Ma & Pa Norell – lounging on the lanai

In case you haven’t heard, my parents have decided to buy a new house in Hawaii, on Oahu (the island with Honolulu). They’re buying a brand-new townhouse that will be finished sometime around next March. As they don’t plan to rent it out to short-term vacationers or anything, official “Friends of Liz” will one day …

While we’re in quiz mode …

Some time back, Scott sent me a link to a Snob Quiz on the PBS site. I think the original/old quiz is gone, but there’s a new Snob Quiz available now! So I want to hear from you all: What’s your score? Post in the comments section! I am officially 57% snob. Here’s their description: …

Will Ferrell as Darren?

I heard from a coworker today at our “mini staff retreat” — we were chatting over lunch — that Will Ferrell has been tapped to play Darren in the “Bewitched” movie. Apparently, there’s also a rumor that they’re going to switch actors mid-movie. {giggle}

a random act of kindness

Last night, I had my biweekly date with my trainer, Sarah — my first in ten days because of my trip to DC. I arrived a bit early to change clothes and warm up on the treadmill before we got started. Just as I was wrapping things up on the treadmill, a random woman who …

We need hot dates!

OK, so I probably shouldn’t be sharing this — but I cannot resist. This picture came in today from Iraq. They’re wearing t-shirts from the Texas Woman’s University Pioneers. By the way, their sign reads: “WE NEED HOT DATES”

Note to self:

These are just a few lines I heard in various contexts (not the least of which was the completely hilarious Will Ferrell movie, “Anchorman”) today that I strongly feel ought to appear in everyday conversation more often. In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that some (if not most) of these have undoubtedly …