I keep stacking things on my desk with the intention of commenting on them, but as is everything in life I get side-tracked and the pile just gets bigger and bigger and… Anyway, here are a couple of things off the top.<\/p>\n
I’ve always felt this to be a pretentious thing do to, especially when spouted by Wannabe Witches<\/b> (okay, I really have one particular<\/b> Wannabe Witch in mind), but they all seem to do it. Curiosity getting the better of me, I looked it up in the dictionary. Or tried to, since the Concise Oxford Dictionary<\/i>, what I consider to be my authority for spelling and other lexicographical arbitration, didn’t have it.<\/p>\n
Well, I finally found it. According to the Merriam-Webster Online<\/a>… Okay, so THAT makes sense.<\/p>\n HEATING INSTRUCTIONS<\/b><\/font> A few things come to mind. Do **I**<\/b>, being a fully-constituted adult in the eyes of the law, still have to have my Mom or Dad present when I use the microwave or toaster? What about poor, unfortunately orphans<\/b>? Do they get to eat Pop-Tarts at all? And finally, if you have to wait 2 to 3 minutes to cool the pastry before you can take it out of the appliance, what’s the point<\/b> of heating it in the first place? Those things go from 3rd-degree burn temperature to practically ice cold in about 17 seconds flat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I keep stacking things on my desk with the intention of commenting on them, but as is everything in life I get side-tracked and the pile just gets bigger and bigger and… Anyway, here are a couple of things off … Continue reading
\nMain Entry: mote<\/b>
\nPronunciation: ‘mOt
\nFunction: verbal auxiliary<\/i>
\nEtymology: Middle English, from Old English mOtan<\/i> to be allowed to — more at MUST
\nDate: before 12th century
\narchaic<\/i> : MAY, MIGHT<\/font><\/p>\n
\nThe following humorous episode is brought to you courtesy the sample box of Kellogg’s<\/a> Pop-Tarts, topped with REAL Chocolate Chips<\/b>:<\/p>\n
\nREMOVE<\/b><\/font> pastry from pouch. <\/font>MAKE SURE MOM OR DAD<\/b><\/font> is with you when you use the microwave or toaster. <\/font>MICROWAVE<\/b><\/font> on high for a maximum<\/b> of 3<\/b> seconds <\/font>OR HEAT IN TOASTER<\/b><\/font> with setting as LOW<\/b> as it can go. Place toaster in a safe, open spot and make sure it’s clean inside (possible fire risk). <\/font>WAIT 2 TO 3 MINUTES<\/b><\/font> to cool pastry, then carefully<\/b> remove from appliance (can cause burns).<\/font>
\n(Emphasis and colour changes are as they appear on the box!)<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n