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| Julie's All-Time Favorite Late-Note Thoughts 1997
Quote of the day (from a small ad in the local paper): "We build bodies that last a lifetime." March 25, 1997 "Only-in-New-York" event for the day: While waiting in my car for the 43d Street parking lot entrance to clear so I could enter, I inched forward the tiniest bit without really looking around to check for pedestrians. Lo and behold, a man was walking alongside my car and screamed "OUCH! OUCH! MY TOE!" Just as I was getting out, in rather a panic, with my cell phone poised to call 911, he smiled, winked and walked on. It was, after all, April Fool's Day. April 1, 1997 (published in the Times' Metropolitan Diary on April 9, 1997, contributed anonymously:) Quote of the day (from the annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day survey): Question: What would you like to be when you grow up? Answer: "Mom/Dad" April 25, 1997 Quote of the day (hand-written in the layer of dirt and grime atop an old Jeep Cherokee): "My OTHER car is a CLEAN Land-Rover" June 6, 1997 Quote of the day (from a classified ad): "Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel." June 28, 1997 Quote of the day: I was holding 2-year old Bradley upside down when he exclaimed, "Mommy, don't! My brains might spill out!" June 30, 1997 Graphics department motto of the day: "We constantly try to avoid making stuff up." July 25, 1997 Quote of the day (fromBradley): "I don't want to read this book anymore, mommy. My teeth are tired." Aug. 19, 1997 Quote of the day (Staples ad for office paper): "Buy 2 reams, get 1." Aug. 23, 1997 Quote of the day (imaginative Bradley): "Mommy, when I grow up, I'm going to be a grasshopper and I'm going to tell those 3 butterflies to GET OFF MY MUSHROOM!" Aug. 26, 1997 Quote of the day (transcribed by my husband, Mike, exactly as dictated by Bradley, then emailed to me at work): "Hi Mommy! I'm going to bed now porcause I'm sleepy and I have my jammies on and daddy put my lotion on me. Daddy read to me on the swing, and I count to ten from that 1-2-3 book and they were having a parade and marching and they were LOUD LOUD LOUD. Okay. Bye. Love You *(kiss)." Sept. 5, 1997 Quote of the day (after I put a bowl of chopped apples next to my dinner plate): BRADLEY: (whining) "Mommy! I said I didn't WANT apples." ME: "These aren't for you, Bradley, they're mine." BRADLEY: (sweetly) "Can I have some of your apples, Mommy?" Sept. 12, 1997 Quote of the day (classified ad in local paper): "Free firewood for sale" Sept. 13, 1997
Thought for the day: I propose a rule that popping popcorn in that 3d floor microwave should only be allowed if the popper has enough for the whole class. Sept. 30, 1997 Quote of the day: With Bradley's birthday coming up (he'll be 3 on Halloween) I asked him what he wanted for his birthday. His reply: "California." Oct. 14, 1997 Quote of the day: A neighbor asked Bradley what he wants to be when he grows up. His answer: "President. ... Or maybe The Pizza Guy." Oct. 24, 1997 Quote of the day: (From The Washington Post Report in which people were asked to tell Gen-Xers how much harder things were in the old days:) " In my day, we didn't have no rocks. We had to go down to the creek and wash our clothes by beating them with our heads." Oct. 28, 1997 Quote of the day: "Grrrraaaarrrrrr!" (3-year-old Bradley, wearing his alligator costume -- hands at face level, fingers curled.) Oct. 31, 1997 Quote of the day: Nearing the park with two youngsters in tow, I explained the rules of our outing as we walked next to a chain-link fence that didn't go all the way around the park: "Guys," I said sternly, "You DON'T go past this fence line. Is that CLEAR?" The 4-year-old answered honestly: "Yeah, I can see right through it." Nov. 29, 1997
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