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“You can’t garden with a shotgun.”
-Richard Hammond to Jeremy Clarkson as the guys of “Top Gear” (a show about cars) attempt to makeover a garden
Intelligent Design
Given that my days are filled with writing, teaching, and managing our household, I spend a lot of my time asking questions. My question range from wondering about the meaning of life, to wondering just how so many disgusting things can come out of such small, furry beings. And why do we let them live with us, again?
But I am only one person, and so obviously I alone cannot formulate all the questions that need to be posed about our human existence.
This fact was brought home to me last night as my husband and I were watching an old episode of “Top Gear”, because I realized that never in life had it occurred to me to ask,
“Can a nun drive a monster truck?”
So clearly, in an effort to meet this evolutionary need, that is why God made boys.
The Best Thing I Heard This Weekend
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“The pan fire has become a van fire!”
–Jeremy Clarkson of “Top Gear” to his co-hosts, Richard Hammond and James May, as their show on caravans (campers) comes to a roaring end, after Jeremy’s attempt at cooking lunch destroys not only their caravan, but that of the complete strangers who were unfortunately parked right next to them.
Suddenly, Conjugating Verbs Doesn’t Seem So Bad
Actually, I really do enjoy my job of tutoring high school kids in Spanish. But there are times, like when I’m having to conjugate the verb “to be” for the eighty-seven bazillionth time that session, that I am severely tempted to claw out my own eyes, just for a change of pace.
But then last night I watched an episode of “Top Gear” and learned that some people’s jobs involve being able to successfully pass the (auto) “industry standard” Escaping From Army Snipers test.
All things considered, I think I’ll stick with grammar.
Why My Parents Can Never Claim To Be Surprised At The Way My Brother And I Have Turned Out
top gear
This weekend my parents were down here for a visit, and I decided to introduce them to the magical world of the car show “Top Gear”, which airs on the BBC America network.
On this particular episode the three hosts were each required to acquire a car, saw it in half, and then transform it into their own, unique version of a limousine.
As we watched the men gleefully cut into their cars with varying degrees of success and the occasional electrical fire my dad said, “You know, my cousin and I did that once when we were growing up.”
My mom: “You sawed a car in half?”
My dad: “Yes. We did it to my grandfather’s old car after he died.”
My mom: “And how did you get permission to do something like that?”
My dad: “Well, he and I never really went the route of asking for permission.”
Me: “As in, it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission?”
My dad: “Exactly. My grandmother was not pleased.”
I Don’t Think That’s Too Much To Ask From A Car
