March 14

It’s been a busy week for the Sisters.  We’ve had a lot of running around to do for this weekend’s 6^th Annual Tucson Festival of Books.  Make sure you get there early and stay late.  If you tell us you went down there because we suggested it, we’ll give you a beautiful bookmark when you stop in to see us.  As busy as we were, we did take a little time out to snicker over these tidbits of funniness.

1. Cheese by any other name – The European Union wants its cheese names back.  They don’t want American companies using names like Parmesan, feta, or Gorgonzola.  We think they’re a day late and a dollar short.  Haven’t they ever heard someone call facial tissue a Kleenex?  How about Band-Aids?  The Sisters can’t ever remember Parmesan cheese being called anything but Parmesan cheese so, that’s what, thirty plus years those names have been in use here?  The Canada’s have already buckled under to these outrageous demands but we’re not like the Canadians and we say NO!  Gorgonzola is gorgonzola and that’s the end of it.  At least they had the good sense to leave Mozzarella alone.

2. And the Zombie Apocalypse begins – the Sisters are always looking for the start of Zombieland.  We watch the Walking Dead, not for entertainment, but as more of a how-to manual with an eye towards future events.  Buried (ha ha) deep in the Desert Picayune was the story of a man who was pronounced dead, taken to a funeral home, and while being prepared for embalming – he MOVED.  How the workers didn’t freak the F out and stab him in the head with a sword baffles the Sisters.  We’re certain most folks passed this story by but not us.  Oh no, not us.  We know what was reallyhappening there in Mississippi and we’ll keep you posted.

3. Northern Exposure Part 2 – There are lots of crazies in this world.  Case in point – a man in Barrow, Alaska who delivers pizzas.  He delivers them at -40F in a Hyundai Accent after plugging it in at night and starting it every morning an hour earlier then he needs it to get the temperature up to driving range.  The heater can’t be turned off or the glass will break.  He can’t turn it off for even 10 minutes or it will freeze and die so it stays on all day.  He wears a list of clothes that can only make him look fat.  All this so he can deliver an $18.00 pizza.  See?  What’d we tell you?  CRAZY.  He needs to get a Sharpy and write on the top of each box “Make your own god damn pizza, it’s cold out here”

4. 3.1415926535897932384 – Today is National Pi Day.  We love pie.  We’re intending to eat pie for lunch today which means we won’t being going to Chipotle (Did you hear that?  That was Amy cheering.).  Sorry Chipotle, you don’t sell pie.  Why is this funny?  Do you have any idea how many people don’t know what pi is?  Seriously, they have no idea.  One person thought National Pi day should be in the summer because people love pie in the summer – what with all the fresh berries available then.  Next year is going to be an even BIGGER National Pi Day.  Go ahead, look back at the header, we’ll wait for you here.

5. Dinner with funny ladies. We attended the kick off dinner for the Tucson Festival of Books tonight. We do hope to see you all there this weekend if you’re in the Old Pueblo. We got to see our other Sister whom we don’t get to see near enough, and some other old friends. We had wine and rare meat and giggles with the wittiest, most charming ladies ever. If you want to have a great time, track down a bunch of writers. They are hilarious!