Archive for October, 2005
Bridges of Douglas County
My parents like to play bridge. Growing up, my brother and I would spend the night at our grandparents’ house, and our parents would come over for the evening and play bridge with our grandparents.
They took it VERY seriously. I still remember peeking over someone’s shoulder, pointing at a card in their hand, asking, “Is [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on October 23rd, 2005 tagged Look at me, look at me!, Round on the ends, high in the middle, The king of beers, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 10 Comments »
Can men and women be friends?
The famous scene from “When Harry Met Sally”:
Harry Burns: You realize of course that we could never be friends.
Sally Albright: Why not?
Harry Burns: What I’m saying is – and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form – is that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on October 12th, 2005 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 10 Comments »
Game shows
I loved game shows when I was a little kid. I watched the Newlywed Game, the Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Family Feud, and The Price is Right. Even now, I like to watch reruns of the first two on the Game Show Network.
The Newlywed Game was funny because even back then I thought the couples [...]
