tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post901198183738183021..comments2023-08-02T04:56:49.094-04:00Comments on ampersand seven: #75Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-69136266162588350992009-12-11T10:46:05.882-05:002009-12-11T10:46:05.882-05:00I shall endeavour to commit that epithet to memory...I shall endeavour to commit that epithet to memory. I am sure it will prove useful.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-78059424198368948812009-03-16T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:37:00.000-04:00Holidays bring out the worst offenders! Wow, I hav...Holidays bring out the worst offenders! Wow, I haven't seen the pan-holiday spotlight yet, Jackie. I'll have to keep my eyes open for this so I can very quickly look the other way.<BR/><BR/>Not surprisingly, the "H1S and HERS" neighbors were also known for their highly tasteful Christmas decorations, including a plastic Santa's sleigh and reindeer on a wire that was pitched upward to make it look like the reindeer were in fact taking off from the lawn. Ugly, yes. But a subject of much hilarity to us as kids.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-91565865081182629882009-03-16T06:49:00.000-04:002009-03-16T06:49:00.000-04:00Wait-- did your neighbors seriously have "his" and...Wait-- did your neighbors seriously have "his" and "her" garages??! That's hilarious! <BR/><BR/>Back on the ol' island, I can think of a few off the top of my head: <BR/>A few doors down, a family has this spotlight which they use to project images onto their garage for every single major (and minor) holiday and for more personal celebrations like birthdays, graduations, etc. It's classy. <BR/><BR/>And Christmas time, of course, brings its own slew of horrific images... <BR/>The house on Richmond Ave. (I'll pretend readers know where that is) with the giant inflatable Nativity set. ("Oh, honey... Christmas is getting too commercial!" "True, dear. I know what we can do! Let's buy a giant inflatable Nativity to remind our neighbors of the true meaning of Christmas.." <BR/><BR/>But like your blog suggests, I think I might be sad if these things didn't exist... they feel strangely... homey.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049441039504745936noreply@blogger.com