Tuesday, February 05, 2008

It's Super Tuesday!


I always call Tuesdays super, because it's the first day of the week (after Sunday and Monday) that contains the letters d, a, and y.

Often mispronounced chews-day, it is in fact Tyooz-day (as in 'Tyooz a pencil when you have a pen would be stupid')

Other interesting facts about Tuesday:

1) It is the only day in the week that begins with T (apart from Thursday)
2) It precedes Saturday by three days
3) It is the Christian name of the late former wife of the late former Dudley Moore*
4) It is named after Shrove Tuesday, when Jesus baked pancakes for the nicest of his disciples (unfortunately, there were no lemons in far off days, because Herod had banned them)


*Tuesday Weld



Friday, February 01, 2008

Haiku du Jour


Recession confession:
I yearn
To earn. Yet...
Am I free
If paid a fee?

(inspired by a pensee d'Alan de Button)