http://greasy.com/lizbeth/index.html lizbeth's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:22:13 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/lizbeth/bathing_suits.html Not mine but hilarious nonetheless ......When I was a child in the 1950s the bathing suit for the mature figure was boned, trussed and reinforced, not so much sewn as engineered. They were built to hold back and uplift, and they did a good job. Today's stretch fabrics are designed for the prepubescent girl with a figure carved from a potato chip. The mature woman has a choice--she can either go up front to the maternity department and try on a floral suit with a skirt, coming away looking ... Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:18:23 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/chinese_night_market.html I don't know if you have a Chinese Night Market where you live, but we have one, actually several here. I have been to many night markets in China, the pearl market, the dog market, the crazy night market at the entrance to Macaau from Zhouhai - it's a riot of noise and colour and food and people and the best, the very best high test coke in six ounce glass bottles (ice cold). There are noodle shops, squid pancakes, oyster omellettes, heart crepes (not made with hearts but with strawberrie ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:13:34 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/laws_universe.html I have already discussed the law of mechanical attraction in a diminishing species and Duncan's economic Theory of Beer, but now it is time to move on to more serious subjects.... The Dyslexic/Math Challenged Karma Theory of the Express Lane: Have you ever been in the grocery and taken your five items to the express counter, only to find your self behind 5 other people who were either English Majors who couldn't count or Math Majors who couldn't read. The freaking sign says "15 Items or Le ... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:51:21 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/cranes_falcons_eagles__oh.html Went for a walk along the dyke at the ocean, in case you didn't know, the area I live in has a great deal of land that is surrounding by dykes so if there was tsunami or something, the airport and a significant population would disappear in the blink of an eye. Anyway on that walk tonight, I took my camera (the new digital one with lots of whiz bang accessories I will never learn to use) and I got some great pictures of the Great Blue Heron (which is really a crane) and some super ones of ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:50:08 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/mechanical_attraction_diminishing.html Species: Automobilius Sub-Genus: PT Cruiser I heard the other day that they are not going to make PT Cruisers anymore and I felt like my heart was breaking. I love my car! It was like hearing there would be no more Labrador Retreivers. It got me to thinking about species that are disappearing (and how I arrived at cars as being a species is a whole other post) and whether or not there are laws that govern a diminishing species. Here is what I have observed... park your PT Cruiser in any pa ... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:52:11 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/secret_road.html Someone gave me flowers over Christmas, or I bought them, can't really remember, but the cool thing is that they had curly willow in them. You know the kind, it is a branch but twists and turns and gives the arrangement an oriental look. Well, anyway, this curly willow began to sprout leaves. Now it has a full growth of roots and is abloom with green leaves. Isn't that wild? In the middle of the coldest bitterest month we have had, there is some amazing growth happening here. When all shou ... Thu, 8 May 2008 02:16:20 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/life_channel.html the quality of my life is such that ... when all the world finally realizes it's time to sing together half of us will be out of tune and the other half won't be able to decide on the song, and then everyone will forget the words the musicians will lose their music someone will steal the piano shoot the conductor and an old wino will go mad in the corner and I will end up with the doorprize ... a life size doll of Richard Brautigan with a gold fish in his ear. Thu, 8 May 2008 02:12:23 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/spider_courage.html I face the wall and think that I have been here before this time it is physical, not literal, but I have been here nonetheless This is a climbing wall indoors and perfectly safe I am securely strapped in a harness and tethered safely to a belay rope It is perfectly safe this is the logical rational part of my brain speaking the irrational side is screaming I watch the other climbers some are slow and laborious cautiously weighing each move while others scamper like spiders up the web of cr ... Thu, 8 May 2008 02:07:13 GMT http://greasy.com/lizbeth/known_hermajesty_.html Since that name has been taken, I will now respond to the slightly less regal but still legal name of lizbeth. It's good to see folks from over there, now over here... greatmartin, knittenneedles, etc. Can't promise to post much but know that I will truly enjoy reading all of you daily. lizbeth Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:57:16 GMT