Post-Turkey Day

Spent several hours helping my father and my brother-in-law clean the gutters and leaves in the backyard, while the dogs ran around. (Well, Chloe, my sister’s dog, ran around, but she did enough of it for anyone.) My sister’s husband, Brian, is tall and less nervous than I am climbing up on the roof — it’s less the height than the incline, I think — so it’s good that he was here. Not that it’s really been cold, but it has been at least a few months since we had any call to switch the AC on.

Anyway, that took up a big piece of the afternoon, and this evening we all went out for Chinese. Then I tried to finish watching Prince of Persia: Sands if Time, which I started watching yesterday…but then the internet (and the streaming video) went out. Maybe the universe was trying to tell me something? (It’s not a great movie so far.)

Random 10 11-25-11

A little later this week, thanks to some post-Thanksgiving loafing. First, last week’s answers. And now, this week’s mystery lyrics:

  1. “Know Your Rights” by the Clash, guessed by Kim
    This is a public service announcement…with guitar
  2. “It’s All Understood” by Jack Johnson
    Everyone laughed at her joke
  3. “Bygones” by Sara Watkins
    As faint as a phantom, but I can pull you under
  4. “Laid” by James, guessed by Kim
    The neighbors complain about the noises above
  5. “Dearest” by Buddy Holly
    You scold and you were so bold
  6. “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith
    Oceans of water underneath our feet
  7. “Shy” by Ani DiFranco
    And I’ve locked myself in it to think
  8. “Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 1)” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Kim
    Daddy’s flown across the ocean
  9. “Blame it on the Stones” by Kris Kristofferson
    And the taste of his martini doesn’t please his bitter tongue
  10. “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp, guessed by Kim and Clayton
    I’m hoping it’s going to come true

Good luck!