February 22, 2012

What is Smiley? :)

  My mother’s a smart woman with a lot of common sense, therefore, it was pretty funny when she asked about smileys.  After snapping her finger, she told me she had an important question regarding her Blackberry.  She handed me an SMS conversation and asked: Mom: “What is this ? People send this to me [...]

What is a Cootie?

My friend Charles posted on facebook “What exactly is a cootie?”  I asked my kids for a cootie explanation: Me: “What is a cootie?” Daughter: “A cootie is a thing that makes you go crazy.” Son: “No, it’s not.  It’s a thing that…actually; I have no idea what a cootie is.” Daughter: “It’s a shot [...]

What Is a Casette Tape

Today’s What Is… “What is a cassette tape?” asked by my son. Son:  “Mommy, what is this?” Mom: “That’s an old cassette tape.” Son:  “What is a cassette tape?“ Mom:  “That’s old technology for recording audio.  Now, we use CD’s and MP3 players.” Son: “If they’re rare, maybe we should sell it for a lot [...]