Is a deep attachment to hills weirdly universal? Or are all hills inherently weird?… Read more...
Music: Brad Paisley’s TICKS
It’s tick season — time for Brad Paisley’s TICKS song.
He claims it was about “having fun and the Country culture of courting.” Well, romance is in the eye of the beholder. Still, it is hard to imagine … Read more...
Topi’s Camping Adventure
What did you do this summer?
That seems to be the universal question of greeting as summer winds down and we begin to migrate back to our normal routine of work, school, and fall social occasions.
Of course, how you … Read more...
Book Review: GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
“…there is a bit of magic in this author’s ability to tell a deeply affecting story with interspersed humor”
I will be honest: I don’t know how to feel about this book. Prior to picking up GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel … Read more...
Pondering The Possibilities: The Bat-Candy-Halloween Connection
Have you ever wondered how the bat-candy-halloween connection got started?
Well, I think I might have the answer. Okay, it is pure speculation on my part, but the evidence seems pretty convincing me.
It is all because of fruit.
Does … Read more...
Pet Owners Against Daylight Saving Time — Unite!
In all the discussions about the pros and cons of Daylight Saving Time, I have yet to hear anyone address the most compelling reason of all for getting rid of Daylight Saving Time — our pets.
In the U.S. alone, … Read more...
For The Joy of Animals: Turkey Bobbing
Turkey bobbing anyone?
We take an all hands — and paws — approach to prepping for our christmas feast. Do you have plenty of helping hands and paws at your house?
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
~~~
You can find … Read more...
Happy Birthday Betty White, I’ll Never Forget Your Kindness
I’ve had the pleasure of working with the hilarious, uber-talented Miss Betty White. No one is more deserving than she of the sweet surprise and outpouring of affection she got, in celebration of her 93rd birthday, from the entire cast … Read more...
A Disgruntled Snowman’s Snow Fight
We may be disgruntled by the snow, but it is here to stay — at least for a couple of months. So we might as well find humor in it where we can.
I’ve long been a fan and follower … Read more...
Ten Things I Don’t Want to Hear Two Days Before Christmas
Here is my Ten Things I Don’t Want to Hear Two Days Before Christmas list:
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- I have a Christmas lunch at work/school/preschool tomorrow. What would you like to make?
- I need to start my Christmas shopping. Can you take me
Who Doesn’t Love The Fair?
I don’t. There. I said it. I don’t like the state fair.
When the family packed up to make our annual trek, I tried hiding under the couch but someone spotted me. I tried to beg off for financial reasons. … Read more...
The Art of The Virtual “Smudgy Hug”
Humans are social beings. We crave human-to-human contact. Even as machines and technology take over more and more aspects of our lives, we try our best to humanize them.
Think of our phones. We give them names, voices and mannerisms. … Read more...
How to Raise Gun-Free Boys
When my husband and I first started talking about having children almost two decades ago, one of our concerns was the pervasive violence in our culture. Seeing boys barely old enough to write their names pretending to blow one another … Read more...
For The Joy of Animals: Nature’s Ball Return
A dog with a ball
but no one to throw...
The Adventurous Mind: Prudence
The road less traveled
Isn't always on foot...
Webcomic by xkcd: Prudence
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Pondering Possibilities: Digital Toilet Paper
Like it or not. Embrace it or not.
The digital age has brought a lot of changes to our world.
But there has to be a limit.
Right?
Still …
Can we really rule out the possibility of digital toilet … Read more...
For The Joy Of Animals: Cow Boredom?
Can there be such a thing as cow boredom?
I have a special fondness for cows. My grandparents were dairy farmers, so as a child I had ample opportunity to watch cows’ inaction. And no, that is not a typo. … Read more...
More Wild West Show Than Presidential Horse Race
The MSM likes to depict any election as a horse race, but the more I watch the 2012 presidential nomination process and particularly the debates, the more it feels like I’m watching the waning days of a Wild West Show.… Read more...
For The Joy of Animals: Multi-Purpose Monsters
Here is a helpful tip to consider as you make your Halloween purchases: multi-purpose monsters are always a wise investment.
Particularly when, with an inadvertent flick of a switch, the monster has the power to both clear and clean a … Read more...
For The Joy Of Animals: Wild British Humor
What can I say, this just makes me smile every single time I view it. Seriously, do you have any doubt that if animals could talk, they would also have a wild British humor?
Enjoy more BBC Walk on the … Read more...
Rudolph Brought Down By A Lack Of Vision
Rudolph floated forward. Big, beautiful, and buoyant, his red nose a beacon leading the way as part of the local Christmas parade. Still, he needed helping hands to anchor him and navigate a path along the city street. Sure he … Read more...
Pondering The Possibilities: Penthouse Economics
In Penthouse Economics, as in all real estate,
it is location that matters most.
And while it is true that a superior view
gives a penthouse its enduring appeal.
It is through the laws of gravity and flow
that Penthouse … Read more...
No Longer Passively Accepting
I love George Carlin. He is a hero from my youth. Revered from the first time I heard “The Seven Words”. And I still mourn his passing in 2008. So I was a bit surprised by my reaction to viewing … Read more...
Enjoying Will Rogers
I have always been a huge Will Rogers fan. So when I spotted THE WIT AND WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS at a used book fundraiser for our local Humane Society last summer, I snatched it up, took it home and … Read more...
Move Over Rover, It’s Hamster Time
We humans tend to have a giant soft spot in our hearts for animals. And since advertising is all about finding the soft spots of humans and then exploit them, what could be more natural than companion animals in advertisements?… Read more...