The X is where I live thus the name of my blog- Life in the Thumb!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Explaining the name of my blog
I received an email today from a great friend who never really understood why my blog is titled, Life in the Thumb. Then she noticed (in the letter I sent her) the drawing I did of Michigan and where I made a little * of where I lived, which is the thumb area of Michigan. So to further enlighten those who aren't familiar with Michigander's method of showing people where you live, I present to you the Hand Map of Michigan!
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LOL! It took me a while too, but I figured it out.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I showed my kids how to use their hands as a map for the first time!
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! I never knew that either!!! very creative!! I'm not soooooooooooo creative....lol lol lol...I've just been married a gazillion times and used my current TWO last names!!! LOL :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteyep, the ol' Michigan Mitten. :)
ReplyDeleteI knew exactly what you meant because I live in Port Huron...just below you! Happy to see a someone close by who loves reading as much as me!
ReplyDeleteLisa
Where is Battle Creek? western MI? Why am I asking? It's on the short list for a potential move (clearly I haven't started the research process though) HA!
ReplyDeleteThis Michigander points to just under Ludington to show where in the State I live! I got it right away.
ReplyDeleteGreat map! I love the captions!
ReplyDeleteLol, well that is one cool way to do it
ReplyDeleteLOL-I seriously think I live right around you!
ReplyDeleteI thought it had something to do with books, but I couldn't figure it out!
ReplyDeleteOMG...TOO FUNNY. HOW DID YOU DO THAT GRAPHIC?
ReplyDeleteI love the title of your blog! I could call mine "Life Just South of the Thumb" but for some reason that doesn't just roll off the tongue as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's great! How cool to say that you live in the thumb!
ReplyDeleteDiane: I found the map on the internet and then used Paint to mark the thumb area.
ReplyDeletewell you did a terrific job!
ReplyDeleteI love using my hand as a map. I hope we don't move because I will definitely miss it!
ReplyDeletelol, I had no idea! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI figured it out one day when I heard someone on tv (a ball game perhaps?) talking about the thumb, and I said right out loud that's where Staci is!
ReplyDeleteHa! I totally thought it had something to do with books. Like, using your thumb to keep your place in a book, or something...lol! I'm using my Canadian-ness as my excuse for not figure it out ;)
ReplyDeleteeducational and creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanation - I've been wondering what it meant too!
ReplyDeletelol-I have wondered where you got the name - makes perfect sense now.
ReplyDeleteHow fun :) When I met Jason he showed me where he was from on his hand and I thought he was a little weird. Not until we moved to Lansing that I realized everyone did it!
ReplyDeleteHow creative! I love it.
ReplyDeleteYeah - it took me a long time to connect your home to your blog's name. But when I did, I thought how clever it was!!
ReplyDeleteMy thumbs always get numb in my mittens so I'm always tucking them under Flint ;0)
Cool... thanks for sharing that neat info. I never pondered the name, just knew I liked it.
ReplyDeleteI know about the Michigan hand map although I don't live in Michigan. I live to the east of the base of the thumb, just across the river....
ReplyDeleteI love this explanation!
ReplyDeleteI knew Michigan was shaped like a mitten and had heard of the thumb, but I do like your illustration. Very cute!
ReplyDeleteI didn't see this when you posted it. I have no idea why I never figured out the name of your blog--duh!
ReplyDeleteGot my attention - nice explanation.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
HaHa! The name of your blog is the reason I came over here! Love to see another Michigan blogger. I don't know what you'd call my area of the hand..."that part that's kinda like the heel of the thumb?!" LOL
ReplyDeleteLove it.
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