I don’t know why some of these things activate my funny bone and others don’t, but this one touched off a bit of hilarity…

She looks a bit rough around the edges, but it’s all very soft and touchable… just don’t bother her while she’s asleep…

Have you ever wondered why I take so many pictures of Daisy’s sweet little noggin? The answer is: because I can. When she’s asleep, the self consciousness that makes her turn her head in the face of a camera is nowhere to be found… …thus, when I hear snoring… I grab the camera.

I haven’t done a link post in quite some time, so here are a few of this morning’s highlights: One of the more clever minds in the blogosphere, Primordial Slack’s Joan kicks off her Wild Kingdom feature, complete with Marlin Perkins. If you haven’t seen Scott Brown declaring “it’s the people’s seat”, Patti has that [...]

To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, the IIHS crash tested a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. This is the frontal offset test. This blows a lot of my misconceptions out of the water, unless my father’s ’53 Chrysler was built a lot stronger, which is probably a silly notion. Nothing could touch [...]

It’s 34 outside, 60 inside and no space heaters to be found. It’s pretty clear that none of us were prepared for cold weather. Thank goodness I have winter apparel and know how to layer. I’m wearing roughly half of my wardrobe at the moment. Weather Underground reports snow about a mile west of us [...]

It’s cold down here in Margaritaville, colder than it’s been in the 8 years we’ve lived in this house. Usually the temps will drop for a night or two, but rise during the day, leaving the house still tepid at night. Not this time. And the first time I needed heat in all these years, [...]

It’s a well known fact that some people are good at one or more types of activities while others suffer inadequate talent in that area. I know people who can do complicated equations in their heads while my brain can barely pick out a solution to 5 + 5. It’s embarrassing… but I’m used to [...]