My first Thursday Thirteen (below... under the sponsored post...) was too lengthy. If you have time, GREAT! Read it, please!

...but if you're like most other blog-surfers and time is of the essence, here's a MUCH SHORTER Thursday Thirteen (yup, TWO in one day!) for you to peruse... This one is simply "Thirteen Random Thoughts and Musings"...

1 Last weekend, I learned what a "butter face" was... I didn't know before...
They say that all knowledge is wealth, but I'm not sure I'm wealthier for this knowledge.

2 The person that explained it to me didn't know what the word etymology was until I explained it to her. I'm pretty sure that although one might expect she's wealthier for this knowledge, she isn't. After all, how often does the word etymology come up in casual conversation?

3 David Blaine has on his website a musing that says, The most courageous thing a man can do is cry. I disagree, crying's easy... consoling another man who is crying is difficult.

4 I'm still trying to figure out why everyone calls it the blogosphere when they are not weblogos nor is the world in a osphere shape.

5 In my eyes, the worst thing you can say to a human being is "Who Cares". The second worse thing is "I'm disappointed in you".

6 I'm still not feeling the cowbell thing.

7 If the universe, after the big bang, is effectively spherical in nature, then, like travelling North on a globe, is there a destination point at which you will circumnavigate and be coming back the same way you just came?

8 How did "funky" get to mean what it does... also considering it's original meaning?

9 If a ghost haunts in a forest and no one is there to witness it, does it still haunt?

10 It's surprising to me that there is such a thing on the market called "plastic wood".

11 It's also surprising that we have so many "edible oil products". Has 10W-30 ever looked appealing to you? Even if it was "dressed up" to resemble something else, does this even somewhat sound appealing when you think about it?

12 "Nerd" and "Spooge" are both words that Dr. Seuss invented.

13 Do people truly remember that the traditional definition of "geek" is a side-show freak who bit the heads of live animals when they call people that work on computers "geeks"?

REMEMBER: There IS another "Thursday Thirteen" below this one that was posted TODAY... if you'd like, scroll down and have a read!

The standard last note on the old blog... PLEASE SUPPORT THE DREAM!

This blog is here to help promote a dream that an entire family shares... that dream is to rescue an old London Double-Decker bus.

Please, if you have a few minutes, take some time to find out more about this bus and the kooky dream by clicking here.

This bus is VERY special to myself and the whole family, and any help any person can lend us would be most gratefully accepted.

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