Wordless Wednesday

(here we go again)

Yes, We Are Faulty

Not only am I two days behind on my Blog 365 obsession, now we are getting shaken! We had a splendid time rolling along. Mr. Engineer and Young Man didn't feel it at all, but I definitely felt the 5.4 quake. My building is wonderfully engineered and is built on rollers. This means that the building moves with the movement of the earth. It also means that we feel lots of little jolts and nudges. There was no damage to our buildings, but lots of crud fell down onto desks and the customers we had visiting were quite surprised. We tried to tell them that we had ordered the entertainment especially for them, but they didn't believe us.

So, all is well. Work is crazy. Young Man and I are getting really excited about going on a lacrosse trip. More later!

A Good Fair Day

Today was our annual trip to the county fair. Even though this summer is wild, we couldn't miss this trip! We met an ox named Bill, a water buffalo, lots of goats, and some very cute piglets. Young Man made several purchases (all rocks and geodes) and we ate lots of fair food. And, no, we did not ride on the giant Ferris wheel. I'm not particularly fond of most rides, and I really don't like rides that are disassembled and reassembled frequently. I prefer rides that stay in one place. So far Young Man hasn't complained too much about passing by the midway. We keep him busy enough with the exhibits that he doesn't even think of rides until we are all ready to go home.

Another Vacation Memory

I just wish that my lens was good enough to see the smile on Young Man's face! This was his very first attempt at tubing. It took all week to convince him that he wanted to try and then he didn't want to stop.

Booking Through Thursday - Beginnings

Here’s another idea about memorable first lines from books.
What are your favourite first sentences from books? Is there a book that you liked specially because of its first sentence? Or a book, perhaps that you didn’t like but still remember simply because of the first line?

I'm not sure that I remember any of the first lines from books that I have read! I remember the famous, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." However, I have to admit that I have never read the source book! Even though I don't remember the first lines of the books I read, I think I have always really liked the first lines of Douglas Adams' novels. Who couldn't love books that begin with, "It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression 'as pretty as an airport.'"? (The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul)

All of Adams' books start out just warped enough to make you wonder what will come next. The description of Arthur Dent's house in the first paragraph of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is certainly one that leaves you curious: "The house stood on a slight rise just on the edge of the village. It stood on its own and looked out over a broad spread of West Country farmland. Not a remarkable house by any means -- it was about thirty years old, squattish, squarish, made of brick, and had four windows set in the front of a size and proportion which more or less exactly failed to please the eye."