Ramblings & ephemera
From The Scotsman’s “Men, you have 30 seconds to impress women“:
HALF of all women make their minds up within 30 seconds of meeting a man about whether he is potential boyfriend material, according to a study on speed-dating.
The women were on average far quicker at making a decision than the men during some 500 speed [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Denise Lieberman, 15 November 2001:
“I’m up to my earballs with work!”
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Posted on November 27th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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I start playing Norah Jones.
Denise: I really like this music.
Scott: You say that every time I play it.
Denise: And you say that every time back to me.
Scott: Well, somebody’s stuck in a loop, and I don’t think it’s me.
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Posted on November 27th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Back in November 2002, a bunch of us went camping in a cabin in the woods. Around midnight, we were sitting around the fire, talking. The subject of crime came up, specifically the statute of limitations.
Scott: I think the statute of limitations doesn’t apply only in cases of murder and rape.
Denise: That’s right.
Scott: What about [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Another quotation from my wife, Denise, in February 2003: “Your fly’s open. Wiiiiiide open.”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Denise talking about me, March 2003:
There’s a fine line between a freedom fighter and a conspiracy theorist … and sometimes I’m not sure which you are.
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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A short conversation between Denise and I in March 2003:
Scott: “Why are there so many pickles in the kitchen sink?”
Denise: “Because I was cleaning out the bathroom!” (pause) “There’s something wrong when that statement makes perfect sense.”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Another quote from my wife Denise in May 2003: So we’re sitting in the theater a while back watching the X-Men movie, and Denise leans over to me and whispers, in all seriousness: “Wow! This could be a comic book!”
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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A conversation Denise & I had sometime in July 2003:
Scott: Hey, did you hear about that baseball player hitting that mascot dressed as a sausage?
Denise: Yeah!
Scott: That poor polish sausage.
Denise: Yeah.
Scott: From what I read, he didn’t mean to hurt her. He just tapped her. I mean, those costumes are pretty top-heavy.
Denise: Sure … [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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From "The Producer" in the 15 October 2001 issue of The New Yorker, an article about the Hollywood producer Brian Grazer:
Ron Howard: But you love really sophisticated movies.
Grazer: Like what? I guess I do. I do? Which ones were you thinking of?
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Posted on October 16th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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From Adam Gopnik’s "The In-Law", a profile of Willie Nelson in The New Yorker (7 October 2002):
"I love Michael J. Fox," one says. "I was upset when he left the show because of that sad illness of his." (Willie’s family really talks that way: Willie, on being asked about Kris Kristofferson’s remark that he is [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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I had a guest in my class, talking about how she tries to have as many co-workers as possible work on her organization’s web site, "so I’m not bearing the grunt of all the work".
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Posted on October 5th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Two things people have said about Jans:
"With friends like Jans, who needs enemas?"
"Jans is a social laxative - he loosens everyone up."
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Posted on October 1st, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Joe Freeman & I were at a party at Jans & Sarah’s. He announced to me that his company had just decided on a new name: Iron Jelly.
"Why that name?" I asked.
Joe explained, "Well, I was looking through a list of words, and I went down the list until I saw two next to [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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11 July 2003:
David: “That tree is really dropping a lot of apples.”
Denise (helpfully): “It’s an apple tree!”ÂÂ
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Posted on October 1st, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Me: “Denise, it’s like you’ve pushed a snowball down a steep hill, and it’s rolling and rolling, getting bigger and bigger …”
Denise: “… and now I’ve created a firestorm!”
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Posted on July 4th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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Denise about someone else: “She’s really cutting off her hand to spite her face!”
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Posted on July 4th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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I now have one week to finish my book on Google. Freak out mode has officially begun. (I'll finish it ... I'm just gonna freak out during)
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Just had two Wash U students & a HS student stop by asking me to help the Obama campaign. I said yes. Good to see kids involved in politics!
3 1/4 hrs! Best show I've ever seen. Amazingly physical, & the audience loves him. Not hard to; he's amazingly trusting & generous with 'em.