Yesterday morning, for no apparent reason and with no forewarning, my daughter, who was sitting on the couch next to the dog, declared 'Today is national sniff the puppy-butt day, Daddy,'.  She then proceeded to honor the day by doing what any responsible citizen would do, which is, of course, to sniff the puppy's butt ( Read more... )

so many posts about the passing of a rose . . . a rose of surpassing beauty, grace and wonder.

I did not know The Rose well, but loved her just the same.  She was indeed my queen.  When I learned that I would be swearing fealty to her and to Valharic for the first time  . . .as a laurel . . . I was simultaneously overjoyed and overwhelmed.  So much ( Read more... )

Ardyn and Elena and I have decided that our dog, formally known simply as Rosie, is entirely too majestic a creature to have such a short name.  Add to that that we do have a family membership in the SCA and must elongate and overcomplicate names wherever possible.  We are therefore going to refer to her in formal occassions (of which we have none ( Read more... )

Picture me, this morning, taking my dog for a walk.  With me was my seven year old daughter and her seven year old friend.  They are both currently completely obsessive about faeries.  Faerie wings, faerie houses, faerie spells, the faeries following them RIGHT NOW.  I like their names for the faeries flitting around us this morning, especially the ( Read more... )

http://www.abridefromodessa.com/articles/phrases.shtml

It is a whirling series of large breasted russian beauties along with a list of important phrases for you as a rich american to know to buy (er . . . find and entice) a russian bride.  Included are such wondrous phrases as . . .

I am getting bad without your love
Mne ploho bez tvayey lyubvi

I ( Read more... )

Today is the 30 sumthinth anniversary of the birth of my marimonster .  More proof that god is both wise and generous.

Happy birthday, beautiful lady!

-Me

Ripped off, from syrjustus , my evaluation of pixar films.  I list them from favorite to least favorite.
He listed ten and put them in order.  I list only nine . . . cuz I haven't seen 'Up' yet.

1. The Incredibles
2. Finding Nemo
3. A Bug's Life
4. Monsters Inc
5. Toy Story 2
6. Toy Story 1
7. Ratatouille
8. Wall-E
9. Cars

'Up' not listed
Doesn't differ in any huge ( Read more... )

We left the new house yesterday after some work was done on it (thanks to all the friends who helped) with several lights frozen in the on position and the rest frozen in the off position.

Aaargh.

Apparently the people who built the house in the 50s were wealthy and eccentric and loved light switches.  There are light switches everywhere and master ( Read more... )

The abashed haberdasher abruptly abdicated.

I just really like that particular sentence.  How 'bout you english majors out there . . . anyone got a better one?

Went to a really lovely goodbye party forsplagxna andgaleran  hosted at the home of TEsoucyn and
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