Jabba The Hut

So... this is how Jabba REALLY gets around. Kinda sad.

Free Song Download - Angels and Airwaves

For anyone who's a fan of ANGELS AND AIRWAVES (or not), their new single is a FREE download on itunes. As is usual for AVA... I love it! Click below for a little taste of the song.

Dead Man Walking

My daughter - a freshman - is in the upcoming high school's fall play. They're doing DEAD MAN WALKING. I've never read the book, never seen the play -written by Tim Robbins - but I thought the movie was pretty great.

But what's exciting about this... on opening night... the author of the book, Sister Helen Prejean, is going to be in attendance, and afterwards will be doing a Q and A along with a book signing. I'm looking forward to it, definitely going to get a signed book to read.

Best Friends... Dogs are Awesome!

 

Lily was a puppy when she was struck down by a condition that caused her eyelashes to grown into her eyeballs, damaging them beyond repair. At the time, she was living with seven-year-old Great Dane, Maddison. Maddison knew instantly that Lily was blind and took her under her wing.

Since then, the two have been inseparable:

‘Maddison is Lily’s guide dog. If they are out and about, for the majority of the time Maddison will lead and Lily will walk nearly touching her so she knows where to go. It’s lovely to watch. Maddison is always looking out for her. They curl up together to go to sleep as well.'

Sadly Lily and Maddison's owners were unable to look after the dogs and gave them to the Dogs Trust Re-Homing center in Shrewsbury, UK. The owner of the center wouldn't dare separate the best friends.

'The two Great Danes come as a package. There's no way they should ever be separated. I'm sure they will find a loving home soon.'

The Last Song

Not sure how I missed it, but I heard this song for the first time yesterday and just LOVE it!

Character development... gone wrong!

I went to see DOLPHIN TALE over the weekend with my 7 year old daughter. She LOVED it... it's her favorite movie (until she sees another one).

I thought it was okay... I was hoping for better. The problem, at least for me, was in two of the main characters. Both of these characters changed in a way I never saw coming and I couldn't find believable. And this really put me off. I know it's hard making a character's development seem plausible in a 300 page novel... doing it in a 2 hour movie even harder. But these two changed in ways that seemed totally obtuse. That's right... obtuse.

Nightly Visitor

I've been living in the same house for nearly 18 years now... and this is the first summer that I've ever seen a frog like this little guy. Every night, he crawls up the siding just outside the garage door to the light and eats all the bugs attracted by the glow. The frog in the picture is about two inches long, but last night we found a baby, about a 1/2 inch long. Both were a very cool camouflage green.

I Am Made of You

I'm sure many of you aren't the biggest Alice Cooper fans... but this song - I AM MADE OF YOU - from his new album WELCOME 2 MY NIGHTMARE (the sequel to his WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE album released back in 1975) is pretty eerie and cool.


It's got an ONLY WOMEN BLEED feel to it... not heavy or hard, but something more gothic or Victorian. Give it a listen and let me know what you think... I just LOVE it.

The Silhouettes

I stopped watching America's Got Talent a month ago - or so it seems... but the show is still going on! I caught a bit of Monday night's episode and was really impressed by The Silhouettes:

Cool Stuff About the Moon

"We all know the moon's not made out of green cheese, but if it were made out of barbecue spare ribs... would you eat it then?"


Seriously... NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sent back some recent picture of the Apollo moon landings... pretty cool stuff.






The paths left by astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell on both Apollo 14 moon walks are visible in this LRO image. (At the end of the second moon walk, Shepard famously hit two golf balls.) The descent stage of the lunar module Antares is also visible.


If you want to see more of this and a video... go here...



http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-briefing-20110906.html

When Breakfast Talks Back to You

While cooking my usual eggs this morning (sunny side up), I heard this weird whispering... I could have sworn it was saying, "How about some oatmeal?" And when I looked into the pan...

Similiar?

How Did I Miss This?

I'm not sure where I've been these passed fifteen years (the land of YA I think), but somehow I missed out on an incredible book series. The first book came out in 1996... and I'm just reading it now. And it's INCREDIBLE!!! Back in high school (mumble, mumble years ago) I read nothing but fantasy and sci-fi... this books is already one of my favorites in the genre!

Diving Team Memories

It's been years and years since I was on my High School Diving Team, but someone dug up a video of me doing my world famous dive. I called this one "My Shoe!"

Huge Spider Web

Took these photos this morning with my cell phone, not the greatest but I still think you can see the web... it circular web had to be 3 feet across, the distance between branches at least 6 feet. A very industrial spider.

Either these guys are really creative... or just really bored!

Never put on a blindfold... especially in front of your best friend.

The New Blimp...

The New Blimp...

... goes up!!

and... comes down!!

I'm Not Sure if this is even funny!

I actually took this picture... not far from where I work. There's no road there... it's in front of a cemetery. Is the street department THAT sure there's no outlet once you're inside of that fence?

Would YOU have wanted to be Jimmie Nicol?

Until two weeks ago… I didn’t know Jimmie Nicol existed. My daughter, Morgan, and I watched an old documentary about THE BEATLES. I never knew, back in 1964, that Ringo Starr got sick and was temporarily replaced by a guy named Jimmie Nicol. Here are a few interesting facts:

Jimmie Nicol went from relative obscurity to worldwide fame and back again in the space of a fortnight.

Nicol thought his time with THE BEATLES would boost his career, but instead found that the spotlight moved away from him once Starr returned to the group.

Nicol reflected: "The day before I was a BEATLE, girls weren't interested in me at all. The day after, with the suit and the BEATLE cut, riding in the back of the limo with John and Paul, they were dying to get a touch of me. It was very strange and quite scary."

Nicol played a total of eight shows until Starr returned to the group in Australia, on 14 June. He was unable to say "goodbye" to THE BEATLES however, as they were still asleep when he left, and he did not want to disturb them.

Nicol later said, "Standing in for Ringo was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Until then I was quite happy earning thirty or forty pounds a week. After the headlines died, I began dying too."

In 1988 it was rumored that Jimmie Nicol had died but an article in 2005 confirmed that he was still alive and living as a recluse in London.

Two Random Things

1.) Mice! I've never had a problem with mice, live and let live has been my mice-to-human motto.

Until I put up a shed. Last year the little bastards built a nest in my grill. IN my grill. When I took it out of the shed and opened the lid, the entire thing was overflowing with grass/string/poop and other fluffy stuff. Six mice jumped out of it as we cleaned it.

Okay... I got over that... but the other day my lawn tractor wouldn't start. Sure, every time I started it I'd see some mice run out from beneath it, big deal. But when it wouldn't start and I was checking over the engine... I found another nest. INSIDE the engine. When I changed the oil filter, a mouse corpse fell out with a thunk. Now I have to figure out a way to get it to a shop to get fixed.

Damn Mice!!!!

2.) Often times, I'm asked about my love of eyeballs. I used to think it came from the old paperback cover of one of my all time favorite books - NIGHT SHIFT by Stephen King. But I discovered something the other day that may have influenced my eyeball infatuation as well.

Back in the late 70s, I was a HUGE Bay City Rollers fan. HUGE! (Until they resorted to that Saturday morning TV show. Ugh!) Anyway, I was showing my 14 year old daughter the video for S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT and discovered something that may explain my obsession.


On a side note, after I played the song for my daughter, she said, "Oh! That's what they're spelling!" Good Lord, what is she learning in school.

Ultimate Dog Tease

I'm sure most of you have seen this... but if you haven't, it's probably the funniest Youtube video I've ever seen.



Hope you all have a nice weekend!

Friday Five - Things I Want

1.) A Sausage Coated in Tater Tots


2.) An Anatomical Sleeping Bag


3. This Guy's Charisma!!!



4. A lawn that looks like this... no weeds at ALL!!!


5. A Wooden Spoon

I just love dogs!

I watched this video with my two youngest daughters the other day and we LAUGHED and LAUGHED. This poor little pooch... I've never seen a dog look so ashamed.

And you've gotta love the background music!

Here's Why...

I refuse to go to the beach. Ever again. And my family wouldn't let it go.

When I tried to explain why... they wouldn't believe me. When I said it's because of the wildlife running rampant through the sand, they shook their heads. So, I went through the old box of film at my mom's house and found this clip from my very last visit to the beach. They no longer argue with me.

Just Amazing!!!

 
You have to watch it till at least a minute in... incredible.

100 Funniest Movies... I don't think so

The folks over at College Humor took a poll of their readers to generate a list of the 100 funniest movies of all time. http://www.collegehumor.com/bestcomedy

This list (IMO) is a real mess. I’ll admit, I haven’t seen all of these movies (I’ve underlined the ones I haven’t), but still… movies like Saving Sara Marshall wasn’t funny. Neither was Ghostbusters 2, or Euro Trip. And Dodgeball… DODGEBALL wasn’t funny at ALL!!! Or maybe that’s just me.

And I’ve listed a few movies that SHOULD have made the list at the bottom. What do you think?

100. The Wedding Singer
99. American Pie 2
98. Revenge of the Nerds
97. Number Two
96. Dazed and Confused
95. Mr. Deeds
94. Coming To America
93. Black Sheep
92. The Jerk
91. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
90. Little Miss Sunshine
89. Clerks II
88. Waiting
87. Beverly Hills Cop
86. Dude, Where’s My Car
85. Me, Myself and Irene
84. Road Trip
83. Christmas Vacation
82. Half-Baked
81. Scary Movie
80. Dogma
79. Blades of Glory
78. Van Wilder
77. The Naked Gun 2-1/2
76. Rush Hour
75. Home Alone
74. Accepted
73. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
72. History of the World Part I
71. Hot Tub Time Machine
70. Young Frankenstein
69. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
68. Jackass
67. Kick Ass
66. Euro Trip
65. Napoleon Dynamite
64. Get Him to the Greek
63. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
62. Beerfest
61. The Other Guys
60. Ghostbusters II
59. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
58. The Mask
57. The Simpson’s Movie
56. Meet The Parents
55. Something About Mary
54. Men in Black
53. Big Daddy
52. Wayne’s World II
51. Blazing Saddles
50. Clerks
49. Liar, Liar
48. Borat
47. Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls
46. Tommy Boy
45. Life of Brian
44. I Love You, Man
43. American Pie
42. Ground Hog Day
41. The Blues Brothers
40. Forgetting Sara Marshall
39. The Waterboy
38. Robin Hood – Men In Tights
37. Team America
36. Role Models
35. The Naked Gun
34. Talladega Nights
33. Harold & Kumar go to White Castle
32. Billy Madison
31. Knocked Up
30. Tropic Thunder
29. Animal House
28. Caddyshack
27. Step Brothers
26. The Pineapple Express
25. Austin Powers – The Spy Who Shagged Me
24. Ferris Bueller’s Day off
23. Hot Fuzz
22. Ace Ventura
21. Wedding Crashers
20. Super Troopers
19. Dumb & Dumber
18. The Big Lebowski
17. South Park – Bigger, Longer & Uncut
16. Zoolander
15. Ghostbusters
14. Airplane!
13. Wayne’s World
12. Austin Powers – International Man of Mystery
11. Spaceballs
10. Office Space
9. Dodgeball
8. Old School
7. Happy Gilmore
6. Shaun of the Dead
5. 40 Year Old Virgin
4. Superbad
3. Anchorman – The legend of Ron Burgundy
2. The Hangover
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

What about these?

48 hours
Uncle Buck
PeeWee’s Big Adventure
Stir Crazy
Strange Brew 
Weird Science
Vacation
Stripes
Meatballs
The Breakfast Club

Two Things

1.) For fans of Stephen King (Like Me!!!), Scribner announced details about his next novel. To quote Charlie Sheen... WINNING!

Scribner will release Stephen King’s next novel November 8. The publisher calls 11/22/63 “ a 1,000-page tour de force” that “richly imagines a present day high school teacher, Jake Epping who travels back in time to try and prevent the JFK assassination.”

Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk.

Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

2.) There are too many cameras on the planet... they catch everything. For example, someone filmed my very first attempt at bobsledding. How embarassing!

Guess Who This Is?

It's time to play... Guess Who This is!!!

FIFTY IMAGINARY DOLLARS to the winner!!!!

Maybe it's wrong... but this makes me SO HAPPY!

Shocker: Snooki Book Not A Shore Thing in Sales

Wait, the typical fan of Snooki isn't a fan of books? Color NewsFeed surprised.

Since its release on Jan. 4, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's novel A Shore Thing has only sold 8,998 copies. This comes after a promotional blitz, where the pint-sized guidette was on every talk show known to man. Why didn't Snooki move copies? One publishing exec told The Hollywood Reporter, “The book didn't do as well as it could have because rather than a tell-all, it was disguised as a novel

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/29/for-weekend-shocker-snooki-book-not-ia-shore-thingi-in-sales/#ixzz1E334JIXl

It's not all doom and gloom

Somedays it feels like the world is spinning at about 17,000 mph and the days are filled with publishing doom and gloom. But I saw this article and it made my day a little brighter. Not crazy bright, more like a lit match on the dark side of the moon. But brighter none-the-less.

Book Sales Near All-Time Highs: Americans bought 751,729,000 books in 2010, that's many millions more books sold than in any other year. 

There Are More Original Book Titles: "In 2008, there were more original book titles published in print than ever before: 289,729 different titles in the U.S. alone." 

And More Publishers Themselves: "In 2007, there were more U.S. publishers than ever before: 74,240 (that's compared with 397 in 1925). This figure has been rising every year since the data has been collected." 

And More Authors: "In 2005, there were more published authors in the U.S. than ever before: 185,275 (compared, for example, with eighty-two in 1850)."

Revenue Is Around Record Heights: "In 2008, the last year complete numbers are available, overall revenue from book sales in the U.S. was at $24.255 billion, down just a tick from $24.959 billion in 2007, the all-time high."  

Literacy, As Well: "Adult literacy in the U.S. is also at an all-time high: 242,895,000 adults (98 percent of the adult population) were considered literate in 2010."

Don't Forget About Libraries: "Library membership in the U.S. is at an all-time high: 208,904,000 Americans held library cards in 2009.

Leon Lipton Returns (An Interview with Karen Mahoney)

For anyone living under a rock (with Patrick Star), the month of January - 2011 will be remembered for the release of The Iron Witch, the debut novel by Karen Mahoney ( ). She agreed to be interviewed on this blog, but only if talk show host and all around repulsive guy Leon Lipton were to return. And he has... and this is his story back to glory.

Oh! And simply leave a comment to win a copy of The Iron Witch!

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                 A man lies in the gutter outside of a fast food joint. Dirty, wet and wearing white polyester. He notices a worm squirming itself from a crumpled coffee cup. The man’s stomach rumbles as though he’s starving. Coincidentally he is. He plucks up the worm, pinched between his thumb and index finger, and struggles into a sitting position. People stare - he welcomes their looks of disgust. An audience, no matter their reaction, is all he's ever wanted.

                 He tips his head to the steel gray sky, dangling the worm over his open mouth. 
 

“Look, mummy!” a little boy points. “He’s gonna eat that worm! I have to save it!” 

                “Billy!” Mum scolds. “Don’t be a hero.” She ushers the child into Taco Jockos. 

From the open door of the fast food restaurant, the smell of 31% real beef oozes out. The man is enticed. But with no money, no job and no cream for his genital warts, he can only enjoy the stench. Things could have been different for him… had people not refused to appear on his talk show. 

No sense dwelling on history when a juicy worm is ready to be ingested. He just hopes the tape worm living in his stomach enjoys it too.

“Hey!” a male voice calls. It sounds familiar in a ‘commonly or generally known or seen’ kind of way. “Leon! Leon Lipton!” The voice continues to beacon. “It’s me. Your producer.” 

Leon must decide between the worm and his producer. Both are vile and gelatinous, but only one will satisfy him internally.

“Leon!" his producer goes on. "We finally have a sucker… er, I mean a guest. Your show's been renewed!” 

Standing, Leon drops the worm… and steps on it as he walks away. Leon Lipton, ¼ brother to Inside the Actor’s Studio host, James Lipton, is back baby! 

***an hour later***

 Fresh from a sauna, Leon sits on the stool. And he giggles when he thinks of the word ‘stool’. He’s ready for the first broadcast of Inside the Author’s Tableau.

 “Leon?” his producer speaks over the speakers. “She’s on her way in.”

 The clickity-clack of high heals echoes through the rafters... his guest approacheth. Karen Mahoney, author of the just released The Iron Witch, strides toward her stool. Leon lurches up to greet her with open arms. Karen grimaces and ducks away. Leon gives chase. Karen zigzags around the sweat puddles, easily avoiding his grasp.

Leon leans on a wall, huffing. Karen daintily takes her seat. Leon eventually gets his fanny perpendicular perched back on his stool.

 “You’re on!” the producer announces. The red light above the camera lights up and Leon is finally home.

Leon clears his throat. “Hello, Kathy.”

 “It’s Karen,” Karen snaps. She’s dressed to the eights, wearing an aqua V-neck sweater, orange feather boa and pink tweed skirt. “Can I call my agent? I don’t think I’m in the right place. Where’s James Lipton?”

 Leon recoils. How dare she mention that name! Bile rises in his throat. After swishing it around in his mouth, he swallows it back down. He won’t lose control this time.

 “Let’s get to it.” Leon scoots off his stool; his polyester pants make a phrrrrt sound against the vinyl. Leon eyes Karen suspiciously. He takes the microphone from the stand and begins to pace. “Have I ever told you about my humble beginnings, Kathy? I was born sideways…”

 The overhead speaker clicks and the producer says, “She’s leaving.”

 “Wait!” Leon falls to his knees with a crack. “Please! Can you at least answer the questionnaire created by the French mime Marcel Marceau?”

 Karen stares down at Leon, her eyes soften into white gooey orbs. “This better be quick.”

 1. What is your favorite 8 letter word?

 All my favorite words have 7 letters. (Awesome. Totally.)

 2. What is your least favorite word?

 Eyeball. *shudders*

 3. What is your favorite curse word that you can say in front of your mum?

 Bugger. (That’s a totally ‘okay’ curse word in the UK.)

 4. If superman was so smart why were his underpants on the outside?

 Because he was a fashion trendsetter. Lady Gaga always wears her underpants on the outside - who came first? Supes or Gaga? I think you'll find it was our Boy in Blue (and red).

 5. What sound or noise do you love so much you’d marry it?

 The sound of coffee brewing.

 6. What sound or noise do you hate so much you’d marry it?

 Knuckles being cracked. Ugh.

 7. Eliminating the guillotine as choice, how would you like to die?

 I can't answer this as I am hoping to cheat death. I’m going to become a vampire before I turn 40.

 8. Without using coordinates, where is your present state of mind?

 Probably somewhere in your garage. (Wow, it’s dusty in here!)

 9. Why can't women put their mascara on with their mouth closed?

 I don’t wear it, so I wouldn’t know.

 10. If 4 out of 5 people suffer from diarrhea, does that mean the fifth person enjoys it?

 I… don’t know what to say to this.

 11. Why do toasters have a setting which burns the toast to a horrible crisp no one would eat?

 Because the universe is a very cruel place.

 12. In centimeters, what do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

 You didn’t tell me that there’d be math in this interview… Dammit, Jim, I’m a writer not a mathematician!

 13. What quality do you most admire in a man missing both of his index fingers and his right pinky?

 The ability to make a meaningful life for himself?

 14. If Heaven exists, and by some miracle you make it there, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

 Hmm… It would have to be a miracle. But okay, let’s go with it. If I DO get there, I’d want God to tell me that my room has an in-suite bathroom and a Kindle.

 15. Trademark question: What if the hokey pokey really is what it’s all about?

 I wouldn’t be surprised. At all.

THE END (or is it?)

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Thanks to Karen for playing along and for writing an incredible book. I read The Iron Witch awhile ago and just loved it. Go pick it up if you want a great read!!!

Remember... I'm giving away a copy. Leave a comment and you could win!

Is THIS the reason more girls read than boys?

I read an interesting article yesterday. I'm always trying to find information on the whole 'Why Boys Don't Read' thing.

First, the author of this story states some facts about the sexes. For example: the percentage of boys proficient in reading is now more than ten points below that of girls.

But here is the 'real' question: Everyone agrees that if boys don't read well, it's because they don't read enough. But why don't they read?

There are several different views about this. As I've heard before, boys are bored by the books they're assigned to read in school. To try and reslove this, publishers pander to what they think the boys will find interesting - "bodily functions and gross-out humor." The article goes on to mention many different publishers and books that are doing just that.

The writer disagrees with that philosophy. He says by lowering the standards of literature, we're creating "a generation of barbarians and morons rather than raising the sort of men who make good husbands, fathers and professionals." I can't say I agree with that completely.

Does getting boys to read about farts and boogers really solve the problem? In my opinion, "No!" I think it might help to get boys reading, but it won't sustain them for long. It's not THE solution.

The author of the article reveals: "The appearance of the boy-girl literacy gap happens to coincide with the proliferation of video games and other electronic forms of entertainment over the last decade or two. Boys spend far more time "plugged in" than girls do. A boy deprived of electronic stimulation might even become desperate enough to read Jane Austen."

Is it really that simple? Do boys read less because of video games? I'm guessing that's a part of it, but not for every boy. Even though video games were in their infancy when I was a teenager, I still played them a lot. But I also read books, too. Just because a boy plays video games doesn't mean he's going to grow up to be a bad person. Not at all.

The reason/cure for boys reading less than girls is multifarious (how about that word!)... there are more layers to it than just video games. The lack of exciting/funny/fantastical books is another layer. Seems boys had no problem putting the video controller down to read HARRY POTTER. If you write it... they will read.

And I hope, someday, to help narrow the gap between girls and boys with my own words.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575405511702112290.html

What is your state the worst at?

You'll notice that the great state of OHIO is the Nerdiest state. But WAIT! If you go to the website, you'll see that we're the nerdiest state based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9). I've never been so PROUD of my state!!!!

Here's the website if you want more details on your state.

http://pleated-jeans.com/2011/01/24/the-united-states-of-shame-chart/

A Song if you're interested

For anyone who's looking for a great 'power ballad', here's another song by My Chemical Romance called 'DISENCHANTED'. I think it's awesome!


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(Chorus)
You're just a sad song with nothing to say
About a lifelong wait for a hospital stay
And if you think that I'm wrong
This never meant nothing to you

Monday Stuff

1.) I was tapped by my wife to make a return to one of those huge wholesale clubs. Because these stores are so massive, they meet you at the entry and announce over the speaker that a customer is heading for the customer service counter, they also announce the name of the item being returned.

I was returning a box of Tampax.

Thank the Lord, the woman working the entry had pity on me and did NOT announce what I was returning. She is my savior!!! When I got to customer service, the girl working there says, "I wondered why she didn't tell me what you were bringing back."

2.) I plan on losing 20 pounds by summer.

3.) I'm working on a 2,000 piece puzzle... the largest puzzle I've ever attempted. It's very theraputic. And addicting!

4.) I have my new pen, my new journal/notebook, my idea and notes, and grapemo. I'm eager to begin my next novel.

5.) I'm SOOOOOOOO sick of the snow and the cold!!! I can't wait to put the pool back up and start swimming!!!!

Friday Five

1.) Today is the last day to send a photo and message to include in an album to be presented to our good friend   (Lisa). 

http://newport2newport.livejournal.com/268635.html

I sent them this photo. Taken by my 13 year old daughter, this is our family cat 'Paisley'. 




2.) A Book was birthed over in the U.K yesterday. Congrats to Karen Mahoney!!!

 

3.) He'll be here very soon!




4.) GREAT BOOK!

The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston





5.) One of the FUNNIEST videos I've ever seen on America's Funniest Home Videos. Make sure you turn up the volume, you have to HEAR this one to appreciate it.

Visual-Emotion-Tips #2

Disappointment:



Fright:



Surprise:

Which is Which?

Each of these pictures features an author.

Which shows the author after stepping barefoot on a rusty nail?
Which shows the author after reading his/her first draft?
Which is photoshopped?

Photo 'A'


Photo 'B'


Photo 'C'

The "Do Dogs Go To Heaven?" Debate Rages On

I'm not sure where this happened, but two churches, across the street from each other, have been debating about whether Dogs Go To Heaven. (I retyped the "Our Lady of Martyrs" signs because they might be hard to read.)

The opinions expressed here are for amusement only.

 All Dogs Go To Heaven
    

God Loves All His Creations, Dogs Included

    

Catholic Dogs Go to Heaven, Presbyterian Dogs Can Talk To Their Pastor
   

Free Dog Souls with Conversion
  

All Rocks Go To Heaven