Friday Fragments: Episode #248

Welcome to Friday Fragments, where random rules and size doesn't matter.
[Haha---I crack myself up.]
Friday Fragments are the bits and pieces of miscellany that aren't big enough to be posts of their own but are worthy of mention. Collect your bits and pieces (Keep a list if you like!) and share them in a Friday Fragments post; as any fragmenter will tell you, it's very satisfying.

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Mothers Day is coming up, obviously.  I'm getting treated (by Kendall!) to a lovely meal at The Melting Pot, and I can hardly wait, as I've only been there once but loved it.

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I'm in the mood to celebrate Fragmenters tonight.  Everyone who has a Friday Fragments post up by Friday at 9pm will be entered in a drawing. One winner will receive a $15 iTunes giftcard. The other will receive a jar of our homemade maple syrup. (If you have a preference, let me know.) Thanks for making Friday Fragments an entertaining, interesting, fun part of my week.

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I asked Mom recently if she was a good cook when she got married. She laughed and told me that the first meal she made for my dad "was very extravagant"!  What was it? "Sliced cukes, cut-up fresh tomatoes, and corn-on-the cob."  She said her second meal was a peanut butter and banana sandwich.

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Mr.4444 has bought those chocolate-covered strawberries you hear about on the radio at least four times over the past few years. I heard an ad for them today that described the strawberries as huge. For what it's worth, the ones I received a couple of years ago were huge and tasted amazing. The ones I received this year were just average-sized strawberries and didn't taste as good as the ones I'd received in the past. I've decided that I prefer my sister Judi's "strawberries."

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My heart goes out to the three women (and child) rescued from their hell in Ohio this week. I pray that they each recover quickly, as well as possible.  Someone I heard interviewed described the escape as a miracle, adding "God is great!"  While I do think God is great, I don't think He had anything to do with it.  If I believed that, I'd have to be ticked at Him for letting it go on as long as He did. 

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You may or may not have seen the video of high school student, Jeff Bliss telling his teacher off. I shared the video here, but then it got removed for "violating the youtube terms of service." (You can find it elsewhere, but I don't like promoting copied videos, so I'll let you Google it.) I love that kid. Kendall said he's stoned in the video, but I didn't notice, and anyway, what he said is still worth saying.

Okay, that's enough randomness from me. How about you?