The Jennifer Blogs

The news of Farrah Fawcett’s death will be greatly overshadowed by the news of Michael Jackson’s, but two entertainment icons dead in one day. That’s pretty tragic.

I remember wanting to be Farrah Fawcett when I was a little girl. She could kick some serious butt! Charlie’s Angles was one of my favorite TV shows. One of the things I liked about it so much was that it was a show that my dad and I both liked to watch. There wasn’t a whole lot of stuff on TV like that when I was a kid -- stuff that would entertain both me and my dad.

She was beautiful and had the perfect hair in the late 70s, early 80s. I remember standing in front of the mirror trying to get the perfect feathered look -- just like Farrah Fawcett -- then grabbing the can of Aqua Net to keep it all in place.

Farrah learned three years ago that she had anal cancer. She went through chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and was declared cancer-free in 2007. That didn’t last long, though. She found out a few months later the cancer was back. She sought out alternative cancer therapies at the end of 2007. Farrah Fawcett died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 62.

Do I have to post a quote every day in order to have a “quote of the day?” I hope not.

Regardless, I read this today and it touched me so I thought I’d share it with you:

“The growth of one blesses all. I am committed to grow in love. All that I touch, I leave in love. I move through this world consciously and creatively.” ~ Julia Cameron

I have no idea who Julia Cameron is, but I like what she had to say. Yes, I realize I could google her, but who’s got time for that?

One of the great things about traveling is trying new foods. I’m a big lover of fruit, so I was anxious to try some of the interesting fruits available in Singapore. Nothing unusual about the pineapple, blueberries and raspberries pictured above, but those little things that look like stars are called starfruit. (Clever name, don’t ya think?)

I cut one open this afternoon for the first time so the kids could taste it. The fruit comes from Thailand and is quite unusual in appearance. Without the help of the Internet, I would never have had any idea how to even cut or eat this thing. (TGFG - Thank God For Google!)

After cleaning the fruit and cutting off the edges, I sliced the fruit as I would a banana and removed the seeds. It’s very easy to prepare.

Then came the best part -- tasting it. I was less than impressed. I don’t hate it, but it tastes very much like raw peas. Not very sweet at all. I prefer my fruit to be sweet. I won’t write starfruit off -- after all, it makes a beautiful decoration!

This sign was hanging up at a flea market in Ocala, FL, USA. I had to snap a picture of it so I had proof. There are so many things wrong with this sign. Where, or where to begin?

Okay, how about with the obvious. Loose Barbies? Does Ken know this?

And what’s with the apostrophe? Obviously Flea Market Barbie Salesman didn’t pay attention during 6th grade Grammar class (or quite possibly never made it that far). Here’s your free lesson:

Barbies
Barbie’s

What’s the difference? One of the two shows ownership. The other of the two is plural, meaning there is more than one Barbie. The one with the apostrophe shows ownership. In other words, something that belongs to Barbie. So either Flea Market Barbie Salesman is selling something that belongs to Loose Barbie or he is selling a bunch of Loose Barbies. (My word! There are more than one of them?!)

But we’re not done. He tells us on his sign these Loose Barbies are $3.00, boxed as marked. They were all in boxes and they were all marked $3.00. Why go to the trouble of writing on each box if you’re going to have a sign telling me they are $3.00 each? Then on top of that, he somehow felt the need to tell me that they were $3.00 each AND that they were all boxed and marked. You know, in case I missed that part.

No wonder Barbie’s loose. She’s probably drunk too.

Do-do-do-do-do I’m lovin’ it!

Marso and I ordered McDelivery for the first time today. That’s right, McDonald’s delivers! You can place your order online, get an e-mail confirmation, and in about 30 minutes the little McDonald’s dude pulls up on his McMoped with your McOrder.

Life is good.