Smile: Say Cheese

Here’s a grate smile for this weekend:

Cartoon: Weight Issue

Below today’s cartoon are my answers to the four by four name challenge from Monday. 

I have 35 names of famous (non-fictional) people whose first and last names both contain four letters. I’m sure there are many more, so I may add to the list over time: Alan Alda, Tori Amos, Paul Anka, Joan Baez, Kate Bush, Joel Coen, Tyne Daly, John Ford, Teri Garr, Andy Gibb, Joel Grey, Zane Grey, John Hurt, Burl Ives, Joan Jett, Carl Jung, Jack Kemp, Alan Ladd, Bert Lahr, Karl Marx, Joan Miro, Kate Moss, John Muir, Lena Olin, Jack Paar, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Anne Rice, Pete Rose, Karl Rove, Babe Ruth, Mort Sahl, John Tesh, Jack Webb, and Adam West.

Name Game: Four by Four

When Sean Penn won the Best Actor award last night, it occurred to me that it’s cool that both his first and last names have only four letters. So, today’s challenge is to come up with as many famous people as you can whose surname and given name each have four letters. 

As usual, these need to be famous people (your best buddy Mike Reed does not count). I may be opening a can of worms, as I suspect there will be lots and lots of answers, but I’ll post as many as I have on Wednesday. So far, I only have about six.

Smile: Fanny pack

February always seems like a rough month: We’re ready to be outside and have sunnier days but it’s still winter. So, here’s a smile to brighten this February weekend. (And maybe a hike would do some good.)

Friday Miscellany: Survey

Today I’m trying something different: a survey. Please click the link below and answer four questions regarding possible iPhone applications that I’m pondering. 

Thank you!

 Click here for the survey.

Cartoon: Weather

My list of people who have the initials A.L. follows the drawing.

Here’s a quick cartoon that I drew up today:

Here are 14 famous people who share the initial A.L. Let me know if you think of more: Alan Ladd, Ann Landers, Angela Lansbury, Avril Lavigne, Al Leiter, Annie Lennox, Aldo Leopold, Anthony Lewis, Annie Liebovitz, Abraham Lincoln, Art Linkletter, Anita Loos, Amy Lowell, and Alan Ludden.

Initial Inclination: A. L.

I noticed last week that several articles in newspapers and magazines were talking about the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Sure enough, they were born on the same day: Feb. 12, 1809. 

I love coincidences like that. For example, four presidents were born or died on the 4th of July: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on 7/4/1826; James Monroe died on 7/4/1831; and Calvin Coolidge was born on 7/4/1872.

Today’s challenge: How many famous people can you think of whose initials are A.L.? I’ll post my answers on Wednesday.

Smile: Picture Frame

Here’s a little something to add to your Valentine’s Day cheer:

Enjoy the rest of your long weekend.

Friday Miscellany: States Quiz

Here is a quiz I originally wrote in 2005. I’ll double-check that none of the answers has changed, and then post the answers over the weekend. 

Oh, and Happy Friday the Thirteenth.

Cartoon: Stiff Drinks

Below today’s cartoon is my list of NN words from Monday’s challenge.

I found 17 words that contain the letters NN and no other consonants: Anion, anon, inane, naan (Indian bread), nana (grandma), nanny, nene (a Hawaiian goose), neon, nine, ninny, non, none, noon, noun, nun, onion, and union.