Things you can do with an apple:

Put it on your head and let somebody shoot it off with an arrow
Cook up some apple fritters for your cowboy friends
Check the "girl" to make sure she doesn't have an Adam's apple
Put some poison in it and give it to your rival so you'll be the fairest in the land
Test how American someone is
Use it to keep a doctor away
Let one fall on your head and discover a law of gravity
Compare them to oranges
Get together a gang and call yourselves the Apple Dumpling Gang
Give it to a teacher
Mash it up and feed it to Grandpa or the baby
See how far it falls from the tree
Bob for it
Name your city a Big one
Put a cute little worm in it and use it as a library or school graphic
Put a pot on your head and become a tree planting legend
Make hard cider out of them to get your groove on during the Prohibition
Eat it when you aren't supposed to and damn all of mankind

Well, that was a fruitless activity. . . (tee hee) but it was fun.

I decided to join the blogging crowd not that long ago, and what prompted me to it was the amazing variety of blogs and bloggers I found on the net. I have spent alot of time (probably too much!) reading what others have to say, and following interesting links to other places. One place I stumbled upon was an archive of Venomous Kate's. I haven't looked at her entire site yet, but this one particular entry really interested me. If you blog, or are interested in it, read this post. It's about the politics of blogging, and it will set you straight for sure! I couldn't tell if I was motivated afterwards or ashamed of myself. Lol. Let me know what you think of this one.

You may have noticed some changes going on here at a peck of gold. That's right. We're "finding" ourselves over here, so be patient. In that vein, here is a list of discarded possible blog names...

Top Ten Blog Names You'll Be Glad I Didn't Choose:

10. A Shan-Tastic Blog
9. Shanny's Got a Gun
8. Shanford and Son
7. Shanshine on a Cloudy Day
6. A Helping Shand
5. The Shan-tabulous Blog
4. Shizay in the Hiz-ouse
3. Shanny Shanny Bing Bang
2. Shananarama
and the #1 name you'll be glad i didn't choose:

1. A Big Yummy Shandwich

Have a Good Weekend Everyone!

I wouldn't call myself overly-patriotic. I do think America is the best country in the world to live in, but I am realistic about it. We have our problems- certainly we are far from where we should be as a Christian nation. BUT, we sure are a fertile field for progress and scholarly pursuit! I don't know if we are the epicenter for all things cultural and technological, but just read this list of inventions that have come from America. (And this is not even including medical discoveries, literary contributions, etc). It's pretty dang impressive! We have certainly made an impact on a global scale, even in the smallest of inventions.

A few interesting American inventions:

telegraph, dishwasher, computer, zipper, sewing machine, pasteurization, light bulb, artificial heart, steamboat, automobile, telephone, airplane, can opener, washing machine, refridgerator, fountain pen, clothes dryer, blue jeans, lawn mower, optical fibers, frisbee, microwave, VCR, photography, gasmask, electric lamp, television, scotch tape, typewriter, airconditioner, calculator, cottongin, and the list goes on!

Sheryl Crowe CD- 1.00
Thumbilina VHS - 2.00
Fantasia 2000 - 1.00
Dress Shirt - 1.00
Antique cupboard - 40.00 (I don't normally buy anything this pricy at garage sales, but I couldn't pass this one up- it's in great condition!)

I love garage sales! You just never know what you're going to find. . . I rarely spend over $5.00, and I enjoy having a morning to myself. Anybody ever find something really good at a yardsale?

And now...
10. I know how to "ride the bull" while white water rafting.
9. I know how to French inhale.
8. I've looked down on fireworks from an airplane at night.
7. I was the very first person in Vicksburg, MS to have the Jennifer Anniston haircut.
8. I used to wear boots with skirts.
7. I now suck crawfish heads.
6. I have had occasion to wear glitter.
5. I can do a back dive.
4. My mom said I was cool.
3. I have skinny dipped... shh...
2. I got a creepy tour of the castle in Raymond, MS.
And the number 1 reason I think I'm cool is THIS picture. . .

How could I not be cool with this guy?

10. I was born with glasses. (well, not really)
9. I began reading fantasy novels in first grade.
8. I was the emcee in my eighth grade talent show as "D.J. Shay"
7. I wore a headgear everynight to bed for two years, and once I thought it would be "cool" to wear it to school. Luckily, I chickened out at the bus stop.
6. I know that the leading male role in "The Cutting Edge" was D.B.Sweeney. ~dreamy~
5. I once lip synced "Blue Christmas" in my 9th grade Spanish class in full Elvis garb, including hip action. Strangely enough, it wasn't in spanish, though.
4. I alternately spelled my name Shanon, Shannen, and Shanen for much of the 90's.
3. I wore a neon snake-skin print tshirt to bed until Amy Booth shamed me into throwing it away. (she said it was so ugly, it kept her up at night)
2. I got my hair cut with wings ON PURPOSE.
And the number 1 reason I think I might be a nerd....
Is THIS picture:

At least it was a REAL alligator shirt and not one of those fake ones...