This is our family blog for posting pictures, opinions, current events, or anything else that strikes our fancy.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Time to dust off the television!
Monday, October 08, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Happy Little Rabbit
Then they come across an elephant doing coke, so the rabbit again says,"Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come running with us through the pretty forest, you'll see, you'll feel so good!" The elephant looks at them, looks at his razor, mirror and all,then tosses them and starts running with the rabbit and giraffe.
The three animals then come across a lion about to shoot up. "Lion my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health! Come running with us through the sunny forest, you will feel so good!" The lion looks at him, puts down his needle, and starts to beat the shit out of the little rabbit. As the giraffe and elephant watch in horror, they look at him and ask,"Lion, why did you do this? He was merely trying to help us all!"
The lion answers, "That little fucker makes me run around the forest like an idiot for hours every time he's on ecstasy!""
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
I am so Proud
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Pet Diaries
Excerpts from a Dog's Daily Diary:
- 8:00am: Dog food! My favorite thing!
- 9:30am: A car ride! My favorite thing!
- 9:40am: walk in the park! My favorite thing!
- 10:30am: Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
- 12:00pm: Lunch! My favorite thing!
- 1:00pm: Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
- 3:00pm: Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
- 5:00pm: Milk bones! My favorite thing!
- 7:00pm: Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
- 8:00pm: Wow! Watched TV with my master! My favorite thing!
- 11:00pm: Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!
Excerpts from a Cat's Daily Diary:
Day 683 of my captivity: My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and myself are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the floor.
Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am.
The audacity! There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of "allergies." I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.
Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.
I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released --and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded! The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. The captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe....... for now...
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
That was close!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Damn I'm Cute!
Monday, July 16, 2007
Fart Machine
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Here are the origins of several symbols we use in everday life
Question Mark
Origin: When early scholars wrote in Latin, they would place the word questio - meaning "question" - at the end of a sentence to indicate a query. To conserve valuable space, writing it was soon shortened to qo, which caused another problem - readers might mistake it for the ending of a word. So they squashed the letters into a symbol: a lowercased q on top of an o. Over time the o shrank to a dot and the q to a squiggle, giving us our current question mark.
Exclamation Point
Origin: Like the question mark, the exclamation point was invented by stacking letters. The mark comes from the Latin word io, meaning "exclamation of joy." Written vertically, with the i above the o, it forms the exclamation point we use today.
Equal Sign
Origin: Invented by English mathematician Robert Recorde in 1557, with this rationale: "I will settle as I doe often in woorke use, a paire of paralleles, or Gmowe [i.e., twin] lines of one length, thus :
, bicause noe 2 thynges, can be more equalle." His equal signs were about five times as long as the current ones, and it took more than a century for his sign to be accepted over its rival: a strange curly symbol invented by Descartes.
Ampersand
Origin: This symbol is stylized et, Latin for "and." Although it was invented by the Roman scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro in the first century B.C., it didn’t get its strange name until centuries later. In the early 1800s, schoolchildren learned this symbol as the 27th letter of the alphabet: X, Y, Z, &. But the symbol had no name. So, they ended their ABCs with "and, per se, and" meaning "&, which means ‘and.’" This phrase was slurred into one garbled word that eventually caught on with everyone: ampersand.
Octothorp
Origin: The odd name for this ancient sign for numbering derives from thorpe, the Old Norse word for a village or farm that is often seen in British placenames. The symbol was originally used in mapmaking, representing a village surrounded by eight fields, so it was named the octothorp.
Dollar Sign
Origin: When the U.S. government begin issuing its own money in 1794, it used the common world currency - the peso - also called the Spanish dollar. The first American silver dollars were identical to Spanish pesos in weight and value, so they took the same written abbreviations: Ps. That evolved into a P with an s written right on top of it, and when people began to omit the circular part of the p, the sign simply became an S with a vertical line through it.
Monday, July 09, 2007
This weeks weather forecast


| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| Partly Cloudy Hi 115° Lo 101° | Partly Cloudy Hi 118° Lo 95° | Partly Cloudy Hi 117° Lo 99° | Clear Hi 116° Lo 91° | Clear Hi 114° Lo 91° |
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Awesome Giant Moon Illusion
This should be fun. On Saturday when the moon rises, look to the east and see the freaky giant huge moon. Science is awesome!
Moon rise will be at 9:54 pm for those of us in SE Michigan in case you are wondering.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Seems like grandma made it there okay (mostly)
John Kerrigan: Hey!
John Kerrigan: Is grandma still alive? Are you feeding her and watering her?
brannon kerrigan: (music) It's okay now, I'm here!
John Kerrigan: Great!
John Kerrigan: That doesn't answer my question though.
brannon kerrigan: I tried to water her but her feet stay dry....I dunno why???
John Kerrigan: That doesn't sound good....
John Kerrigan: Maybe you aren't giving her enough water.
John Kerrigan: Try throwing her in the ocean
brannon kerrigan: I can't throw her that far
John Kerrigan: hmmm....
John Kerrigan: You better be careful!
brannon kerrigan: Lynn and Mom are talking about you...
John Kerrigan: All good things no doubt!
brannon kerrigan: about food and what you like
John Kerrigan: OH!
brannon kerrigan: Were going to sonic
John Kerrigan: Grandma told me mom was making punset tonight.
John Kerrigan: What?
John Kerrigan: I've been craving the punset all day and now you are telling me you are going to Sonic?
John Kerrigan: Remember when I was thinking of taking a road trip to Sonic in Indiana and you didn't even remember what it was?
John Kerrigan: You have to order a jalapeno burger and write me a 2 page report on how wonderful it is!
John Kerrigan: Welcome to Summer School!
John Kerrigan: I'm having catfood for dinner. That's all grandma left for me.
John Kerrigan: Our cats are going to starve though...
brannon kerrigan: yes we are going to eat pancit right now
John Kerrigan: Oh, is that how it's spelled?
John Kerrigan: I didn't even know Sonic served pancit. They are more awesome than I already thought. Which is pretty darn awesome!
brannon kerrigan: no I lied we are going to stay home and eat.
John Kerrigan: If you have time, take her to the docks to buy fresh shrimp. That was most excellent too.
John Kerrigan: Ha ha!
John Kerrigan: She already told me what is for dinner. I think she is looking forward to it too.
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John Kerrigan: Wow!
John Kerrigan: That's a sweet pic!!!!!!!!
John Kerrigan: Can I blog it?
John Kerrigan: Well can I?
brannon kerrigan: yes blog blog blog away.
John Kerrigan: CAn I blog all of them?
brannon kerrigan: I have to eat now
brannon kerrigan: see you soon
John Kerrigan: That picture of you with the bishop is pretty cool too. Was that during your confirmation?
brannon kerrigan: Yes and yes..mom yelling going now
John Kerrigan: lol
John Kerrigan: okay
John Kerrigan: Tell grandma to box up the leftovers for me.
John Kerrigan: Goodbye




























