The word of the day for May 4, 2008 is "purchase" — transitive verb — 1 a archaic : GAIN, ACQUIRE b: to acquire (real estate) by means other than descent c: to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : BUY d: to obtain by labor, danger, or sacrifice. 2: to constitute the means for buying [our dollars purchase less each year]. — intransitive verb — : to purchase something.

Cyb came down by herself Friday evening and went home again yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, she had to fight gale force gusts and dust storms both directions. This morning there's no wind at all. Anyway, while she was down, she helped me clean out the refrigerator. We threw out the fuzzy green and pink stuff and some false-bargain meat that had proved so tough that marinating and stewing left it too hard for even the puppy to chew. All the shelves are free of milk and juice and just-plain-whatisit stains. After she went home, I even wiped out the soda pop from when the can exploded in the freezer. I just feel so virtous.

Last time Cyb was here, my son-in-law, Ryan, asserted—while walking Bubbles—that every dog should have a bandana. Cyb won't go so far as her husband, but claims that the breed specifications for border collies calls for the trendy canine neckwear. I doubt either of them means to start some group to provide dogs with cotton triangles, but Cyb mentioned the bandanas while she was doing her duty as my shopping enabler at the Petco. Bubbles needed more dog biscuits and a replacement squeeky fox. (We're averaging one every two months so far.) Anyway, the dog now has a bandana. So far he hasn't chewed on it—at least, while I was looking.

Our quote for the day is from William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Antonio, in Twelfth Night, act 3, sc. 3, l. 44-5:

     Haply your eye shall light upon some toy
     You have desire to purchase.

;^) Jan

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