I Wanna…Blog Some

There is a list of things I just don’t get.  I mean I do understand the general concepts, but that’s about it.

Vacuum. 

Like the phrase, "You can’t live in a vacuum."  (Well, duh, and why would I want to?) 

Here’s what wikipedia says about it:  A vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, such that its gaseous pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure.

Huh?  If you use the word with me in some intellectual conversation just be warned that my mind is drifting off.  I’m thinking about my rotten Kenmore vacuum that barely works and I only use it when absolutely necessary, so it means my house is dirty and I’m already pissed that my house is dirty and I have to clean it and my fucking vacuum doesn’t work well.  So, you are talking about…well, whatever it is you are talking about and I’m just starting to get mad because I probably am being reminded that I should have cleaned something at my house today….Thank You Very Much!

Quid Pro Quo

I know it means tit for tat (I said tit!).  Ok, can you see here why I have trouble with this phrase?  But also…what is a quid?   Pro–short for professional, but not here, right?  And a quo?  You can say quid pro quo to me, but then I’m either thinking about tits soon after or I’m festering because it’s a phrase I associate with Republicans (not the nice ones either like my friend CBJ). 

And added to the list this week:

The difference between Volts & Amps

Thanks to my boys’ science fair project I know way too much about how not to make a battery out of quarters.  I also know that the sucky "battery" we made may have had some volts, but not enough amps to power even the smallest LED light we could find.  But I still don’t get what the fuck a volt or an amp is. 

I’m sure the list is longer.  But I’m running late already to pick kids up, drop them off, or whatever.  Ok, I guess I also don’t get why I don’t start writing until right before I have to leave for someplace.