A potpourri of thoughts on a Take Out The Trash Tuesday.

A couple of questions to start the day. And just to let you know, Jill is here on my left.

What the heck happened to my editor yesterday? I have two different spell checks at my disposal. I use them both but every so often a misspelled word slips through. When I post the daily blog I usually get a call within ten minutes pointing out errors. In addition to living with and having to deal with me, Wanda is my editor. She is a very good Word With Friends player and she knows how to spell. I don't play the Scrabble like game and I am a terrible speller.

So, editor, where were you yesterday? I just noticed my title on the post, and what is now all over Face Book, ORGANIZATING skills come in handy. ORGAN I ZATING? I corrected the blog but it will live on Face Book to embarrass-i-zate me forever.

My other question is directed to all of you animal lovers. This isn't the first time I have asked this. We have area rugs in all the open rooms. This means we also have lots of bare floor. Why do the cats insist on barfing up hairballs and undigested food on the carpets?

Before sitting down in front of the lap top this morning I went out back to spend some time with Sparky Lee. She isn't our cat but she's been hanging around the backyard for several years. We provide shelter from the weather and food. We also play with her so she gets 'people time.' We have been doing this a lot lately because I think she's jealous of Silvia coming in the house. Sparky Lee can be aggressive, consequentially she's an outside only kitty.

Speaking of Silvia, this morning she was sitting on the fountain just outside the front window. We have learned this means, "Please let me in or I will knock this over." Silvia loves the Cat Window Hammock Jennifer made and sleeps in it for hours, she's in it now.

I also spent some time cleaning up barf in the garage. After that I followed Steve around with a roll of paper towels in hand. I'm  starting to think SockMonkey is a pretty darn good pet/friend. A couple of bananas a day and he is happy. No hairballs, no barf, and no Monkey box.

The Academy Award nominations came out this morning. Once again we have seen only one Best Picture nominee.

It's no wonder I have such a difficult time spelling. I can't imagine how difficult the English language must be to learn. At least I had the advantage of an empty brain when I started to talk. Nominee? Why isn't it spelled Nom-in-knee? How about Life and Strife and Knife? It should be spelled Nife. Then you need to know, not to be confused with no, the plural rules, like Kni-ves.

How about Night and Knight and bare and bear? Or there, their, and they're, or where, wear, and ware? Now my head hurts.

Of the films nominated for Best Picture I saw one, "Moneyball." It was fun to see a movie about our local baseball team and I enjoyed it. But, A Best Picture? I don't think so.

Last night Wanda and I were talking about going out to theaters. We used to go to a movie every Friday but now would rather stay home. Unless it's an epic of sorts or something we truly want to see on a big screen, home is much more comfortable. We have a beautiful television, nice chairs to sit on, a first class surround sound system, two toilets right down the hall, and the best things, the fridge and the pause button.

I should mention that I also use the subtitles (in English) often. I dislike stopping the movie for a rewind if I missed some of the dialog and don't do it. I would rather keep the continuity and flow going. Using the subtitles (in English) I am able to follow everything. This is especially helpful with movies like "The King's Speech" as the accents give me problems.

I haven't posted a She said He heard in awhile and this is a perfect time to do so.

She said, "Don't forget to plug your phone in."
He heard, Don't forget to flush with pro man.

You understand why the subtitles help me.

This news story was especially interesting since Wanda works for a dentist:

A former dentist in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.

He has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of $130,000.

Authorities say he used sections of paper clips instead of stainless steel posts for root canals to save money. The use of paper clips can cause pain and even infection.

Attorney General Martha Coakley says paper clips can sometimes be used temporarily, but he used the paper clips as a permanent fix.

Just how greedy can a person get? PAPER CLIPS? Even as a temporary fix? This guy should have a few dozen paper clips shoved where the sun don't shine.

Remember, every day is a gift, use it wisely.