Archive for March, 2006

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In springtime, the only pretty ring time
Birds sing, hey ding
A-ding, a-ding
Sweet lovers love the spring
-Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka*

At last, here we are… the Vernal Equinox. When the earth stretches out from its winter slumber and sends its awakening rejuvenation power out in radiating bands of thawing temperatures, blooming trees and songbirds heralding, nay, trumpeting the arrival of spring.

When you realize: yes! you need to wash your car; yes! you should go outside without a jacket, winds be damned! When you feel the itch of spring fever beckoning you to take a spontaneous road trip, the draw of more sunlight flooding your window, constantly distracting you from work… The time when you must spring forward! Reclaim life! Eat jelly beans!

The first strains of spring may be faint, whispering through a still frozen bare tree… a premature crocus peeking through your front lawn… psst… spring is here, fools, better buy some self-tanner and get that pedicure before you break out your sandals, for God’s sake. The temperature may lag behind the eternal springtime in your mind, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that you can’t spell Rumspringa without ‘spring’. Tis the season to feel boundless, reinvigorated… maybe a little seasonal allergy afflicted. But nothing can stop you now … nothing … you are a spring chicken with a spring in your step and a song in your heart … and a marshmallow peep not too far off in the distance. Go forth and live, LIVE … in the tradition of spring flings, spring breaks and tornado drills! Live!

Oh, and happy spring to you.

*For more great Wonka quotes plucked from Shakespeare and other literary sources, check out Complete Willy Wonka Quotes and Sources. spring Gene Wilder Willy Wonka

I’m not Irish — nor am I a Leprechaun, but I do enjoy the fun and celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. From all things green to memories of being able to pull out a giant bright green sweater to green beer to eating green-tinted scallops and spaghetti, it’s always sure to be a festive occasion. Here are some great looking recipes if you’d like to whip up an Irish feast… Pub Grub: 4 Irresistible Irish Recipes

Leprechaun Irish recipe

NBC To Offer Original ‘Office’ Webisodes

NBC ON THURSDAY SAID THAT it has quietly filmed 10 Webisodes of “The Office” for release this summer on its Web site, NBC.com. While NBC has made other TV shows available online, the network has never before created video programs exclusively for the Web.

Tied together, the two-minute episodes focus on the accounting department of Dunder Mifflin — a paper-supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania–as it feebly investigates the disappearance of $3000. The network will post one new Webisode a week