1 "Cats are Cool" woven doormat = 5 _____________s.
1 3-pack of coffee-themed cotton kitchen towels = 3_______________s.
85% of the cost of 1 gallon of regular gas in the U.S. = 1____________.
4 insulated plastic drinking cups = 4________________s.
1 24" inflatable drink cooler (think cheap, tiny kiddie pool) = 5_______________s.
1 75g Gucci GUILTY men's deodorant stick = 9_________________s.
1 Michael Kors flowing graphic tee = 20____________________s.
Seven blanks, one answer. Yep, there's only one answer that works for this "puzzle".
For those of you familiar with the old Burma-Shave advertising signs--where they gave you the message a few words at a time--this is a continuing "riddle". I'll give you a new list every day for the next couple of days.
Again, no matter how many blanks we wind up with, there will only be the one magical answer for them all. And in a few days, I'll give you that magical, mystical answer!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Lost in Translation
After spending the past several days preparing "book stuff" for publication, I had a little down time today and chose to spend it in the yard.
First I plucked the spent blooms from all the lilacs and rose bushes, weeding as I went along, then took my collection to the deck where I set up drying trays so that I might later make the castoff flower materials into potpourri.
With that accomplished, I looked over my to-dos and found two strange items on a grocery list:
*wh wh lauga
*maxim frista
Not knowing what those were supposed to be, I decided to give them definition. I mean, who wouldn't like to sit beneath the spinning palm leaf fans of the beachside "Wh Wh Lauga" and knock back a nice, cool "Frista"? ("Maxim" is the equivalent to grande in this scenario.)
Propelled by my curiosity and the desire to mine for more golden handwriting misunderstandings, I looked back over my son's notes from this past school year since I was using up the left over pages in his agenda for my notepad. Turns out there are some pretty interesting items in their curriculum. One entry seemed to suggest they had "Studied Idiots", something I think we have all done at one time or another. Near that scrawl was another missive: "Bead a boat and Otter June". I suppose they have a class pet in Art. And for some reason he felt the need to write the following: "Dorito, rent an ocean". (If this is a middle school euphemism I have no clue to what it refers.)
There was a holiday I had not heard of, "Owen's Day", and that same week he noted, "Animal Screeches". (Perhaps they no longer have that class pet.) Evidently they are teaching the kids some common sense skills--while getting free labor, if this odd mention holds up--"paint blinds". And in the event that someone begins solving equations too loudly, they seem to have implements called, "Math Mutes".
Sure, these are tricks the mind and eyes play when we cannot decipher another's handwriting, or remember the aim of our own, but exploring them is much more interesting than whatever was really written. (Though I won't know until I am in the middle of food preparation what those two mysterious grocery list items really are.)
But that's okay, next time I have an afternoon off, I'm heading straight for Wh Wh Lauga. Nobody mixes up a Maxim Frista like theirs!
First I plucked the spent blooms from all the lilacs and rose bushes, weeding as I went along, then took my collection to the deck where I set up drying trays so that I might later make the castoff flower materials into potpourri.
With that accomplished, I looked over my to-dos and found two strange items on a grocery list:
*wh wh lauga
*maxim frista
Not knowing what those were supposed to be, I decided to give them definition. I mean, who wouldn't like to sit beneath the spinning palm leaf fans of the beachside "Wh Wh Lauga" and knock back a nice, cool "Frista"? ("Maxim" is the equivalent to grande in this scenario.)
Propelled by my curiosity and the desire to mine for more golden handwriting misunderstandings, I looked back over my son's notes from this past school year since I was using up the left over pages in his agenda for my notepad. Turns out there are some pretty interesting items in their curriculum. One entry seemed to suggest they had "Studied Idiots", something I think we have all done at one time or another. Near that scrawl was another missive: "Bead a boat and Otter June". I suppose they have a class pet in Art. And for some reason he felt the need to write the following: "Dorito, rent an ocean". (If this is a middle school euphemism I have no clue to what it refers.)
There was a holiday I had not heard of, "Owen's Day", and that same week he noted, "Animal Screeches". (Perhaps they no longer have that class pet.) Evidently they are teaching the kids some common sense skills--while getting free labor, if this odd mention holds up--"paint blinds". And in the event that someone begins solving equations too loudly, they seem to have implements called, "Math Mutes".
Sure, these are tricks the mind and eyes play when we cannot decipher another's handwriting, or remember the aim of our own, but exploring them is much more interesting than whatever was really written. (Though I won't know until I am in the middle of food preparation what those two mysterious grocery list items really are.)
But that's okay, next time I have an afternoon off, I'm heading straight for Wh Wh Lauga. Nobody mixes up a Maxim Frista like theirs!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
LAUNCHING THE MYSTERY SERIES!!
I'm happy to announce to the Cockeyed World that Keri and I are launching the Maddie Pryce Mystery Series this weekend!! This is extremely exciting, and I'd be thrilled if you guys would check it out.
I'll give you all the info as soon as we go live: the books will be available across all the usual platforms, to include Amazon Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, as well as Apple-ready, PC, and smartphone apps. Look for direct links here this weekend.
To coincide with the launch, I will also include some sample materials chosen EXCLUSIVELY for my blog readers! And as we move forward, I'll share some behind-the-scenes info with you and I'll "interview" the characters in their own words for your reading and laughing pleasure.
So keep tuned, get excited, and pass the word along. This is a huge deal for us, and we are very excited the day is almost here. I think you're gonna like what you see!!
I'll give you all the info as soon as we go live: the books will be available across all the usual platforms, to include Amazon Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, as well as Apple-ready, PC, and smartphone apps. Look for direct links here this weekend.
To coincide with the launch, I will also include some sample materials chosen EXCLUSIVELY for my blog readers! And as we move forward, I'll share some behind-the-scenes info with you and I'll "interview" the characters in their own words for your reading and laughing pleasure.
So keep tuned, get excited, and pass the word along. This is a huge deal for us, and we are very excited the day is almost here. I think you're gonna like what you see!!
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