Thursday Thirteen ~ heard while photographing

1) Why are you bringing your camera?

2) Enough already…we are going to be late.

3) We are going to hike ahead. 
I’ll come back for you in a couple hours.

4) Can I use MY camera now ?

5) You can’t get every shot.

6) I’m gonna nap in the car til you’re done.

7) No one ever sees all of these pictures.

8) Where did you put the lens cap?

9) What is my brother talking about? 
A birthday video of me on FaceBook?

10) You only took two hundred and twelve shots…what’s wrong?

11) Put the damn camera away, you are NOT taking a picture of that !!

12) How many times to I have to ask you to put the lens cap back on?

13) This had better NOT show up on your blog.

I’d almost forgotten about Thursday Thirteen… Miz Starr is hallucinating up a storm with britt boys today…and reminded me. Pay special attention to #10.  Although…I do like boys who sparkle….

The TT batton has been passed to new sponsorship….
I may have to start playing’ again.

thursday thirteen ~ giving Thanks

Last year...when I was a faithful little weblogger... and did Thursday Thirteens every Thursday... I even had themes.  My November theme was:

        Things I Am Thankful For

It seems to me a good idea once again this November.  (How in the world did it become November already??)

I am Thankful there are no more political commercials on television and radio.

I am Thankful for winding roads through magnificent mountains.

I am Thankful for Google, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Cruzio.

I am Thankful I have the right to vote.

I am Thankful for brisk clear mornings.

I am Thankful for warm hugging. 

I am Thankful for living in a country where we can freely disagree.

I am Thankful for embracing change. 

I am Thankful for a mexican vacation to anticipate.

I am Thankful for winning bets and the promise of debts being collected.

I am Thankful for floating rainbows from the window prism. (remember PollyAna?)

I am thankful for Taxol, Taxatere, and Avastin.

I am Thankful for homemade tamales.

Thursday Thirteen ~ Forty Niners

this was SUPPOSE to post on Thursday 24 January....however....due to technical and logistical difficulties beyond my control....et cetera...
smile

Thirteen Random Facts about the Forty-Niners....

1. The San Francisco Forty Niners Football Team was named in homage to the prospectors of the great California Gold Rush of 1849.

2. On 24 January, 1848 gold was discovered by James Marshall. Marshall was foreman building a lumber mill for pioneer John Sutter. They kept the find quiet for some time. Sutter knew his plans to build an agricultural empire in Northern California would be overrun by gold crazed prospectors.

3. Another young owner of a Northern California lumberjack business....Anthony Morabito...campaigned tirelessly for years to be given permission to form the first professional sport team franchise to be based in San Francisco. The Forty-Niners were originally part of the All American Football Conference in 1946. In 1950 when the AAFC folded the Forty Niners were awarded the NFL franchise.

4. Gold rumors were first confirmed by San Francisco newspaper publisher and big mouth Samuel Brannan in March of 1848. In August of 1848, the New York Herald was the first major east coast newspaper to report the California Gold Rush.

5. In an address to Congress on 08 December 1848, President James Polk confirmed the discovery of Gold in California.

6. Approximately 90,000 people arrived in California in 1849....50,000 to 60,000 were Americans...although California was not yet a state of the United States of America. Ultimately over 300,000 people would rush to California to find their gold.

7. San Francisco....home of the Forty-Niners...had a full time resident population of approximately 1,000 people in 1848. By 1850 it would be over 25,000.

8. The San Francisco Forty Niners Football Team scored a measly 24 touchdowns in the past 2007 season. (yeah...that sorta sucks)

9. The gold rush of '49 did indeed ruin John Sutter....his workforce deserted in search of gold...the prospectors trashed his land, his crops and cattle were stolen.

10. On 24 January 1848...when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, California was still technically part of Mexico, under American military occupation. On 02 February 1848 the war ended and California became a possession of the United States as a territory, and did not become a state until 09 September 1850. California existed in the unusual condition of a region under military control. There was no civil legislature, executive or judicial body for the entire region. Local residents operated under a changing mixture of Mexican rules, American principles, and personal dictates. (kinda like now)

11. Historian H W Brands wrote:
"The old American Dream . . . was the dream of the Puritans of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard. . . of men and women content to accumulate their modest fortunes a little at a time, year by year by year. The new dream was the dream of instant wealth, won in a twinkling by audacity and good luck. This golden dream . . . became a prominent part of the American psyche only after Sutter's Mill."

12. The San Francisco Forty-Niners are the ONLY football team to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy five times....say what you will...it is still FIVE times baby....

1982 (26 Forty-Niners ~ 21 Bengals)
1985 (38 Forty-Niners ~ 16 Dolphins)
1989 (20 Forty-Niners ~ 16 Bengals)
1990 (55 Forty-Niners ~ 10 Broncos)
1995 (49 Forty-Niners ~ 26 Chargers)

13. One hundred and sixty years after gold was discovered on January 24, I turned Forty-Nine years of age.

Thursday Thirteen ~ distractions

I intended to post another political Thursday Thirteen…but canNOT seem to concentrate on making it happen…I promise…next week. I’ve got too much else pinballing around in my brain.

Thirteen Things Distracting Me
(aside from the dozens of posts in my Reader)

1. Printout and review the full color version of our hotel/casino map. I like to know where I am, where I am going, and how to get there...without standing around looking at an e-phn map. I study up in advance.

2. Decide what to wear to “LOVE”. It has to be an outfit that packs well. I don’t want to iron when we get there. Ironing would cut into my Star Trek Museum time.

3. Trim the Japanese Maple tree. Every time I get out of the car at night I get poked in the eye. During the day I have sunglasses on…so the branches just get caught up in my hair.

4. Do I pack my little federation pin?...or should I just wear it on my coat and on the plane?

5. Did anything in the freezer defrost enough during the power outages to require throwing it away?

6. mani/pedi.

7. Apparently The Teamster increased his cell phone texting plan to unlimited text messages.

8. Take my knife out of my purse. Were there any significant changes to the TSA carryon rules in the past sixty days? Praise God I can carry on coffee now…although damn…I still can’t take my snow-globes...even though they have all been fully documented. Have you ever read this website? This is a post in of itself. Sheesh.

9. Need to borrow my Mama’s black leather jacket. Her’s has a burgundy lining…mine is blue. Her’s goes better with my skirt.

10. I should lay the fire in case the power goes out again. It is more difficult to do in the dark.

11. Since I refuse to be limited to 3oz of everything…I will have to check a bag. Since I have to check a bag…I might as well take a suitcase. Since I have to take a suitcase…I can pack more. If I pack too much more I’ll have to climb up and get the bigger suitcase. (I'm spiraling here...I admit it)

12. Surf for an affordable method to convert 35mm slides to digital. Should I just have selected ones done professionally? If I buy the equipment would I do all of them? And then everyone elses....hmmm...

13. Can I get by on two books…or should I pack a third?

Thursday Thirteen ~ Iowa

Thirteen Things about the Iowa Caucus that are on my mind.
(with all love and respect for Mel…)

1. Democrats and Republicans have a total of 15 candidates in play…not including the other party candidates…(Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Thompson, Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson) Why does Iowa get to be the ones to narrow it down?

2. In 1972 the McGovern Campaign aided by a series of articles in the New York Times engineered media and national voter attention on the arcane Iowa Caucus. While I am sure it brings an incredible amount of revenue to the state….it seems to be more of a media circus than an accurate barometer of who the voters support...yet may determine who proceeds.

3. The election of the President of the United States of America is made by the Electoral College. There are 538 electors. Iowa has SEVEN (by the way…California has 55) The number of electors are determined by number of senators (2 per state) plus the number of representatives (435 divided by percentage of population) plus three for the District of Columbia.

4. Iowa keeps moving their Caucus up earlier on the calendar…not sure this seems right somehow.
2004 - January 19
2000 – January 24
1996 – February 12
1992 – February 10
1988 – February 8
1984 – February 20

On Tuesday, 05 February 2008 there will be “primary” or “caucus” elections in 24 states. This represents almost 50% of the electoral votes.

5. Iowa has 2.3 million eligible voters. The Iowa Caucus is held by Precinct. There are 1,781 Precincts in Iowa. The results go on to both parties’ County Conventions…although by a completely different set of procedures. (see below) They have 99 counties in Iowa. California has 58 counties. (Why does Iowa have so many counties?)

6. The Democrats count the number of people actually standing in the area of a room (in a church, school or library) which is designated for a specific candidate. For half an hour you get to try and convince your neighbor (friend or family member) to come stand with you. Then they count who is standing where.

7. The Democrats then determine which of the eight candidates are “viable.” If your candidate did not reach the “viability threshold” of 15% you gotta go find someplace else to stand. This is referred to as “persuasion time.” Those who were standing for candidates who are now not viable….either go stand with their “second choice” candidate….or may abstain. (and yes…everyone is trying to get you to stand with them…it’s kinda like “Red Rover Red Rover” with arm twisting and smokey backroom dealing…)

8. This Democratic head count dictates the delegates’ vote at yet ANOTHER Caucus, then the County Convention, the District Convention and the State Convention. Although they can switch their vote…apparently they do not. This may have something to do with the media declaring the winning Iowa Democratic candidate tonight.

9. The Republicans get to set down and listen to a bit of campaigning from each candidate. They don’t really care…cause last August there was some sort of Straw Poll taken in Ames (which is the center of Iowa) …and that apparently is more important than the Caucus.

10. The Republicans get a blank piece of paper to write down their one choice. (does spelling count? If they just jot down Rudy or Mitt…is that a valid vote? What if their penmanship sucks…and Huckabee look like Hunter?) Not that it matters cause the real Republican decision is made at the Republican State Convention (following District and County Conventions) and is NOT determined at the Caucus.

11. Ties are resolved by tossing a coin…or by drawing a name from a hat. Probably some hat with an e-phn buckeye on it. If you are only 17…but will be 18 by the election date…you get to participate in the Caucus. There is no absentee voting in the Iowa Caucus. If you are too ill to get there…need to work…or military stationed outside of the state…you are SOL.

12. If this does not make you sick at heart it should….
The candidates have spent over $40 million in political television ads. Not including travel…and other related expenses. CNN says that works out roughly to about $17 per voter, between $150 and $200 per expected caucus-goer. (Don’t get me started on the difference between those who are voters and those who actually participate in the Caucus…cause I will go ballistic) Yep…$40 million dollars on television advertising which you KNOW everyone in Iowa has been sick of for weeks now. Do you think ANYone learned ANYthing new about any of the candidates? (my previous rant on candidate spending and voter turnout can be found here)

13. To quote Josiah Bartlett (who is the candidate of choice for Desert Songbird):

You know we forget sometimes…
in all the talk about democracy
We forget it is NOT a democracy…
It’s a Republic.

People don’t make the decisions.
They choose the people who make the decisions.

Could they do a better job choosing?
Yea….but when you consider the alternatives…

Thursday Thirteen ~ just dwelling

Over the hills and through the woods to daughter’s house we did go. Thirteen random thoughts on a whole new Christmas Experience.

1. For all my concerns, anxiety and complaining…we are very blessed indeed. I do not want to lose track of the fact that our lives have so much more than many others on this planet. I never want to forget to be grateful for all we have…especially for each other.

2. Sweetest moment: When asked what he wanted for Christmas dinner the boyfriend said he wanted a Cherry Pie. So on Christmas eve my Mama taught my daughter how to make a Cherry Pie. After Christmas dinner everyone was raving how delicious it was….when the boy realized she wasn’t eating…and asked if she wanted some of his. He didn’t know until then my daughter doesn’t even like Cherry Pie.


3. In an effort to accommodate everyone who came for Christmas the following choices were available for adding to your coffee: half and half, whole milk, lowfat 2%milk, lactaid non-fat milk, lactose free 2% milk, original coffee mate powder, eggnog, bourbon and brandy.

4. My daughter really is a great cook. She used recipes from her Mama….her Gammer Kay…and a couple of her Great Grammas…and added some of her own.


5. The Wii games are really kinda fun….as long as you are playing up against someone of equal experience. Playing with the 17 year old can be rather depressing.


6. My sister and I managed to get along…tippytoe…tippytoe…not an eggshell was broken…

7. My daughter started saying… “do it my SELF Mommy…do it my SELF” at two. She’s still saying it.
(picture me…my Mama…and the boy’s mother hovering just outside the kitchen…asking…”anything I can do?” “do you want me to do something” “need any help with [fillintheblank]” It is SO hard to relinquish control.)

8. The “kissy face” and “hey baby” slobbering is really cute the first day…and totally nauseating by the third.

9. The amount of orange stuff my daughter has in her kitchen is rather unbelievable.


10. I just realized I didn’t get ANY new paperweights…I’m not sure that has happened in the past twenty years…

11. To see various items...pictures, books, trinkets, et cetera that I have given to my daughter over the past twenty-six years arranged in a home of her own is alarmingly emotional.

12. I can get along with just about anyone if I actually want to. (I’m just so rarely motivated to do so) And I was a tad worried about meeting the boyfriend’s mom…turns out for no good reason. The morning after Christmas we were the only two awake….sitting there on the sofa…drinking coffee….giving syrup laden compliments to each other about the respective offspring. And then she mentions what she had said to her son about me …”I don’t know what you were talking about…she is so normal” (wtf???)

13. The bestest gift…was from my daughter and her beau. A little piece of paper in a great big box. She is taking me to see the cirque du soleil show “Love” with all the Beatles Music AND to the Star Trek Museum. Way cool…but the very Very VERY bestest part is two whole days just the two of us! (it made me cry…just a little…) I have no doubt you will be subjected to a post or two about it all.

Thursday Thirteen~The Twelve Days DaVinci Code

Thirteen Things you may not have known about the Twelve Days of Christmas

1. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith. The Twelve Days of Christmas was sorta a secret code song for children studying the catholic catechism

2. The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

3. Two turtledoves were the Old and New Testaments.

4. Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

5. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

6. The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

7. The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

8. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

9.The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

10. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit…Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

11. The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.

12. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

13. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in The Apostles' Creed.

On the flip side…a completely adult version of The Twelve Days by the incomparable Matt-Man can be found at here on YouTube. (this one is NOT for the kids)

Thursday Thirteen ~ Christmas Cookie Prep

Thirteen Things I gotta do to prepare for our annual three day CHRISTMAS cookie baking extravaganza…

1. Dig around for the festive cookie tins (or did I give them all away?)

2. Check food coloring. (why can you ONLY buy the four pack when you only ever run out of two of the colors?)

3. Call the step dad to make sure he has plenty of firewood and Jack. (for both our benefits)

4. Pack up cookie sheets and cooling racks (take a picture so at the end I can prove how many are mine.)

5. Select two books (for down time between mixing, baking, decorating to maintain my personal sanity)

6. Select five movies everyone will enjoy…(the 17 year old and the 76 year old like the same….the 19 year old, 26 year old, and 70 year old like the same….the 42 year old will disapprove of whatever I bring)

7. Inventory the sprinkles, jimmies, colored balls, and other decorations at Mama’s. (confirm there is plenty of red, green, and orange)

8. Find out what the kids’ work schedules are (no one gets to just show up and take cookies if they didn’t help mix, knead, chop, cut and decorate.)

9. Buy green and red plastic wrap (I’m fairly certain this is poisonous…but it looks so pretty)

10. Review list of things to do Friday (make dough for overnight refrigeration, chop nuts, sift flour, slice candied fruit)

11. Stop by Peets for Sumatra or be stuck with folgers. (Blech..light brown water you can read thru)

12. Overcome the tremendous urge to pack up my laptop and take it with me. (it’s not like I’ll have withdrawals or anything….I am coming home at night afterall….I just don’t like sharing the computer with five other people…not to mention its one of those desktops the Smithsonian is asking for…)

13. Bring my better angel…just in case…

Thursday Thirteen ~ the Christmas Lights Train

1. The SCBG which typically runs between the Redwoods and the Beach Boardwalk has a limited special “Holiday” Lights Train this time of year.

2. Each year our church reserves the train one night for the Christmas Lights Train…I took my folks and my sister for a bit of festive family time.

3. Passenger ages seem to run from birth to twelve… and from twenty-something to very senior citizen. Apparently my teenagers are not the only ones in their age group who consider the Christmas Lights Train with distain.

4. There were three enclosed railcars…which have really soft velvet seats and way cool decorations.

5. The six open air railcars have bench seating…lots of fun lights…and you can hang out and wave.

6. Part of the route is right through town…people are walking and driving…and some come out of their homes as we go by. About 77% of the people you pass wave back. Some even flash their lights and honk.

7. It is really fun to cause cars to stop on city streets. I have been in one of those stopped cars…I always wave back.

8. Santa was on board…besieged by his true believers.

9. I soooo need to read the book on how to use my camera in the dark. Or start saving up for a better camera. It wasn’t raining…or snowing....just a bit of the coastal marine layer (aka fog.)

10. The train passes slowly thru the Mission Hills Tunnel which is 927 feet long and built in the 1880’s. It runs beneath the Holy Cross elementary school. (the English translation of Santa Cruz is Holy Cross). The wooden sides of the tunnel are within reach from the train. My Mama actually told me to be careful and not lean out so far. I’m forty-eight years old…apparently still a tad immature….cause my response was to lean out farther…..smile

11. We had roving musicians singing Christmas Carols. I love singing with crowds cause no one can hear that I can’t actually sing.

12. Afterwards we went to one of our favorite restaurants for a night cap. We also shared onion rings, crème brulee, and berry cobbler with ice cream.

13. I think I’m going to make this a new Christmas tradition for the willing adults in the family…

Thursday Thirteen ~ (times 26)

all of the desired male attributes....
(oh my...I cannot believe I have been doing these for this long!)

Alluring
Almighty following
America loving
Astute
Authentic
Asskicking
Accolade giving
Arrogant
Attractive (as least to me)
Absurd
Amused
Adjusted
Adventurer
Bestest
Boyish
Benevolent
Building
Bible studying
Bitch loving
Book owning
Band-aid-ing
Beauty seeking
Baby holding
Blog reading (maybe)
Bona fide
Bad-ass (just a little)
Cool
Clever
Christian
Considerate
Carousel riding
Control relinquishing (the remote…among other things)
Carnivore
Capable
Congenial
Creative
Comforting
Cajole-able
Compatible (this could be the most difficult)
Dynamic
Dishwashing
Dog loving
Dragonslaying
Determined
Daddy
Delectable
Disarming
Daunting
Do-gooder
Domestic
Dreaming
Dude
Eternal
Emotionally stable
Erotic
Enthusiastic
Esoteric
Enticing
Empathic
Entertaining
Earthling
Earnest
Essential
Enduring
Formidable
Forthcoming
Friend
Forgiving
Fun
Funny
Father
Flowergiving
Financially sound
Freaky (just a little bit)
Festive
Fair
Free
God Praising
Grateful
Generous
Good hearted
Gracious
Geek
Good looking
Grandfather material
Go-getter
Gourmand
Great
Googling
Goofy
Hygienic (for you Ms Skit)
Heaven bound
Healthy
Hungry (mentally and physically)
Happy
Home loving
Humorous
Handy
Heroic
Hopeful
Harmonious
Hand Holding
Height-weight appropriate
Integrity
Intelligence
Intimacy
Intensity
Intrinsic
Inevitable
Irreverence
Insatiable
Informed
Introspective
Imaginative
Interesting
Interested
just
jubilant
jannock
jokester
jesus-freak
job-holding
jocoserious
jet-traveling
jacket-loaning
jewelry-buying
jigsaw-puzzling
journey-taking
jack-of-all-trades
kinky
kissing
kneeling
kite-flying
kitchen-cleaning
karaoke-hating
kid-at-heart
kierkegaard-kafka reading
kaleidoscope-playing
knick-knack-allowing
knowledgeable
katherine.-loving
keeper
Lusty
Linear
Listening
Lionhearted
Letter-writing
Law-respecting
Luggage-sherpa
Loving
Longing
Leading
Learning
Laughing
Lochinvar
mindful
muscular
melodious
media-savvy
movie-watching
mistletoe-hanging
merry-go-round-riding
mountain-climbing
mystery-reading
midnight-loving
morning-loving
moon-gazing
manly-man
noble
naughty
note-taking
nature-loving
nuptially-minded
new year-celebrating
nimbus-rider
neighborly
nocturnal
net-surfing
nipple-kissing
news-knowing
nerd
objective
openminded
opinionated
observant
oral
orthographer
old school
outdoorsy
outrageous
offense forgiving
olallieberry picking
orgasmic
once-upon-a-time-kinda-guy
peaceful
patient
pet loving
pain healing
porch swinging
parenting
picnic packing
prayer offering
panty removing
passport holding
parade watching
pillow talking
poker player
quotable
quiescent
quenching
quick-thinking
qualm-soothing
quagmire-navigating
quake-savvy
quilt-sleeping
quarrel-avoiding
quandary-solving
qualified
quiver-inducing
quantum theorist
reliable
robust
raunchy
realistic
resipiscent
remote relinquishing
romantic
republican
reading
resilient
risk knowing
reciprocal giving (smile)
rapscallion
strong
steadfast
sheltering
safeguarding
skin caressing
stars and stripes honoring
scholar
scrumptious
serendipitous
smile bringing
solitude respecting
sensual
seeker
tall
thanks giving
tear wiping
tent camping
testament reading
tattoo accepting
totem pole allowing
touch loving
toy playing
tulip growing
tongue using
truth telling
thinker
understanding
unparalleled
ubiquitous
useful
uxorious
unrelenting
unusual
urbane
undulating
ultimate
universe-gazing
umbrella-holding
uber-geek
victorious
vocal
voyaging
visceral
voyeur
vista-appreciating (not the os)
victoria's secret account holding
vroom-vroom-ing
vanquishing
vacuuming
vulva attending
vehement
voter
well
wise
worshipping
wisteria-growing
wading
watchful
wonderful
wants Me
wish-granting
wiley
whineless
wine-drinking
winner
x-man watching
xenodochial
xylophory
xenocracy visiting
xenagogue
xanthous accepting
xebec riding
xenial prone
xenodocheionologist
xlaphone listening
xenophobia resistant
xystarch
x-rated (with me only)
Yummy
Yee-Ha - ing
Yeats reading
Yoda watching
Yawns rarely
Yells softly
Yule celebrating
Yellowstone camping
Yeast baking
Yard planting
Yesterday respecting
Young-at-heart
Yankee
zenith-reaching
zamboni-watching
zodiac-ignoring
zoo-going
zymo-appreciating
zephyr-loving
zoom-driving
zeppelin-riding
zoetrope-watching
zero-"bs-ing"
zest-living
zeal-feeling
zing...to my heart-ing

what am I gonna do from now on??

Thursday Thirteen ~ veinteseis (heavy sigh)

desired male attributes
(I have worked my way thru the enitre alphabet....backwards)

just
jubilant
jannock
jokester
jesus-freak
job-holding
jocoserious
jet-traveling
jacket-loaning
jewelry-buying
jigsaw-puzzling
journey-taking
jack-of-all-trades

Thursday Thirteen ~ veintecinco

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

kinky
kissing
kneeling
kite-flying
kitchen-cleaning
karaoke-hating
kid-at-heart
kierkegaard-kafka reading
kaleidoscope-playing
knick-knack-allowing
knowledgeable
katherine.-loving
keeper

(next week is my last letter…..YIKES)

Thursday Thirteen ~ veintequatro

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

Lusty
Linear
Listening
Lionhearted
Letter-writing
Law-respecting
Luggage-sherpa
Loving
Longing
Leading
Learning
Laughing
Lochinvar

Thursday Thirteen ~ veintetres

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

mindful
muscular
melodious
media-savvy
movie-watching
mistletoe-hanging
merry-go-round-riding
mountain-climbing
mystery-reading
midnight-loving
morning-loving
moon-gazing
manly-man

Thursday Thirteen ~ veintedos

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

noble
naughty
note-taking
nature-loving
nuptially-minded
new year-celebrating
nimbus-rider
neighborly
nocturnal
net-surfing
nipple-kissing
news-knowing
nerd

Thursday Thirteen ~ veinteuno

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

objective
openminded
opinionated
observant
oral
orthographer
old school
outdoorsy
outrageous
offense forgiving
olallieberry picking
orgasmic
once-upon-a-time-kinda-guy

Thursday Thirteen ~ veinte

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

peaceful
patient
pet loving
pain healing
porch swinging
parenting
picnic packing
prayer offering
panty removing
passport holding
parade watching
pillow talking
poker player

Thursday Thirteen ~ diecinueve

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

quotable
quiescent
quenching
quick-thinking
qualm-soothing
quagmire-navigating
quake-savvy
quilt-sleeping
quarrel-avoiding
quandary-solving
qualified
quiver-inducing
quantum theorist

Thursday Thirteen ~ dieciocho

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

reliable
robust
raunchy
realistic
resipiscent
remote relinquishing
romantic
republican
reading
resilient
risk knowing
reciprocal giving (smile)
rapscallion

R is one of my favorite letters

Thursday Thirteen ~ diecisiete

desired male attributes
(working my way thru the alphabet....backwards)

strong
steadfast
sheltering
safeguarding
skin caressing
stars and stripes honoring
scholar
scrumptious
serendipitous
smile bringing
solitude respecting
sensual
seeker

sheesh...some letters I struggled to make thirteen...and some I struggle to eliminate down to thirteen...