the Mexican border. "Hail Satin" graffiti started showing up. The woman told me that a student once called her, and said "Hi, it's one of those Satin Worshipers."

My son's first job was at Hot Topic. He shortly thereafter got a dishwasher job, which led to a pizza cook job, which over the years led to working the line at Emeril's. So, you can go places from Hot Topic, provided you leave after a few months.

There are several muted TVs, with different networks on. The gym was crowded, so Osiris and I took what was available, which was on the right side, which I guess is why it was Fox News. You can watch TV or read news on the machine's screen.

This morning, a TV in my line of sight at the gym was on Fox News (why the JCC has even one TV tuned to Fox News is a mystery), and I saw a promo saying "Megyn is Back!". I guess not, though.

Good Morning, Good Morning, to you!

They who say that we should love our fellow-citizens but not foreigners, destroy the universal brotherhood of mankind, with which benevolence and justice would perish forever. – Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC)

I want an Odd Couple-type show with Holt and Doug Judy!