So anyway, I figured I could catch up on my blogging at home. No such luck. My internet connection was down all day, until this morning. I was going through withdrawals. I would have been going through some serious withdrawals if I hadn�t switched to satellite TV a few months ago. My internet connection is a cable connection and ALL cable was down until this morning. I wouldn�t have had a computer or TV. I switched to satellite a few months ago, because my cable bills were just getting ridiculous. I would switch my internet connection to DSL in a second, but they don�t offer it where I live. I want to get out of paying the cable company anything. Their prices are just ridiculous.

There is the ever popular, �yinze.� People around here use this in place of �you.� How the South has �y�all.� We have �yinze.� For example: �Are yinze going out tonight?�

Secondly, �icning.� My ex mother-in-law used to use this. Instead of �icing,� she would say, �icning.� �Oh, I�m going to lick the icning off of the spoon.�

People around here pronounce, Cheryl like Shirl. I learned my lesson on this when I lived in Chicago. In Chicago, I worked with a Cheryl. I thought I was calling her Cheryl. Apparently, she didn�t like my accent, and the fact that I called her Shirl. One day, she proceeded to tell me, �My name is NOT Shirl, it�s Cheryl.� Lesson learned. I always make sure that I pronounce Cheryl properly now. Funny thing is, I now work with a Cheryl, and she pronounces her own name like Shirl.