"Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven."
-'This is Spinal Tap'
We got our first snowfall of the year last night, and ended up with about 1 inch, though it was still snowing when I left. People were sliding all over untouched roads this morning, which I find ironic since a news article was published yesterday lauding VDOT for all of the preparation they are doing for this winter season. Did I see a single VDOT truck this morning? No. It took Sharon 50 minutes to get to school (it's a 15-20 minute drive), and only 10 or so cars were in the lot when she got there (and this was right at the start of school).
Looks like we may be adding one more animal to the barnyard. Last night, a steel-gray kitten showed up. Of course, all of the little kids played with it, so it didn't leave. He looks to be about 3-4 months old, and felt really skinny. Being that it was so cold, snowing, and he was so skinny, I gave him some food and set up a bed for him in the basement, with access outside if he wanted. He was still around this morning - I'm going to post flyers in the neighborhood and if nobody claims him, we will keep him. Don't know if he will become another indoor cat or if we will keep him to the basement and outside - we'll decide that later. I do think he had a previous home - while he has no collar, he's extremely tame and friendly. Here's a picture of him:
Cute, huh?
2 comments:
Wow... another pet?
John will have his own little zoo before it's over! :-)
We'll see. If he belongs to someone, I definitely don't want to take him away (unless it's an abusive home). I'm going to post flyers tonight in the neighborhood.
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