On the Town

[poliphilo]

Ruth (she's our sister in law) wanted to buy Ailz a ring for her birthday. I went along as artistic advisor. We visited all the jewelery shops in the Manchester Craft Centre.

I approve of chaste design and all that, but when the money's on the table I go for colour. There was a square ring with a tiny stone set in one corner that had us intrigued, but what we finally settled for was a silver ring with three clear blue stones- each stone a different intensity of blue- lovely.

We went for a curry in the evening (who wants a curry? Me, me, me!) and about halfway through the meal I came to the realization that repeatedly filling your mouth with dollops of stuff that burns is an odd way of having fun.

We were given a table right next to the fish tank. That was nice. But here's a thing; several of the fish had nostrils. Now what's all that about? Can anyone explain to me why a fish would need nostrils?

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[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

I don't know why fish need nostrils, but I do know that this entire post has me smiling, a fine way to begin my day.

I'm glad you went along as "artistic advisor" (that was when I first began to smile), and that Ailz has a beautiful new ring (and three shades of blue sounds lovely).

"...dollops of stuff that burns is an odd way of having fun"--

so true! Did you have Pop Rocks in England? Frightening and tantalizing fizzy candy that sizzled in your mouth and throat! There were urban legends about five-year-olds who choked by irresponsibly eating the entire bag at once.

It was like a drug trip: once in your mouth, you were forced to ride it out.

[thewayupward.livejournal.com]

I Googled it (don't you love Google? It's like the Internet oracle. Nobody with a computer is allowed to ask questions any more) and apparently, the fish need their nostrils to smell. I am not kidding. Google it, keywords 'fish nostrils'. It's an embarrassing and childish thing to be typing into a search engine but it's got to be done. I promise I won't tell anybody.

[mtl.livejournal.com]

A nice day, and a beautiful ring!

Thank you for this posting!