"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Ruby the Dog on Jul 28th, 2009
The cats had no idea what was in store for them! A year ago, we decided to keep a stray pup that had shown up on our back step. She was sickly, ridden with vermin, and ever so pathetic, but she came around well: For a while, her snoot was kind of too big for […]
Posted in Too lazy to classify on Jul 22nd, 2009
About a year-and-a-half ago, we put the cats on a diet. Predictably, mealtime drama ramped up to incredible proportions. In fact, Grizzo will begin his campaigns for breakfast or dinner up to three hours before it is actually time for whichever meal. He’d always been food-oriented, even before the diet, but the diet has flipped […]
Posted in Too lazy to classify on Jul 19th, 2009
Until my computer is back up and running, I can’t give you a proper recap of the event, with pictures, but I’ll hit a few highlights: Christi winning in high style with about a ten-minute gap on Jenny, the second-place finisher Nikki bringing up DFL, just behind Caitlin, who wins an honorable mention for racing […]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Party, Well I'll Be Darned on Jul 17th, 2009
So yesterday evening, Joel was off to Kung Fu class, and I was considering my options of leftovers from the fridge, maybe re-watching one of our DVDs, and finishing up cutting out this suit jacket I’ll be working on one of these days. As I was just about to have a rummage around the fridge, […]
Posted in Adventures, Distractions, Photo entries on Jul 9th, 2009
We met up with Dr. Greg & his daughter Kayla in Parkville today and rode the river back to Kansas City. Greg had recently acquired a sweet vintage aluminum canoe and was itching to get it out on the river, and I’d been stoked about spending some more time on the Mighty Mo after the […]
Posted in 2008 Coast-to-Coast Adventure, Well I'll Be Darned on Jul 8th, 2009
My brain was wandering today, and it wandered back to the Arizona desert, to a two day stretch when our attention was consumed by grasshoppers. For one reason or another, on these two particular days, there were grasshoppers absolutely everywhere. They were apparently in the midst of some sort of migration. Also, they were apparently […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Jul 5th, 2009
Once again I am computerless. I’m not sure what went wrong, but earlier today I was checking my e-mail, looking for news on the presidential coup in Honduras, and listening to a Rhett & Link video, when my computer just suddenly, and without warning, STOPPED. No error messages, no BSOD, nothing. It simply quit running […]
Posted in Distractions on Jul 2nd, 2009
Well, let’s face it. I’m a little low on brain power lately. I’m up to my elbows getting stuff together for the Eeeewww! Boy Cooties! race and I’m just a space-case anyway, so I’m going to link to two of the funniest, disgustingest stories I’ve read online and let you guys laugh and get grossed […]