Ginny

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Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Course coordinator and web developer
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Introduction When I sit down at the computer, I find myself playing Mahjongg or Spider solitaire. Wouldn't keeping a blog be a better use of my time? I'm challenging myself to be honest and fearless.
Interests Books, reading, science fiction, fantasy, handbells, old family photos, cats, homeowning, single parenting, gardening, baking bread, ice cream, Boston Red Sox, coffee, weather, knitting, Cape Cod, Boston Globe
Favorite Movies 12 Monkeys, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Willow, The Princess Bride, Star Wars 4-6, Bend it like Beckham, High Fidelity, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Favorite Music U2, Coldplay, Garbage, Tori Amos, Johann Sebastian Bach, PDQ Bach, Weird Al Yankovic, handbell music, madrigals
Favorite Books Too numerous to list

Why does the color blue mean raspberry-flavored?

I expect it's because red already means cherry-flavored, and lighter red means watermelon-flavored. It's confusing, though; once I asked for a blue raspberry slush and they gave me blue vanilla. Which brings up another point: Why does the color blue mean vanilla-flavored?