Bird Eating Pomeranian

You’ve heard of the dangerous Bird Eating Spider (Theraphosa blondi) of South America? It’s an ugly looking thing famous for attacking Steve Irwin’s fingertips in the “Crocodile Hunter” movie.I present to you the Bird Eating Pom (Canis lupus familiaris obnoxiousiiii; as in, “iiiiiiiiiii a bird eating Pom!”)(Note the jazz hands. ) Praise the Lord and Pass the Plate! (I’m going to...

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Ohio Spring: first yard work of 2008

I fell in love with the Ohio (or “back east”) springtime when I flew out from Colorado to attend a cousin’s wedding in 2004. Colorado lacks color and life during its drought phases; the wash of green invading my cousin’s minivan windows during our drive from the Pittsburgh Airport left my senses overloaded in a spiral of spiritual ecstasy.That May, I awoke each morning and sniffed...

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SS #106: Fearless... at what cost?

The Don made me “an offer I could not refuse” and I did, thinking myself untouchable. He made sure to show me the error of my way. So now, I cave in out of fear of further retributions and I give him what he wants. I should learn to be fearless, but at what cost? Whose head will it be on the pillow the next time? (No actual greyhounds were harmed in the making of this post. It...

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Yummy

I've temporarily removed the embedded (music) code. The source is having some difficulties.I will leave you with this macho gem (tucked ever so neatly into my email this morning. Life would be dull without my FABULOUS friends.)Yu...

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A bit of spring, 2008

Our front yard never ceases to amaze me. This year we had new flowers pop up. These delicate wisteria-blue flowers had a gorgeous darker midrib on each floret with pale yellow anthers. I’ve never seen this particular species before but the consensus is that it’s a hyacinth. A little research produces “Sky Jacket Hyacinth”. We did not plant these and I can not tell you where they...

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Pomeranian vs. Crocus

"Look at this purple stuff what grows out of the mulch. It wasn’t here when I arrived at this house months ago. I must investigate.""No! Noooooo! I must know what this purple thing is! It smells funny and is like sniffing mommy’s soft towel. Stop pulling me away!" "Now you tempt me with it. Foul villainess. " "Bleeeech. It doesn’t taste as good as it looks! Why did you let me...

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Goodbye to another legend: Charlton Heston

His star sits at 1628 Vine Street, a block south of Hollywood Boulevard. He is in good company, grouped with Henry Fonda, Alan Ladd, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Bing Crosby, Donna Reed, Ray Milland, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Rita Hayworth, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn.Few can appreciate Charlton Heston's talents. His name flickers through their mind and it conjures up an...

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Your Bad 80's Challenge

Age can be determined by the amount of pills one swallows in a given week, multiplied by the amount of lyrics one can recall from songs which made their debut nearly 30 years ago, and then divided by the square root of the year one graduated from high school.We should never do anything INXS, right? The Cure might be worse than calling the Sheriff, who will arrive and serve a Warrant...

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The $2 Bill

(A forward from my email this morning)The $2 Bill. Everyone should start carrying them! I am STILL laughing!! I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. The younger generation doesn't know they exist.STORY:On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2...

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SS #105: The Photograph

The merry ladies in charge of Sunday Scribblings have come up with a picture-prefect theme. I am an avid amateur photographer. I have a plethora of macro work ranging from delicate flower heads to moths. I have several grand vistas from various states (and quite a few snapshots taken from airplanes.) I have far too many pictures of our pets and home décor. Have you ever seen dried...

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Friday Journey

Fridays should never be “hurry up and wait” days. They should be sampled at leisure, savored like a fine wine. Our Friday was a touch cumbersome thanks to two appointments separated by a span of several hours.The morning passed quickly; a check-in that accomplished little except the exchange of niceties between us and our “gent’s” supervisor (as the person we were to have an appointment...

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