Well, It's Tuesday...June 9th...
(Only 205 days left until 2010)
And that means it's...

National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day



I still cannot stand the stuff.
To me...

Equals...



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On a cuddlier note:

Today is also...
National Cuddle Up Day





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Today in History...


June 9th, 1869
Charles Elmer Hires sold his first root beer in Philadelphia.




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June 9th, 1934
Donald Duck debut as a bit player in the Walt Disney cartoon "The Little Wise Hen."





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OK...Here's a questions that has been stirring in my brain for a while now...

At the top I mention that there is only 205 days left until 2010...


What will we call that decade?

We say the "80s" for the years between: 1980 - 1989; the "90s" for the years between 1990 - 1999...
And when we describe a specific year we say things like, "I was born in '83"

And of course... we break the cycle for the years between 2000 - 2009 by calling it either, "The Millennium" or, for example for 2009, saying "Oh-nine" or the full "Two-Thousand-nine".

So... If I haven't confused you...

How will we reference each year for the decade of 2010?

"My license expires on Two-Eleven."? (2011)




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Cuddle party!

Did anyone send out the invites?

The teens?

Addy said "Meow" in response to "What does the kitty say?" last night for the first time.

She's had "Ruff ruff ruff" down for "What does the doggie say?" for some time.

Her first was of course, "Moo!"

I dislike root beer. It tastes like medicine to me unless it has rye in it

That looks vaguely like Z's artwork.

I love love love root beer. Did you know that Diet Barq's root beer tastes exactly like regular root beer? And it has no caffeine, so I let my kids drink it when we go to the movies.

It bugs me that all root beer logos have that sorta faded red/orangy color. Hires, A&W, Mug, Millstream, Stewarts - all of them are in this pallette.

Why does rootbeer get the color shaft like that? Isn't it a big red white and blue American drink? That color just isn't nearly as appetizing as the beverage itself.

How about this one, Squid?

Twenty Ten

I swear, it seems like it's rhubard pie day about once a month.

And I agree, rootbeer is good with food. Ever given root beer to unsuspecting eurotrash and watched their reaction? Classic.

I love root beer and Hires is the best. Haven't had one in forever.

Land sakes alive, the steak's alive.

Hires Root Beer is the bomb. It was the only root beer choice I had growing up. I am craving a Brown Cow so bad right now.

I thought brown cows were something my grandma made up. They sure are tasty, though.

Lea,

How would you reference the year 2011 or 2014?

Twenty-Eleven or Twenty-fourteen?

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I used to hear the number "Nineteen Eighteen" a lot.

Thank God that's over.